Blogging for Profit Begins With a Long Term Plan

Many people dream of blogging for profit, and this goal is not far beyond the reach of someone with average intelligence, a willingness to work hard, and a basic grasp of blogging technology. However, very few people manage to reap the profits they want from their blog. Most people who attempt to make money with their blogs do not succeed for two reasons. Often, bloggers have unrealistic expectations of how fast their readership will grow and how much money they will make, and when these expectations are not met the disappointment can crush the desire to continue blogging. The other trap that many bloggers fall into has to do with lack of planning. If you want to turn a
profit as a blogger, the key to success is to make a realistic plan and stick with it.

To succeed at blogging for profit, the main thing that you will need is a large readership. The higher your traffic, the more advertisers will agree to pay you. However, cultivating the regular visitors that you will need in order to make a profit isnt easy. As more and more blogs appear each day, having a great idea or a wonderful writing style is no longer enough to get attention. You need to be able to market your blog effectively.

Too many bloggers spend all of their time writing posts and almost no time marketing their project. To be certain, updating as often as you can is a great way to keep your blog high on blogrolls and high in blog search engines like technorati, and once your readers know that you update frequently they will return to your site on a regular basis. However, it does not matter how often you update if nobody is reading your page, so dont skimp on the time that you spend drawing visitors to your site. To make your dreams of blogging for profit a reality, try decreasing your number of posts and using some of that time to draw new visitors by setting up link exchanges with other bloggers, making contacts in
the blog community, and following other established modes of winning traffic.

Of course, even if you are a marketing genius or have a really great idea for a blog, success is not going to happen overnight. Building the kind of readership that blogging for profit requires takes time, and in all likelihood it will be at least several months before you are able to turn much of a profit. Try to stay committed to your blogging project during this initial rough period. To stay motivated, set goals for how often you will update and how many readers you want to attract, and then reward yourself for sticking with your plan.

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WordPress News For The Week Of June 27th 2008

*WordPress 2.6 Beta Released* – Ryan Boren, lead developer of WordPress announced on Monday that the first beta for WordPress 2.6 was released into the wild. 2.6 won’t be as big of a release as 2.5 but you can expect such features as Post Revisions, Better SSL support for the Admin, drag and drop sortable galleries, customizable default avatars and much more. If the beta period goes well, expect to see WordPress 2.6 near July 7^th or July 14^th . - http://boren.nu/archives/2008/06/23/wordpress-26-beta-1/

*Anatomy Of A WordPress Theme* – The talented Lisa Sabin Wilson has published her presentation from a meetup that was held in Wisconsin which dives into the anatomy of a magazine type theme. The presentation goes over four different elements to achieve the magazine layout. The article along with the presentation should give you enough of a base to stand on to create your very own magazine theme. - http://myblogit.net/2008/06/13/wordpress-magazine-themes-quick-anatomy-lesson/

*123 Reg Hacked* – 123 Reg, the self acclaimed largest web host in the UK has had their WordPress powered site hacked. The blog was hosted on a subdomain and upon doing a google search for terms such as Viagra, cialis ect, 123 Reg ends up in the search results which is a clear indication that the hackers have injected code into their installation. According to a comment published on the blog who reported the issue, a representative of 123 Reg has stated that the bug related to the issue has been fixed and they became aware of the issue through Google Alerts. However, for the time being, the trail of destruction has been made with search results already archived in Google. - http://www.ppcblog.co.uk/seo/123-reg-hacked-awghfjuhrfgh/

*Plugin of the week – WordPress Exploit Scanner 0.1 -*Donnacha, lead developer of WordPress MU has released the first version of his WordPress Exploit Scanner plugin. This plugin searches the files on your site for a few known strings sometimes used by hackers, and lists them with code fragments taken from the files. It also makes a few checks of the database, looking at the active_plugins blog option, the comments table, and the posts table. It also allows the blog owner to search for whatever string they like which could come in handy when new exploit code is used in a hack. *-*http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/06/26/wordpress-exploit-scanner-01/

If you would like to know more about what is going on within the world of WordPress, visit www.weblogtoolscollection.com or tune in to my weekly podcast called WordPress Weekly which airs live at 10 PM EST on Friday evenings.

