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@cane furniture,
Don’t quite get you there. Do you mean these ideas make you think “online money making is a mere fake and it is only for persons who are scamming the web?”
Will love to hear from you so we can get this straight.
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The pleasure is mine!
Glad you found it useful. Is there any program you think should be included in this list?
I’m glad that you find it useful.
Considering the recent changes in the SEO landscape, I’ll advise you start with Youtube if you want to build momentum faster.
Definitely, mobile first indexing will be a top priority. Here’s an article I did on that earlier: https://webincomejournal.com/42289/mobile-first-indexing/
I’m glad to know that you find these insights valuable. Thanks for stopping by adding your voice to the conversation
Thanks for your kind words! I’m glad you find the content valuable. I’ll definitely keep creating meaningful insights. Stay tuned for more!
Glad that you find the post useful.
Thank you Daniel for observation. Truly appreciated.
You’re right on point Tim. Promoting affiliate programs that offer recurring commissions is a great way of putting in the work once and reaping the gains for years to come 🙂
Thanks for adding your voice to the piece.
Hi Nathalie,
Thanks for your comment.
It’s really not about tactics. Before you talk of tactics you should know what you want and then develop a strategy. Tactics grow out of your strategy.
Glad to hear that Stuart 🙂
Hi Lalti,
You’re correct about that. And that is the purpose of this post. If you use the tips in this post you can overcome this problem. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Hi Donna,
Great to hear from you again. Wishing you a glorious and fruitful 2018!
Hi Robin,
Thanks for the comment. Yes, these tips may indeed be great for newbie bloggers. But the truth is any experienced blogger can take these and turn his/her experience into a lucrative business. And, in my estimation the target audience for this post is actually the middle to advanced bloggers, or don’t you think so?
Hi Meenakshi,
There are actually many great places where you can purchase your domain. Do a simple Google search or visit the website I referenced in the post:
http://www.register.com/register-domain-names.rcmx
Great to hear that. Can you send me the link after the translation? Will like see how it looks in your language 🙂
It’s a pleasure to know that this was helpful. Thanks for the comment Dhaval.
You’re definitely right Louis.Thanks for joining the conversation.
Hi Yulia,
Really don’t understand what you mean when you say, “how to make some money tomorrow!” I’ve always advised that we treat everything as a business. Making money online is not get quick rich adventure. If you treat this as a business you will want to take some time to make a list of businesses to approach, draw up a plan of how to approach these businesses, what to say when you contact them, etc.
Commit yourself to approach 10 – 15 on your list and you will definitely have one or two respond positively to you. Frankly, even if you’re able to sign up only one client in a month it will more lucrative than creating content on your blog everyday waiting for advertisers to come to you. From what I have seen on the blogosphere many bloggers hardly make any thing for years. But simply doing this can bring in result beyond expectation.
Any way thanks for the comment.
Indeed Google readily rewards you for frequent updates. This is one of the algorithm changes they implemented a couple of years ago called the freshness update. If you see a spike in ranking because of frequent update of your site you shouldn’t surprised.
It’s glad to know that this content resonate with you.
It’s a pleasure to hear that. Thanks for stopping by.
Hi Jack,
It’s a pleasure to see that the post was of help to you. On boasting about your product, I really do not understand what you mean by this. But it is worth noting that the prospect really do not care about you or your product. Instead of “boasting’ of what your product is, it is better to show what your product can do for the prospect. this way you can ‘arrest’ her attention and bring her to taking action!
You’re welcome Recomandat(?)
Of course, it it Valentine. This allows you to have traditional mails sent to you digitally 🙂
It’s great to know you find this interesting. Can you let us know your experience of it after trying it out?
You’re definitely right Liam. Customers now demand more transparency and quick response to their questions. A live chat on your site is a good way to meeting this demand.
There’s actually more benefits in having a live chat on your business websites these when customers desire immediate response to their inquiries. Thanks for joining the conversation.
