Get Your Blog On!

I have been looking around at different Blogs today, and ran across a Post on Darren Rowse’s ProBlogger that thought was quite interesting. He basically talked about a couple things, Emerging New Trends In Blogging and Common Traits Of Successful Bloggers.

Rowes was talking about new Bloggers getting started today, and comparing it to when he got started 5 years ago. This got me thinking, you know not everyone is cut out to be a Professional Blogger, it takes a lot of skills and perseverance, to attract an audience, and build your own following. Plus it’s a lot of work!

I am convinced that Blogging is not just for the Pro-Bloggers. Blogging is for everyone, and you don’t have to worry about being all fancy, professional, and everything. The key is, just get it out there, get posting, and have fun with it.

My Top 10 Reasons For Blogging

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While there are countless marketing methods online, few of them level the playing field the way social bookmarking does. Internet marketers who work at home who want to increase their website traffic, so they can earn money online, have become highly smitten with the concept of social bookmarking. However, with all marketing methods there are dos and don’ts that can greatly affect the final outcome of success.

First a brief explanation of what social bookmarking is. Social bookmarking is a way for surfers to find, save, organize, and share their bookmarks of different pages. Contrary to automated resource classification software social bookmarking sites are arranged by humans rather than computerized algorithms. Thus, sites that have more human votes or bookmarks are deemed more valuable than their highly ranked search engine counterparts.

One of the most common social bookmarking mistakes is adding every icon out there to your website or blog. Believe it or not you are not increasing your chances of getting bookmarked. Too many options confuse users. Instead, choose the bookmarking service of communities that best resonates with your reader. If you’re still determined to cater to everyone then opt for a bookmark that drops down or folds out but hides the other options. Another common mistake is heavily submitting your own content.

Submitting your own content seems like the best way to get people in touch with your information, but community users can smell a promoter from a mile away. If every bookmark in your file is of your own brand, you not only look desperate, you also look phony. Can you still submit your site? Yes, I’m not saying don’t bookmark your site. But bookmark and vote on other content as well. Also if you are going to be part of the community and promote your site avoid using your brand or company name as your user name. Try to sound as generic as possible.

Social bookmarking benefits those who put “being popular” and earning money online aside for a minute, and instead focus on genuine participation rather than ridiculous conversation. The truth is many social bookmarking platforms can function without conversation. After all we have forums and live chat for that.

Social media is about the sharing of information. That means that your press releases are not going to fair too well in a community where people are eager to learn or keep up with gossip, and as a reminder all users of social media want this, more importantly though, social media is about the democratization of content. It puts users in control and this is perhaps why it can level out the marketing playing field.

In order to benefit, you have to actively participate by submitting and voting on content that matters to you and other users. You also need to help users along by submitting comments more meaningful than “that was the best article ever!” Like all communities there are those who make an effort to keep it thriving and those who are “just there.” And users can sense it if your just another work at home marketer using them to earn money online and do this by working at home.

By Jeff Casmer Published 05/8/2008 Entrepreneurship
Jeff Casmer is an internet marketing consultant and work at home business owner. For more information on affiliate programs please visit his “Top Ranked” Earn Money Online Directory which gives you all the information you need to Work at Home in the 21st century.

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I was checking out Yahoo news today and came across an article they are posting from their "Shine" division.  It is written by an apparent novice, or rookie journalist.  I did the ole Homer Simpson when I read this.  Here is the link to the article:

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/money/how-to-tell-a-work-from-home-scam-from-a-gem-179431/

 Read down through the 5th paragraph and you will see some garabage statement like this:  "Multi-level marketing, also known as pyramid schemes, are another work-at-home scam to avoid. Multi-level marketing can work when real products are sold through at-home parties, for example. But many just rely on people recruiting other people to pay into the scheme with few or no products sold. Stay away."

Here was my reply:  "Dory Devlin needs to get her facts straight before writing an article. Your comment "Multi-level marketing, also known as pyramid schemes, are another work-at-home scam to avoid." is one of the worst journalistic statements I have seen in a long time.

Pyramid schemes are illegal in all 50 states and most countries. MLM is not. There are some MLM companies that are less than scrupulous, but there are some that are exceptional. This is true in any industry, food, oil, health, technology, etc.

