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When you consider all the Blog Contests that have been offered this one ranks right up there with the best of them in value. My friend Miguel Alvarez is holding what he calls the “Blog Boost” contest where a huge dollar value in prizes is up for grabs.
Cool prizes: 1 year coaching from Miguel, professional blog setup and design, 11,000 words from the Content Divas, all the Revolution Themes, a professional blog critique, almost 27,000 web media elements from photographs to podcast intros, clip art, fonts and more. . AND extraordinary online marketer Jack Humphrey has donated: TrackBoost Software, Web2Submitter Software, Utility Poster Software, Video Utility Poster Software, Lifetime membership to Social Power Linking….
But wait, there’s more! To see the whole prize package and some very interesting ways to earn multiple entries into the contest, check out Miguel’s Blog Boost Contest and get entered!
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Writing Articles to Make Additional Income
If you are just starting out, writing articles can be difficult. You want to get the word out about your website or products and know that writing articles is a great way to build credibility with internet users and the search engines. Your first temptation will be to write a glowing sales pitch about your product or offer…I have one word for you: DON’T.
Save your sales pitch for when someone actually visits your site. So how do you get the word out? With articles of course….The job of your articles is to get visitors to your site. They shouldn’t be remodeled sales letters. Always remember that you have to give a bit to get a bit.
The articles that you write should appeal to a wide online audience and should demonstrate your credibility. You give out some valuable information and the reader will give you their time and read what you have to say. The useful information you give out shouldn’t include how fantastic your product is and how it’s going to change your readers lives. Even if it will do that, you can’t write an article about it and expect to get it published.
So, how do you write an article that others will want to read and not only that but it will make them want to take action and click on the link to your site? It goes back to the old saying…find out what others want and then give it to them. How many times have you heard that before?
So just exactly how do you do that?
You find out what web visitors are searching for by doing keyword research...find out what the hot topics are from message boards and blogs, look at your own web stats and see what terms are already bringing in traffic to your site. You could also put up a page on you site where you ask visitors to tell you if they are wanting specific information or it could be a survey page making it easy for visitors to give feedback.
Do Your Due Diligence!
So, have you figured out that making money online is not a piece of cake? That’s right…you have to WORK for your money online, just as you do offline! What a piece of news! How often have you heard that making your fortune online is just as easy as eating pie? Well, forget it! Be prepared to work harder than you ever have at a job….no one will be giving you a paycheck….if you make money, it will have to be through the work you do…the Due Diligence you are prepared to use.
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The Art of Fulfillment….
Enjoy this video from the extraordinary Tony Robbins!!! Find out about what is driving you and how to use it to achieve what you desire out of life….
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Google Has Changed Something BIG!
If you’ve ever used Google Adwords you’ll know they have always represented search volume for a keyword by a rating out of 5.
Well recently they scrapped that idea and started showing ACTUAL SEARCH VOLUME for keywords.
Now Wordtracker keyword volumes have always been accused of being wildly inaccurate because they make predictions from only 2-3% of actual search activity.
But now that Google has made this change, more accurate search volume is finally available.
Go try it out here, enter a keyword and you’ll see Google’s estimate of actual search volume - and by the way, this is great news for us internet marketers!
How does this affect your keyword and market research?
Now you can be absolutely sure of the size of a niche because there’s no more need to make wild guesses about search volume.
Say It With Me Now…
Thank You Google! ![]()
Here’s the link to Google’s External Keyword Tool again:
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
Hope this helps with your online research!
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3 Steps To Creating Your Bestseller Book or eBook
Whenever people ask about my best selling books and whether this happened by chance, I have to answer “no”. You see, before writing any of my books, I was always reading the bestsellers. As I read these bestsellers, I came to the conclusion that they all had something in common.
It seemed to me there was a formula that they all used. As I studied this more and more I came to the conclusion that “yes” there is a formula, so I adopted the formula I found, and it has worked very well for me.
The First Step:
What I noticed first was that the book must have mass appeal. It must be something that almost everybody (or at least a huge chunk of the population) needs and wants to know.
