kqXdkExAm9bScKlK8cXy2UK4vIHUeDEhb: December 2012

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Picking Your Blog Topic

If you're going to write a blog, you need a topic: a *FOCUS. Let's say, without one you will have a very tough time attracting audience. Your main goal is to reach the point where your audience seeks you out. Why? Because you consistently offering information that they find very helpful in the light of their interests. If there's "NO FOCUS" meaning there's no consistency which also means no audience. When a person is truly passionate about something it is way easier to focus on a topic.

Picking that topic can be very tougher indeed. Common questions and concerns that I hear are.

I don't want to pick a narrow topic or I'll be stuck writing about this forever. No one wants to hear what I have to say period. My topic is really boring, why would anyone sit here and read it? I just flat out can't think anything

All these preceding questions are translated to one issue: fear. We're all trained to just be afraid of writing. Starting in grade school, we're told that we'll lose points for missing comma or for an incomplete sentence.

Well, you can let go of that fear now my friend.

Blogging is the best form for writing therapy on this planet, period. You should strive to write grammatically correct language lets your readers think that you're not well-educated. A great post not only gains respect and favor of the readers but it also makes the blog SEO-friendly as well. But one misplaced punctuation mark doesn't mean that you get an F. Just relax and take a breath. Smile.

Read these key tips:

Write about something that excites you, period! Write about something you truly know.

You're probably thinking "I'm doing this to grow my business right?" If you're blogging for your business, I hope you're really enthusiastic about it. Think about it, and find the one or two or many things you care about. Such as, if you're a passionate collector of plants, that's your blog topic. If you're an Internet marketer and truly care about the profession, just write about it. When writing your post, try to be controversial and basically straight to the point. Try to close your eyes and think about the last time you read through a blog post. Also, think about what you immediately thought about that post or how it made you feel.

Don't select a topic simply because you think that a lot of people search for it. Having that said, I wish you all the best in choosing your blog topic.

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Blogging For Beginners - A Simple Guide

When you decide that you want to make your own website, you can easily find yourself overwhelmed trying to figure out what to do. The steps for how to create a blog are actually quite easy, and shouldn't be stressed over.

Before you begin, you need to decide what your blog is going to be about. This is an important decision that will be reflected in every further step you take in the process of how to start a blog. Your topic will be part of your website name, your themes that you select, and can even be an important part of where your blog is created.

Once you know what you want your topic to be, you need to decide where you want your blog to be hosted at. This means the company that you want to get your internet space from. Like renting an apartment, you need to make an arrangement with someone who can host your website and get your domain online. You have two options at this point: you may use a free hosting site, which will add their own name to your domain name, or you may lease the internet space from a hosting site for a small fee.

When you decide where you want your blog to be hosted at, the next part of how to create a blog is to have potential names for your website ready to go. The name of your website will be purchased when you get the space, and can't be changed, so think carefully.

If you chose to lease your own web space, you will be able to design it as you like. Now, you need to find a blogging software to use on your site. These are easy to use, with two popular programs being WordPress and Blogger. These are free to download and install, and will give you a large choice of pre-made templates to use, or give you the freedom to create your own style from scratch, all without needing to know any complicated codes.

Select a program that you like, then download and install it. After it is installed, how to start a blog becomes as simple as following what the program steps you through. You will name your blog, select your template, decide on the privacy level of your website, and create your profile by simply filling in the appropriate blanks when you are prompted to.

After this has been completed, all that is left is to start writing. Take the time to get familiar with your website, you honestly can't hurt it. Explore what the different buttons do, and create a couple of test pages. Once you are comfortable, start writing your blog by selecting your first topic. While you may write about whatever you like, remember that poor grammar and ideas that jump all over the place will turn your readers off of your website.

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5 SEO Blogging Tips

I've talked before about how Google loves blogs and how WordPress helps you rank. The reason for this is because Google loves fresh, regularly updated and relevant content, and that is what blogging is about all over. Just using WordPress on your site obviously isn't going to guarantee you anything, so every time you make a new post keep these 5 SEO blogging tips in mind.

