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Sep22010

Being A Bad Reader Makes You A Bad Blogger

Tags: Blogger, Blogging

It’s the same way you apply listening, when you are a good listener it makes you a good learner, therefore with learning you can then take this and do something with it. Without learning you have nothing, instead you have a one way ticket to fail. I see so many bloggers that don’t like to read or they just blog about what they think is right, they do not get any ideas or read other blogs properly to get ideas, instead they go on a tangent and this is why after a while they give up. They are not clearly picking up and learning along the way. Learn & Lead

To be a successful blogger you need to be open minded and spend many hours researching, learning, reading, watching videos on how the experts are doing things. I will give you an example with SEO as a niche. The problem is even with top SEO professionals, they apply certain techniques and stick with this and do not research and apply new strategies, Google’s algorithm changes all the time, of course they are big on link building, content and keyword density but there are still small elements around this that they need to keep up to date with on programs to use and the list goes on. Instead they get to set in their comfort zone and get lazy in continually researching the newest trends etc.

So are you one of those that think you know everything?

Again I touched base with this before, this comes down to ego, do not let this get in the way, be sure to find a balance between being open and being closed. I know that everyday when I read, there is always something new that I find and apply. I challenge you to tell me, that after reading 10 of the top sites latest news on any given niche that you are involved in, that you did not pick up something that you did not know! I challenge you! Day after day!

So what do you do?

It is called bookmarking, if you do not have time to read, you can set it aside for when you do have time. Most people push things that don’t interest them or say they don’t have time for and leave it till the very last, everyone has time to make money, but the funny thing is, when they have the information there as a TOOL to make money they neglect it and neglect it. Why? Because they are the ones that think reading is boring, but yet they are bloggers, so people who come to their site will pick up on this and get the same feeling that they are just bloggers with no insight.

Be creative, think outside the box!

A true blogger will be someone that thinks outside the box, not in a rush to just post every day just for the sake of posting. You will usually pick up on certain posts that are discussed and feelings that come from the heart, this is a true blogger, but again a blogger that has also researched on what else is out there and applying them to their own readership.

I would be happy to know your thoughts, let me know what you think and what you as a blogger have experienced on both reading and applying?

Sep22010

How To Get 300 Subscribers Per Month In 3 Ways

Tags: Aweber, email list, Email Marketing, subscribers

I am pleased to share with everyone 3 very simple and effective ways to get at least 300 subscribers to your website. This strategy has helped me consistently in the past couple of months to get this for my personal site danlew.com email-subscribers

I set up a simple squeeze page giving away a free seo check sheet which helps other website owners who want to get first page in the search engines a better understanding how on-page optimisation works, and what they need to apply to get their web pages more search engine friendly. For anyone else out there that wants to offer a free ebook or guide I suggest you give something away that is relevant to your niche.

It doesn’t have to be an ebook but in order to get your readers turned into subscribers you have to offer something of value for them to want to receive it and accept that they will get ongoing emails, but also being clear with them to let them know that they can unsubscribe at any time is also important. You need to be honest and clear with your readers, this allows them to have full faith in not only what you offer but you as a person, this makes you look more professional as well.

Achieving your goals takes a lot of tweaking, so you need to apply and once you find a good way to get a consistent amount of subscribers that you are happy with then you know that you have applied the right techniques.

Everyone knows that the money is in the list, (email list) so once you get a good list going you can then email your readers every week or fortnight about updates and products or offers you are running.

Here is how I get 300 subscribers per month using the following 3 techniques:

Squeeze Page – A simple page with a video and email optin is all it takes for me to get around 4-5 subscribers per day consistently, this works well when I submit this on forums, I let it sit there for a few weeks at a time, and the traffic still comes and people still sign up. This works out to be very effective.
Comments – When readers leave comments I have a plugin that allows members to check the box to accept that they would like to be on my Aweber mailing list, you can get this free in WordPress. I also have a plugin called Standout Comments with this I get around 2-3 sign ups per day.
Free eBook – Yeah that’s right, I’m talking about a nice ecover design in your header or sidebar of your website or blog along with your optin form next to that. This is what I have and It is nice and prominent and every day I get at least 3 sign ups, I find that for the style of my site it best suits me, you can also try that or use the Popup Domination plugin.

If you are struggling to find ways on how to build up your Aweber list or any other email list you have then give this a try, it has worked very well for me, even if you apply 1 or 2 of these you wull see an increase of subscribers provided you are getting traffic to your site and also promoting your squeeze page.

Let me know what you think and how you have applied your technique and how it has worked out for you?

Sep12010

Why Most Bloggers Only Think About Themselves

Tags: bloggers, Blogging

Most Bloggers have an Ego

Instead of helping others by giving tips and daily advice to their readers, they instead get trapped into thinking about traffic and gaining popularity. What you will find is most bloggers who are out there really are only blogging to make money, they are not blogging because it is what they love or are passionate about, whether they tell you they are doing it for the love, sure you can believe them, but really deep down they are in it for the money.

Comments on your blog?

When they be a regular contributor on your own blog? Deep down whether they admit it or not, they are contributing on your blog to get other readers and commentors to see them so they will also get visitors to their site and get comments on their own blog.

Do not get fooled into this trap!

If you are a blogger and have heard about other bloggers telling you that you need to comment on other blogs so you get more traffic, do not believe this. They are only saying this to get you to comment on their own blog, sure you can comment on blogs, but if they are not commenting back on yours, why bother. It is not fair exchange at all.

When other marketers want to buddy with you!

