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		<title>Steps in Getting Popularity Link: Increasing it Will Increase Traffic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this quick report I will tell you how you can gain link popularity for your website and at the same time your website will be receiving targeted visitors. Increasing your link popularity will increase visitors and you will sale more. For better result promote only one URL and not the entire website. Make sure [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this quick report I will tell you how you can gain link popularity for your website and at the same time your website will be receiving targeted visitors. Increasing your link popularity will increase visitors and you will sale more. For better result promote only one URL and not the entire website. Make sure you have search engine friendly meta tag and URL.</p>
<p>Follow the steps below.</p>
<p>Step 1. Search Engine and Directory Submission</p>
<p>Submit your website to search engines and directories. For best result, it is recommended that you manually submit your website to search engines and directory to the right category. Most search engines and directories offer free submission.</p>
<p>Step 2. Articles Distribution</p>
<p>Create or buy articles with the keyword that you want to advertise. Example, if you have a payday loans website then you should write some articles about it or find someone who can write them for you. I do recommend that you submit about 50 articles related to the keyword that you are advertising. If you do not want to write the articles then for example go to http://www.freelancer.com and post a project asking for articles about the keyword that you are advertising. You must mention that the articles that you are buying are for redistribution. After you get the articles, that you will distribute, at the bottom of every articles you should ad the link of the website that your are promoting. See example below on the bottom of this article.</p>
<p>After all your articles are ready to distribute then go to iSnare.com. They will submit your articles to a network of 1500 niche content sites. There you must buy credit to distribute your articles. 1 = $2 (ezinearticles.com is a free &#038; popular option) You only need one credit per article. Also many websites are looking for articles to add to their own website, so you will getting a link back every time your article is posted to another website.</p>
<p>Step 3. One Way Link Exchange</p>
<p>In this step you will buy a membership at the IndexGuy.com link exchange. Link exchange is not a good practice, but you can buy this account because is like paying to directory to get your website added in certain category. </p>
<p>Click http://www.isnare.com/distribution.php link to go to IndexGuy.com and shop for a membership. I personally recommend the Bronze Membership for $6.95 a month and you will get +3000 inbound links (This number is daily increasing).</p>
<p>That&#8217;s it. Now you can wait to get listed at search engines and directories. Some search engine might take up to two months in order to list your website. But your popularity will build up with time. Just be patient.</p>
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		<title>Search Engine Marketing Solution For Your Online Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Online Biz Fundamentals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Using the right search engine marketing solution for your online business is imperative to the long term success of your business. Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the best ways to continually drive hordes of very targeted visitors to your website. Seo can be very complicated, but you can also utilize a few simple [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Using the right search engine marketing solution for your online business is imperative to the long term success of your business. Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the best ways to continually drive hordes of very targeted visitors to your website. </p>
<p>Seo can be very complicated, but you can also utilize a few simple techniques and while you won&#8217;t get the full benefit, you will still see a benefit. </p>
<p>If you want to get the full effect of an active seo marketing campaign you may want to consider hiring a company to do your seo for you. Having access to a professional who will take care of all the day to day issues associated with your seo will free you up to take care of other areas of your business. </p>
<p>An effective seo game plan will require virtually a full time commitment since the search engines base all their results on complicated, and ever changing, algorithms. It would be virtually impossible to keep on top of it on a day to day basis and still run other aspects of your business. </p>
<p>Since many online businesses simply aren&#8217;t that knowledgeable about seo you can really pull away from a lot of your competitors if you get a little help. With so many billions of websites all clamoring for attention, you will need all the help you can get to allow your website to shine through all the dust. </p>
<p>When you set out to find the right company to work with there are some things you want to be on the lookout for:</p>
<p>1. Any company you are considering hiring for your seo should provide you with the initial website seo analysis. Basically they will look at your site and determine what strengths and weaknesses you may have. This will help establish a starting point and clarify what you need to work on. </p>