Keyword Research/Usage

It all starts here. Make sure that you're targeting the right keywords in your posts and use them in the correct way. This means putting your keyword in your title, sprinkled throughout the article with the optimal keyword density, and in your images which brings us to my next SEO blogging tip.

Images/Videos

Remember to fill your post full of not just text but images, as well. Google likes this, your readers like this, and this gives you a chance to rank in the SERPs for your images, as well, assuming you remember to use your keywords as the alt and title tags.

On a related note, Google loves video, as well, so adding a video to your post can help you rank, as well.

Internal Linking

Whenever you get the chance, it's important that you create internal links to other relevant posts and content on your site within your new posts. You'll notice I'm doing a lot of that in this post. Internal linking spread the juice out to other posts to help them rank better in the SERPs for their keywords, plus it keeps people on your site longer.

Permalink Structure

This refers to how your URLs are designed whenever you create a new post/page. I use a specific permalink structure to ensure that it's optimized for SEO and has the best chance for ranking well.

Consistency

The last of these SEO blogging tips doesn't have to do with the content itself but rather with the schedule which you add new content to your site. Maintain some kind of consistency with your posts to show that your site is updated regularly. This doesn't mean that you have to add a new post or page every day. If you can only manage one new post a week, stick with that schedule. It's a turn off to both search engines and your regular readers to see inconsistent post updates, so find something you can do and stick with it.

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Blog Themes: How to Entice Your Community

Have you ever been on a site which is so dull that you wonder what made you check it out? If yes, you will probably agree with me that the theme vexed you in the first place. Well, I always say that image is everything. I tend to think that one of the prime reasons a blog may get and hold more visitors than another blog is the display.

Here are some factors that you need to consider when choosing a blog theme.

Customize your theme template

Theme templates can be either free, premium, or if you are really particular, custom. When using one of the free themes, you need to consider that there is a big chance that multiple bloggers will have the same theme as you choose. In this case, your content will have to be outstanding. On the other hand, you may choose to buy a premium theme that will cost you around $70. For the more meticulous blogger, a custom theme would be the obvious choice. However, this would cost you anything from a few hundreds to a few thousand dollars. Whatever package you choose, remember that you can still get an attractive theme at a pocket friendly price.

Get your theme from a trustworthy designer

When making the decision of who will be making your theme, you may need to get a person who is well-known for his/her great work in web design. Anyone can get away with creating just any blog theme, but not everyone can create a great blog theme. You are looking to have a great blog, not just a good one. Having your theme created by a well-respected designer with a great track record will make sure that the theme have great features as well as efficiency.

Get a blog that tickles your fancy

When you are browsing through various blogs, you may have found one or two with a design you like. If this is the case, you can contact the blogger and make an inquiry of what theme or template he/she uses and then see whether you can borrow a leaf from their blog.

Be unique

Everyone wants a blog that is unique, attractive, and definitely eye-catching; it shouldn't look like a typical blog. The blog needs an insightful ladder of components to link between the content and the presentation. Apart from these, you also need to have proper illustrative use.

Take care of layout components

Before finally settling on a theme, you need to consider certain blog theme components such as color and font. This is because some elements can easily be altered by a person familiar with CSS while some may prove to be a bit more difficult. However, sometimes your font of choice might not exactly work with the design you want. Invest your time in various blogs; look at their display and decide whether you like them. Another thing about color and font is, you want to use a user-friendly color/font combination and not clashed out ones. Color blocking only works in fashion, not so much on the World Wide Web. You are trying to attract more readers to your blog. This will be next to impossible if your visitors almost get blinded the minute your blog loads, right?

If you put all these in mind when choosing a blog theme, you will not only have an eye-candy type of blog but also one with rich, unique, outstanding content. Remember, you want to entice your readers, keep them glued to the screen waiting for the next post. As I said before, image is everything. So be sure, your content matches your font and color choices and make you stand out in the world of blogging!

Using Image Alt Attribute in Blogger

If you use the Blogger Platform to host your blog, they make adding Image Properties very simple. It's commonly called the Alt Attribute or the Alt Tag. This tutorial will explain what the Alt Attribute is and how to add it to your images in Blogger.

