Posts Tagged ‘promote’

Keep politics and religion out of your blog

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010




There are many reasons to blog. Business and pleasure are two types which would cover all conceivable blogs. Blogs are supposed to be a log of daily events on the net. Well, at least that’s how it started off as.

 Today blogs have taken myriad forms from the most naïve to the very sophisticated. Not only is it your voice on the net but a tool to sell your products and services. In this scenario blogging ethics and practices are being questioned. An informal though strong movement towards blog etiquette is slowly evolving.

  Rather than an outside force, a sensitive analysis of our purpose would throw sufficient light on this subject.

 religion as a subject has always been highly volatile. In most cases it is a matter of blind faith. Logic and scientific analysis of religion is not always possible. Moreover, religion has become highly polarized and rabid fundamentalism has taken hold. In these circumstances, your blog can become a cause for covert criticism.

 Your views on religion are personal and may affect the sentiments of your readers. A subtle change of opinion would hurt your blog more than what can be imagined. You only have to answer one question. Do you adverise your religion on your Biodata. “I am XYZ. I am a devout   Catholic” or “I am ABC. I am a

 Mohammedan.” I am sure you would never do such a thing. So why should you talk of religion on your blog?

I suppose the same holds true of politics. The present political situation has increased    polarization of political ideology and even a small admission of our political leaning leads to an opinionated conclusion.

If you are thought to be on the far right of the political spectrum, you are automatically labeled as the epitome of loose morals and against the family. On the other hand you can be labeled as racist and closed minded. 

In the blogging context such stereotypes are likely to rub your readers on the wrong side and the purpose of your blog may get obscured. It is best to avoid subjects, which evoke strong sentiments, unless of course, the purpose of your blog is to deal with these subjects. You should then be prepared to steer your blog through choppy seas and expect some lively debate.

If you want to attract people to your blog and ensure a peaceful atmosphere in your blogasphere it is best to keep these controversial subjects out of your blog.

By Y. Billingslea

Are you earning money from your blog ! If not try this, get your success curve up to par. visit

http://www.blogonlinemarketing.org

Don’t forget to download your FREE Videos.  Video Marketing For Newbies 

http://www.privatelabelwealthchest.com

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in blogs | No Comments »

Using Online Video Websites to Promote Your Blog

Friday, May 21st, 2010

 

CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR SITE

For those of you seeking greater exposure and traffic to your blogs, you may find this article and video useful.

Blogs have literally taken in the internet by storm. It seems as if just about everyone has a blog.  Blogs are so popular that it there is a good chance that you have one.  While blogs are nice, it is sometimes difficult to get them seen. Many blog owners,

 maybe even yourself, are unsure how to go about generating more internet traffic.  Luckily for you and other blog owners, there are a number of different ways that you can work to increase the number of page views that your blog receives. 

The first step in getting traffic to your blog is to make sure that you have an interesting topic.  If you are writing about your personal experiences, you may find

that not everyone wants to read about them, that is unless you lead an adventurous life. However, if you blog on a wider range of topics, such as working from home, saving money, or being a good partner, you are automatically likely to get a bigger

 audience. This is because more internet users, especially ones that you do not know, would be more willing to read information on these topics, rather than your daily adventures or lack of adventures.

Once you have found a topic that you would like to write about, you will need to start creating your blog, if you haven’t already.  When making your blog it is important that you write content that will be useful to your blog’s general topic. It is also

 important to include lots of content. Content is what most search engines use when picking up websites. In the event that your blog gets indexed by a search engine, you will find that your blog’s traffic should automatically increase. This is because a large

 number of internet users use search engines to find what they are looking for.

Although a high search engine ranking may help to increase the amount of traffic your blog sees, it is sometimes difficult to do. Most individuals do not go further than the third or fourth page, when looking at search engine results.  This means that if

 your blog is not considered to be high ranking, you may not get the results that you were hoping for.  However, this does not mean that you should give up. Instead, it means that you just have to find another way to promote your blog.

One of the many other ways that you can go about promoting your blog is through the use of online video websites, particularly the ones that are free to use. Online video websites are websites that allow internet users to upload videos that they have

 created. Once uploaded, these videos can be viewed by thousands, if not millions, of internet users.  If you are looking for a fun and low-cost way to market your blog, you are advised to give online video websites some though.

