Is Your Blog Working As Well As It Should?
Posted by David Wiltshire on January, 19th 2009Exactly as with any other marketing scheme, when you produce a blog to advertise your business, you want to keep track of your results. This will let you see how effectively blogging is functioning for you and in addition to let you see what alterations you need to make to produce a more effective blog.
Stage One: Keep Track of Your Blogging Results
The first stage in determining how well your blog is functioning as a marketing tool is to measure your blog’s potency:
Keep track of other blog references. A blogroll pertains to the practice of linking up with like-minded blog pages from one article. Just as you’ll want to link to other blogs from your blog, so others might choose to offer a link to your blog. This kind of linking assures more hits and assures that your blog will
Why Blogging is So Popular?
Posted by David Wiltshire on January, 19th 2009Name one person that doesn’t like to share his or her point of view, and you will have just named nobody at all. The point of the above exercise is to show the simple fact that everyone likes to talk about themselves, and what they are up to, even if they say that they do not like doing so.
There is something about being human that makes us self involved to the point where we truly feel as if others want, or need to know what is going on with us. Blogs offer one a unique way to express his or her feelings on any number of issues, with a shield that only the internet can provide.
The most common use of a blog is that of a journal, or an opinionated piece of writing involving some aspect of the author’s day
3 Essential Plugins of Any Wordpress Blog
Posted by David Wiltshire on January, 10th 2009Wordpress plugins are small pieces of code that extend the functionality of wordpress. There are many thousands of wordpress plugins in the wordpress community and plugins are being produced day-to-day by developers and wordpress lovers around the world.
Here are the 3 plugins that I use at almost all of my blogs. Wordpress can in addition to be used as a CMS to power niche websites.
Sitemap generator plugin for wordpress
This plugin produces a sitemap for the blog. A sitemap is a web page that lists all the pages and posts of the website/blog. SEs can index all the pages and posts of your blog by tracing the links on the sitemap. It also assists in passing “link love” to older posts of your blog. Additionally, a sitemap can also be a great way of channelising stray visitors (for instance:
Blog Monetization – Getting Paid to Review
Posted by David Wiltshire on January, 6th 2009Sponsored review programs, or paid review programs, are another extremely popular way to earn money with your blog posts. I use sponsored review programs to earn money and to get ideas for new, quality, content when writers block creeps up on me. These programs allow blog owners to sign up, register their blog, and then review a variety of websites. Each review usually consists of a neutral, or positive, overview of the website paying for the review, along with up to three links to the sponsors’ website. Some of the most popular paid to review programs are:
Blogvertise: http://www.blogsvertise.com
Blogger Wave: http://www.bloggerwave.com
Blog Ads: http://bloggingads.com
Blog to Profit: http://www.blogtoprofit.com
Link Worth: http://www.linkworth.com
Linky Love Army: http://www.linkylovearmy.com
Loud Launch: http://www.loudlaunch.com
Pay Per Post: http://www.payperpost.com
Review Me: http://www.reviewme.com
Sponsored Reviews: http://sponsoredreviews.com/
These programs are all a great source of revenue paying bloggers anywhere from
Making A Review Blog
Posted by David Wiltshire on December, 19th 2008Blogging through your web design is becoming an increasingly popular way for entrepreneurs to earn a living online while doing something they really enjoy. In many cases review blogs can profit with very little effort. There may be quite a bit of work involved in the beginning with designing a method of gaining revenue and promoting the website but once this is established simply maintaining the blog with regular postings may be enough to keep the revenue rolling in.
Two of the most popular methods for generating a profit from blogging include advertising methods. This includes advertising with AdSense and securing independent advertisers. This article will discuss these two methods of advertising on a blog.
Using AdSense to Generate Revenue
Using AdSense is one of the most popular ways for a making a review blog to generate revenue from their
Essential Security Tips For Your Wordpress Blog
Posted by David Wiltshire on November, 25th 2008More and more of my I.M. colleagues and indeed new people that I meet on line are `getting into blogging’. And why not? Blogs are relatively easy to produce and use, no matter which platform you choose, and they can be a brilliant tool for internet marketers.
However, no matter how easy they are to install and use, and no matter how helpful they can be to your business, the one thing that I’ve noticed more frequently is that many people are neglecting the security of their blogs.
Now I’m actually talking in particular about Wordpress blogs here. Yes, I have used Blogger blogs in the past, and I know that many people swear by them, but I found Blogger a bit too restricitive for my liking (though I understand that things have changed a lot at Blogger since I first used
8 Cost Per Action Advertising Q&a’s For Dummies
Posted by David Wiltshire on November, 16th 20081. What is CPA Marketing?
CPA marketing is the process of joining a cost per action program, sending visitors to the merchant’s landing page and being compensated for the number of users that take the agreed action.
2. What are the advantages of CPA Marketing?
The main advantage is that you get compensated per action rather than per sale.
Another advantage is that it’s easier than running an online store – i.e. you don’t have to store inventory, have a credit card processing facility and ship products.
3. What is the difference between CPA and Affiliate Marketing?
With affiliate marketing affiliates are compensated per sale.
With CPA marketing members are compensated per action – the action could be signing up to a newsletter or completing an online form.
However, you would advertise both affiliate programs and CPA offers the same way.
4. Where is the Best
Shared or Dedicated Server?
Posted by David Wiltshire on November, 12th 2008If you have an online business with a sophisticated web site, you are probably deciding what type of server you need for your business. The server is what actually hosts your website online. It provides you space on the internet and routes traffic to your website.
There are two types of servers you can use when deciding what type of hosting you want for your internet website. A shared server is most popular with small business websites and individual websites. The other type of server is a dedicated server.
The advantages of using a shared server are as follows:
- Some of them are free;
- Some of them offer templates that allow you to create a website with little computer knowledge;
- Shared servers offer a variety of different services;
- Even paid shared servers are relatively inexpensive and have a variety of different plans.
Shared
Selling Blog Branded Merchandise
Posted by David Wiltshire on November, 10th 2008An income generating idea that many blog owners over look is the creation of merchandise that promotes your blogs name or popular themes. Many blogs have clever names and/or unique content that have mass appeal. For some it a catch phrase, slogan or quotation that is well received by readers, and for others it is a very clever logo. If you feel your blog’s name or content has mass appeal don’t be afraid to market it in the form of t-shirts, mugs, journals, or bumper stickers. There are many sites that allow users to sign up free of charge and begin selling merchandise with their own logo or slogan.
Cafepress: http://www.cafepress.com
Custom Ink: http://www.customink.com
Printfection: http://www.printfection.com
Spreadshirt: http://www.spreadshirt.net
Uber Prints: http://www.uberprints.com
Zazzle: http://www.zazzle.com
Establishing a store on a site like Cafepress or Zazzle not only gives you a chance to make more
Write a Winning Blog Post in 4 Easy Steps
Posted by David Wiltshire on November, 4th 2008Blog posts are a cracking method to bringing hits to your web design. If your blog provides fascinating and valuable info to the visitors and is updated over scheduled intervals of time, probabilities are that people will visit it. Therefore, to make the most of this joyride, it’s crucial to acknowledge what makes a wordpress blog post fascinating and appealing to the visitors.
The accompanying are a few of the components that will assist you to compose a successful blog post:
Attention-getting titles: Your blog ought to apply titles effectively. An attention-getting and SE friendly title goes a lengthy way in establishing your blog. It in addition to assists readers glance over your post promptly. If your title captivates their fancy, they’ll even scan what you’ve composed in your post.
Use bullet points and bold