Monday 29 April 2013

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The Optimist says, "The glass is half full."

The Pessimist says, "The glass is half empty."

The Marketing Consultant says, "Your glass needs re-sizing."



Marketing 101


You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say, "I'm
fantastic in bed." That's Direct Marketing.
You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One
of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says, "He's
fantastic in bed." That's Advertising.
You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her
telephone number. The next day you call and say, "Hi, I'm fantastic in
bed." That's Telemarketing.
You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten
your tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink. You open the door
for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her a ride, and
then say, "By the way, I'm fantastic in bed." That's Public Relations.
You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and
says, "I hear you're fantastic in bed." That's Brand Recognition. 
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Thursday 11 April 2013

Top 15 Ways to make money from blogging


Many bloggers crash and burn when it comes to actually making money with their blog. They might do great with design, opt-in forms, and even publish great content - but they freeze up when it comes to asking for the credit card.
You see, a lot of bloggers are afraid.
When you ask for someone to spend money with you, your relationship with that person escalates like crazy. It's like finally telling your girlfriend "I love you" or having them meet the padres.
When you sell people something, you have to know that it's great stuff, or you're not going to sell it wholeheartedly (assuming you're not a psychopath detached from feeling). People are touchy when it comes to money - if they don't get their whole value, they'll ask for refunds, leave bad reviews, etc.
In other words, selling stuff is a BIG deal!
Anyway, I'll give you a few blog monetization tips that I've found to be some of the most effective!
1. Low dollar Ebook (around $17)
This is a great one to cut your teeth on - you don't have the pressure of doing anything live. If you want to take months to really fine-tune your content, no one's stopping you!
2. Blog Audits
Blog audits are easy to run. All you need to do is have a couple of PDF's ready to go, and then you fill in the info with your clients' info and send it back to them.
Clearly, you need a little experience before you can command a price for this service. But, all you need is a page on your blog and a PayPal button.
3. Blog Writing Service
This one works great for me because I like to write and consider it one of my strengths. I'm able to charge quite a bit because I deliver everything I say I will.
It's another super-easy one to implement - little sales page, and a PayPal button!
4. Blog Setup Service
The secret to making money on the Internet really isn't a secret. All you gotta do is learn a skill that people need, and charge for it!
I don't set up any blogs - my wife does. But, she's self-taught with Wordpress, Photoshop, FTP, and all the other jazz you need to build a blog. She watched YouTube videos for about a week, and she's made several thousand dollars in blog sales. Nice.
5. Charge for Webinars
Personally, I've never done this one. However, I once heard Mark Hoverson say something that changed my business.
He said that if he were to start over, the one thing he would do differently would be to charge people for stuff from the very beginning.
The example he used was that he once charged $10 for a webinar where he taught how to set up a quick website. He earned some cash, but even more importantly, he began to build a customer base.
6. Affiliate Sales
Selling affiliate products doesn't have to be a drawn-out event with lots of fanfare.
Most of my affiliate sales have come when I sell people other products, or I mention them in posts as an aside. I don't write long sales pages or emails promoting affiliate stuff, by sometimes I'll stick a link in a post as a quick recommendation.
Most affiliate sales are small, but they definitely add up!
7. Newsletter with Ads
A lot of Internet Marketers use this is as their main source of revenue! Once you've built up a fairly substantial email list, you can send out little ads in your newsletters - and score big bucks.
8. 15 Minute Coaching Through Fiverr.com
This is one of the more ingenious marketing strategies that I've ever seen.
Fiverr.com is a site that lets you offer products or services, but you can only charge $5 for it. I knew a lady that was trying to build her network marketing team. She would offer 15 minute MLM coaching for $5.
Now $5 isn't a ton, and it only pans out to $20/hour (clearly not gonna make you rich).
However, with that consulting session, she pocketed some cash, got a new lead (and a super-high quality one willing to pay), and was able to build a personal relationship while displaying her expertise.
When I saw that I thought, "She's getting leads to PAY HER $5!"
9. Normal Consulting
There are two reasons that consulting on your site is valuable.
1. Pocket some dollar bills!
2. Establish your value
If I say that my consulting costs $149 per hour, every reader will think I'm doing awesome to command that price! You look like an expert immediately.
At the beginning, I suggest establishing a price higher than you think you can actually get - and then work to make yourself valuable enough to obtain clients at that price.
10. Animoto
This strategy is a little wacky and out there - I've never seen anyone else use this (so no competition, right?).
Animoto is a service that lets you make professional videos by adding images and text.
I might not have much use in my "teach others how to make money blogging" niche, but here's what some of you out there can do.
My wife loves animals. She was a vet tech, and even studied veterinary medicine in college.
She eventually wants to start a blog about her experiences and give people animal tips. She wants to use Animoto to create videos about people's pets and sell a bundle for around $39.99.
Cool, huh? It's super easy to do, and she has a great way to monetize her niche!
11. Continuity Program
This refers to any sort of program that requires a monthly payment - such as a mastermind group or premium content you don't offer elsewhere.
12. Sell Emails to List
Basically, you're giving people the chance to send a promotional email out to your list.
I've seen people make money doing this, but be EXTREMELY careful. Just because you realize you can make $200 per email doesn't mean you should send out 20 the next week!
If you're sending out more than 1 or 2 of these per week, you'll lose the responsiveness of the list that you've worked so hard to put together!
13. Live Course
Here's my long-term plan for my blog:
Down the road a bit, I'm planning on opening up an 8 week course where I host a live webinar each week. Every other week will be new training, and the next week will be question and answer.
I'll throw in bonuses like blog setups or blog audits.
Adapt that idea to your niche, and you can make oodles of money!
14. In-Person Conferences
Of course, this strategy is a LONG ways down the road, but it doesn't hurt to make it a goal of yours.
But really, being invited to be a guest speaker at a conference doesn't have to be a pipe dream years down the road. Try for it, make some connections, and you'll get there!
15. Google AdSense
I put this one last, because I think it's the worst idea of the 15. You've probably read all about it and how you need 17 gazillion visitors to make $10 per month.
My point of view is this:
If you're running a legitimate business getting thousands of visitors per month, you can use much smarter strategies that build a much larger income without muddying up your site with ads.
Just my 2 cents, but it is a blog monetization strategy.
Cameron Smith 


