I love Google.
Yup, perhaps you don't find as much appreciation for Blogger as I do. From the tools I've used with Google they are always crystal clear and easy to use. Okay, perhaps AdWords is the exception, but as the rule goes Google is easy to use.
Now they are releasing a free website building tool. Introducing the new Google Sites for quick and easy website development.
Google Sites is replacing the older Google Pages website building option.
Why is Google going through all the trouble of introducing a brand new tool for building websites?
After all, Google Pages allowed people to…
* Create new pages
* Add URL's
* Format your document in HTML
* I even added videos to my Google Pages but not without a great deal of trouble
Google Sites on the other hand allows people to…
* Create rich web pages easily
* Collect all related information into one place
* Control who can view & edit the site
* Plus most everything that was available from Google Pages
Here's what software developer Scott Griepentrog from StG.net had to say about Google sites.
"Google Sites is the best thing to hit the web since Google Apps. For a long time I'd been wanting a way to have a more private area, where others could still contribute without having to give them full administrative privileges to my domain - and Sites fits the bill and then some. I've used it to support many varied activities including private notes and conversations with clients, keeping track of my home schooled children's assignments and homework, letting them create their own web pages, collaborating with others on content for books and engineering designs, and even sharing pictures of our new dog with my family. It's easier and faster than a wiki, I can control who can see or contribute to a given site, and it's just downright fun to use! Thank you Google!"
I don't know about you, but as far as I'm concerned, given a review like Scotts. I'm going to be checking into the brand new Google sites free website building tool.
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Friday, September 12, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Why You Must Set Priorities To Succeed
* You have a goal
* You have a dream
* You have a vision
But how in the world will you ever find the time?
I learned the hard way that you must set priorities to succeed.
I've long wanted to break into the world of writing.
I remember purchasing a course from Writer's Digest (TWICE!!!!), but it never amounted to much. The failure certainly wasn't in their material for it looked really good. However, my ability to set it as a priority stank!
Add that to the number of websites I have built over the years that haven't gone where I wanted them too and you come up with a frustrating experience.
By the way, the problem with the websites was not design or time. I could spend numerous hours on design of the different projects without a problem. Finding time to market what I had built was a horse of a different color. I simply didn't believe in myself, perhaps I didn't even want to believe in myself. I do not know.
Over the years, one thing became perfectly clear.
No matter how…
* many promises I made (to myself and others such as spouses)
* many E-books I read (trust me, ClickBank knows my credit card number)
* websites I built
My aspirations would never amount to much unless I
(1) Made the time
(2) Believed in myself
Today, I am managing several different successful websites. I chose to change. Was it easy? Absolutely not. Was it worth it? For me, that question would be answered to the affirmative.
The question now becomes, what are your formidable hurdles that seem unattainable?
* Kids?
* Attitude?
* Purpose?
Whatever they are, you really can do it. But you will need to put aside the reasons why not before you find success in the reasons why. You must set priorities to succeed.
* You have a dream
* You have a vision
But how in the world will you ever find the time?
I learned the hard way that you must set priorities to succeed.
I've long wanted to break into the world of writing.
I remember purchasing a course from Writer's Digest (TWICE!!!!), but it never amounted to much. The failure certainly wasn't in their material for it looked really good. However, my ability to set it as a priority stank!
Add that to the number of websites I have built over the years that haven't gone where I wanted them too and you come up with a frustrating experience.
By the way, the problem with the websites was not design or time. I could spend numerous hours on design of the different projects without a problem. Finding time to market what I had built was a horse of a different color. I simply didn't believe in myself, perhaps I didn't even want to believe in myself. I do not know.
Over the years, one thing became perfectly clear.
No matter how…
* many promises I made (to myself and others such as spouses)
* many E-books I read (trust me, ClickBank knows my credit card number)
* websites I built
My aspirations would never amount to much unless I
(1) Made the time
(2) Believed in myself
Today, I am managing several different successful websites. I chose to change. Was it easy? Absolutely not. Was it worth it? For me, that question would be answered to the affirmative.
The question now becomes, what are your formidable hurdles that seem unattainable?
* Kids?
* Attitude?
* Purpose?
Whatever they are, you really can do it. But you will need to put aside the reasons why not before you find success in the reasons why. You must set priorities to succeed.
