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How to make your Blog SEO Friendly In 5 Easy Steps

Friday, November 14th, 2008

Well to be honest when you decided to start your blog it is already half way friendly to the search engines.  This is only because they are seen by search engines to be highly relevant and updated frequently with unique content. 

So, I am going to assume that you took may advice and you already started your blog. Whether you are going to primarily as your business or has the center of your hub (more on this later), you need to know some tips that could help you get through and make your blog one of the interesting blogs online.

Here’s how:

1. Consider your audience

Even if your purpose for creating your blog is to make a profit, still, you must consider the desires of your target audience. If you are to become successful in your chosen business then it is necessary for you to serve the target you have chosen.  By giving them what they desire you will get what you desire.

2. Pictures do speak a thousand words

Why not liven up you blog by placing images on your blog to illustrate your written thoughts. It is not necessary for you to place a picture of yourself on every page of your blog.  Any photographs will do as long as they are free to be used by the public or ones that you have purchased rights to. 

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3. Make constructive and beneficial blogs

Now you are free to write anything you want, it is beneficial to create articles that are beneficial to your
readers.  If you focus your attention only on speaking about yourself, family and ambitions, you may find that your target audience that you have been striving to capture leaving just as fast as they came.

It’s ok to provide entertainment from time to time make sure however to balance that with the information that your audience 1st came to your blog for.

4. Dignity in simplicity

In order to keep the attention of your readers keep your words and down to earth.  The best way to do so is to write to your post as if you are writing letters to a good friend.

As you continue to write your post in this fashion you will find that you will begin to make a connection with your readers.

Bear in mind that most people who use the Internet usually do more scanning than deep reading.  Therefore, it is best to create blog post because they are long and wordy.

5. Make it interactive

You can take this idea one step forward by using video to make your points even stronger.  Video also has the power to communicate your thoughts, opinions and ideas on a much higher level. 

If you don’t think so then consider the power of YouTube andother video sharing sites.  Imagine creating one video that becomes viral and receiving endless traffic.

Make it well known to your readers that the blog is theirs to by pointing them to your comments and feedback box. Doing so will give the impressions or reactions of your reader a greater level of importance. 

$10,000 Tip of The Day: You could even take the comments you receive and turn them into new articles and blog post.

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Making your blog stand out from the rest

Friday, November 14th, 2008

I just wanted to write a quick post to show you how to make your blog stand out from everyone else’s blog.  When you set up your blog you were given same generic blog template that everyone else receives. 

But unlike others I will help you to set yourself apart from others who are simply to lazy to change their template from the plain basic one they receive from WordPress.

Here we go.

Login into the admin section of your blog and click design this will allow you to view the current themes that you have available to you for upload.  Make yourself familiar with this page as it will soon become your best friend.

Scroll down to the bottom of the “design” page and you will find the link “WordPress theme directory”.  The “WordPress theme directory” will give you access to several themes that you can consider for downloading as your new theme.

For additional themes you can also visit Google and search for WordPress themes.

Once you have found your theme all you need now to do is download theme, extract the files from the folder and upload them to your blog.

Here is what you need to do to upload theme to your blog.

1. Download the file to your computer.
2. Extract the file from the zip file.
3. Open your FTP account and blog folder that contains your WordPress Blog
4. Open your wp-content folder
5. Move your new found theme into the theme folder
6. Visit the Design section of your blog
7. Click your new design

That’s it.

Now go find some themes and remember to have fun.  Do you want to start making money from you blog? 
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Craigslist | How To Make Money With Craigslist

Friday, November 14th, 2008

By a show of hands how many people want to make money? No I mean really make money without having to drop a ton of cash just too mass advertise, hoping for a 1% return on your investment. Well you are in for a treat because Craigslist is the one place that you can readily and easily place an ad to sell your product or service without blowing your budget.

Did you know that everyday on Craigslist that people find new jobs, buy art, sell cars and vacations all without having to spend a dime? If not then you need to keep reading.

If you never thought about selling products on Craigslist then you’ve missing out a huge opportunity that can virtually keep $100s if not thousands of dollars in your pocket.

How Does Craigslist Do It?

That’s a good question. Craigslist in itself is well nit community of buyer and sellers that can not stomach spammers that I so prevalent online today. Due to the sense of community that has been established on Craigslist anyone that even smells like spam will be kicked out. The elimination of spam is the best interest of the community and your business.

Why you ask?

Well when spam is eliminated you have the opportunity to shine in front of over millions of customers. You can do this by abiding by the rules set by the community. As a community member you become a trusted authority among those who only try to pillage rather than build relationships. Gone are the days when you take an affiliate product and simple broadly broadcast your message to people that want nothing to do with your product or your business.

The question now to be answered is “how do I make money” if I can’t quickly get my product out to the masses?

That’s simple…

Be willing to become a part of the community. Check out the forum, become a member and make timely post that fit the conversation. If you happen to stumble upon a forum thread about the videogame “Guitar Hero”, it doesn’t make sense for you to jump in and start promoting your Eastern medicine remedy for pink eye. A better product to promote (of course with in context) would be your review of new “Guitar Hero Aerosmith” edition.

You see its easy to take part in the community of Craigslist as long as what you have to say makes sense and you follow the rules. By following the rules you will find that you will set yourself apart from every other business owner who chooses to be different just try and make a short term sell.

Remember you are running a business and no business can exist without customers coming through the door and making purchases. In this case you want your customers to trust and believe in you through your established credibility with in the community.

Craigslist at first can be hard to wrap your mind around. Don’t be intimidated its not hard to get going on building your business at all. Sometimes you need the right tools and knowledge that has been time tested. Do you need help with you building your business using the power of Craigslist? Click here Craiglist Marketing: How to Sell On Craigslist - The Simple and Profitable Way to find the help that you need.