Your blanket statement (one of the sleaziest forms of journalism) is like saying, because Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are cheaters, then all baseball players, and for that matter, all athletes are cheaters. Or, because one journalist makes unsubstantiated claims, then all journalists are bad.

Anyway, let me say two things: 1) The idea of this article is a good one, especially as people are looking for ways to make an extra buck in this economy. It just needs to be screened by a more qualified editor. 2) In case you're wondering, "no" I am not in any MLM company. I work from home, but do not participate in any such company. I just hate to see misinformation."

If you think it's a piece of garbage, let her know.  Post a comment on this blog and at the website above. 

Copyright © Herbert Davies

http://www.Honest-Home.com

Social networking sites are one of the newest and most popular trends on the internet today. Here, you will be able to keep in touch with your old friends as well as your relatives and you will also be able to make new friends as well as meet new people. With social networking websites, you will see that it will make the world a smaller place.

One social networking website that is so popular among many people from all over the world is Facebook. In this website, you will be able to post your pictures, discuss your interests and hobbies as well as do many other things.When it first started Facebook was restricted to Harvard College students. Over time, it expanded to other schools and universities until it became available for everyone above the age of 13 from different parts of the world.

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Affiliate programs are remaining steady in their popularity. Every day, more and more webmasters, just like yourself are choosing to join one affiliate program or another. There are many different reasons for this, but the biggest reasons remains that it can be a great source of extra money. Then you add on to the fact that there is not a great deal of work involved with this extra money and you have yourself a jackpot of an opportunity. Even so, many people are still trying to determine if affiliate programs are right for them.

In this article, we will discuss the many different benefits that can be had by joining programs and each one of these will likely surprise you. First, what is an affiliate program? These programs surround many different areas of businesses offering services or products. An affiliate program, a method of marketing their company is a way ..

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One of the biggest challenges today for the average network marketer or home business owner who wants to use email marketing is to find an autoresponder (AR) that works for them.  Rules have changed considerably over the last couple years, and the number of autoresponders you can use has diminished to almost nothing. 

Why?  Well, that's a whole subject of it's own, but my thoughts are that the autoresponder companies allow the different ISP's dictate how they run their business.  Yes, you want to be white listed, but they allow them to interpret CAN-SPAM laws and other such things in ways it was never intended. 

Here's the bottomline - if you are going to run your own business, then you need to run your own autoresponder.  To put your marketing in the hands of a company that doesn't truly have your best interest at heart is a huge, huge mistake.  Let me tell you what we have found to be a great solution for most people.  There are certainly higher end systems, but those types of systems cost between $400 - $1500 per month.  The kind of solution I am talking about is about $19 - $45 per month, along with a small one time fee. 

• Autoresponder:  MailResponder Pro
• Email Web Host Needed:  Kiosk Hosting

MailResponder Pro (MRP) will take your marketing to a higher level than using a 3rd party system (like A1ebiz or MLMPowerMarketing). Everything I have seen I like… and like a lot! Here are the basics 

1. You actually buy the autoresponder script.
2. You are getting an email server webhost where you will host the script.

This ultimatelly keeps your prices lower and your profits higher.  Yes, it does require a bit more tech savvy-ness, but it's either learn how to do, hire someone who can do it, or use a 3rd pary system.

A few details on MRP - You can either purchase the script by itself, or for a little extra, pay to have them install it for you. If you have doubts about setting it up yourself, just pay the extra and have them install it for you.  Lots of training videos, and excellent support on using the AR.

A few details on Kiosk - They are highly recommended by the owner of Mailresonder Pro.  I have exchanged a few emails with him and this is where he said to go.  After seeing some of the names of the people who are using Kiosk (such as Mike Filsame, Michael Cheney, and Armando and Veronica Montelonogo), I can't recommend them highly enought to you.  If Mike and Michael will put their whole online empire in the hands of Kiosk, then you know it is very, very good. Complete hosting packages start at $18.95 per month, and as you grow, you can seamlessly grow into larger accounts, and even a dedicated server. Probably no other webhosting company understands what an online marketer needs like Kiosk Hosting.

Here is what you need to do to get started and put this system in place:  1) you will need to buy the autoresponder script.  That is less than $100.   You will then need to subscribe to the web hosting account. You choose your package.  There may be a few other things as you get going, like getting a domain name (about $10 per year), but other than that, you should be set up so you can then easily begin importing your leads into the system.