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- Make Money Writing Online From Home
- 3 Steps To Creating Content Rich Articles
- How To Submit To 668 Article Directories At Once
Free Google Pagerank Checker Tool
I started research for this article wondering why I would want a free Google pagerank checker tool when I can get the same information from the Google bar. The first few page ranking tools I reviewed didn't sway my opinion much.
Then I found a nice utility that changed my mind.
*** Strike One ***
It didn't change my mind because of its ability to look up single URL ratings. I can do that by just going to the website and using the utility that Google already has in place.
*** Strike Two ***
There are many nice things about this part, such as a variety of different options to choose from.
However, if I have a very low PR I certainly wouldn't want to advertise that fact.
Further, one can never be completely sure with what they are installing when they install someone else's widgets. In most cases this is not an issue, but it certainly is something to keep in mind when putting someone else's code on your website.
*** Home Run ***
While I'm not to interested in a single page look up tool and installing their code on my website doesn't make a great deal of sense; this third option more than made up for what the other two were lacking.
Simply put, this utility allows you to check 25 different URL's at exactly the same time.
I tried it with 3 of the sites I manage and the answer was both accurate and fast in coming. While working on my laptop I have learned to be patient, but their was no reason to wait for the results with page ranking tool.
Plus, if I can get such quick results with 25 URL's, I can certainly trust that a single URL will return results very quickly too.
*** Score Wrap ***
* Single lookup tool doesn't impress me much.
* Installing foreign code on my website doesn't interest me much.
* Being able to find the rating of 25 different websites instantly. Now your talking.
What's that?
Where is the free Google pagerank checker tool located at?
Glad you asked. You can find it at 4weblog.com. Check out how their "fake pagerank checker" works while visiting.
Then I found a nice utility that changed my mind.
*** Strike One ***
It didn't change my mind because of its ability to look up single URL ratings. I can do that by just going to the website and using the utility that Google already has in place.
*** Strike Two ***
There are many nice things about this part, such as a variety of different options to choose from.
However, if I have a very low PR I certainly wouldn't want to advertise that fact.
Further, one can never be completely sure with what they are installing when they install someone else's widgets. In most cases this is not an issue, but it certainly is something to keep in mind when putting someone else's code on your website.
*** Home Run ***
While I'm not to interested in a single page look up tool and installing their code on my website doesn't make a great deal of sense; this third option more than made up for what the other two were lacking.
Simply put, this utility allows you to check 25 different URL's at exactly the same time.
I tried it with 3 of the sites I manage and the answer was both accurate and fast in coming. While working on my laptop I have learned to be patient, but their was no reason to wait for the results with page ranking tool.
Plus, if I can get such quick results with 25 URL's, I can certainly trust that a single URL will return results very quickly too.
*** Score Wrap ***
* Single lookup tool doesn't impress me much.
* Installing foreign code on my website doesn't interest me much.
* Being able to find the rating of 25 different websites instantly. Now your talking.
What's that?
Where is the free Google pagerank checker tool located at?
Glad you asked. You can find it at 4weblog.com. Check out how their "fake pagerank checker" works while visiting.
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- Why You Want A Pair Of Google Goggles For Site
- 1 Clickbank Affiliate Marketing Cash Generator Strategy That Work
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Start Generating Traffic To Your Blog
People love highly niche related blogs.
Search engines love blogs focused on a target market.
Even your website loves the blog it is connected to.
So you really only have one choice.
Build a blog!
You can have a blog up and going within a couple hours tops. I know, because I do it frequently.
However, just building a blog is not enough. You also need to start generating traffic to your blog else all you really have is an electronic paperweight.
*** Be Creative ***
One of the best ways to get that traffic you are looking for is by writing articles. I've tried this process with and without the bum marketing concept included. I've learned the hard way that it's much easier to compete against 1500 different entries than it is 23 million. Further, while I would indeed use an article submitting software, I would also logon to all the key article directories that I want to use and setup profiles where that option is made available.
*** Hug A Blogger ***
I got this idea from Ankesh Kothari's blogclout blog, and I recommend you follow it.
First, find other blogs related to your niche audience using Technorati and get involved with them. Don't market to these other blogs, but rather provide valuable responses to their posts.
Second, go the extra mile by sending them a snail mail thank you postcard. Postcards don't cost a great deal and the potential joint venture opportunities that may open up as a result far exceeds any expenses you may have had to dole out.