Some examples:
Making Money
Health and Personal Wellness
How to achieve success
Weight Loss
These are a few of the topics you can write on that will sell well because they appeal to the masses. Remember your book must have mass appeal to become a bestseller.
The Second Step:
Next I noticed that a good title was of the utmost importance to a bestseller. In fact, your title is so important that if you write a book without a captivating or interesting title, people will not buy them. Also your book cover must draw them in.
I also noticed that the best type of title to use conveys a promise to your reader. One example would be “Master Your Mind, Design Your Destiny”….notice the word “Your”…it speaks to the reader as if you are speaking directly to them. Another example is “I Am Gifted, So Are You”…see how it draws the reader in and makes them want to read more…..this is why your title is so important…it draws people in and makes them want to read more by conveying benefits and promises. A good example to illustrate this is an advertisement. 80% of whether someone reads your ad depends on the headline.
People judge a book by its cover, so just as your title is important, so is your cover. Your book cover has to look professional…the single biggest mistake an author can make is to ignore the book cover. You must be willing to spend money to get someone to professionally design the book cover. It has to look professional so it looks international. This is the difference that makes the big difference.
The Third Step:
Then I noticed that every bestseller (especially self-help books) have an inspirational story. It doesn’t have to be your own story, it can be about someone else, but it must be inspirational.
Some examples are:
Robert Kiyosaki - How he learned the ropes and secrets from his rich dad and became rich.
Tony Robbins - How he started out from being a janitor to becoming this multimillionaire.
Finding an inspirational story creates a human interest angle. It creates a face, a person to it. So as another example, if you are writing a book on relationships, you have to have a person who has failed in all their relationships but has now has got a wonderful family.
So as you can see, I did my “due diligence” before even starting to write…these are the steps I take to make my books bestsellers…and if you use these same steps, you too will be able to create a bestseller of your own.
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How to Use PLR Content to Blow Your Competition Out of the Water
PLR is an alternative to writing copy yourself…most of the time it is already optimized for the Search Engines and just the right size for blog entries or autoresponder letters.
PLR should only be used if you are certain that it hasn’t been circulated around the net thousands of times…so how do you make your PLR articles stand out from the crowd? Rewrite it in your own words! I personally see nothing wrong with using PLR if you rewrite it….and I am absolutely adamant about this….I repeat you MUST rewrite the content….so with that in mind I have a great source for PLR products for you and you can join for FREE!
Does it seem like you spend the majority of your time (or money!) on content creation? Website content, newsletter content, blog content, new products, mini-courses, special reports… the list goes on!
Or worse, maybe you don’t devote time or money to developing content. In this case, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity. As they say, “content is king online”.
To help them overcome the hurdle of producing content, smart marketers are turning to Private Label Rights (PLR) articles, ebooks and special reports. It’s a very affordable way to keep up with all the content that a successful site needs.
But PLR content could be doing even more…
Most people using PLR are just scratching the surface of what this awesome resource can do. They’re submitting articles to article directories and creating Adsense sites instead of focusing on where the real money is.
Chances are that if your competitors are using PLR content, they’re missing out on some golden opportunities as well.
What smart marketers know is that PLR content is a great secret weapon to blow your competition out of the water.
Here are some ways that PLR content can put you a step ahead of the others in your industry:
1. Fast Product Creation – Products are where the money is. It gives you complete control over your image and lets you keep a higher percentage of the profits. Using PLR content you can create a product within hours instead of months.
2. More Complete Product Lines – The more products you have for sale, the more money you will make. It really is as simple as that. Because once a customer purchases one product from you and is satisfied with it, he or she is significantly more likely to make another purchase. By having a complete line of products on the same topic you’ll greatly increase your backend sales.
3. Both Free and Paid Products – PLR content is a great way to create both free and paid content. This gives you options for building your list and participating in giveaway events while at the same time having a line of products that you sell.
4. Other Content – Whether you need content for your website, blog or newsletter, PLR is the quickest and easiest way to get it done. Although some PLR will need to be rewritten, you can also combine information from different sources to create longer articles that need very little rewriting.