Be very cautious, there is usually an ulterior motive, they are doing this to gain themselves recognition, or visitors to their own site. I find a number of bloggers who are in the same level as me out there that will contact even friends or commentors of mine in order to get them to hype up their own sites.

Blogging is about community not about making enemies!

I see time after time bloggers who try and be friends with you and then turn their back when their readership goes up, that’s it, they don’t need you anymore.

Regular Stalking

This is half the reason I will be going through and deleting half my Facebook friends soon, as most of them are really not real friends just know about me in the industry and are probably just feeding off my ideas and success without saying hello or thank you, this will soon come to an end, as I am fed up with it!

SEO Revenge

In a way I am so glad I authored the ebook SEO Revenge because when you end up taking revenge believe me, it works! Don’t let these guys walk all over you, if they do not appreciate you being their mentor and show you some gratitude, you dominate them and show then who is better!

Let me know what you think about the subject, do you agree, most bloggers (not all bloggers) can be selfish at times? I would like to hear your thoughts on this subject!

Aug302010

The Best PPC Tools

Tags: Keyword Elite, PPC Programs, PPC Tools, PPC Web Spy, review

As we all know PPC is not like it used to be, and making money for your websites using PPC is not only extremely competitive but time consuming. But in 2010 there has been a huge leap forward in what has helped online marketers achieve a much higher level of return for their investments using more powerful PPC tools that are available today.

I was fortunate enough to come across something totally out of this world. For those who have been involved with SEO over the years would know Brad Callen he is the founder of SEO Elite which everyone knows as one of the first and best SEO programs out there, at least back in it’s time.

Brad Callen decided to step into the PPC software business and launched two very powerful PPC Tools. After reviewing what they can do, I was certainly impressed. I have spent some time working with PPC recently and found his PPC programs to be the bomb!

PPC Web Spy – If you have been gob smacked on what keywords your competitors are using in Google Adwords then this tools is the best tool you will ever find, it simply acts as a Firefox plugin and gives you results that will blow you away!

You’ll be able to see critical Adwords data relating to each keyword. Data such as:

The actual Adwords ads your competitors have written for each keyword
The Cost Per Click, or amount your competitors are paying for each keywords they’re bidding on
Your competitor’s Adwords rank, so you’ll be able to determine how much money you should be spending to get your site to a similar rank, to expect similar results.
The total daily amount your competition is spending via Google Adwords
And much more!

Keyword Elite - If you have been looking for something to manage your campaigns properly from a variety of ad engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo, then this is truly the best program out there!

Drill into a niche and uncover micro and even nano niches at will…
Generate unlimited keywords within any niche
Apply ridiculously flexible filters to every keyword list… this is how you find the diamonds…
Get an instant report on how you can dominate each niche through SEO alone…
Instantly see exactly how many searches your niche has had over the last six months
Know immediately whether a niche is worth pursuing, or whether to move on
And much more!

Make sure you take a look and watch the videos on the pages after clicking the links, they are really mind blowing, be sure to try them out and let me know what you think?

If you are involved with the PPC industry I would like to hear your thoughts by leaving a comment below, let me know if you have used these programs and if and how they have helped you!

Aug282010

Unique Article Wizard

Tags: article marketing, Article Submission, review, Unique Article Wizard

What is the Unique Article Wizard?

I have mentioned before the power of article marketing, and I have mentioned about the benefits of what press releases can do. But with the Unique Article Wizard this is something totally out of the water, and in fact something I never really wanted to share up until now as it is something that I have kept secret as I have been making very good money from this.

Yes I know I have spilled the beans!

I could no longer keep it a secret for any longer, this program is so good I felt I had to share it with everyone, after all this is what I am about, helping others achieve higher success through internet marketing.

Unique Article Wizard is so powerful it delivers hundreds of backlinks naturally over time from authority sites that re-distribute your articles in different formats leaving your author links in tact. You set the frequency of how often you would like your article distributed on a daily basis and ongoing, it never stops, so you can set that you would like 50 articles per day of 1 article you have distributed on 50 different sites which publish your article.

This is very very powerful marketing and I guarantee if it has worked for me, it will no doubt work for you, you can get top position in Google and other search engines from this program. The cost of $67 per month in my eyes is not a question because from what I have made simply has made me thousands upon thousands.

I have sat and watched after submitting my articles, rankings go sky high and visitors increase and in fact sales being converted as a result of this system. It is the only system out there, that does everything correctly and proven to be trust worthy sources of promotion without being flagged, as it does not distribute duplicated articles which Google does not tend to like, it simply keeps you in the green and gets you natural one way links with steady gains.

Are you sick of submitting your articles manually?

If you are sick of submitting your articles manually to article directories, then your time has now come, you no longer have to go and register with all these article sites to submit your article to! Just let Unique Article Wizard do it all for you, which will save you time to concentrate on better things!

Aug272010

Free SEO Check Sheet

Tags: Free, on-page optimisation, SEO Book, SEO eBook

THE ULTIMATE SEO CHECKLIST

Optimise your website to get higher rankings in the search engines! Understanding the best practices is one thing, but remembering all the on-page optmisation techniques is another.

SEO Check Sheet allows you to keep this handy next to you, to allow you to edit pages as you work, just simply print the check sheet and hang it up on your wall.

The Check Sheet allows you to add and edit code very quickly and remember the best practices for on-page optimisation, including meta keyword density and redirects, search engine friendly url’s and more.

You can also look at the value of certain areas you are optimising giving you a score on what is more important to optimise then other areas.

The trick is once you know what the best way is to optimise your pages for Google, Yahoo and Bing, then there is much less needed to do for link building and other off-page optimisation techniques!