How often should I blog?

I just entered a quick blog post on: http://amazonandebaytips.blogspot.com/ and wanted to tell you about it.

In the post I stated: "An eBay listing a Day Keeps the Bills Away" and explained how easy and fast it is to simply create a posting every day before one heads off to work or starts their day. By doing so, one creates a stream of daily income. Go ahead and read it for yourself; it is at: http://amazonandebaytips.blogspot.com/. (It may not yet be “live” as I’ve “scheduled” it to be published at a later date than this writing).

The reason that I'm sharing it here with my Master Blogging students is that we need to have the same "mindset" with our blog posts. Now I'm not saying that we should sacrifice quality over quantity but I want to encourage you to write and post in your blog on a regular basis.

So, keep up the good work bloggers! Let me know how I can help you achieve your blogging dreams!

Make it a great day!

Ter

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Free Video for Affiliate Students

Make Money as an Affiliate.

What are your interests? Do people spend money on these interests? Are there products to promote? These are the questions you want to ask yourself if you want to make money as an affiliate advertiser on your blogs and web pages.

Notice the ads at the right of each one of my posts? Usually these are affiliate ads that I make a bit of money every time someone clicks on an ad and purchases something. I use affiliate ads on each of my 100 blogs (I’m known as “The Man of 100 Blogs” on the Internet) and I use them in appropriate places on my numerous websites on the Internet.

Today, I’m going to share a bit about how you can do the same as an affiliate.

I’m not going to reinvent the wheel. So, I will direct you to www.clickbank.com. Go there and become an affiliate if you have not already done so. Now, don’t stop there. The secret to success is to think that you are a “student”. As a student, you need to “show up for class”. Get out your calendar right now and actually “schedule” a regular time to go to this site, every day, every other day or at least one time a week to log in and take the training that they offer. If you haven't done this step, don't read further, chances are you won't do anything else I will ask you to do. If you are committed to scheduling for success, then please continue. Let's make money together!

I will be walking you through some Click Bank training right here at this blog and offer my thoughts from time to time, so be sure to save this blog address as a “favorite” on your computer and get back here and see what you can also learn from me. By the way, if you have not yet clicked on the box at the right and "become a follower" why not? Your email address isn't sold or even "captured" by me as a follower and you'll get each of these posts right in your email box at no cost; very cool! Let's continue.

Today let’s talk about choosing your niche. If you've taken my Master Blog Class, either online or in the physical classroom setting, you know that we've discussed this when you are deciding what to name your blog; it's the same with choosing affiliate ads. Everything must be "relevant" to your visitors. Spend time in researching who you are and what you want to be known as. “Know yourself” and you’ll be happy with what you are selling.

Know your interests, then explore what is out there. Do people spend money on this? This is the question you should ask if you are selling in a bricks and mortar (physical building type of store) or online (a clicks and order store).

As I already said, I'm not going to reinvent the wheel here. Clickbank makes money when you make money. They have great videos to assist in your success. At my site, there is a Click Bank video link that starts you in deciding what you should have as your own niche and start making money! Click on this link: VIDEO: 4 Steps to Affiliate Success, watch the video and return here to leave your comments. (Please forgive me if the site page is a bit disorganized; I’m always “playing” with it).

Make it a great day!

Ter

 

Craigslist plus Blogging Equals Profit

Good day!

Most of my readers know that I’m a marketer (Bricks to Clicks Marketing Consultant) outside of my blogging instruction and pursuits. That’s why I am always sharing how those visiting can copy my success in marketing their business message in the same way. Here’s a way that I used the pretty much the same copy that I used in my Craigslist ad for my blog content to get extra bang for my creative content; much the same way I encourage my students to combine blogs, websites, and online articles to create a larger “net” to pull in viewers and hopefully buyers for your products, services and ideas.

First I created my Craigslist ad. Just as with creating blog content, I always compose and edit my ideas in a Microsoft Word document. This way I can rearrange things to make sense and I retain a copy on my hard drive or computer files somewhere for future use (perhaps a Kindle book?).

 

 

Craigslist doesn’t like it when you use web addresses within the ads so most people “hide” or “disquise” them if they use them at all. I have people reply and I follow up with the link in my response. Sometimes ads can “work” with webaddresses and other times, they do not. It’s too in-depth to explain here (you can see my web page: www.terscott.com/craigslistcoach if you would like more information). My point here is that you’ll note that I actually used the site name in my title: MyImprintrepDOTcom Celebrates JUNE: (Twin Ports Area); a pretty daring move. I will tell you how it turns out! Using great and powerful headlines in newspapers, ads of any type, and even as email subject lines is a course in itself. I will cover that sometime later.