<p>2. The company will help you choose the best keywords for your site and product. This is crucial, everything hinges on choosing the best combination of frequently searched and low competition keywords. If a mistake is made here, the whole campaign will be in jeopardy. </p>
<p>During this step the company will also analyze the sites of your competitors to see what keywords they are ranking well for. This can help them achieve a clearer picture of just what needs to be done. </p>
<p>3. Now that the keywords have been chosen, the on site seo can begin. Optimizing certain areas of your site such as the Meta and heading tags will be the primary focus at this stage.  This is the most complicated part of the process, there are many areas on your site and things that can be done to get the greatest impact.</p>
<p>4. Once your site is all &#8220;shiny&#8221; and seo ready, they will manually submit it to the major search engines. </p>
<p>5. Of course, now that your site has been optimized and submitted, you want to make sure that all these changes are really working. That&#8217;s why you need to take the time to track your site and results. Having quality, reliable tracking software is a must and should be provided by the seo company. </p>
<p>Keep these tips in mind when you start looking for your own search engine marketing solution and a company to help you put it all together.</p>
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		<title>Your 11-Step Guide To Setting Up Your First WordPress Site</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a quick, 11-step WordPress set up guide. This article won&#8217;t teach you how to completely create your site but it is a good reminder of the simple starting steps everyone should take when they begin their WordPress journey. 1. Install WordPress: This is pretty self explanatory. The first step should be to install [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a quick, 11-step WordPress set up guide.  This article won&#8217;t teach you how to completely create your site but it is a good reminder of the simple starting steps everyone should take when they begin their WordPress journey.</p>
<p>1. Install WordPress:  This is pretty self explanatory. The first step should be to install WordPress on your host.  WordPress has a great guide to follow so this shouldn&#8217;t hold you up.  Some webhosts even have something called Fantastico, if your hosts does you are in luck!  Fantastico will install WordPress automatically for you.</p>
<p>2. Login to your new site: Again self explanatory.  The way I usually access my WordPress site is by adding a /wp-admin after my domain name in my web browsers address bar.</p>
<p>3. Make sure your email addresses are set:  This is important because this is where you will get your updates and password if you ever lose it.  There are two places to make sure your password is set.  The first spot is in Settings->General.  The other spot is in your Users menu &#8211; you will want to ensure your Admin email is correct.</p>
<p>4. Change your permalinks: I suggest this to all clients.  In your Settings menu there is a Permalinks section.  Open that menu and then choose your new style of permalinks.  For the ultimate in clean URLs I suggest choosing custom structure and inserting the following string: /%postname%/.  This will make the title of your posts be the web address.</p>
<p>5. Add your title and tagline: In General Settings once again add the name and tag line of your blog.  The name is anything you want &#8211; keyword rich is best.  The tagline is your site&#8217;s description.</p>
<p>6. Choose your theme: If you want to use a theme (you do) you can find a wide variety to choose by using your WordPress back office itself.  Just navigate to Appearance->Themes and then use the tools they have to search for a theme.  Once you find one to your liking download and activate it.</p>
<p>7. Install your plugins:  Any plugins that you wish to add, do so now.  Plugins are very flexible so you can add more later on if you discover one you need.  Install whatever plugins you think you need.  I would suggest that you definitely include All-in-One SEO and XML Google Sitemaps.  They will both help with your SEO and each has fantastic support if you need to know more.  I would also suggest Askimet but it comes installed already.</p>
<p>8. Activate Akismet: I think this should be done as soon as possible.  Askimet is a great spam blocking plugin that ensures your site isn&#8217;t full of spam comments.  As soon as you start adding content you will notice the spam beginning.  Askimet has a huge database of comment spam so it can usually pick up and block any on your site.  If it does make a mistake then you can manually override it for a particular comment and it will actually learn from that.  The one caveat to this is you have to get a WordPress API key.  To get that API key you have to sign up for a free account on wordpress.com.  Not a big deal, but an extra step you might not be aware of.</p>
<p>9. Check your privacy: In your Settings menu there is a Privacy heading. Click it and make sure your blog is visible to everyone.  If it isn&#8217;t, Google will not index any of your content!</p>