5 Ways to Find Topics to Blogging about


Blogging success is amassed in many ways, and one of them is continually creating interesting blog posts. But as much as imagination is infinite, ideas do run out sometimes. As failing to post is not even an option when you have loyal readers, you have to overcome this shortcoming by finding great topics when it seems there are none left. It is much easier to find inspiration when your blog is anchored on your passion as it somehow makes finding inspiration much simpler. Sadly not even that can make you immune to a scarcity of blogging ideas. Here are 5 such ways that will help you to find great topics for blogging.
Look out for latest trends 
It is easy to find great topics if you are updated on the ins and outs of your industry. Use Google Trends to see what's current. Visit Facebook and Twitter to uncover the latest trends. Visit online magazines, and not only limit yourself to those that are in your niche. If you allow your creative genius to course through, it won't be hard to come up with a topic or two from what you find.
Keep up with your industries leading blogs 
There are blogs that enjoy a huge religious following, and these are often regarded to as authorities in their niche. Subscribe to their RSS feeds to stay informed on the current topics they are tackling. You can write on the topics using a whole new approach, or simply expand on the information being offered.
Blog forums 
Forums offer a sense of community where people contribute their thoughts on a trending topic. Questions are asked, but answers are not always given. If the blog topic has attracted a lot of responses, you can write a post, offering tips or information and answering some of the questions.
Have regular features 
The feature could be as simply as a wrap up of the week that was. If you schedule this for a particular day, it eliminates the task of having to find blogging material, as your blog topics will always be pre-guided. This works well if yours is an entertainment or a news blog.
Dig from your past 
Recycling old posts is good when no interesting topics come to mind. The idea is not to copy-paste old material. Rather you can redraft it, enriching it with information that you have acquired since you first wrote the post. It's good only when you have absolutely nothing else to write about, though you shouldn't do it too regularly to avoid redundancy.
G Sonali