The alt attribute is used as an alternative to the image. If someone visiting your site has their images turned off or blocked in their browser, they would use the image alt attribute to understand what was being displayed. The Alt Text would be displayed instead of the image. Individuals who are seeing impaired or blind often use screen reading software to listen to websites. This attribute would come in very handy to them as well, because they would hear the Alt Text.

There is also the fact of the alt attribute contributing to your sites Search Engine Optimization. (SEO) When the Google Image Bots crawl your site, they can't see the images, they read the image properties. If you want your images to appear within the correct search results, then the proper use of these properties is needed.

Let's look at the two options Blogger gives you. When you add an image to your post, you will see a menu below with the word "Properties". Clicking on "Properties" will bring open a window with two sections:

1. Title Text

2. Alt Text

Title Text is what your readers will see if they were to hover their mouse over the image. It is the title of the image.

Alt Text is the "alternate text" that is shown in the screen reader software and to the image bots and crawlers.

With the alt text, there are many variances out there.

A couple of things to keep in mind is if your image is jpg, gif or png, you would need to change it to correspond with the image and of course, you will need to edit the capitalized area. The src and alt attributes are required information. The width, height and border attributes are optional.

The best advice I can give with the image description is keep it short and to the point. Think about it like this, if you were unable to see the image, which keywords would best describe it to you. If you have a picture of blue, four door vehicle that has been in an accident, you wouldn't put the description as that, you could just put vehicle accident.

I found a great video on the Official Google Webmaster Blog explaining it a bit further. You can copy and paste it into your browser.

googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2007/12/using-alt-attributes-smartly.html

If Google suggests doing it a certain way, who are we to argue?

Do you use the image alt attribute? If so, what method above do you use?

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Producing Blog Content - Being Result Oriented As Opposed to Being Activity Oriented

I just had an AHA moment this morning. If you read some of my articles or have watched my videos, you know that I write every moment that I get. I write and write and write and then I record videos on everything that I write. I realized that I can crank out an article in 10 minutes and can do 3 or 4 videos in about 20 minutes. It is empowering to produce more than I have every produced before.

However, I realize that I can be so much more powerful if I can step away and learn new ways to communicate so that the work that I am producing can impact those who read that work.

There are things that I want to learn and things that I need to mater beyond just producing content. Below are a couple of things that I am in the process of starting to master starting now -

1. Focus on the end result as opposed to the input (Result Oriented) - My intention is to generate two new customers every single day. The action I am taking is to crank out as much content as I can, thinking that if I throw enough stuff (quality stuff) against the wall, then something will stick. I can put together up to 12 articles per day if I really stretch, can do 10 fairly regularly and can do 8 with ease. Well, if I just strive for 10 articles per day, then I can get that done as quickly as possible and then shift my attention to training myself to make my articles better. Wow, even in this paragraph, I digressed to the input as opposed to the output. The bottom line is that my intention is going to be focused on generating 2 sales per day every day starting today. I will ask questions like - What needs to be included in this article that will generate 2 sales a day from this article alone? What else do I need to do? Who are the customers who are going to read this article? What are their problems and challenges? Why are they going to buy? If I am able to write from that place, I will be light years closer to generating two sales a day. You See? (Or if you are like me - You feel?)

2. Get a clear vision of what people who are generating the sales are doing - What are people doing that I am not doing. I can tell right now that they have reviewed training that I have not quite finished. I train myself towards the end of the day, as I am falling off to sleep. I am estimating that I have about 40 hours worth of training to do and at the pace I am going right now, I will finish that training in three weeks. That is way too long. I need to allocate some of my writing time to training time, so I can get through the training more quickly and be quicker at implementing what is in the training.

3. Deal with the things that I am putting off - There is one work project that deserves a little more attention and a personal project that deserves more attention. I shall devour those projects starting today and get them to a place where I feel great about where we are with those projects. As a result, I will be in a much better position to deliver what I need to deliver. Being result oriented is as simple as that.

The bottom line in being result oriented is that there is always a higher level of focus and I higher level of mastery. I am so much better than I was even thirty days ago but I have learned that the more I learn and the more I do the bigger the gap of where I want to be. Those are the facts of life and the law we must follow.