Before uploading your video, to an online video website, you will have to make your video. To do so, you will need a recording device.  The best devices to use include camcorders and webcams. When making your online video, it is important not to

 make your video sound too pushy or like spam. It may be a good idea to state the purpose of your blog and what can be found there.  You may also want to record yourself or someone else visiting your blog to showcase your blog’s features.  You

 could also take still shots, also commonly known as screen shots.  These shots will allow you to post pictures of your blog pages. Having those pictures float through your online video is a great way to show internet users what your blog is all about.

Once you have finished making your video, you will need to upload that video to your computer. Once your recording device is hooked up to your computer, it should be recognized by a moving making software program. These programs will not only

 allow you to save your video, but edit it as well.  Once your video is saved, you will need to follow the uploading directions for each online video website that you would like your video or videos to be uploaded to.

It is important to note that you are not guaranteed to see an increase in your blog’s traffic, but why not at least give it a shot? With most video websites being free to use, there shouldn’t be any risks associated with incorporating your blog into your next online video.

By: Y. Billingslea

http://www.privatelabelwealthchest.com

http://www.socialmediahelps.com

http://www.twitter.com/ybillingslea

http://www.twitterssecrets.com

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in blogs | No Comments »

Articles Are The Quickest Way To Your Customers Wallet

Friday, February 26th, 2010

 

Social Media Sites Revealed

 

One way of promoting your website and product can be achieved for free. As an additional bonus, this “free” method can boost your sites and sales, doubling and even tripling your income.

Articles. One of the easiest ways to promote your website in order to generate traffic and increase your earnings.

How does this work?

Write articles relating to your website and submit them to “free content” submission sites. Easy to do, takes little time and can increase your website traffic, sales and of course, your income.

How can article writing boost traffic and income?

The article on the free content site contains a link to your own website. Readers, after reading your articles, may choose to click on the link and pay you an unexpected visit. Having them on the free content sites is also making these articles available to other webmasters who may wish to publish that article on their site.

If they do, your article will include a link back to your site. And anyone who reads the article on that site can still click on the link to visit your site.

As the list of your published articles grow larger, and more and more of them are appearing on different websites, the total number of links to your site increases also. Major search engines are placing a lot of significance on incoming links to websites so they can determine the importance of a certain site.

The more incoming links the website has, the more importance search engines attaches to it. This will then increase your website’s placement in the search results.

If you site is into promoting a product or service, the links that your articles have achieved will mean more potential customers for you. Even if visitors only browse through, you never know if they might be in need of what you are offering in the future.

There are also those who already have specific things they need on their mind but cannot decide yet between the many choices online. Chances are, they may stumble upon one of your articles, gets interested by the contents you wrote, go to your site and became enticed by your promotions. See how easy that is?

Search engines do not just index the websites, they also index published articles. They also index any article that is written about your own website’s topic. So once someone searches for that same topic, the list of results will have your site or may even show the articles that you have written.

And to think, no effort on your part was used to bring them to your site. Just your published articles and the search engines.

It is no wonder why many webmasters are suddenly reviving their old writing styles and taking time to write more articles about their site than doing other means of promotion.

Getting their site known is easier if they have articles increasing their links and traffic and making it accessible for visitors searching the internet. Since many people are now taking their buying needs online, having your site on the search engines through your articles is one way of letting them know about you and your business.

The good thing with articles is that you can write about things that people would want to know about. This can be achieved in the lightest mood but professional manner, with a little not-so-obvious sales pitch added.

If you think about it, only a few minutes of your time is spent on writing one article and submitting to free content site. In the shortest span of time also, those are distributed to more sites than you can think of. Even before you know what is happening, you are getting more visitors than you previously had.

If you think you are wasting your time writing these articles, fast forward to the time when you will see them printed and wide-spread on the internet. Not to mention the sudden attention and interest that people are giving your website and your products or services.

Try writing some articles and you will be assured of the sudden surge in site traffic, link popularity and interest. Before you know it, you will be doubling and even tripling your earnings.

Nothing like getting benefits for something you got for free.

 

Written By: Y. Billingslea

http://www.privatelabelwealthchest.com

http://www.twitter.com/ybillingslea

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in blogs | No Comments »