Blogging Going Forward
Posted on September 30, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
Blogging is your online diary of events, thoughts or for the business person a reserve of articles and comments directed toward your business. That definition is just the beginning of what blogging is becoming — it’s becoming much more.
Since Google Adsense has allowed Google Ads to occupy a place on your blog — additional revenue, is at your disposal. “Oh”, you say, “is that all?” No way. There are some individuals that do not have a website, but are utilizing their blog or multiple blogs to create an income, even testing the waters before a website goes up, and again, creating a presence on the web. And as for advertising for your blog — take a look at BlogSnob at http://blogsnob.simpleads.net.
Read More..>>Article Directories: Are They Ignoring History?
Posted on September 28, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
I am a frustrated Civil War novelist, who has learned the cold hard truth about the publishing industry in our country today. If your name isn’t instantly recognizable, then chances are you’re not going to be published, no matter how good your writing is. So I decided to take my writing in a totally different direction.
I have researched two novels, and heaven knows I’ve learned a lot about the war and the women of the Civil War era, which is my favorite topic. So, I thought, why not share my knowledge with others? I was ecstatic. No more mailings, no more waiting for responses from editors and publishers, just write an article or biography and send it off to the Internet. I just might get lucky enough to have someone actually read it, which is the fervent dream of all writers.
Read More..>>What Blogging can Do for Your Business
Posted on September 25, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
There is certainly nothing new about the concept of blogging, and yet many business owners and Internet entrepreneurs don’t seem to grasp the power of this simple strategy. This is evidenced by the fact that many business websites do not include a blog.
If you run a business site, but do not currently have a blog, there is a great chance that you are leaving money on the table. Regardless of what kind of business you are in, a dynamic and interactive web log will improve customer response and add profits to your bottom line.
Consider this:
Read More..>>RSS (Real Simple Syndication) Explained in Plain English
Posted on September 23, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
RSS(Real Simple Syndication) is the talk around the net these days because of its many benefits.
I’m sure you’ve received several emails(like I have) telling you to jump on the “RSS” band wagon and that it’s the answer to all your Internet and Email marketing woe’s because of its syndication capabilities.
With RSS Directories and Search Engines coming into the mix as well these days for RSS feeds you really have to decide whether or not you really want it get in on the “RSS” craze.
Read More..>>Blogs and Journalism
Posted on September 21, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
The world has seen the emergence of a new style of
journalism, based on a ‘raw feed’ directly from the source.
And the common notion that surrounds the emergence of
serving ‘raw feed’ is that the journalists testing the new
waters are bound to wreak havoc on institutionalized media.
Also a popular notion is that Weblogs changes the nature of
‘news’ is in the migration of information from the personal
to the public.
Unquestionable, a blog is a medium that gives maximum
exposure to one’s creativity. Just by hitting the ‘post’
button and any personal writing becomes published writing.
The Truth About Cats and Blogs
Posted on September 21, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
There are those in the online community who tend to look down their noses at blogs, seeing them as nothing more than vanity sites–a public version of what used to be a personal journal or diary. When they hear the word “blog,” it conjures up images of angst-ridden teens sharing their own poetry, of ill-informed zealots spouting off their personal politics, of techno-geeks babbling amongst each other about new technological developments and of self-absorbed individuals posting photo after photo of their pet house cat, believing that the rest of the world actually cares.
Read More..>>SEO 1,2,3 for Dummies
Posted on September 18, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
Seo is Search Engine Optimization. A magician’s bag of tricks to get your web page on high SERP (Search Engine Rank Placement ) and High PR (Page Rank). SERP is when you search on Google for a keyword (word you are studying) like cats, you get a page of twenty web sites on cats back out of a hundred or thousand pages. SEO is the art of getting your web page to be listed for as many keywords pertaining to your site on the first page of hundreds. Since people have short attention spans, they tend not to search ten pages of returns to find your page.
Read More..>>8 TOP Ways To Promote Your RSS/XML Feed For MAXIMUM Exposure
Posted on September 18, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
RSS(Real Simple Syndication) is the new technology on the block and is taking the Internet by storm as Internet marketers are hurrying to incorporate this new form of communication and technology into there existing online businesses to Maximize there exposure online with NEW and/or Existing customers.
I recently received a post on my Blog from a fellow that inspired me to write this article since I found the nature of the topic important to ALL who are serious about getting the most out of there RSS feed and this new technology.
Read More..>>Mortgage Sales: Overcoming Objections
Posted on September 14, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
As a loan officer, it is important to keep your pipeline full at all times. For this reason, it goes without saying, that you should be taking as many applications as you can throughout the week.
Obtaining leads to be turned into applications can be obtained in a variety of ways. Such as, networking, customer referrals, family, friends, mortgage lead providers, etc.
Another method, probably the most dreaded in every sales force, but also very necessary to keep app’s coming in is cold calling.
We all know the feeling of rejection over the telephone, but it is very important to maintain your persistence and overcome these obstacles.
Read More..>>Why Blog for Money?
Posted on September 14, 2008 - Filed Under Business | Leave a Comment
Although the allure of owning your own domain is severely tempting, in all practicality you should really opt to own a blog instead, especially when you are just starting out on the web.
WHY BLOG?
1. It is more cost-friendly: it’s FREE and capable of generating money (Details in future posts).
2. It provides an easy-to-work-in and learning environment.
3. It is virtually RISK-FREE.
4. It is flexible.
5. It is almost the same as owning your own domain.