Blog for Your Success

Every blogger knows that blogging is one great way to increase SEO rankings. Many site owners blog to get their sites ranked high quickly by writing posts frequently on a daily basis or at least 5 times a week.

Purposes for having a blog could be for sharing thoughts, promoting products and services, or interacting with the audience. But many take advantage of its other critical purpose- boosting a site's SEO ranking.

How to Blog for SEO Rankings

Aside from posting to your blog constantly, it is also crucial that your posts are focused on a single topic to give them weight on search engines. Then put direct links to your sponsored sites intelligently on the related words.

Think and choose great titles. Just make sure the blog title is also what is put in the archived. This way the titles will also become search queries.

Another crucial aspect for SEO blogging is the usage of keywords. The sure way to acquire the desired attention is through the selection of appropriate keywords and by including them in the body of article. The appropriate keywords are those words typed and used by searches when they are looking for information in the search engines. So a blog writer must think like searchers when deciding what keywords to include in his post. It is also recommended to have specific search phrases rather than concentrating on single keywords. And it should target a specific small audience since a large crowd has varied needs.

Using Keyword Research Tools

Conveniently, there are free and paid tools available online to help you find which keywords to target. These are called keyword research tools; they can give valuable source of content ideas as they know the information on what is usually searched by internet users. But remember, these tools are not alternatives to detailed keyword researches but still can give you important information.

The free tools can be useful but may limit your usage. The paid ones could really give great data and make your life easier. If you have sufficient funds, it is always wise to invest on data that will pave the road between your site and the search engines and eventually the visitors.

Keywords are indeed the factors to appear in search engines through high SEO rankings. And as more people will find and visit your page, the more your site and business will flourish.

Make Money Online With Blog Marketing

Blogs are great for earning extra income. If you want to make money online with blog marketing, you need to follow a proven strategy. You need to bring visitors to your blog so that people can buy the products and services you promote. Here's what I think you should do:

Write your blog posts around targeted keywords. Do you REALLY want to achieve success with blogging? Then go where the traffic is. If you were to go fishing for small mouth bass, would you do it in your creek? No. Of course you wouldn't. That would be silly and pointless.

This is exactly how blogging works. You do your research and find the keywords people are using to search for topics related to your niche. Then, you compose a great blog post that is full of useful information.

But this isn't enough. If you really want to get people to your posts, you need to start building links to them. Go to blogs related to your own and leave helpful comments that add value. Never leave comments that adding to the conversation of the blog post.

This kind of linking strategy is very effective. You should aim to leave 5 informative and helpful comments every day. This will start to compound over the next couple of weeks and you'll get a steady flow of visitors from those comments.

So let's say that you have created 10 blog posts and all of them are receiving visitors from the top search engines. Now what? How do you make money? Well, you could go over to ClickBank and look for the top performing products and promote them as an affiliate. This works great if you are primarily in the information marketing business.

You could also go to Google and sign up for their AdSense program. Then, you will place ads on your blog that are related to your topic. Every time someone clicks on one of your ads, you make money. Blog marketing works well with AdSense. The trick is to choose the topics that have a large "buyers" market. This means that there are many people looking to purchase products and services online.

Create an ad block for each post. This will ensure that the ads being displayed are targeted towards your blog visitors. The more targeted your ads are the better your CTR (click-through-rate) will be. So if you get 100 visitors to your blog, try to shoot for a 25% CTR. This means you will get 25 clicks on your ads. To make money with blog marketing, just follow the basics. The above tips will guide you along the way to success.

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Learning How to Use Free Blogging Templates Successfully

How to start a blog is not difficult; however, you need to ensure that you take the time initially to set the blog up correctly. Using a blog template can allow you to utilize all of the features that you need to make your blog a success. There are many free blog templates available for you use, and once you have chosen one, you need to learn how to blog.

The templates, which are available, can help you to manipulate the physical appearance of your blog and make it more appealing. The settings and tools will vary between blog templates; therefore, you need to research the different ones available before making your decision. Using the correct template will make your life far easier in the future. It will also make it easier for your users, sometimes you will find if your blog is hard to navigate your visitors won't return.

