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Social Media: Phony Following Twits

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Who is Following you on Twiiter?

Where did they come from?

Did you Follow them back?

Here is an interesting and revealing look at what goes on within the Dark Side of Twitter.

Niche Market Websites: Gateway or Authority?

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Let’s examine two schools of thought.

If you are building a Niche Market Website, do you want the relatively simple Gateway site, or the more complex Authority Site?

Which is better for Traffic? And does the amount of Traffic harmonize with the amount of effort required to get it?

Are You a Prisoner of Your Blog?

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Are you trying to make money on the Internet? Have you chained yourself to a blogging schedule with the hopes of enticing your visitors to buy your product?

Like you, I’m presented with a problem. When I don’t post, my traffic drops. My repeat visitors don’t repeat if I don’t post. It doesn’t matter that I have lots of great stuff they haven’t read yet.

My Awesome Passion Blah Blah Blah

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During the 1980s the big joke was Corporate Dilbert Speak.

That’s when we were all cognizant of the shifting new paradigm into total quality corporate governance, while nurturing the proactive leadership process within a sustainable core dynamic.

If we want people to believe that what we have to say is valuable to them, we must use language that is believable.

Website Profits: Busy Work is Not a Niche

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Busy Work is what we do in order to avoid the hard choices, while maintaining the appearance of diligently working toward our stated goals.

What I believe I am seeing are bloggers who fell into blogging because it’s fairly easy to get into. But starting and operating a successful, profitable business is much, much tougher.

So lately I have been deciding upon, and building, Niche Sites. A Niche Site, of course, is designed to make money, and offers no apologies for doing so. Profit is the goal, and there is no underlying guilt. A Niche Site doesn’t try to convince anyone that the goal is to build Authority, help people for free, or be an unsung hero of any kind.

A Fist Full of Bloggers

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Stepping out of the dust, the Stranger stood menacingly still. At lightening speed, the Bandit raised his rifle and fired—the bullet flying through the air and hitting… Oh drat. I was doing so well until I realized why the story I was writing was so cool. It was so cool… back in 1964 when Clint…

What’s Wrong with My Blog Readers?

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Have you ever been frustrated when your best writing falls flat on it’s pontificating little face?

The other day I wrote an article I thought was incredibly well-written. It was a treasure trove of insightful and thought-provoking information and over-stuffed with deeply personal experience.

The only problem was, not one of my readers was even slightly interested in the subject, and my personal belief that my information was of vital importance to them, wasn’t remotely important to them at all.

The Logic of Emotional Motivators

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People are motivated by different things. Some are motivated by the Promise of Gain. Others are motivated by the Fear of Loss. Any good sales presentation will appeal to one of those motivators, depending on the product.

The best Marketers will use both.

Lie To Me: What Customers Really Want

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Do you get frustrated when you do your best to sell an honest product and give honest service? Do most customers truly want a product that’s “Too Good to be True?”

You must carefully choose what type of business you want to be, as well the integrity of your Sales plan.

Fortune Favours the Bold

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We have all heard the old saying that “You make your own Luck.”

Is Luck merely some weird happenstance that is totally out of your control? And if not, how do you make your own Luck?

Here are 3 Basic Rules.

Sun Tzu and the Art of Blogging

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“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” – Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu’s vital lessons from 2500 years ago are still applicable today.

Yes, even for blogging!

Blogging and Short Attention…
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Boring Blog Posts are Too Long

People are busy and they don’t have time to read more than 500 words.

Or so says Conventional Wisdom. But if your writing is informative and entertaining, people will read a long post.

Social Media Friends and Twits

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After 3 months with a new website, it’s time to highlight the new friends who helped me out. They have great sites of their own that are important to visit.

Too Many Notes: the Amadeus Internet

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Running an Internet business is hard work. When you get right down to it, you pretty much have to know everything about everything. That tends to mean a lot of reading in an age where attention spans are so short that many authors lose interest and move on before finishing the proof reading of their own material.

Writer’s Block? Push the Easy Button

“In the realm of ideas, everything rests on enthusiasm; in the real world all rests of perseverance.”

Have you ever hit a stone wall when you were trying to be creative? No wall seems more insurmountable than a blank computer screen when you have a deadline to write something ingenious.