Hi Dan,
Glad to have you add your voice. Truly love your explanation about the difference between a website and a blog. Many most times confuse the two especially since most people only have a blog as their online marketing tool. But for a business, you definitely will want to make a definitely line between the two so as to understand your focus.
BTW, I understand you want to say, “It’s almost unthinkable for any business to NOT have a website in this day and age.” 🙂
Regards.
@Huntington Beach Chiropractor,
You’re definitely correct on that. If you are not ready to put in the sweat you mustn’t expect any good out of email marketing.
Thanks for joining the conversation.
@Mitch,
It’s obvious why email did not work for you. You must understand that email marketing is not the same as “mass email broadcasting.” Email marketing is about permission marketing. You will need to build a list and nurture it to be responsive. Buying email contact from some email merchant and sending out email broadcast with the hope that some will click and buy your offers is a recipe for failure. That is not what I’m advocating here. You will need to learn the basics again before you can really say if email works or not.
@Theodore Nwangene,
I agree with you that many bloggers make these mistakes. At a time I actually fell into the same mistakes because I was trying to conform to the blogging mold. Why I have decided to write about them right now is that I have realized that that road is really not the right one follow. I only hope enough bloggers out there will care about these things as you are.
Thanks for the comment.
@Shiv Saroya,
Yeah, Google Authorship is the sure way that Google associate every content on the internet with its author and so claiming your every one of your content through authorship will help you when your content is scrapped. Thanks for the comment.
@vanessa,
You can say that again Vanessa! It’s a pleasure to know that the article resonate with you.
Thanks for the comment.
@Reginald,
Thanks Reginald. Frankly, Google authorship is great. Ignoring it is throwing away a good opportunity to drive more traffic!
@daksh,
Frankly, profiting from your your social media marketing efforts start with targeting the right persona. Unfortunately, this is the area where many businesses have challenges. From your comment it appears you are really having challenges in this area. I’ll suggest that you look again at what your business is about and use that to figure out the type of people you want to target. There are few questions that you use to do this. Questions like, what is my product or service designed to achieve? Who will benefit with it? What pains are these people really having and how can I present my message to get across to them? Etc.
You can do a Google search for information on how to design a customer persona. Once you have designed one, you can then use the information to create your social media content to appeal to the right people. Once you are able to connect right with the right target group, your social media updates will begin to drive leads and loyal customers for you.
Hope this helped!
Thanks for the comment.
@Tom Nardone,
Hmm, must say I’m really amused by this! Since the towers came down never watched, listened or read a news story? That is a tall standard you set yourself. Why I do not agree with you that we’re all on a collision course to hell, I do agree that yes, there are lot of things that are wrong with our society. Besides, if you only stopped listening or watching or reading the news stories since the towers came down, I want to believe that you’re only responding to what must have happened then. And if that’s the case, don’t you think that there is more blessedness in letting go and helping to heal the world?
@Tom Nardone,
I truly appreciate your position. All of us are motivated by different things in life. But come to think of it, being rich or famous what is really the difference? When you make some people feel good and by adding value to their lives and they in return give you the high applause is not the same as paying you for what you are doing? (Remember riches is not just about money.) That of course is your own reward!
Again, that you will never follow any blog with advertisements because you would question its integrity or motivation, does that mean you will never listen to a radio station or tune in to a television station because they carry advertisements? Of course, they are there to entertain, educate and inform which is just what blogs are about. That is why blogs are today called the new media. And I hope you never follow any of the news blogs out there because they all have advertisements!
All the same thanks for adding your voice to the conversation.
@Ryan,
I agree with you Ryan. But as you know not everyone is on the social media sites with the same purpose. Of course, with more companies turning to social media for customers these things will continue to happen. But we do hope that they do it the right way.
Thanks for the visit and comment. Appreciate!
@sapna,
Thanks so much for the mention. I tried making a comment on the post but then the site returned a 500 server error. I will try and do that again.
@sapna,
I can’t say how happy I am to hear this from you. Frankly, this is something that has been a pain in heart for some time now. I know there are many who are blogging for fun but most of those people are using free blogging platforms like WordPress.com or blogger. But as some one who entered the blogosphere with the mind of building a business, my interactions have been with bloggers of similar interest. Unfortunately, what I’m seeing around leaves a lot think about.
