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Sep

Blogging for Success!

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” ……..Herman Cain.

For those of you who have read my articles and previous posts you know and understand I am big on using the words “multiple streams of income”. The reason is because I personally believe that to be very successful online you need to set up multiple ways to get paid. If you are going to make alot of money then you should be experimenting with many different online ideas and concepts. I have listed multiple ways to do that on this website and blog and will continue to list more in the future. Today I want to discuss what I call the “central bank” for your online career. If you really want to make a living from home and earn enough money to make a difference in your life there are 2 main factors that will help you succeed in your quest. First you must create your website and then follow it up and drive traffic by building and promoting your blog.

Build Your Website

First you need to set up your own website. I have recommended a few methods to use in previous blogs. Look into HostGator Web Hosting and also check out Ken Envoy’s newsletter and his company Site Build It! Both HostGator and Site Build It are miles ahead of their competition in terms of usability and customer service. Try HostGator first to keep the cost down and if you can afford them both then absolutely go for it. You are only increasing your chances of stronger profits. These are both outstanding companies and the best part is they will both pay you very well along the way if you choose.
Take your time and think of a great domain name. Preferably using a keyword related to your business.
Think in terms of Business Branding. You want your site and it’s name to be known well!
Learn as much as possible about and try to find niche products.
Add great content that is helpful to your visitors and easy on the search engines. (Mostly all typing and copy and paste)
Make your website “Sticky” – (Great stuff that people keep coming back for….useful…helpful)
Add secure and safe check out procedures if you have a web store or plan on selling your own product.
Do not publish too soon!!!!
Learn about and apply proper use of meta keywords and descriptions for each page on your site.
Make your website easy to understand and follow.
Make your site easy to access by all browsers.
Learn all there is to know about Search Engine Optimization. (Lots of SEO info. on this blog)
Always test your site before publishing as well as an ongoing basis for broken links and errors.
Use “Keywords” in your titles on each page.
Add alternative text to your site’s images so the search engines can read them. Remember search engines only read text.
Monetize your site by adding Google Adsense. Let Google pay you for your advertising space.
Add affiliate links if you wish. I actually recommend it even if you are selling your own product on the site. Do not be embarrased to offer affiliate links. Just make sure the ads are related to your site’s content and also make sure they are products that can benefit your visitors. There is nothing wrong with a company charging a fee for a great product. People don’t expect great things to be free. The company should be paid and so should you for allowing them to advertise on your site.
Write a good “about us” page so your visitors understand and know who you are and what you do.
Add a privacy policy
Test some more and when you’re absolutely ready go ahead and publish it to the world.
Sumit your new website address to all the major Search Engines, Directories…ie…Google, Yahoo, Alta Vista, Bing, Aol, All The Web…etc….etc.
Start building one way back links to your site. (Very important in gaining new traffic)
Sign up with Google Analytics to track your progress and your visitors to see what works and what doesn’t.
Stay on top of it.
Enjoy what you do.
Keep success in your mind.

Now Build and Publish Your Blog

Most good web hosting companies will offer you a blogging platform at no additional charge. I will discuss WordPress.org because it is offered free with the HostGator Baby Croc Package and because WordPress.org in my opinion is the best blogging platform offered today in regards to Usability and Design.
Sign up for the WordPress.org account.
Take a day or two to read about WordPress and understand the different functions, plugins, themes, tools, links, profiles, etc which are now at your disposal.
Choose a usable blog theme. Make it a custom theme if you can afford it.
Click plugins on the left side of your WordPress control panel and then click add new plugin. In the “add plugin” search box type “All in One SEO” or “Platinum SEO” . Download and activate one of these two plugins. I personally prefer Platinum SEO because it has a few more helpful tools at your disposal in the settings. Take the time to learn how these plug-ins work.
Decide on a title for your first blog post. Use keywords in your titles and don’t take the title process lightly. A good title can make the difference on small amounts of visitors and huge amounts of visitors.
Keep the body text between 250 and 650 words.
Write great content related to your website and useful to your audience.
Be careful to not write too many sales ads.
Sprinkle keywords carefully into your article like an hourglass. Maybe one in your title. A few in the opening statement. A few less in the body. A Few more in your closing or summary. Don’t over do it.
Keep your readers first in your mind. SEO tactics should be second.
Use Post tags on each article.
Create links to your website.
Keep up with all the great plugins to make your life easier
Learn about and add an Rss Feed.
Have an opt in email form to build a customer database.
Add Google Adsense to your blog to gain more money from Google for allowing them to advertise on your site.
Add affiliate links and advertisement to your blog but make them helpful and useful to your readers and visitors. Think again in terms of niche products.
Always publish your post only after testing and making sure everything is in place and working order and to your satisfaction. Never hurry!
Add your blog to social marketing and bookmarking sites…ie…Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Blogger.com, Blogged.com, Technorati..Delicious, Stumble Upon,..etc…etc. Use social book marking and marketing to your advantage website and blogs advantage. There are millions of interested readers out there.
Like your website the success of your blog requires creating quality one way back links to it as well. Add more back links. Make sure the links are websites which are related to your site’s content with higher Google Page Ranking if possible. This will secure even more traffic and visitors.
Get a rhythm down. Don’t write too little and don’t write too much. Once a week or so should be sufficient.
Be aware of Google Page Ranking but don’t get too tied up in it too soon. Good Page ranking also comes with good content unless your niche is very competive in which case it will take longer to rank high and will require more quality back links than other niches.
Be sincere!
Be friendly!
Partner and Network with as many people and businesses you can. Hopefully related to your website and blog content.
Enjoy yourself! Have a blast. Interact with your visitors!

