My blog is not intended to make money, just keep me connected with people and share some of what I have learned.

But there are those who make a full time living at blogging. Top earners pull in over $1 million a year, just from one blog site (exact pecking order changes through time).

That’s not to say anyone and everyone can earn $1 million a year, merely to say there is money in blogging: good money. Whether blogging for cash is right for you depends on your temperament. Not everyone can write, for sure.

But blogging isn’t about being a “writer”, it’s more about being a personal communicator. If you have something to say and could say it to your friends over a coffee, you can blog. For sure.

All you really need is a passion or interest and an attitude! Read more »

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Let’s continue from before. If you know what section of the market you are looking for, you need to lay some bait (like in fishing). You need to choose a good keyword, and there is plenty of instruction on the web on how to do that. Picking the right keywords is extremely critical to making money online with SEO.

Let’s suppose your keyword is “raise my child’s reading skill”. Note that keywords can be more than just one word. They can be a short phrase, which we would call a “long-tail” keyword. You certainly know what’s in a person’s mind who types in this phrase, right?

If – and ONLY IF – you can answer that person’s needs, then you can go fishing. Read more »

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SEO stands for search engine optimization. That means making changes and settings that will improve your chances of being high on the list of websites that Google shows to surfers searching for your topic. That is to say, the free “organic” listing, not the paid ads you see on the right hand side. It’s usually very long and goes on for dozens, maybe hundreds of pages, on that particular search term.

Paid Google advertisings (AdWords) will allow your ad to be shown when somebody types in a particular search term. You choose these search terms or “keywords” and you have to bid on them. The more you bid, the nearer the top of the display list you come.

As competition has increased over the years, you may find yourself having to pay $5, $10 or even as high as $50 a click, for the very popular search terms, if you want to come out top of the front page.
Not everyone wants to approach making money online with this pay-per-click (PPC) method. It need can be quite demanding in time and money. PPC managers spend dozens of hours a week, tracking their clicks and costs. Bidding can mean you are risking $1,000s.

The alternative, which is free, is simply to make yourself more visible in the organic listings by making certain changes in the settings and wording of your website. We call this  call search engine optimization. Read more »

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If you haven’t yet started making money online, here’s a quick tip. Go over to a viral traffic plan, such as TrafficSwarm and get signed up. It’s totally free and you are GUARANTEED traffic to your site

If nothing else, you get one visitor for every link you click (tit-for-tat). You read 50 other ads, for a minimum of 15 seconds, and you are rewarded with 50 clicks to your sales page. You don’t have to buy anything, just click on the ads and read them briefly.

You can make the viral traffic page your home page; then you get a click every time you load your browser. It adds up.

But the smart thing to do is get other people to sign up under you. Then you get override links, like MLM. Some plans go down several levels. That can mean hundreds and even thousands of clicks - thousands of visitors to your site (or your Clickbank hoplink page).

This is one of the easiest ways to make your first $100- 200. Free traffic to your hoplink (affiliate) link, for a product you know converts. It’s like GoogleCash but you don’t have to pay for the Adwords clickthroughs!

Try it.

But remember, the REAL money online comes from having and managing your own product. These are just baby steps.

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The hardest money online is the first $100- $1,000. Beginners will buy the courses and read advisories, vaguely understand it needs visitors and a sales page etc.  To make money online can be easy, but overwhelming at the same time.

But nothing comes together. Not enough visitors, so it’s hard to tell if the sales page works. No sales…

Maybe the sales copy isn’t good enough? Or the product isn’t right? Or maybe it just needs more visitors.

The problem is, when you lack experience, you can’t tell where it’s going wrong. It becomes very confusing.

There is only one certain way round this, which is to pick a product you know works, with proven sales. That means choose somebody else’s product which has already proven itself and that means Clickbank!

You need a Clickbank account and if you don’t have one, go over there right away (www.clickbank.com) and get signed up.

In the CB marketplace you can choose a product that’s right for your website, you can see its performance and how much commission you’ll earn. Usually, these products have their OWN sales page. You customize the link with your own Clickbank ID or nickname (that’s called a hoplink). Put the hoplink in your promotions and somebody else’s sales page does the work; you get the cash.

All that’s left, then, is traffic.

Gimme chance to get a coffee and I’ll give you a really easy tip for complete newbies…

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The Gateway To Wealth Event is now just around the corner and I am excited as ever…

I plan on picking up some new JV partners whom I have never done business with… You should plan to do so also. That’s one of the main reason to go to a live event. It can turn your business around OVERNIGHT.

Anyways - I wanted to share 10 tips that will be helpful to you while attending any live event…

1.) Set goals for yourself before attending the event.

2.) When talking to someone new, ask them non-business related questions as this will open them up and make them feel more comfortable around you…

3.) If someone is in the middle of a conversion, do not interrupt the conversation or butt in mid sentence… Just wait till that individual has a free moment to introduce yourself…

4.) Buying a drink for someone can do amazing things

5.) Do some research on the speakers… Know who is going to be there and what they have going on… It is great to look up the speakers on Facebook, Twitter, Squidoo, or MySpace to find out about their personal lives and interest… These findings are great conversation starters…

6.) Be Prepared… (business cards, notepad, laptop…)

7.) Have a positive attitude and be someone who you would want to approach.

8.) If you have a product, bring a few copies, however, don’t push it to hard.

9.) Be memorable and be sure to make a lasting impression…

10.) Follow up - after the event be sure to contact all the new connections you made letting them know you enjoyed meeting them…

If you haven’t yet booked your ticket to Gateway To Wealth, now is the time. It’s FREE and you get to meet some great speakers.

www.gatewayseminar.com

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