Extremely Simple Advice For Bloggers

Blogging Tips December 21st, 2007 Say Something (0)

For me, my outlook changed and I am now looking at life and my blog in a whole different way. Now all the things that probloggers were saying to do for the beginning steps of starting your blog, finally hit me. For instance, I was told to do just as much as you can, just keep doing it and not to be afraid to throw something out there to see if it sticks. Yeah yeah this is very basic and doesn’t help someone figure out what thier topics should be but EVERYONE has an interst or a hobby. If you can pin point that specific niche you are interested in and are passionate about then just go for it. See if it “sticks”. Another big tip I received in some form or another is to spend as much time commenting on other people’s blogs as you do posting on yours. Like I said before this is just a quick post for those beginners who have no idea where to start.

To start, I say not to worry about the SEO (search engine optimization) or the analytics. Find that something that you KNOW, love and want to share with people, then go out there everyday and write about it. You WILL build an audience.
Deborah Micek of the Sickest Blog System, said in an interview to just be there, get blogging, get podcasting and get video up on your blog as soon as possible. Video is something that is happening now, get on board that ship and learn the ways of video… Heck, I am attending the MasterSeminar here coming up the end of January in Vegas, and I plan on getting as much people as I can on video doing short interviews. Video is what people want to see, it is whats more entertaining and fun. Of course, I am all about that! Currently I am a part of Deb and JP’s Blog i360 program, I must say the hosting is a bit high but within a week my subscriber count went up about 8 more than where its at. Not much but for a week and two posts later but it was like magic. If you want to learn more about that program and what thier backend does for blogs and how much of a time saver it is, click HERE.
I am trying to not be everything to everybody, when you do that, you lose focus and the fun will end. So that goes back to focus on your passion and blog as often as you can.

MySpace - I finally got a profile

Personal December 17th, 2007 Say Something (1)

Ok ok, I finally got myself a Myspace page. I have been fighting this for a LONG time because I thought that it was just too kiddish for me and I never was one to sit and ponder other peoples high school drama. I know, that sounds stuckup and selfish but I am just being honest (I’m not really like that, I just didn’t want to be a part of the high school myspace phase). So, after much hair pulling and arm twisting from friends, I got one up and started messing with it. Before I get into that, I want to say that while attending Simon Leungs Adwords workshop I met these two awesome graphic designers, Roberto & Danny. They are up and coming in the internet marketing world and already have made a name for themselves. Well, for a price, I had them design my first myspace layout directly aimed at my personality rather than business. I am all about having fun with making money online rather than being this stuck up “guru” who writes boring content and then charges $10k for people to read it. Like I said before, I want to have fun while doing this so I had them spice up my page with my interests and passions; graffiti art, lowrider bikes, and break dancing! I know this web log is directed towards making money online and internet marketing but my personality has to show and I can’t have a good time not being myself.

Back to myspace. So, I set one up and started adding my friends and thought, well is this going to be for business or fun? I decided both, so I have to keep it clean. Therefore, I am not going to just add anyone. The people whom I allow onto my page are my immediate close friends who know what I am trying to do online and my internet marketing friends. All this basic info does have a point! We know that myspace is a place of communication and a way of keeping in touch with people from way back in your day. We create our own little corner of the internet and devote it to our interests and passions.

Why Myspace?

Well, because it has the best benefits and largest network currently in existance. It has way over 100 million users and keeps getting larger. For internet marketers, this is a great place. They have groups and forums that are related to specific niches which allows you to find the exact people you need to invite as friends in order to sell or offer your product and service. After you have fun doing all that research, you can try to zero in on those groups and figure which ones will be most responsive. Find people who have certain interests or use certain words in their profiles to really narrow it down. Like, if you were looking for a good affiliate for your product, all you would have to do is research the backgrouds of people that are laser targeted and add them as friends. Make sure that you create some kind of database of these names so you do not forget why you added them (little tip from the pro’s).
With the forums, do the samething but instead you need to add some useful information to the threads, you can’t just throw up your product. Then try to attempt to get as many people to join your list from those specific forum threads or groups while contacting them periodically to develope some kind of personal relationship. You can use the large scale bulletin or private message feature to reach just about anyone.
Another benefit of using Myspace is that you can upload your page with all sorts of images, videos and basically saturate it with information about you and your business without the worry of hosting fees.

The Layout

The first thing to consider with your myspace page layout is your profile must be easy to load. You know that when you are searching around the internet and a page that you are interested in takes forever to load, you just navigate away. I know I do. For the people that want that solid information don’t want to have to find thier way through the bells and whistles or slow loading effects to get to that info.

Second
…try not to use a whole lot of filler in your descriptions. From a marketers perpesctive, you want to put a lot of fact in a relativley small space. This allows people to quickly see what you do and how it can benefit them. For the profile page, just make it snappy and to the point. Of course, that blog feature is awesome. You can link back from your profile page to your blog with a more detailed version of what you are offering to save some space. Plus that blog space is great to spat about how you are doing in your business or do a great review for an affiliate.

Lastly
…make sure the arrangment of information is set in a logical succession of thought. I am hugely rotten at this, as my thoughts are scattered and it is always hard for me to write without jumping around with my ideas… like I am now!

Also check out my Facebook and follow me on twitter !

What Really Matters

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I have had some reality checks this past month rather than money checks. I have come to learn that what really matters in your life is your family and friends, and of course, to have fun with what you are doing. We here from these im’ers to not shut out your spouses or significants others to the point that they will leave you… Or neglect your immediate family that you forget what really matters. Always take time away from your computers for them and make sure to have “you” time as to not lose yourself in the online world.  So, with that, I will be ME more here on this web log and not some professional schmuck wanna be guru. This will be my blogging journey to earn my income online. I plan on being my sarcastic self while still providing valuable information about internet business and making money online. Although, thier are times when I think internet marketing sucks and I want to give up all the time but I was lucky enough to surround myself with some great people that I have met at seminars to keep me going. So instead of giving the content in such a boring manner, I will throw in my sarcasim and real thoughts about with what info works and with what doesn’t. Keepin’ it real with what really goes down behind the scences of those seminars and how these guys really work! ha!    

Ok I am out.

The Ultimate Blogging Foundation

Blogging Tips December 8th, 2007 Say Something (0)

Christmas is already here, I can’t believe it! This has been a great year and I have met some really great people. Well, back to the basics or business. I have been a subscriber of MANY different internet marketing newsletters, ezines, and ecourses. Some I have dropped, others are just there and VERY few I actually read. A couple people in particular I read and learn from, are Alvin Phang and Yaro Starak. Now both are very successful bloggers who own thier own products and teach people to do the same. That is why I was able to make my first dollar online! I followed the teachings from free newsletters, and ebooks that these guys give away. So to get to the point I am giving away this free report:

Just go ahead and click the ebook cover to the left to download the report. This is a great beginners guide to blogging and offers a great deal on being a part of a cool membership dealing with the “how to” of wordpress. Also if you are interested in learning more in depth on how to earn some cash with your blog check out Yaro’s blog mastermind community. I have been in this for the long haul and I can’t say enough about the value and sincerity I have received from being in this program. The doors do close Dec 10th for this program, so if you want in check out this free lesson to get a taste of whats inside and you make the decision. Here’s a great video, a case study where he offers advice to help one of his students build more
traffic to their blog. It’s 100% content and full of tips that I know bloggers will appreciate. Click Here Now for that case study.

Thats it for now…