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Micro Niche Profits or How to Build a Blog in Five Minutes

Monday, January 24th, 2011 at 8:09 pm  
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Hey guys, I just put together a 5 minute video (that took me all day ;)) showing you just how quick (and easy) it is to build a niche site using WordPress.

The video below takes you from domain name registration all the way through WordPress setup and configuration. And it's literally all done in less than 5 minutes (4:59 to be exact).

No baloney.

Now, I do use a trick or two. But watch the video and if you really like what you see, subscribe (it's free) and I'll tell you more via email. If you're already a subscriber, you'll get the email.

Anyway, here it is –

Two Dozen Ways to Get Backlinks

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 at 4:05 pm  
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Two Dozen Ways to Get BacklinksI answered a question today on Yahoo! Answers about ways to get backlinks to your website. Here are 24!

  1. Comments on blogs. Many allow you to input your website URL.
  2. Articles
  3. Directories
  4. Niche directories
  5. Profile links
  6. RSS
  7. Web 2.0 properties like Squidoo, Blogger, and WordPress.com
  8. Social bookmarking / networking sites like digg, twitter, Mr Wong
  9. Facebook
  10. PPC – technically, they are links back to your website that you pay for.
  11. Forum signatures
  12. Forum comments
  13. Press releases
  14. Answer sites like Yahoo Answers :)
  15. One-way link services
  16. Hiring somebody on Fiverr (or elsewhere) to link back to your website
  17. Write an ebook, ask people to review your work
  18. Guest blog
  19. Get a guest blogger. He will do what it takes to get his post (on your site) read by others.
  20. Craigslist
  21. ebay
  22. YouTube (put your link right in the description of your uploaded video)
  23. Publish "software" and upload to download.com
  24. Get or make a WordPress theme (PLR or free), put your link in the footer

That's two dozen. All are viable.

List Building 101 Tip #72 — Visit Tradeshows

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 at 1:21 pm  
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The chances are good that there are tradeshows related to your niche in your area. If you go to these you can find people who would be interested in joining your list. People are more likely to trust a face-to-face interaction than an online one. These contacts can turn into lifetime customers for you.
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In fact, this tip works well whether you have physical products or you focus your energies strictly online.

List Building 101 Tip #70 — Write Guest Posts

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 at 12:02 pm  
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Writing guest posts on other people’s blogs or websites that are already established will showcase your own credibility. Browse around on Google for the top authority websites in your niche, and present an offer to the website owner to write an article for them.
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Many blog owners would love the chance to take a break, and many readers enjoy reading guest posts. Make sure you provide high quality content, and you’ll get a lot more visitors to your own website with the link you’ll be allowed to put there. This will increase your exposure with people who are regular readers of the other website — your hope is that they want to bookmark your website as well and join your list.

Off-line Promotion

If you sell physical products or have a storefront, this section is definitely for you. Even if you consider your business to be strictly online, there are a few golden nuggets here that you’ll want to pay close attention to.

Off-line promotion is something that many online marketers forget about and neglect. The truth is that there are many people out there who would enjoy being on your list, and who will be very responsive to doing so. However, if you never take the time to reach them — you won’t!

List Building 101 Tip #68 — Send Articles to E-zine Publishers

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 at 9:19 am  
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There are many electronic magazines out there that have a very large subscriber base. Better yet, they are often looking for authors. You can use this to your advantage and send an article (after inquiring, of course). After your article is accepted, you will be able to include a link back to your website or squeeze page. If people find your article interesting and compelling, they are likely visit to sign up for your list!
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Remember, you don’t have to stick to just one e-zine. The more you submit to over a period of time, the more likely you are to be seen by as many people in your niche as possible. Getting your name out there and branding yourself is half the battle.

If you’re looking for ezines that accept articles, you might check out the www.directoryofezines.com

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