You can use DomainTools to find out the physical address of a domain name owner. And a great postcard processing service for you to use would be Sendoutcards. If you received a pleasant postcard in the mail related to your blog or website, how interested would you be in finding out more about the person who sent it? Once you discovered that they were legit what's the chances that you would want to do business with them?
This one really isn't rocket science.
*** Develop Guest Appearances ***
Let's say you have found a blog that fits perfectly with your niche audience. You like the style of writing used by the other blog owner. Why not offer that blogger to be an author on your blog? Perhaps they will return the offer. Either way, you have a guest speaker that livens up your blog.
I know, you prefer to hear your own voice on your blog. After all, it's your blog right.
One word, interactive.
Besides, if the other writer has a large following theirs a good chance that they may tell their readers about your blog and that can't be anything but good.
These are 3 ways to start generating traffic to your website. Other ways do exist. But these will definitely get you headed down the right road.
Search engines love blogs focused on a target market.
Even your website loves the blog it is connected to.
So you really only have one choice.
Build a blog!
You can have a blog up and going within a couple hours tops. I know, because I do it frequently.
However, just building a blog is not enough. You also need to start generating traffic to your blog else all you really have is an electronic paperweight.
*** Be Creative ***
One of the best ways to get that traffic you are looking for is by writing articles. I've tried this process with and without the bum marketing concept included. I've learned the hard way that it's much easier to compete against 1500 different entries than it is 23 million. Further, while I would indeed use an article submitting software, I would also logon to all the key article directories that I want to use and setup profiles where that option is made available.
*** Hug A Blogger ***
I got this idea from Ankesh Kothari's blogclout blog, and I recommend you follow it.
First, find other blogs related to your niche audience using Technorati and get involved with them. Don't market to these other blogs, but rather provide valuable responses to their posts.
Second, go the extra mile by sending them a snail mail thank you postcard. Postcards don't cost a great deal and the potential joint venture opportunities that may open up as a result far exceeds any expenses you may have had to dole out.
You can use DomainTools to find out the physical address of a domain name owner. And a great postcard processing service for you to use would be Sendoutcards. If you received a pleasant postcard in the mail related to your blog or website, how interested would you be in finding out more about the person who sent it? Once you discovered that they were legit what's the chances that you would want to do business with them?
This one really isn't rocket science.
*** Develop Guest Appearances ***
Let's say you have found a blog that fits perfectly with your niche audience. You like the style of writing used by the other blog owner. Why not offer that blogger to be an author on your blog? Perhaps they will return the offer. Either way, you have a guest speaker that livens up your blog.
I know, you prefer to hear your own voice on your blog. After all, it's your blog right.
One word, interactive.
Besides, if the other writer has a large following theirs a good chance that they may tell their readers about your blog and that can't be anything but good.
These are 3 ways to start generating traffic to your website. Other ways do exist. But these will definitely get you headed down the right road.
- Also Read...
- How To Get Qualified Visitors Fast
- Easy Way To Gain Targeted Traffic Through Social Bookmarking
- The Easiest And Most Effective Method To Winning The Search Engine Wars
Monday, September 8, 2008
Easy Article Marketing Strategy
I love Bum Marketing. It really makes so much sense. You deliver to the search engines exactly what they are looking for and nothing else. The long-term affects this has on your website rankings is unquestionable.
BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!
There is a little known secret that can be applied to Bum Marketing that will supercharge your efforts.
*** SETUP ***
First, you need to have a basic website and blog setup.
If you are in need of a domain host I would use
As for blog tools, two of the most popular are…
* Blogger.com (my favorite)
* WordPress.com
It really doesn't matter which blog software you use as long as you build yourself a blog that you can post articles to.
*** POSTING ***
Using Bum Marketing write two articles, post one to your website and one to your blog.
The articles need to be related to each other for best results. It's not likely that an article for a Vegetarian will work well with an article talking about the best ways to cook a steak.
*** LINKING ***
Now that the two articles are written and posted hyperlink both of them together in a way that one references the other. The chances of someone being interested in reading another writing on the same niche topic after taking the time to read the first one are quite good. What's more, search engines will definitely notice that people are moving between the two resources and reward you handsomely as a result.
NOTE: Be sure to link to the actual article page on your blog rather than just the main page of your blog.