Many of the blog programs which you will find have default templates that are ideal for beginners, which can be edited and adapted to suit your needs for your blog. Learning how to create a blog does not need to be complicated; however, you do need to invest time and effort into the project. Once the blog is live, you will need to keep it updated with useful and interesting information.

If you take the time to make your blog look more attractive to people, easier to navigate and interesting to read, you will discover that your blog is a success within a short period of time. Starting your own blog does not need to be complicated; however, there are several points that you need to consider.

Blogs are very interactive, and people will enjoy commenting on your blog, therefore, this is a feature that you need to allow. The more interaction you have with followers the higher it will rank on Google, which will make it even more successful. There will be several different features on the free blog template that you may be tempted to use; however, you need to add things slowly.

The base color, design and style of your blog is essential elements that need to be thought about carefully. People are attracted by the design of blogs, and how easy they are to read; therefore, you need to spend time choosing the right color for your blog. Initially you may be writing the blog for fun, however, over time, you may want to increase traffic, and even make money from your blog.

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Why Search Engline Optimization is Important?

SEO or search engine optimization is the process of fine-tuning a website so that users and search engines can find it easily on the World Wide Web. Not only access it easily but also find it attractive, fast, and easy to navigate. Such an improvement results in a website with high ranking in search engine result pages or SERPs, which is something every website owner or online publisher wants to achieve. Many proven SEO techniques have been made available to general public and experts of this field. Although the basic steps are easy to implement, once the process is started you find that it is an ongoing system that requires regular commitment.

There is no use of an online business if the users are unable to find it. Potential customers can only approach your website if it is listed in online directories and indexed by popular search engines. This is one aspect of SEO, which makes it an integral part of any business that has its presence on the internet. Even if you launch an extensive advertising campaign, the traffic might still be very low. This is because those advertisements are geared towards your current customers but do nothing to attract new customers from around the globe.

People find it easy to search on the internet instead of rummaging around a newspaper or listening to a radio broadcast to get what they're looking for. Online search engines also give highly relevant results based on the keyword we type in the search box. This way you can locate a local business very easily, note down its address and telephone number and even find directions to reach its office. That is why optimizing your business website for search engines is important for the success of your business.

Google and other search engines have bots that crawl the web to find new websites every day and index them automatically. Before any search engine has a chance to discover your website, you should make sure it includes all the necessary information for the bots to understand, such as what the site is all about and what type of products it sells, etc.

Some websites are very professionally made, include impressive graphics and video tutorials, but they are still very difficult to find on the internet. People usually see the first ten results given by a search engine and if your website is not listed in these results it is likely to be ignored by your potential customers. And this is what you should spend your money on, instead of hiring graphics experts and complex coding specialists. This is because even if your site is not very attractive visually but it is easily accessible by the users, you have achieved 90% of your objective!

Designing A Blog So That It Is Successful and Popular to Read

How to start a blog is a subject that many people want to learn, and ensure that they get every factor right to make it a success. Blogging has become one of the easiest methods for average people to write about subjects that they enjoy. You need no technical skills, and can have your work published immediately.

There is a huge array of different blogs on the Internet; unfortunately, this has lead to many badly written pieces being available. You will soon discover that there is every style of blog available from excellent to awful. Therefore, you want to ensure that you understand how to create a blog, make it interesting and highly successful.

Once you have decided that you want to blog, there are several different factors that you need to consider. Firstly you need to decide what you want to blog about, and whether it will be light hearted or factual. You may have a hobby or skill that you think other people will want to read about on a regular basis.

Free blogs are often the initial way that people blog, as there is no outlay if you decide that you do not want to blog anymore. You will need to register, and decide on a name for your blog that no one has chosen previously. Therefore, creating the ideal blog name is essential, to allow people to locate you easily, and remember your blog.

Learning how to start a blog is not difficult; however, some people are put off by the initial set up process. Once you have completed the questions regarding the format, and content that you want to include, it is incredibly straightforward. There are numerous templates, which you can use to design the ideal blog for your subject.

