HitTail Results

Last issue I told you about Google Insights.

* Try it
* Use it
* It's free with no strings.

But, if you have a blog or website like www.BodyByChocolates.com, then you will want to know your HitTail results.

HitTail provides you with information about which keywords are and are not working for you. HitTail helps you to quickly appeal to readers & search engines alike.

You can use HitTail results to formulate a title for your next article.

HINT: Writing is made simple when you create your articles title first.

How To Follow The Social Networking Rules

Rules?

This is the web. There are no rules, right?

Wrong.

A social networking tool I use is Launch Pad because it focuses on those here in Eastern Washington.

Recently, I published 2 business related videos as well as a couple of blog articles on my page within their system only to have them removed faster than I could blink.

Before you think them unkind, it is important to understand that they have their standards and processes that they want people to follow. I found out that videos designed to directly appeal to business opportunities simply do not fall within the requirements of their social networking rules.

I have one of two options at this point.
1. File their website under "C" and move on to other opportunities.
2. Choose to design my material in a way that is acceptable for them.

There will be time where option 1 makes more sense than option 2 within your own business building endeavors. However, given that http://BodyByChocolates.com is based within the territory of the demographics for this social networking platform, following their rules makes a great deal of business sense for me.

Therefore, as you work with new social networking systems, make sure to follow their social networking rules or run the risk of being cut off at the pass.

Find Great Keywords With Google Insights For Search

Article marketing is a perfect way of driving traffic to your website. However, how do you find the right long tail keywords for you?

http://www.google.com/insights/search

Why pay for the rest when Google offers you the best, free? With this tool you can find hot keywords. Enter a topically related keyword from your project and Google will deliver a wealth of valuable information:

* Geo locations of hot keywords
* Related keyword phrases
* Top & rising searches

I wouldn't be without Google Insights to find great keywords for my www.BodyByChocolates.com website.

Article Writing Secrets 101

If you do a search on the following keyword

- Body By Chocolates -

You will find these links out ranking 5,630,000 competitors on the first page of Google.

Today's Mama:
===> http://www.todaysmama.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2773

Warrior Forum:
===> http://www.warriorforum.com/blogs/finditfree/2915-building-your-own-healthy-chocolate-business-www-bodybychocolates-com.html

Both speak of the healthy chocolate business I dived into on Nov 22, 2008. Given that the first post to this blog was made on 11/27/08 how could I possibly outrank 5,630,000 competitors in less than 2 months at the time of this writing.

Easy.

It is called bum marketing.

Let's look at the process.

First I go to Google and type in my desired keyword in quotes to determine the level of my competition.

"Chocolates" = 22,800,000 competitors.

This is to many competitors for me to contend against. I'm looking for results that are between 1000 and 5000. In most cases I would look to the left or right of the highlighted keyword to add to my research and narrow down the results.

However, since my website is BodyByChocolates.com I decided to see what my competition would be if I added the words "Body By" to my research.

"Body By Chocolates" = 27 competitors (most of who happen to be myself in this case.)

Normally this would be far to little results, but considering that the keyword matches my domain extremely well I'm willing to build an article focused on this keyword so that I can gain capital in this area.

Besides, when I search without the quotes I find these results.

Body By Chocolates = 5,630,000 competitors with myself mentioned at least twice on the first page of Google. Considering that this is absolutely free advertising and helps build my name recognition, I'm more than willing to take a very low hanging keyword phrase.

Next time we will discuss why using resources like Todays Mama and Warrior Forum have been so critical to the success of http://BodyByChocolates.com as we continue to explore article writing secrets.

3 Secrets To Writing For Web

Slap words on page, publish and repeat. That's all you need do when writing for web, right?

Wrong!

You need to use tools I will mention in the next 2 TidBit issues as well as focusing on key secrets to your success.

Keys like:

* Writing short brief statements instead of long paragraphs.
* Keeping your articles between 300 & 500 words.
* Including keyword phrase in your articles title, fist paragraph and last paragraph

These three things will help propel you to the top pages of Google like www.BodyByChocolates.com.

SEOGuy Unplugged

Who or what is a SEOGuy and who cares?

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization and my name happens to be Guy. Thus you have SEOGuy.

Who cares? You mean beside my precious life long bride?

You should.

Not only do I teach Internet Marketing success secrets via seminars, but I also do private consulting for your own specific projects. In the next 3 issues I will be explaining various points of article marketing. If you apply some of these hints like I do with www.BodyByChocolates.com you will see practically immediate long-term permanent results.

Life, is good.