5. Free up Resources – When you spend less time and money on creating products and other content, you’ll have more resources to focus on promoting your site. Watch your traffic go through the roof when you’re devoting 75% of your time to attracting visitors instead of writing.
If you’re not already using PLR content to grow your business, now is the time to start. There are so many opportunities to save time and money while at the same time propelling your business forward at lightning speed.
The key is to just get out there and do it!
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Starting Your Own Publishing Business Is Easier Than You Think!
7 Reasons Why Most Marketers Fail
There has been more millionaires created in publishing than in almost any other field, including the Stock Market and Real Estate.
Publishers make a lot of money - why not be one?
All you need is that first product. Do that right the first time, and all you have to do is “rinse and repeat” with further products. Perhaps you’ve heard all this before, and even tried doing it. Let me guess - it didn’t work for you.
There may have been all manner of reasons why you failed. The main ones being:
Reason #1: You were always too busy and couldn’t devote the time necessary. It may be that you already work full-time and by the time you get home you are either too tired to do anything or just want to spend what time you have with your family - that’s understandable.
Reason #2: You lacked the technical knowledge. Putting it all together is like a king-size jig-saw puzzle, it’s no surprise you were overwhelmed with all the individual learning curves. You may have found answers to some of them - but the complete picture remained a mystery.
Reason #3: You never really had the right offer. You might have had the perception that to sell one eBook was the way to go. That may have been the case years ago but it certainly isn’t the case any more. It’s not good enough any more to have a “good” offer - you need an “irresistible” offer.
Reason #4: You found it difficult to reach the right audience. It’s no good trying to sell to everyone, you’ll just end up selling to no-one. You need to target a tight niche - not too small but not too big either.
Reason #5: You found it hard to convert the few visitors that you did get. Getting visitors to your site is only one half of the equation. You must convert them. In fact, you need to get this right before you even attempt to drive traffic to your site.
Reason #6: Your product took far too much time to create. To be successful, having a good product is given. But if it takes two years to create that product what’s the point? Product creation is the “easy” part and should take you no more than 7 days.
Reason #7: You didn’t have the right marketing, or any, in place. The real big secret to success is marketing. Without it your business will fail, or at best struggle along. You need to explore all avenues that drive insane amounts of the right kind of traffic to your site.
And I’m sure there were many more reasons.
I know how you must feel. I used to feel that way too, until I discovered the “secrets” to creating products and then getting them to market.
I learned my secrets from a top marketer and he taught me well. Now I am passing on those secrets to you. If you’re ready to accept the challenge.
For those that have never dipped their toes into publishing waters, the time to get started is right now.
Imagine your inbox every morning overflowing with “New Order Received” notices. Now that’s a beautiful thing to wake up to.
But it gets better.
If you had more than one product you would do considerably better still.
What if you were to add one new product every month? That’s when it starts to get real interesting.
Once you get to 4 or 5 products you know you are on your way to a thriving business.
If you think that it’s going to be a lot of work maintaining these, then think again.
There is a right way and a wrong way to create your offers and if you do it right from the very beginning, maintaining them is a breeze.
You’re probably thinking: how can you create one new product every single month and bring them to market?
Before I answer that. Let me tell you what this is not about.
It’s not about selling other people’s product. That’s no way to run a business.
I firmly believe that the only way to build your own publishing empire is to have your own unique products.
Products that are not available anywhere else - by anybody.
Products that are evergreen. They never run out of fashion. Not products that are here today - gone tomorrow.
How To Write Order-Pulling Online Classified Ads!
Free. This is probably the spirit of the Internet. With so many things you could get for free, the World Wide Web has paved the way for an evolution of multiple forms of empowerment. Online users are always on the lookout for the latest download or for the most efficient service which they could get fast, and which they could get for free.
Internet marketers, of course, are among those in this seeming mad rush for anything free. More specifically, Internet marketers are always on the lookout for channels where they could advertise their business free of charge. They have already discovered and exploited the potentials of forums, article directories, link farms and blogs.
