Jack Humphrey Strikes Again

February 11, 2008

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Jack Humphrey, the author of the definitive Web 2.0 resource, The Authority Black Book and the creator of Social Power Linking strikes again with Social Marketing Central.

Social Marketing Central is a brand new community site for bloggers and Internet marketers who are involved in, or want to learn more about, driving huge amounts of traffic to their websites using social networking sites.

Click here to see what Jack has to say about his latest creation, Social Marketing Central. Then, go and sign up for an account.

See you on the inside, Barry O.

Written by Barry O · Filed Under Blog Traffic

4 Step Blueprint for Making Money with Blogs

February 11, 2008

1. Niche Selection

Choose a topic that you are an "expert" on. Something that you really like and can easily write about.

Next, use WordZe, or a similar keyword research tool, to make sure there is enough search volume to support your niche. In other words just because you like something doesn't mean there are a lot of people searching for it. Find out what the numbers are before you build. You should choose keywords that have at least 200 searches per day.

Also, make sure you choose a niche that is not too competitive. WordZe gives you all the tools you need to discover good niche keywords that have the right blend of volume and competition.

Here is a short video that will show you a few of the benefits to using WordZe. - Keyword Research Video

2. Setup Your Blog

Purchase a Domain Name, and a hosting account and install WordPress on your own domain vs. using a free service like Blogger or WordPress.com. This way YOU own the blog and a piece of virtual real estate. You never know, it could be worth something in the future. Plus, you control all of the content and data.

Here are some good resources for setting up your WordPress blog:

Web 2.0 Unleashed - This is a great step-by-step system for setting up a WordPress blog
WordPress Themes
5 Essential Tweaks for All New WordPress Blogs
5 Essential Plug-ins for All new WordPress Blogs
The Next 5 Essential Plug-ins for All new WordPress Blogs

3. Blog Content

Start out with about 8-10 posts that focus on your primary keywords. It is ideal that each post focus on one keyword. You should have a keyword density of 3-6%. That means that if your blog post was on "gourmet dog food" then the words "gourmet dog food" should be included 3-6 times every 100 words.

Post to your blog on a regular basis (4-5 times per week) and stay on topic. If you try to appeal to everyone then you really appeal to no one. If your blog is about dogs then write about dogs.

4. Monetize Your Blog

We wrote an entire eBook on how to monetize your blog. You can get your FREE copy here.

5. Bring in the Traffic!

Once your blog is setup, you have your first 8-10 posts and you have monetized your blog you're ready to turn on the traffic. The fastest way to do that is by using Social Power Linking. You can literally get 100's of visitors to your blog overnight by using the tools, strategies and resources available to you as an SPL member.

Written by Barry O · Filed Under Blogging