And the list goes on and on! If I missed a few due to time restraints feel free to add your ideas in the comments. Feel free to link to this page or bookmark it and use it as a reference while you’re working. Remember you will never stop learning. The day you do is the day it’s over with! Perform all the steps listed here and you will be well on your way to a rock solid income to be proud of. You will be blogging for your own success.

Best Wishes!

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Aug

Secrets To Making Money Online!

by Dan Waggoner, under Business, Everything Else, Internet Marketing

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Let me start by saying that I’ve been making money online for a couple of years now and pretty darn good money at that. All the while I held onto my full time job during the day and worked on the Internet at night. It all started with eBay a couple years ago. I would sell small little things around the house that I didn’t use anymore or never used or whatever the case was. After I made a few bucks doing that I actually ordered inventory and started selling my own inventory as well and made even more money. Over the course of those couple years I also experimented with building more than a few websites but had never really been successful with them. Recently I started Modern Day Peasants, the website you are currently reading this on. Modern Day Peasants has taken off on a league of it’s own and is rapidly becoming hugely successful. We now have over 5,000 visitors a month and it’s climbing fast. I say this not to brag but to re-inforce the idea of actually making good money from home. That leads me to the point of the title of this article.

I may dissappoint a few of you in telling you this, but the main point of this article is that there are no secrets to making money online. You either set your mind to do it or you don’t. A little bit later in this article I’m going to tell you the #1 way to start your journey making good money online. Heck, you never know you might even get rich. Some people are happy leaving their home and their families early in the morning and fighting traffic to go to a 9 to 5 job. If that’s what makes you happy then so be it. However, I’m willing to bet if you have taken the time to actually read this article then you are not one of those people who are happy getting up and doing that 9 to 5 bit.

I don’t want to ruin your day completely. There are certainly little tricks that you do learn along the way as far as increasing traffic to your website, having good content, making sure you have alternative text in your pictures for the search engines to see and so forth. It requires your attention and devotion. I think the most important aspect next to those two things is that you have to really like or even love what you’re doing to be successful at it. Again, there are no secrets. There is only knowledge. The trick is how do you get that knowledge!

With that being said, let me now tell you the #1 way for you to start making money online. It has taken me approximately 2 and half years to get to my current online status. If you have little or no website building and e-commerce experience and you’re truly serious about learning to make a living on the Internet then you need to check out a little company called SBI! That’s short for Site Build It! They are by far, hands down…way out in front of all the competition and they have been around for years. Their program is so vast and so easy to follow that you can learn what has taken me years to learn in weeks if not days. They can be the difference of your website doing just ok or your website doing very well. I have already taken the time to fully understand the scope and the reach of this company and the capabilities of what they have to offer and I am now part of their program. This is not some fly by night website. Site Build It is not just a company either. They are an enigma. A true winning idea. An all in one package!

Sometimes I actually feel stupid. If I had come across SBI a couple years ago instead of now I would probably already own homes in California, Hawaii and Florida. I’m going to give you a link to their site below. Please take your time reading about the company and what they stand for. Do your research. Read the true testimonials from other clients of theirs who have learned what I have learned and have put that information to work for them! Don’t just take my word for it. There are multiple pages of information starting from the very first page. Learn now!

Procrastination is opportunity’s assassin. ~Victor Kiam

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