Super Charge Your Blog With Perks

I excited to announce that I’ve super charged my blog with perks. Just one thing, I’m moving to a new location, and here’s why.

Some blogs just don’t have any UMPF! You know what I’m talking about. If your blog is not self-hosted, there are potential problems on the horizon. I’m talking about content restrictions, that’s right, it has happened to many successful bloggers. Too much spam, your blog is shut down, immediately.

Plus, with a self-hosted WordPress blog, you get over 100 plugins. Imagine what you can do with those. Here’s a list of my top 10 basic plugins, with my favourite being the SEO tools and the StatPress ( great data to monitor traffic ).

Thank-you for your loyalty. This new blog will be better, feel free to visit, while still under construction, as I’m tinkering with new plugins. The same great network marketing blog posts are there, please visit and take a tour of my new blog @ www.garycanie.com

 

11 Ways To Create Blog Content

Creating blog content is one of the most talked about subjects in network marketing. Why?, because network marketers are stressed, and don’t have enough time to continuosly post revelant and valuable blog content. What can you do? Well you have 2 choices. Research tips and advice from blogging experts or find a faster, easier, no cost, way to create blog content.

Here’s a great blog post from Chris Street titled ” 11 Ways To Create Blog Content “. Use this as a spring board to rejevenate your blog. My favourite tip was:  6. Ask for help : Speak to your clients, colleagues and trusted network associates what interest them. Ask for their help in creating content.

” For a faster, easier, no cost, way to creat blog content ” read the article of the same name. For expert advice and training, no matter what level your at, consider an online NETWORK MARKETING SCHOOL for help.

Self-hosted Blogs Are The Only Guarantee Against Spam Violations

* Advance Notice – Educational Training Preview

Can you imaging your entire blog being wiped out without notice. Can’t happen you say, just ask 15,000 Google AdWords clients. Because of spam violations, their accounts were instantly removed. This also happened to YouTube and Squidoo participants. So how do you prevent this from happening to your blog?

Make sure your blog is self-hosted. That’s right, this is the only way you have total control of the content, and the only way you won’t be shut down. The time and money you invest in building your blog will be protected. You have your own corner on the internet.Your working hard on your blog and you don’t need distractions.

Self-hosted blogging is pound for pound, the most cost-effective, and most compliant way to generate leads, create income, and bring in prospects for any  MLM. Just remember, the most effective way to gain success is by learning from top industry experts.

On June 9th, the #1 blogger in the world is releasing his guaranteed formula, one that made him a blogging guru and #1 earner. This valuable content and education has never been released or taught to anyone, and can be previewed in 3 no cost videos. Get your advanced sign-up below. 

Blog Review: www.digmlm.com

I love the enthusiam of new blogger Robinsh Kumar, who recently set up his own blog @ www.digmlm.com  and is constantly posting new ideas. It’s amazing how a blog can inspire someone who is looking for answers.

The blog has an appealing layout, with a baby blue header that catches the eye.It’s easy to scan with a lot of white space, with smooth navigation. On the right side there’s a column for advertising, and a list of categories, friends and blogs, and the archive.

The goal of this blog is to help young entrepreneurs. This is a great subject, as this niche has not really been developed to its potential. There are thousands of young, hungry, and enthusiastic business owner hopefuls out there looking for direction on how to get started.

Readers are also welcome to comment on any post, and can join as a guest poster. Certain guidlines are required to follow for this and can be read on the site. There’s a great opportunity to join in and be part of a new growing blogging comunity.

*For a limited time free advertising is available for your business on the site. Read terms and conditions on the blog.

Premium-Business-Directory * Review

 

 Every once in a while you come across a rare jewel on the internet. This is one of those moments, as you can spend hours and days searching the web for a business or blog directory that matches your needs, without being satisfied. This is touted as a business directory, and that it is, but in most cases your blog is business, after all you’re goal is to make money, right. That means you need exposure and traffic to your site and that’s where Premium-Business-Directory comes in. There are too many features to list, so we’ll look at the most important ones:

 

1. Attractive home page
2. Logo & Company information
3. Product information
4. Service information
5. Contact & Location
6. Business Hours
7. Category Selection
8. Blog & Social Network
9. Video
10. Custom URL
11. Subdomain URL
12. Testomonials
13. Press Releases or News Stories
14. Price

* Some of the features listed below only come with certain monthly packages.

Attractive Home Page

You want to give potential customers a good first impression, and the home page has that importance. This home page is sharp looking, but not flashy, it has a square format and with a good layout. The search bar stands out, and the speed was quick when moving around.

 

 Logo & Company Info

 

This is a bonus, as not to many business directories give you the combination of posting your company logo ( upload a picture ), company website url, tagline, and mission statement.

Product Information

 

You can list anything you want about your products, including price, size, shipping info, and a link to your shopping cart.