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Episode 30 - Traffic Created From Social Madness

This was another great episode and it lasted more than 3 1/2 hours! Lots of great information, as always, and one of the highlights of the show was the announcement of my new Co-Host, Jeff Chandler (from Wordpress Weekly fame) and he started his “new position” on this episode. Jeff and I will be collaborating each week about show topics, formats, etc. and will bring you a lot of new insight as the show continues to grow!

Our main topic was Traffic Created From Social Madness and Jeff came in on his debut episode thanks to his background of using social sites like Digg, Delicious, and others.

Jeff gave his weekly Wordpress News Segment (notes to be posted today) and Josh gave his segment, now called The Budde Podcasting Network Segment and after our main topic, Patti gave some great advice on her Broadcasting Tips Segment.

We got a late start due to some tech issues and as I pointed out at the beginning of the show, it wouldn’t be Podcaster Training without the technical issues!

The after show went for more than 2 hours and we had almost 30 people come on throughout the length of the show. Even the late comers got something out of this episode and we are looking forward to more great episodes in the future!

My show notes are included in this free eBook called Social Madness and you can download from the link below! Enjoy!

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Budde Podcasting Network Notes for Friday - June 27th

Segment Name Change

I’ve changed the name of the Segment to the Budde Podcasting Network Segment. Although, we’ll bring in stuff from every show, not every show every week. But, You’ll hear content from each of my shows, except for TWTHS.

Wetpaint Update

Wetpaint was down on Wednesday for a good part of the night - They added new servers to the network because they are nearing the creation of the Millionth wiki. Along with them nearing this - They have a lot of things on the White board for future releases.

Wetpaint Contest ALERT: Wetpaint is having a contest to see if you, yes you! can either create the one millionth wiki or refer the person that creates it. If you create the one millionth wiki you will be getting a Wetpaint “Going Green” package and you will be able to give an organization a “Going Green” package. Along with the Creator, the Refer will receive a “Going Green” package as well. What is this going green package you ask? Read this below to find out:

Wetpaint will offset the approximate annual emissions of the average U.S. home (25,210 lbs. of CO2), the average U.S. vehicle (8,403 lbs. of CO2), and 50,419 lbs.of CO2 of emissions of the organization of choice of the millionth site creator and referrer, if eligible, for a total value of $500 per package. Applying offsets to be provided by Terrapass.

For more information and to read the fine print - visit the One Million Sites wiki on Wetpaint.

For Earth’s sake, build a free website

BPN Update

As I said last week, we’re 3 weeks behind in development.. I am getting there, not ready for testing quite yet. But, we’ll say by the end of next week we should be good to start the testing on the new design and layout. Stay tuned!

Josh’s Blog Update

UPDATED: I have disabled Disqus comments so that I would be able to enable the Comment License for the Blog and any comments that were posted during the Disqus implementation have been re-added manually by Me.

I have added a new theme to my blog along with a newly designed sidebar. We’ve kept the Disqus comments and I am working on getting two new plugins called Comment License 1.2 and Pingpress 2.1.4. Those should probably be up and running by tomorrow sometime.

TalkShoe Tip of the Week

Are you hosting a TalkShoe show (Dialed in) and your listeners are complaining that they don’t have a stream on their show? This is a streaming failure that TalkShoe is still working on getting fixed ASAP! To resolve this you will need to contact someone on the TalkShoe Support Team and they can Start your stream or restart your stream. You can contact Josh on Skype or via his phone line (585.682.2594).

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Big Announcement To Be Made On Podcaster Training Tonight!

Wow! This is a BIG announcement! So big, I just had to tell you about it RIGHT NOW!! So here goes…Tonight on Podcaster Training I will announce….

GOTCHA! You’ll have to listen in to find out what the big announcement is! I’m not going to spoil it here. Sorry.

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Here’s Why Using Camtasia Can Increase Your Affiliate Checks

Since there are already lots of people getting into affiliate marketing, it is no wonder that the competition is getting stiff. The challenge is to try and outdo other affiliates and think of ways to be able to attain this.