<p>10. Add your widgets:  Under Appearance there will be a Widgets menu.  You can use this to add functionality to your WordPress site using the sidebars.  If you chose a widget ready theme (most are) you will have one or two sidebars (or more) on your site.  In the widgets menu the sidebar will show up and you can drag and drop &#8220;widgets&#8221; into it.  These widgets can be things like a search bar, an archive, a calendar, a recent posts list or a text/html box that you can put just about anything in.  There are even more widgets than that available.  There are even downloadable ones if the standard ones don&#8217;t do everything you need.</p>
<p>11. Create content:  Now you can create some content!  You can add pictures, galleries of those pictures, an about page etc&#8230;  You can also start making posts &#8211; remember to create categories to keep them organized.  Take advantage of the tag feature as that will come in handy when you have hundereds of posts.  It helps with searches on your site as well.</p>
<p>That is the bare minimum to get started with WordPress.  You will have to learn a lot more but when you do, you will be happy you made the move to WordPress. Happy blogging!</p>
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		<title>Essentials of Getting Traffic with ease</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video: Brad briefly talks about the best ways to get traffic to your website.]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Offline Consultant</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 10:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Offline Consulting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Being an offline consultant does sound like a good job to many people. After all, its generally a freelance opportunity that will allow you to set your own hours and work when and where you want. In addition, you get to help introduce people who may not know that much about the Internet to the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Being an offline consultant does sound like a good job to many people.  After all, its generally a freelance opportunity that will allow you to set your own hours and work when and where you want.  In addition, you get to help introduce people who may not know that much about the Internet to the world of online marketing, which can be a very rewarding job, particularly when youre successful!</p>
<p>However, theres an important question to ask yourself before you get involved in offline consulting  namely, are you the right person for the job?  Just because you happen to know how to get online and update a Twitter account doesnt necessarily mean that youre the person to help revolutionize sleepy businesses the world over.  Of course that doesnt meant that there arent ways for anybody get to the skills to become an awesome offline consultant, but are you ready to take the step right now?</p>
<p>First of all, read these acronyms: SEO, SMO, PPC.  Do you know what they mean?  The answers are of course, search engine optimization, social media optimization, and pay per click.  If you didnt know what these meant or you dont know what they are after having the acronyms decoded  stop, do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars, and do not get into the business of offline consulting.  While you might be moderately familiar with the Internet in general, being able to lead somebodys business into the realm of online marketing requires a lot of expertise on your part.  If you dont know the lingo, its not time for you to go into business.</p>
<p>Also, sit down and ask yourself if you really enjoy teaching.  Essentially, working in consulting is like sitting down and explaining a subject from its very roots, particularly if youre going to be working with offline clients.  The vast majority of these clients will have zero tech savvy at all, so you need to know how to be patient and explain the very technical in ways that laypeople will understand.  Even if you do know what SEO means, its unlikely that your offline client will know what it is.  If youre willing to take on the role of being a teacher as well as a consultant, youre already halfway toward making this job a reality, but if youd rather deal with those who dont need to have their hands held throughout the process, you might want to look elsewhere for employment!</p>
<p>Examine your motives and your own personal characteristics before embarking on this exciting and yet challenging career.  Having a little bit of self-knowledge will get you and your clients far!  In the event that this isnt the career path for you, be honest with yourself  you and your potential clients will be much happier this way!</p>
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		<title>The Real Deal On Social Media Exposure For Business Owners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 10:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the owner of an offline business, theres absolutely no reason why you shouldnt be taking advantage of the incredible marketing power of social media outlets. Its no secret that millions and millions of people are on social media sites daily did you know that social media is the second most engaged-in activity on the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the owner of an offline business, theres absolutely no reason why you shouldnt be taking advantage of the incredible marketing power of social media outlets.  Its no secret that millions and millions of people are on social media sites daily  did you know that social media is the second most engaged-in activity on the Internet only behind email checking?  And did you know that if Facebook were a country it would be the third most populous in the world?</p>