Then I simply copy and paste it into the Craigslist ad area. I also create a simple picture for the ad (people like pictures) and I use that in my ad.

Then I publish as I do with any ad. But I don’t stop there. Next I edit it slightly to use as a post in one of my blogs. Since I was promoting one of my businesses (www.MyImprintRep.com) I used the appropriate blog (I’m also known as “The Man of 100 Blogs”). The blog I transferred the same content from the Craigslist ad (with minor revision) is: http://newtonmanufacturingcompany.blogspot.com/. Voila! I’ve used the same content for two things, a Craigslist ad and a blog post. Remember that Craigslist ads and your blog titles are “searchable” in search engines so be sure to give some thought into creating them.

Next time you are creating content, think of other ways where you can use it!

That’s it for this time!

Ter

PS. The content I used had to do with using holidays and monthly causes as opportunities to create exposure for your business message. Consider special holiday and months for your business. And yes, if your business is related to any I’ve mentioned at my blog post: http://newtonmanufacturingcompany.blogspot.com/ you can also get free shipping when you order from www.myimprintrep.com/123order.

 

 

Effective Craigslist Titles

Every time I do something online that I think will assist my Master Blog Students in this blog, I like to pass it on. Lately I've been doing a lot with craigslist. Here is an ad that I placed in craigslist about working with my companies from home. When you read this the listing may have expired so I have an actual post in my T Scott Hires blog: http://tscotthires.blogspot.com/ if you care to look at it.

One reason I like working with craigslist is that the title does "show up" in the search engines. So what does that mean to us as bloggers? Again, be sure to use the "key words" and phrases that people are using when they are searching for what it is that you are presenting (presenting means what your are promoting in message, products and/or services).

That's it for now.
Make it a great day!
Ter

In my craigslist ads, I try to "disguise" my website addresses because sometimes they are "rejected" by craigslist because they often don't like web addresses (there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason, as I see some ads filled with web addresses) and I will use a picture that "shows" the address in the picture. Here's how I "disguised" the address:

Great pricing and service on “Anything With an Imprint” ™ at MyImprintRepDOTCOM. You’ll see a link at the site where you can actually turn pages in our online virtual catalog; very cool!

Ter Scott teaches how to GET FAMOUS using the Internet

For all who have taken my classes, I want you to be the first to know about this great, one day seminar to be held in Duluth in August of this year. You can also get a discount on your ticket, plus you can invite one guest to accompany you at no charge!

Here is a COLD HARD FACT: People are buying your product or service; just not from you! Let's face it. There is stiff competition for whatever you are offering. Advertising takes money. People aren't buying from you mostly because they don't know about you; they don't know you exist (or they don't remember you when they need your product or service).

Finally, here is your secret weapon: Ter Scott's One Day Seminar:
How to Use the Internet to Make Your Business Famous.

Hi, I'm Ter Scott and I've been helping business owners "become famous" using blogs, writing and selling "quick to write" and cheap Kindle books and using very easy web improvement tips to easily tell the world (and most importantly your local customers) that you exist and you are open for their business!

I have combined all three of these courses that I've sold online and as separate "in classroom" type seminars into a full day (5 hours) of teaching that will have you "known" as the expert in your field within days of finishing the seminar. (I should know; I'm known as the "Man of 100 Blogs". Go ahead, Google "Ter Scott Blogs").

In this seminar you will learn the basics of starting a blog using Blogger, how to create and publish your Kindle book (earn credibility and make money while you sleep)using content that you already have, and then put it all together using a simple website that you can build for free!

How much for all of this? Others have paid literally hundreds for this and combined now as the "How to Use the Internet to Make Your Business Famous" seminar it's only $249 and you can bring one guest at no additional cost.

However, you can get your ticket for a discounted price or even free.
Read more. . .HERE'S HOW:

Every business should be using imprinted promotional items to promote their business message. When you order imprinted promotional and I.D. products from www.myimprintrep.com/123order you will earn discounted pricing depending on the amount of your order.

Your order will also qualify you for a free ad at: www.twinportslife.com for a minimum of one month (and more months, again depending on the order size of imprinted items) at no cost!

I can only tell you now that the seminar will be on Thursday, August 15^th, 2013 and that the Duluth area location will be announced when we see how many will be attending. So visit: www.terscott.com/events for more details. Also, after registering, you’ll be granted access to a free blog with weekly tips and details building up to the event.

Let me know that you will be attending as I know that this will fill fast!
Make it a great day!

Ter

Get Visitors to a Specific Blog Post

I’ve been absent from this blog for a while; hopefully all of my visitors have been too busy with their own blogs to notice. For those who have registered to “Follow by email” are now reading this in their email boxes and if not, you are reading this because you “stumbled upon” this or you return here every so often. Consider being a “Follower by email” so you won’t miss the next post.

