AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION - Show of handsHow many of you are blogging already? How many would like to know how?Nothing complicated – simple stuff you can start doing right away
Not everyone understands why there is a tab that says “blog” on their website or even what it is for. So let’s just get that out of the way. It’s a page on your website where you share content. Here’s a pic of ours
There are many reasons why you should have a blog – for us it is all about personal branding - providing great content with our own personal twist helps us to stand out from the crowd and it’s why having a blog is so important
If you can type (even with 2 fingers) and can copy and paste then you can write a blog!
Go to Flip Chart and audience participation - ask them what they think you could write about before showing the slideOwn experiences as a newbie IM – your journeyTools – egAweber, (http://mes-live.com/) clickbank, SEO Pressor, Market SamuraiHow to’s (can do behind the scenes videos as well) – Jing,Camtasia, Screenflow (mac)Reviews of affiliate products/services (with your own link)
Go to Flip Chart and audience participation - ask them what they think you could write about before showing the slideOwn experiences as a newbie IM – your journeyTools – egAweber, (http://mes-live.com/) clickbank, SEO Pressor, Market SamuraiHow to’s (can do behind the scenes videos as well) – Jing,Camtasia, Screenflow (mac)Reviews of affiliate products/services (with your own link)
Articles you have published (link back to article publisher to read the rest) Articles of others Latest industry news from Facebook, google, mashableComment on blog posts of others you respect (repurpose their content)FAQ’s – look at what people are asking about in forums / google and then write an answerDon’t assume because other people are already writing about the same thing that they won’t be interested in your perspective
Make sure you use images and add videos if you can – more eye catching. Have well spaced out paragraphs, bullet points etc
Have a Fun or Crowd Pulling Headline. “Hamster starts Online Business with The Six Figure Mentors”
My Live Signature – Free http://www.mylivesignature.com/Ask them to do something at end of post – even if it is just to “Share with Their Friends” or “Comment”Use Facebook Comments Plugin http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/There is a wordpressplugin for comments but it can be a bit flaky
Blog is done – now the BUZZ
Social Media sharing plugins – there are numerous ones that you can use. This one by Shareaholic called “sexy bookmarks” is easy to install and use. If you are a new SFM Member you already have a social share plugin pre-installed. It’s all about making it easy for others to share your content.Don’t get hung up on getting the latest greatest plugins – your time is better spent getting content on your website.
Make sure that you get yourself set up with at least the minimum of social media and bookmarking sites because then you can share YOUR content with YOUR Community and get your message out.
Onlywire is a paid service but you can get a free 300 submission trial IM Automator.com is free - do a demoTwitterFeed .com is free – link to YouTube Video
Look at the Guru‘s in your industry and subscribe to their blogsLook at the media online – Times, Telegraph, BBC etc and repost interesting content – reference back to source
Look at the Guru‘s in your industry and subscribe to their blogsLook at the media online – Times, Telegraph, BBC etc and repost interesting content – reference back to source
Look at the Guru‘s in your industry and subscribe to their blogsLook at the media online – Times, Telegraph, BBC etc and repost interesting content – reference back to source
Look at the Guru‘s in your industry and subscribe to their blogsLook at the media online – Times, Telegraph, BBC etc and repost interesting content – reference back to source