<p>What this means to any business  online or off  is that theres a congregation of potential customers just browsing these sites in their idle hours when they might be bored and have nothing else to do.  This is a perfect opportunity to drop a bee in their bonnet about you and your business.  Thousands of companies have done this, and thousands have found success.</p>
<p>However, for an offline business attempting to tackle the social media market, youll have an easier time of it if you approach it with the proper attitude.  While both online and offline businesses will use social media as a way to engage the customer, the online business deals with social media the way that an offline business would have television ads.  Its a straight way to the sale, since a customer visiting an online business site is doing the closest thing to physically visiting the business itself.</p>
<p>If you have an offline business, this is not the case, as the customer is ostensibly at a computer and not at your physical place of business while browsing social networking sites.  Its important to consider this difference and use it to take a different approach to advertising your offline business using social media.  While an online business is bringing customers to the storefront, you should be looking to create an impression of your business and try to entice them to come to the physical store.</p>
<p>While it is definitely advantageous to consider making an online version of your site for ease of purchasing, you want to have the customer come to your physical store.  This means creating awareness of your products, brand, content, and expertise  and creating that drive to experience the whole package by going to your store.    </p>
<p>While its likely that the most profitable way for offline business to generate customers in terms of long-term revenue is still offline, the virtual market is taking off fast, and its likely that the current state of affairs will change over the next five years.  Now is a good time to get involved with marketing through social media and figuring out how it can best serve your offline business before it takes off to a whole new level.</p>
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		<title>Facebook for Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video: Facebook for Business]]></description>
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		<title>What Makes a Good Internet Marketer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve interviewed a lot of entrepreneurs in the past 6 years and all the successful ones share a common belief. It&#8217;s the &#8220;Can Do&#8221; attitude. It doesn&#8217;t matter what&#8217;s going on around them, who says it can&#8217;t be done, who says it can, they put on the blinders and do it. They make it happen. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve interviewed a lot of entrepreneurs in the past 6 years and all the successful ones share a common belief. It&#8217;s the &#8220;Can Do&#8221; attitude. It doesn&#8217;t matter what&#8217;s going on around them, who says it can&#8217;t be done, who says it can, they put on the blinders and do it. They make it happen.</p>
<p>Now along the way, we all pick up skills we need to develop to deal with different aspects of our businesses. As you grow and develop and learn more about how to do business and you start experiencing success, you develop your self confidence. You become more comfortable having intelligent conversations with other people in your industry.</p>
<p>You learn to set goals. And then you learn how to achieve them. Just thinking I&#8217;d like to make a million dollars this year isn&#8217;t going to do it. You need a plan. You need to plan your work and work your plan. I love expressions ?</p>
<p>And you have to learn how to guard your time. You have to be ruthless with your time management. I set a schedule for myself so my day is broken up into blocks. </p>
<p>I answer my email first thing in the morning until 10am. If I&#8217;m not done by 10, the rest waits until the next day. I&#8217;m in internet marketing not in fire fighting, so there&#8217;s no emergency that can&#8217;t wait until tomorrow.</p>
<p>Next I spend 2 hours on my marketing. At 12 I stop for lunch for 30 minutes. I read during my lunch and then I read until 1pm</p>
<p>From 1pm-4pm I work on projects</p>
<p>From 8pm  midnight I work more on projects and tie up loose ends</p>
<p>Time is more valuable than money. It&#8217;s the only thing all human beings share. None of us has more or less hours in a day. And you can never get back an hour you waste. My biggest pet peeve is to hear someone say &#8220;I&#8217;m just killing time.&#8221; I have nothing to do so I&#8217;m just hanging out killing time. What a waste of a life.</p>
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		<title>Setting up an offer for a free opt in on your WordPress site</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would never claim that blogging could cure depression. Depression is a serious issue and should be dealt with by a doctor. That said, are there any therapeutic benefits to blogging? I think there are. If you have been feeling down or overwhelmed then starting a blog might be just the thing to let you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would never claim that blogging could cure depression.  Depression is a serious issue and should be dealt with by a doctor.  That said, are there any therapeutic benefits to blogging?  I think there are. If you have been feeling down or overwhelmed then starting a blog might be just the thing to let you channel your frustrations.  A blog allows you to release your emotions, interact with other people and it can be a consistent and stable factor in a hectic world.  I believe the following three benefits are proof that a blog can be therapeutic.</p>