Much of the ideas and techniques shared here come from my own experience and usually I try to get them to you just as I have created and used it myself. I wanted to have a blog that I can send people who have just heard me present one of my songs. As you know, people who visit your blog can search the “archive” if you offer it, but I wanted a more direct way so they could click a link on my web page and get to the post in the blog, and not have to get to the blog and have to search. Remember one of the “rules” in my Web Improvement class: “When people are searching for something, make it quick and easy for them”.

As mentioned, I am a singer and songwriter. You can go to a web page now (www.terscott.com/sings) and hear a few original pieces, wait until I reveal some earth shaking blogging technique (maybe only a minor quake) or not at all. Let’s get started step by step; it’s easy to do.

I composed my post in a Word document because I like the editing tools there. This took me several hours to compose something you can read in just a few moments at my newest blog: http://terryscottsings.blogspot.com.

You may know that I have and maintain 100 blogs on Blogger alone. Blogger only allows 100 blogs maximum so I went to the bottom of my blogs list and chose a blog that I don’t work on often (Blogger lists them in order of the last time you’ve been working on or viewing them). I chose one that was about Red Hot Peppers for Health, and deleted it. So, if you liked that blog, sorry; you’ll have to find another or start your own!

Now that I only had 99 blogs (Everybody sing, “99 blogs on the Net, 99 Internet blogs…”), I could start one that would now be in the number 100 position. I went through the process that I teach in the Master Blog Class (in-class and online version) to create this new blog; just far enough to get this post in. Time is of the essence. I will sing this song tomorrow and wanted to place this blog address on my webpage that is mentioned on the flyer available at the event for anyone interested. (They can then click on the blog address after being at the web page).

Here is the picture of the flyer with the web page address shown:

So now when people are at the webpage (www.terscott.com/memorysongs), they can click on the link and get to the actual post. Here’s how I did that. (Remember that you can do the same with a blog link to another blog. When creating a link in your post, you highlight the word or words, click on the link button and then type in, or copy and paste the address in the window that is shown, and save it. If you are using a web site, you’ll need to do something similar in the site’s “back room” where all of the html is done or have your web geek do it for you).

If I were to simply use “http://terryscottsings.blogspot.com/” as the address I would paste into the address link area, the “clicker” would get to the blog and would have to search for the post. Realizing that some people “stumble” upon this blog and each post I purposely try to choose meaningful “search words and phrases" in the title, and in the content of the post. I also use a label with each post that creates a “title” in the archive and for the search engines. As the blog grows over time with many posts, that "title" is what those going just to: http://terryscottsings.blogspot.com/ will see; it may be "hidden" and only the newest and recent posts are shown. The visitor will have to do a search for the actual post. Are you with me so far? Sorry, I’m walking you through all of this, but I want you to know the why and the how. Here is the how:

When at the home page of http://terryscottsings.blogspot.com/, I then click on the label for the post where I want to copy the address. When you click on: "On the Other Side" by Terry Scott; The Story (which is the label for this actual post) where I want the “clickers” to get to, notice that it immediately changes the address from: http://terryscottsings.blogspot.com/ to http://terryscottsings.blogspot.com/2013/06/on-other-side-by-terry-scott-story.html. This long address is now the exact address I need to use as my link to get people to that exact post. (If you are visiting the blog before there are many posts, as I’ve said, clicking on the link will get you to the first page; until the more posts are added).

In an earlier post, I showed you how to take a long link like http://terryscottsings.blogspot.com/2013/06/on-other-side-by-terry-scott-story.html and condense it down to a much smaller one using www.tinyurl.com but because my website html doesn’t “care” how long, and again, if I can use less steps to get the same job done, I will. So, I will go to my website page, get into the html part and add this link. Be right back….

OK, it’s done and the site page is now published; I'm back.

You can now go through these same steps that I wanted to make happen. You can now use the same steps in promoting your event, webpage, and blog; remember everything works together!

Let’s say that you are at an event or otherwise get the handout (shown above) about the song: “On the Other Side”. You decide to go to my webpage (www.terscott.com/memorysongs) and listen, read, or maybe even later purchase some offering I may have available before seeing and clicking on the “Learn the Story of “On the Other Side” at Terry Scott Sings Blog blue box at the right; notice I didn’t state: “click here”, it’s so cliché! And you proceed to the blog.

From there you’ll get not only to the blog, but right to the specific blog post! Again, you might be saying: “another long winded article from Ter Scott” but hopefully you also say “another way to get visitors to my site and blog”!

Make it a great day, and keep blogging!

Ter Scott

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