There are also many tips and techniques being taught to these affiliate in order to best plan their strategy for their program to work effectively so that more earnings will be achieved.

What better way to wow your prospects and customers than to record and publish top notch, full motion and streaming screen-captured videos. Nothing like feeling your hard work getting paid by having your customers jumping up excitedly in great anticipation to buy your product right there and then.

This is Camtasia in action. It is a proven fact; giving your customers something they can actually see can explode your online sales instantly.

You do not need to have trainings and education to be able to know how this system can work for your affiliate program. Anyone can create stunning videos, from multimedia tutorials and step-by-step presentations available online. The process is like having your customers seated next to you and looking at your desktop, as you show them the things they need to see and hear. All this done step by step.

For those who does not know it yet, how does Camtasia works?

1. It can record your desktop activity in a single click. No need to have to save and compile all your files because it is recorded right there and then.

2. Can easily convert your videos into web pages. Once converted you can have your customers visiting that certain page. Videos are easier to understand and take in unlike reading texts which oftentimes is a trying thing to do.

3. Upload your pages. Publish them through blogs, RSS feed and podcasts. You may want your Camtasia videos to get around and reach out to other people that may be potential customers in the future. Nothing like being visible in many sites and pages to advertise yourself and get your message through.

There are other things you can do with your affiliate program using Camtasia. You can…

Create stunning multimedia presentations that are proven to increase sales because all the senses are engaged. This also has the tendency to reduce skepticism among hard-to-please customers.

Reduce refunds and other customer issues by demonstrating visually how to use your product and how to do it properly. Complaints will also be minimized because all the facts and the presentation are there for the customers to just see and hear about.

Promote affiliate products and services using visual presentations. This is an effective way of redirecting your viewers straight to your affiliate website after they are finished with the video. Make the most of the presentation by putting your site location in the end and make them go there directly if they want more information.

Multiple your online auction bids exponentially when you give your readers a feel of what you have to offer. Based from reports, auctions that includes pictures increases bidding percentage by 400%. Imagine how much higher it will be if it were videos.

Publish valuable infoproducts that you can sell for a much higher price. It will be all worth the price because of the full colored graphics menu and templates that you will be using.

Minimize miscommunication with your customers. Instantly showing them what you want they wanted in the first place is making them understand clearly the essence of your affiliate program. The good thing about multimedia is, nothing much can go wrong. It is there already.

These are just some of the things you can do with Camtasia that can be very helpful in your chosen affiliate program.

Note that the main purpose of using Camtasia is to boost the income that is generated from your affiliate program. Although it can be used for entertainment and enjoyment purposes, which is not really a valid reason why you choose to get all through that trouble.

Try to focus on the goal that you have set upon yourself to and achieve that with the use of the things that may be quite a lot of help in increasing your earnings.

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Keeping your children safe at home

There are lots of people who find that their children are safe once they are home, however, you will find that they aren’t. Today, there are new ways for the harm to get into your home and the computer is just one of the ways. You will find that there are people who will try to get young teens away from home so that they can meet and take them away from their family forever.

Many of these online predators are people who have had previous sexual criminal behavior. You will want to keep in mind that there are local sex offenders in your area, and you can find them when you go online. They are required to register with the local police under Meagan’s law. The police will monitor them, but you will want to think about all of those who live in the area that have not been convicted, but still pry on the young. Before you even begin to show the family the benefits of the net, you need to educate them on the harm of the net.

You can’t protect your children from all of the dangers of the world, but you will find that if you just take the time to set down with them and talk to them about all the dangers of the net, then you will be able to feel secure when they are online.

You will not only want to talk to your children about the predators that are online, but you will also want to talk to your children about some of the things that they are known to do. Tell them about how harmful the predators can be and how they can affect you. Make sure that you take inconsideration how they work too.

These people will try to make others trust them very quickly and that is why you will not want to have your guard down. You should also tell them that they should not talk to strangers because you never know what will come from being that open. You will want to protect your family before there is any harm. You will want to make sure that you take inconsideration of where the computer is too.