<p>1. Release of Emotions:  Everyone says you shouldn&#8217;t bottle up your feelings.  Some people have no problem releasing their emotions while other people have a tough time talking about their issues.  A blog allows someone to release all of their emotions through their daily posts.  You can get a lot off your chest in a blog post.  Most importantly for some people, you can do this anonymously. This is a big plus for some people.  If you are suffering from some negative thoughts, or anger then it might be easier for you to express that knowing you are anonymous. A blog offers people the perfect forum to share their thoughts and release any pent up emotions that might be harmful for them to keep inside.</p>
<p>2. Social Interaction:  Of course nothing beats getting out and meeting people, we all know this.  The problem is that not everyone is a social butterfly.  They might naturally be shy people who would rather stay in, or they might have an issue that makes face to face social interaction stressful.  Blogging and micro-blogging allow people to interact with other people online.  It doesn&#8217;t beat the real thing but it is a start.  Interaction can come from people contacting you based on your story or from comments to your blog.  One of the great things is when you share a personal story and you get a comment from someone going through similar things. A blog allows anyone to interact with other  people, and is a great tool when trying to reach people with similar interests or problems.</p>
<p>3. Consistency and Stability:  This might be an overlooked value when it comes to blogs, but I think it is important.  Some people live in a chaotic world that helps keep them feeling the way they do.  A blog offers some consistency and stability.  The blog is always there, stays pretty much the same and just waits for you to post.  There are no demands or pressure.  You have a blog that is always there and ready for you.  It is also great to have that routine for people.  A blog could be something that people look forward too each day.  Outside of technical difficulties, it isn&#8217;t likely to let a person down.</p>
<p>I am not a doctor and I would never claim that a blog is a cure for any level of depression.  That said I am a blogger, and I do have some insight into that world.  I think I can safely say that blogs do have some therapeutic properties.  If you are looking for stability, social interaction or a way to release your pent up feelings, then try out blogging.  It doesn&#8217;t cure problems, but it might help you cope.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[When settling in to draft original copy for a web project, it is important to keep the five Ps of Web Copyrighting in mind. In fact, using this simple formula will make all the difference in how well you stay on track with your objectives. Here are each of the five Ps along with a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When settling in to draft original copy for a web project, it is important to keep the five Ps of Web Copyrighting in mind. In fact, using this simple formula will make all the difference in how well you stay on track with your objectives.</p>
<p>Here are each of the five Ps along with a simple definition. </p>
<p>1.Problem  Whenever your task is to convince someone of a need, you must first convince the buyer there is a dilemma that must be addressed. This dilemma or problem helps to set up a sense of urgency, indicating action must be taken in order to take care of the issue at hand. Once your copy presents this problem, then you can begin the process of convincing the buyer you have the solution.</p>
<p>2.Promise  Essentially, your promise is that the subject matter of your sales pitch is going to make everything okay again. For example, if you presented the problem of dirty windows, you now promise that your product provides the best solution available.</p>
<p>3.Proof  Having made a promise or claim, it is now time to put your money where your mouth is. In order words, you are going to present all the reasons why your solution works better than anything else. Here is where you make your solution irresistible to the consumer by pointing out how quickly and easily the problem can be made to go away.</p>
<p>4.Price  After making all the benefits clear, you add the icing to the cake. That is, you make note of what a small cost is necessary to obtain all these wonderful advantages. The idea is to convey that your solution is worth every penny of the cost, even if it may be a little more than some of the similar but obviously inferior products offered by the competition.</p>
<p>5.P.S.  This is where you add in one more added benefit. This can be something that is outside the scope of the original problem, but somehow still related. For example, you may note that your product not only makes windowpanes crystal clear, but will also do a great job on that resin furniture in the back yard. The p.s. is your chance to provide one more benefit and thus nudge a consumer who is on the fence to go ahead and take the plunge. </p>
<p>This simple formula can be utilized with just about any type of situation where you want to present an issue and then offer a viable solution. Give it a try. Think of a single problem and then see where this process takes you. The results will be a pleasant surprise. </p>
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