Different hosting sites will have different tools and formatting abilities; therefore, once you choose a host site it is better to remain with them whilst you are learning. Once your blog is created, you can begin writing, and adding content to make it personal and unique. Previewing what you have written before publishing is advised, to ensure that you are happy with the content.

Blogging is a commitment, which many people fail to keep up on a permanent basis as they soon realize they didn't have as much to say as they first believed. Learning how to create the blog takes time and writing in your blog needs effort; therefore, you need to ensure that you are aware of everything.

Once your blog is up and being published, you need to decide whether you want people to comment on your postings. Many people like reading blogs, and feel they are the perfect way to interact with writers all over the world. Blogging is very sociable, and you will be amazed at how many followers you soon receive.

Are You a Slave To Your Job (or to Your Business)?

Do you know what the "official" definition of a SLAVE is?

Here it is:

"slave/sl?v/ Noun: A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them."

Ugh!! How does that sound? Nobody wants to be a slave... to anything (or anybody).

Although you really aren't the "legal property" of your employer, aren't you really, kind-of forced to obey them? You do if you want to keep your job.

And if you don't feel like going in, don't you still have to?

And if you want to take a few days off, don't you have to ask permission?

And if your child is sick and you need to take them to the doctor, don't you have to ask first?

And when your boss tells you to do something, even if it is something you ate, don't you have to do it?

Yes, Yes, Yes & Yes... if you want to keep your job.

I know there are bills to pay and we need to be responsible and take care of our families. We need to work and not expect handouts from others or the government.

But DANG...

There is a better way to make a living and live your life! There are options!

For most people, a job will give them money - and that's about it. An employer will give you this money in exchange for the most precious thing you have - your time.

Matt Morris, in his book "The Unemployed Millionaire" summarizes this very well in the opening paragraphs of his book. He writes...

.. most jobs are nothing more than well-paid prisons. In prison, you aren't free to go where you want or live like you want because of physical barriers. In most jobs, you aren't free to go where you want or live where you want because of financial barriers." So, if you are tired of being a slave to your job, and want to earn a good living while living your life it starts with... A DECISION!

Your dream life is just on the other side of a decision!

I realize that many people love their jobs and get a great deal of fulfillment from their work. And that is wonderful.

But, if what I have said so far about a job enslaving you RESONATES with YOU... I want to encourage you, motivate you and challenge you to find a business that you can run from home, on your own terms that will allow you to LIVE YOUR LIFE!

There are a lot of options out there. Take your time and investigate thoroughly. Surround yourself with people who have the same dreams and goals and who also want to break free from from the slavery of the rat race.

ONE WORD OF CAUTION THOUGH... when you choose a business, make sure you choose a business model that truly gives you the freedom to spend your time however you want, wherever you want.

What happens to many people when they become their own boss is they end up trading the shackles from a job that takes up all their time, for the shackles of a business that takes up even more of their time.

Life is short and precious and made to be enjoyed with those you love!

~Kathy

The Best WordPress Security Plugins To Optimize Your Business

It is a must to have the most efficient way to secure your WordPress site successfully. These days, lots of hackers may pose threats to your site. They will steal valuable information from your site along with your website traffic. Also, they will find a way to redirect your web traffic to their own site, which is why finding the best way to optimize security in WordPress should be considered. Among the best ways that can help you is by having WordPress security plugins. Installing security plugins on your site will protect it against numerous threats and hacks.

There are different plugins for the overall security of your WordPress site. You just need to know the ones that can provide the best help for you in terms of safeguarding your site against hackers. One of the reasons hackers cause trouble when it comes to WordPress is that it can provide great ways to generate income online. The blogging platform has proven its efficiency most especially for search engine optimization. However, it is your own prerogative to ensure that your site is protected in every way.

Choosing the best WordPress security plugins can prevent hackers from affecting your site. You have to know that once you have installed WordPress, different plugins have also been installed to cater to your security needs. You have to configure these plugins immediately in order to help protect your WordPress site. Oftentimes, many site owners tend to overlook these plugins, making their site vulnerable to threats and malware. As a result, their website may be hacked.