*** CONCLUSION ***
You will indeed reap the benefits if you add this easy article marketing strategy to other article writing tactics like bum marketing.
BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!
There is a little known secret that can be applied to Bum Marketing that will supercharge your efforts.
*** SETUP ***
First, you need to have a basic website and blog setup.
If you are in need of a domain host I would use
As for blog tools, two of the most popular are…
* Blogger.com (my favorite)
* WordPress.com
It really doesn't matter which blog software you use as long as you build yourself a blog that you can post articles to.
*** POSTING ***
Using Bum Marketing write two articles, post one to your website and one to your blog.
The articles need to be related to each other for best results. It's not likely that an article for a Vegetarian will work well with an article talking about the best ways to cook a steak.
*** LINKING ***
Now that the two articles are written and posted hyperlink both of them together in a way that one references the other. The chances of someone being interested in reading another writing on the same niche topic after taking the time to read the first one are quite good. What's more, search engines will definitely notice that people are moving between the two resources and reward you handsomely as a result.
NOTE: Be sure to link to the actual article page on your blog rather than just the main page of your blog.
*** CONCLUSION ***
You will indeed reap the benefits if you add this easy article marketing strategy to other article writing tactics like bum marketing.
- Also read...
- How To Write Super Rich Ad Headlines
- Easy Way To Post To 1000's Of Classified Ad Sites
- Profit From eBay(R) Classified Ads As An Affiliate Marketer
Sunday, September 7, 2008
3 Steps To Internet Marketing Techniques That Work
You've built your website.
You have an awesome product with a compelling sales message.
There's only one thing you lack. Yup, you guessed it. Traffic! Lot's and lot's of traffic.
And without traffic you are finished before you ever begin. That's why you need to use Internet marketing techniques that work when promoting your website.
You have probably heard the old adage…
"Fail to plan and plan to fail"
Never is that truer than on the Internet. But when you consider all the possible options available…
* Writing articles
* Blogging
* SEO
* Social Networking
* Forums
* Social Bookmarking
* And the list goes on and on and on
The whole idea of building an Internet business can become as overwhelming as attempting to leap a tall building in a single bound (and we're not talking Lego's). The only way I know of not burying yourself under mounds of work is to create a plan of attack.
(1) Determine how long you have to work on Internet marketing in a given day. Be realistic, if your schedule will only allow for 30 minutes then set it for 30 minutes every day like clockwork. Of course, the more you invest into your business the more you can expect from it in the long run.
(2) Decide what method you will focus on (right now, my focus is mainly on writing articles, though I realize there will come a day when I need to get more involved with Social Networking).
(3) Spend a little time each day improving upon what you have created even if it's only 15 minutes. Search engines love websites that are never really finished. No matter what niche you are in there is always something more you can do to improve upon what you have created. Therefore, add something of interest to your audience whatever that might be.
In closing, if you…
* determine to stick to your schedule.
* decide on your own personal course to success (I recommend considering article writing).
* develop your website into a place that your niche audience loves
then you will be will on your way to success with this 3 steps to Internet marketing techniques that work process. You can realize your dreams, but it will indeed take work to do so.
You have an awesome product with a compelling sales message.
There's only one thing you lack. Yup, you guessed it. Traffic! Lot's and lot's of traffic.
And without traffic you are finished before you ever begin. That's why you need to use Internet marketing techniques that work when promoting your website.
You have probably heard the old adage…
"Fail to plan and plan to fail"
Never is that truer than on the Internet. But when you consider all the possible options available…
* Writing articles
* Blogging
* SEO
* Social Networking
* Forums
* Social Bookmarking
* And the list goes on and on and on
The whole idea of building an Internet business can become as overwhelming as attempting to leap a tall building in a single bound (and we're not talking Lego's). The only way I know of not burying yourself under mounds of work is to create a plan of attack.
(1) Determine how long you have to work on Internet marketing in a given day. Be realistic, if your schedule will only allow for 30 minutes then set it for 30 minutes every day like clockwork. Of course, the more you invest into your business the more you can expect from it in the long run.
(2) Decide what method you will focus on (right now, my focus is mainly on writing articles, though I realize there will come a day when I need to get more involved with Social Networking).