You will want to have the computer in a room that everyone can go into. This is because it will not give your teens or young children privacy. They will not be able to talk to others without your knowledge. Also, when it comes to instant messages, you will want to make sure that there is a sound alert when someone sends one and that your speaker is turned up so that when you aren’t in the room, that you are able to hear what they are doing. Then you will want to poke your head in every now and then to see the topic of discussion.

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New Icon for Podcaster Training

Recently, a type of listener called a Podcrasher has come onto the scene. Now, I haven’t seen too many of these podcrashers on my shows, however, they have setup a show on Talkshoe and decided to grab a copy of the icon I was using for my show (and have for several months now) and had made it a part of my branding, well, they are using this icon now for their show with some crudely drawn words added to the picture.

Because of this usage, I did not want to be accidentally associated with this group of nere-do-wells and have changed the icon for my Podcaster Training show. Beginning this week, the new icon, shown on this post, will appear as my new logo.

Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know why this was happening. I’ll talk more about this on Friday Night’s show. See you then!!

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If You are Already Blogging, Money May be Just a Click Away

If you already spend a fair amount of time blogging, money may come to you literally as soon as you ask for it. Once you have an established blog with a regular readership, it is easy to turn a profit through advertising.

By hosting sponsored links or banners, you can see income from your hobby almost overnight. Even if you did not start your blog intending to turn a profit, making supplementary income from your blog may be easier than you think.

Of course, even for people who have spent months or years blogging, money from advertising revenue may not add up to a large sum. The amount of money that you can make as a blogger depends on a lot of different factors, but perhaps the most important element of the equation is the topic of your blog. If your blog is on a subject that appeals to a demographic that advertisers have a strong desire to reach, you will be more likely to be able to turn a large profit on your blog than if your blog is on a fairly obscure subject that does not draw the kind of audience that advertisers need to appeal to.

Of course, the only way to find out where you fall on this spectrum is to try hosting some ads. If you are already blogging, you have nothing to lose.

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ItsYourNet LLC - “It’s Your Net - Profit By It”

Not WiFi, Not WiMAX, it’s T1 WiFi Wireless Internet!

Meet the next Generation of Mobile Wireless Internet.

Unlimited T1 Mobile Wireless Internet
The time is coming when everyone will be able to connect to their super high speed Internet account no matter where they are…

…whether they are at home or in the office or on the road in between… even traveling from State to State or out of the country. And soon everyone will use mobile communication devices that will operate over the Internet at a fraction of the cost of communications today.

Does that sound like a dream? If you are one of the millions who struggle with a slow Internet connection that keeps you stuck in one spot, or are paying a premium for mobile wireless Internet delivered through the Cell Phone network, Relief is on its way!

Imagine being able to stay connected via a high speed T1 level broad band connection (up to 7 times faster than DSL) at home, while on the road, while flying over the countryside, or while traveling by train or bus. Imagine being able to use your high speed mobile Internet connection to do all of your communications just like a cell phone only with BETTER coverage. We are talking replacing your home phone line as well as your cell phone and local Internet service!

Imagine all of this, Mobile Internet and Phone, for less than what you pay for just your local phone service.

2008 is the projected year for the launch of a new mobile wireless broadband Internet technology that might appropriately be called WiFi and WiMAX on steroids. This service is not related to any currently known technology but a totally new wireless Internet technology.

In 2003 the initial funding of this mobile wireless Internet project was secured with up to $13,000,000,000 (13 billion) being pledged by seven US based investment bankers. Currently the chip has been developed and testing has been successfully completed showing that the mobile wireless high speed Internet signal can be broadcast without degradation for over 30 miles regardless of the number of connected users. The signal is capable of broadcasting signals equivalent to a dedicated T1 or T3 line. Be sure to listen to the 40 minute interview with ItsYourNet’s CEO, Ken Stewart.

PLEASE NOTE: The technology behind the T1 Mobile Wireless Internet Service we are discussing is not WiFi or WiMAX. All use of these terms is only for illustrative purposes due to the fact that this technology does not yet have an official name.

Find out more by visiting our information web site!

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