It was only a matter of time before Internet marketers also discovered the innate powers of free classified ads. There are a lot of websites on the Internet offering valuable space where you could place an ad for your business. Yes, they’re free. But there is a problem.
Everyone else will be advertising in those websites! With the number of ads that those websites would run, it would be harder for your potential customers to distinguish your business from the rest.
This problem, of course, is best solved by writing an effective online classified ad that would undoubtedly and immediately win your customers’ interests. This is what we will discuss in this article.
Short But Sweet
The main principle that you should always keep in mind when writing a piece for a classified ad is this: keep it short but sweet.
This means that your ad should be concise enough to include what you want to convey, and attractive enough so that readers would immediately take notice of it. You don’t need long ads. Let us repeat that for emphasis. YOU DON’T NEED LONG ADS. Often, a 3 to 5 sentence long ad performs better than a mini sales page. It’s because people, by nature, refrain from reading a blatant sales pitch. By offering them something short but succinct, you’d be able to tickle their fancy and compel them to click on your link.
Your ad should be very attractive, as it would have to compete for the readers’ attention. You could try wit, most definitely, but the best ads are those which immediately grab the readers’ interest because of a clearly stated benefit. Let’s take a look at an example:
DO YOU WANT TO BE YOUR OWN BOSS AND START EARNING IMMEDIATE PROFIT WITHOUT EVER LEAVING YOUR HOME? Then this is an offer you should dare not miss. No recruiting, no forced selling, and no application fees to join. Simply click on this link to take that first step towards the attainment of your dreams.
The above example is an ad for an affiliate program. It is effective because the benefit was immediately stated, hence, it should instantaneously get the reader interested to find out more about the offer. Additionally, the ad wasn’t long at all. Your readers would have no problem reading it, since such won’t strain their eyes that much.
To Capture Leads And Not To Generate Sales
When writing your ad, also bear in mind that your ultimate purpose is to capture leads and not to generate sales. You simply cannot convince your reader to make a purchase with this medium. The best you could do is to invite the reader into visiting your website.
Of course, it goes without saying that your website should be optimized to convert your new visitors into paying customers.
With classified ads, you will be promoting your business more than your product. You will have to muster enough tactics to make your readers remember what your business is about rather than what you’re selling at the moment. In the long run, this would be what is best for your online enterprise.
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Visitors Are Important to You
If you fail to plan, then you are likely to fail in your endeavor of producing great copy. If you wish to achieve your goals, it is important to gather all the facts.
First, you should anticipate questions the visitors to your site may ask. Normally, there are four questions that a user will have that will need to be answered.
1.What am I doing here?
2.How do I do it?
3.What’s in it for me?
4.Where do I go from here?
So if your site design and navigation can not provide an obvious answer to these questions, then you should look at using copy in order to explain them. It is important that the answers to these questions should be obvious to all your users, and not just those visiting your site for the first time.
What is important to remember is that half the visitors to a site will not bother with working things out for themselves, and the other half may not even succeed after trying to work them out for themselves.
Next, when planning, focus on your core audience. Remember, you will not be able to reach everyone, so make sure that the copy you produce addresses your site’s most important visitors directly. So, spend time explaining what the site can do for them in particular.
If you want to make it more effective, then do not use words which would only be looked at by people you do not need. However, if you are targeting more than one type of visitor to your site, then make sure that you can direct them to different pages. And keep in mind your optimization….each page should have only one particular subject.
What you should remember is that a visitor will go somewhere else if they do not feel your site has something of value to offer them in particular. It is important that you make your descriptions compelling, although not excessive. Many visitors to sites will skip a site if they feel it is too full of hype (just bear in mind that some hype will almost certainly be necessary in order to excite your visitors).
To recap:
Be sure that your site answers the 4 questions a visitor will be asking themselves when they see your site for the first time as well as any future visits. Don’t have just a general site…give good solid information geared toward the visitors you want to attract. You will know you are getting everything right when you start getting traffic from the proper optimization of your site by having each page contain only one subject, and that each page should have links to your other sites or blogs, thus tying all your sites together and making you more prominent on the web.
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