(3) Spend a little time each day improving upon what you have created even if it's only 15 minutes. Search engines love websites that are never really finished. No matter what niche you are in there is always something more you can do to improve upon what you have created. Therefore, add something of interest to your audience whatever that might be.
In closing, if you…
* determine to stick to your schedule.
* decide on your own personal course to success (I recommend considering article writing).
* develop your website into a place that your niche audience loves
then you will be will on your way to success with this 3 steps to Internet marketing techniques that work process. You can realize your dreams, but it will indeed take work to do so.
- Also Read...
- Know Why You Don't Want To Park Your Domain?
- How To Create Auto-Pilot Income Streams From Ebay(R)
- 8 Easy Steps To Score A Top 5 Google Ranking In Under 30 Days
Safety Concerns About MySpace Growth Continues
MySpace
YourSpace
HisSpace
HerSpace
Whose space is it anyway?
No matter what you think of MySpace, MySpace growth continues. Some reports I've heard say it's double the size of Google, while others say that sites like FaceBook are even bigger than MySpace.
Whatever the case, many are concerned about how safe MySpace is or is not, and they should be. However, making such blatant statements as…
"Thanks to MySpace, our family is feuding amongst each other."
… is really over the top in my opinion.
Sure, MySpace can be a haven for bad things happening to good or naïve people. But so can the grocery store, public school, outdoor park or even a telephone. The issue is not about MySpace or the Internet, but rather a morally bankrupt society that has lost direction and focus on the right way to do things.
Comments to this same article identify the problem with MySpace as being primarily one of poor parental guidance.
"It's a parent's job to monitor what his or her kid(s) do online."
"If you think its wrong don't let your daughter do it."
In a way I would agree with these statements, but the issue really is much deeper than parents controlling what their children do and do not do. For example, why has the sexual predator deemed it okay to pursue their unhealthy desires in the first place? What have we as a society and culture neglected to acknowledge that could lead a person to deeming this as an okay approach to take?
Is it our lack of "real" discipline for those who are caught breaking the law?
Has are largely hands off policy communicated the message that consequences do not follow actions be they good or bad?
While it may indeed be the parent's responsibility to lovingly nurture their children, removing ourselves from the equation while pointing at them is far from the honest truth. One thing seems certain. MySpace growth continues to exceed some people's expectations while the whole concept of Web 2.0 technologies really is just getting under way. Therefore, it seems clear to me that the choice we are left with is one of regaining the moral ground we have lost or continue to watch our society degenerate from the inside out just as some predicted would happen in the not to distant past.
YourSpace
HisSpace
HerSpace
Whose space is it anyway?
No matter what you think of MySpace, MySpace growth continues. Some reports I've heard say it's double the size of Google, while others say that sites like FaceBook are even bigger than MySpace.
Whatever the case, many are concerned about how safe MySpace is or is not, and they should be. However, making such blatant statements as…
"Thanks to MySpace, our family is feuding amongst each other."
… is really over the top in my opinion.
Sure, MySpace can be a haven for bad things happening to good or naïve people. But so can the grocery store, public school, outdoor park or even a telephone. The issue is not about MySpace or the Internet, but rather a morally bankrupt society that has lost direction and focus on the right way to do things.
Comments to this same article identify the problem with MySpace as being primarily one of poor parental guidance.
"It's a parent's job to monitor what his or her kid(s) do online."
"If you think its wrong don't let your daughter do it."
In a way I would agree with these statements, but the issue really is much deeper than parents controlling what their children do and do not do. For example, why has the sexual predator deemed it okay to pursue their unhealthy desires in the first place? What have we as a society and culture neglected to acknowledge that could lead a person to deeming this as an okay approach to take?
Is it our lack of "real" discipline for those who are caught breaking the law?
Has are largely hands off policy communicated the message that consequences do not follow actions be they good or bad?
While it may indeed be the parent's responsibility to lovingly nurture their children, removing ourselves from the equation while pointing at them is far from the honest truth. One thing seems certain. MySpace growth continues to exceed some people's expectations while the whole concept of Web 2.0 technologies really is just getting under way. Therefore, it seems clear to me that the choice we are left with is one of regaining the moral ground we have lost or continue to watch our society degenerate from the inside out just as some predicted would happen in the not to distant past.
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- 1 Excellent Way To Clearner More Optimized Computers
- How To Increase Computer Speed While Removing Corrupted Registry Files
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