Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Read This Before Setting Up Your Blog

World famous blogger Yaro Starak just sent me a
note about a powerful no cost report he released that
caused an upheaval in the "blogosphere." It's literally
been downloaded 20,000 times, so a lot of people
believe in the wisdom of my friend, Yaro's advice.
That's enough people to populate a small city!

Click for Become a Blogger Report here.

If you are interested in starting your own blog
and becoming a super successful blogger, this may
be just the information you've been looking for.

The report telescopes your blog "to-do" list into
5 ultra easy steps that will have you up and running
in an hour or two.

And once you have it all set up, you'll also learn
some extremely powerful "X-Factor" strategies for
driving truckloads of traffic to your blog using a
range of multi-media tools and the latest social
media tactics.

And of course, you know what that means right?

The more traffic you get, the more bucks you can
make online!

But you should really check it out for yourself
and see why so many other people around the world
are raving about this report...

Here is the page again:

Become a Blogger Report

Happy blogging!

Liz Nichols

PS: Oh, and Gideon, Yaro's partner, tells me that he's also
programmed in a powerful 7-part mini course (at
zero cost) that accompanies the Roadmap Report...
and he says that people have been going crazy with it!
Better check it out here now:

Become a Blogger Report

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Content Management 101

Creating the credibility needed to be considered an authority in your area takes time and effort. Unless you already have a long portfolio of websites, books, articles and seminar appearances in a given niche, you need to look at building a constellation of Web 2.0 sites that point back to your main business hub site, or your main money site.

The latest authorities believe you need three to five blogs, Squidoo lenses and other content-loaded sites on various aspects of your main topic, all pointing back to your main site. There is evidence that it works best to link back to your main business, or a hub site for a product line, rather than to take these Web 2.0 sites directly to your main money site. The best structure may depend on the product, what the competition is like, and other factors, and will always be subject to testing and readjustment as needed.

When I'm working on a new project for myself, or for a client, the very first thing I generally do is keyword analysis. I like to find out who my competition is, how successful they are, and how much traffic is coming in for the site vs. the number of competing web pages. Tools I use make it very easy to analyze the potential money to be made with a given keyword using search engine optimization (SEO) or natural search order, or AdWords Pay Per Click campaigns. I can also quickly get information on the top 10 or more competitors for a given keyword, and how vulnerable they are to being knocked back by a concerted marketing and SEO effort on our part.

I then plan out a series of "pillar" and secondary articles and blog posts to put on new themed blogs, Squidoo lenses and free Ezine directories. I look for opportunities to submit press releases for new sites, products and services. Then I follow up with syndication of the most important content, bookmarking and blog and forum commenting for client properties.

All of this takes time, and, quite frankly, I will soon be hiring Virtual Assistants. Web Designers and Freelance Writers to help me keep up with the demand for these activities.

The site that describes my Content Management business is MyBlogBuilders.com. In this blog I concentrate on using blogs to develop your authority in a niche market, and on the art of blogging itself, as well as covering the latest on my own Content Management business. People who are interested in working on these types of content management projects should contact me here, or through MyBlogBuilders.com.

In addition to writing my own information products for the real estate and other niche markets, I have a number of clients for whom I produce blog and article copy, newsletters and ebooks. I also analyze keywords and advise clients on the best "money" and "traffic" keywords for their markets.

I particularly like to advise people who are just starting out in a niche and need assistance in narrowing the niche to the most profitable sub-niches. The mistake too many people make at first (and I've been guilty of this myself) is to pick too general a niche that provides little hope of optimizing to a top search engine spot, even after years of effort. Unless you are willing to spend massive amounts of money, it is difficult to impossible to rank in very broad or amorphous categories. We charge $197 for keyword analysis and a report of SEO competition and traffic estimates for one niche or "money" website.

If you are interested in an analysis just contact me through the comments, which we moderate and will keep private for you. Leave contact information and we'll get hold of you.

Our other content management services are customized and can vary depending on other work we may be doing for a client. In general, to prepare and maintain three Web 2.0 sites referencing a main "money" or "hub" site, do regular blog posting, create and post a package of articles on Ezine directories, syndicate, bookmark and blog comment in order to establish authority for your key sites costs $497 per month. We will put together a quote for you if you respond to this post, or contact us via www.MyBlogBuilders.com.

The SEO process for content management, while not the fastest way to "make it" online, is one of the surest ways to financial stability as you grow your good reputation in your niche.

Liz Nichols

My New Information Marketing Blog

The Blogger format was a very fast way to start blogging, but I've found it has its limitations as the main hub for my marketing business. I will continue to make posts when they are directly related to Internet Marketing, but the blog that will define my business and what I am doing now for clients and my own projects will be: ElizabethDNichols.com.

The new site was developed by GVO web designers, but it is based on a Wordpress theme and I'm maintaining it through Wordpressdirect.

So far I have just posted a little bit about me and have started adding two or three posts per week on the topics of Information Marketing, Social Networking and how this related to my Content Management work for clients and myself.

It's still a work in progress, but I would appreciate if you check out my new site.

Liz Nichols