 

 Service Information

 

Here’s where your company can blow their own horn, and brag about your services, specialities, training, and certifications.

 

 Contact & Location

 

This is all part of establishing your business as professional and reliable. There’s room for every detail.

 

 Business Hours

 

Not a requirement for every business, but for some it’s essential.

 

 Category Selection

 

There’s only one way to make sure your potential customer finds you, list in the right category. You can choose 3 different categories here, just in case your product or service covers different fields.

 

 Blog & Social Networks

 

This creates massive exposure, as you can list your blog url, and your links to Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

 

Video

 

How cool is this, put your company YouTube video url here and give your company some pizzazz.

 

 Custom URL

 

Do you want a bang for your buck, this is SEO dynamite. The optimization of the entire website to be very search engine friendly, gives your listing greater exposure in the search returns; sending more organic traffic in your direction!

 

Custom Subdomain

 

Do you want more SEO advantages, here’s another search engine perk, which creates free organic traffic.

 

Testimonials

 

One of the most powerful marketing tools is customer satisfaction. List up to 4 customer testimonials here.

 

Press Releases or News Stories

 

List recent press releases or news stories about your company for massive exposure. Don’t have any, then create them. There’s lots of free press release websites.

 

Price

 

Now, this is always a sticky point, because each business has a different idea of how much to spend to gain exposure and increase traffic. There is no guarantee that a higher price will generate more traffic, and on some sites you can get free services, or go as high as $75.00 per month, there is also a wide range of different directories. The price for Premium-Business-Directory is $1.49 / $2.49 / or $4.49 per month. There are different features in each package.                             

 

* Customer special / sign-up by March 31/2010 and receive a 50% discount on the monthly price of any package. Just enter the code: BLOG50 to receive your discount.                                                                                                                                                                                        *Authors note: I am not an affiliate, and will not receive commissions from this offer.

 

 Conclusion

 

Can a business or blog directory help your business? Absolutely, in fact you should make it a regular part of your marketing strategy. Are there a lot of directories to choose from? Only 169,000,000 of them listed on Google search, all different features and pricing. But, in my view, and I’ve seen quite a few, Premium-Business-Directory has more value than most, and for the price, taking the top package is an incredible value, and will help your business gain much needed exposure and traffic.

 

* Once again, take advantage of this time limited special ( expires March 31/2010 ). 50% any monthly package price, just go to www.Premium-Business-Directory.com  and enter the code: BLOG50

 

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The 5 Biggest Blog Mistakes

Is your blog going nowhere? Don’t know why? Take a look at these 5 biggest blog mistakes for your answer. I’m sure you’ve been guilty of a few of them, and maybe all of them, I know I have.

1. Lack of blog content
2. Not monetizing properly
3. Writing without passion
4. Not using keyword rich titles and content in blog
5. Not creating back links

Lack of Blog Content

What happens to most bloggers is that they don’t see results ( income ), or traffic, and they stray away from their blogs, and start working on something else. This is commonly known as ” Internet road kill “, as you have left your blog alone to die on a busy highway. Results can only be obtained by consistently posting new articles on your blog, and this takes time to establish traffic and results. Don’t have time? You must concentrate on one method of marketing, whether it’s blogs, video,e-mail, social media, and so on. Become an expert in that field, and do it consistently, and you’ll see results.

Not Monetizing Properly

This leads to frustration, after all, the bottom line is you’re in it to make money, right. There are hundreds of affiliate programs out there, but finding the right one might take some research. This is important because your marketing efforts will see better results if the ads your posting are related to the subject that you are blogging about. For an example take a look at this monetized blog.

Writing Without Passion

This one of the biggest mistakes. If you post a blog with a bunch of statistics, and copied data, people get bored, and their gone. Writing copy is an art, and it can be learned, but there’s  a simple rule of thumb that will give you success. Talk in your own voice, as you are talking to someone that’s right beside you, possibly a friend. Put your spin on a subject you’ve read about, or just learned, this uniqueness will show your passion in your blog.

Not Using Keyword Rich Titles and Content in Your Blog

Decide what the main topic is that you are discussing in each article in your blog. Try to concentrate on that topic, and don’t stray, or ramble on about other subjects, you can save that for another article. Do some keyword research, I find this no cost  keyword research tool to be good. Remember, people are searching for information on the web, when they type in a word or a phrase, you want that word or phrase to be your keyword, and more importantly, you want it in your title and content.

Not Creating Back Links 

This is just something that you have to do if you want organic traffic from search engines, as they view links back to your site as relevant, deciding that your information has importance, and therefore it deserves traffic. One thing to remember, it will do you no good just to post links all over the web. The search engines give you more credibility from your links that have similar subjects, and have a good SEO themselves, therefore they probably won’t recognize anything that doesn’t come from  a credible source. The best way to get back links is by consistently submitting your blog articles to blog directories. For more info on that read our article ” Top 20 Blog Directories “.

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