You should know that it is important to guarantee all areas of your website to be protected. Areas such as login, database, wp-admin, comments section and others should have the best protection to avoid any infections and threats caused by hackers. If your site is successful, there is a higher chance that more hackers will pose a threat to it, which is why the best plugins when it comes to your WordPress security should be considered. Today, there are different security plugins that can help ensure the protection of your site. You just need to choose the best ones that you can incorporate with your WordPress site.

All in all, WordPress security plugins can provide utmost assistance in ensuring quality protection for your site. If you want to know more about the best plugins, you can seek help from websites specializing in WordPress security. With that, you will not have to worry about the efficiency and protection of your site. You can go on with your business in generating more income online. The best part of it is that you will get the peace of mind with your online business without worrying about the protection of your WordPress Site.

Creating a Blog Website

Have you ever wondered how to start a blog? It has probably crossed everyone's mind at some point, but learning how to create a blog is not the easiest thing in the world -- especially if you have no internet experience. Today however we are going to make it a bit simpler and help you to move forward with your blogging experience.

Step 1: Finding a Host

The first step to creating a blog is finding a good host. How do you find a good host exactly? This is 2012, all you need to do is search the internet, and not even thoroughly. There are several potential hosts out there, among them being Wordpress and Blogspot. The best part is that they are absolutely free! It might be hard to believe, but most blog hosting sites will allow you to host your blog for free without any advanced features. When you are ready for the advanced features, you can choose to pay.

Step 2: Preparing Content

If you know what you want your blog to be about it might be a good idea to prepare several different entries in advance. This will give you a more established look when you launch, but you might want to space the entries apart by a few hours, or even a few days. Once you have that initial momentum, it will be much easier to keep going.

Step 3: Domain Name

Most major blog services will give you the opportunity to choose a domain name, and this is different from your blog name. A domain name is what users will type into the address bar to access your blog. This will cost a yearly fee, but most domain names are fairly cheap so long as you are not attempting to purchase a premium name.

Step 4: Select a Theme

Blogs, like websites, can have their own custom look. Themes can be either chosen from the free database, or they can be purchased. In addition to that you can create your own themes if you have the knowledge, or are ready to hire a design company.

Creating a blog is not rocket science, though it will require a significant amount of work. If you want to avoid posting every single day, you might write several blogs in advance and use automatic posting software to take care of the rest. The sky is definitely the limit when it comes to blogging!

How to Schedule Great Content for Your Newsletter and Your Blog

Don't you just hate the moment when you know you need to post your weekly newsletter and you don't have any idea what to write? Or, when you need to post something because you promised yourself that you would post on your blog every Friday; but you don't have any freaking idea what to put on your paper?

You probably do! I personally don't like that feeling at all. This is something very frustrating to most writers.

But... what if there was an easy, even very easy way to fix this? What if you were relaxed and even happy when it is time to post your blog?

Wouldn't that be a great feeling?

I suffered with this problem for quite some time, mainly because I didn't have any structure put in place for my content. I didn't have a plan and knew I needed to do something about it.

Believe it or not, the solution is more simple than you could even imagine.

To fix this problem all you need to do is to create an editorial calendar. Easy, right?

You can use Google calendar (which is great), or this one called http://www.calendarsthatwork.com

Calendars that Work is a great website that you should check out.

Here are the steps that you should take in order to get organized.

pick the calendar that you like map out all the content that you want to share on your blog or newsletter create a 6 month schedule with all the ideas that you have stick with it

Maybe this seems too simple for some of you, but it can have a really big impact on your communication with your audience and in your creating content experience.

You don't need to create the whole blog post for the whole period; you can write down only some ideas or headlines that you have in mind.

Once you have some basic ideas about what you want to write, you can easily start doing some research, collecting data about your topics and begin to write it all down.

By using this method you won't have problems like "Oh... my God, I need to get my newsletter out today! I should figure out what the heck I am gonna do" Just stick with your calendar and you will be fine.

Implementing this strategy right away will put you way ahead of the game compared to other people who are still struggling to pull it all together.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

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