How can you be paying for webhosting, domain name, one or two premium plugins here and there, autoresponder etc. and then you tell me you are only blogging for fun? No, no, no! Most of those people are only using that as an excuse to cover up their low ends! It makes me mad and I had to talk about it.
Right now, this post has caused a whole lot of debate on one of the groups I posted it on LinkedIn. While those who are entrepreneurial in mind are defending the post others are short of calling me rude for daring to tell them what to do!
Of course, I expected such reactions but I know for many its only a cover up. Deep in their hearts they know some day this post will come back to them as a turning point.
I’m glad for you that you are already working on something. I’m a believer in the fact that when you sow you should reap and enjoy the fruit of your labor. I’m wishing you well.
Thanks for the comment.
@Susan Harjehausen,
Its really glad to hear from people like you. Yes, this post was really intended for entrepreneurs who are blogging and not anyone who is playing around in the name of blogging. Every entrepreneur has an eye for ROI if it is not there then something has to be done. And that is why this post.
I’m glad that the post is really a wake up call for you. Thanks for the comment.
@John Barton,
You will be surprised the kind of dust this post has created on LinkedIn! Many are short of eating me raw for having the audacity to want to dictate what blogging should be.
Of course, I do agree with them that many blog for different reasons which I made clear in the post but these people wouldn’t accept it that if you spend so much time on your blog then it is also a wise thing to get something out of it. It’s really unfortunate but my joy is that there are people like you who understand these things. We are entreperneurs and no matter what, we want some returns for our inputs.
Thanks for the comment.
@Ansh,
Yes, inbound marketing is truly a good thing for bloggers especially if you know how to do it and monetize your content. Today bloggers produce a whole lot of content but most of these is not really put to the right use. I hope you will be able to use this information in your blog marketing.
Thanks for stopping by
@Roger Weavers,
I’m really glad to hear that you are making money from SEO. Unfortunately, many online marketers thinks that it is a dead tactic not understanding what SEO really is.
And for inbound marketing, it is really the best marketing strategy for marketing online. Once you know what it is how to go about it making money from your content becomes much easier.
Thanks for the comment.
@Bonnie Smith, It’s mine pleasure!
@Bonnie Smith,
Hi Bonnie, well sometimes you need to build up things before you start seeing the results. So if it is not working for now don’t lose heart. Learn more, act more and very soon you will be seeing the results.
Thanks for visiting.
@Kate Brown Wilson,
It’s a pleasure!
@Kata,
It’s a pleasure to hear that. Thanks for the comment.
@Mohammed Abdullah Khan,
Hmm, that’s great to hear. But come on, we are talking about making good returns as entrepreneurs and just about seo and traffic generation. In fact, we never inferred that in the post. don’t you think it will be good for you to let us know what you are a blogger or entrepreneur? Will want to hear from you!
@Yeremi Akpan,
This is really deep one my brother! The truth is that not many bloggers understand this. Your blog should actually be a way of you studying your readership and finding ways of pulling in some returns! 🙂
I think that word is really great, blogpreneurs! Very soon that will be going into the blogging dictionary. 🙂
Thanks for the comment.
@Simmeon,
Hmm, what an insight! Entrepreneurs focuses on Money; Bloggers focuses on People! 🙂
That’s really a good way to put it. But the fact is that entrepreneurs do focus on people because ultimately they know it’s people who matters if you must make a profit. The main difference is what you first mentioned, the mindset. The bloggers mindset is greatly different from that of the entrepreneur.
The blogger, because he is not focusing on making a gain finds it most times difficult to make a sales pitch instead he will want to share and share! Thanks for the comment.
@buy seo services,
Actually it is the entrepreneurial spirit that will carry you far. You may make some money as a blogger but if you truly want to take your online business to the next level, you need to think and act like an entrepreneur. Thanks for the comment.
@Ehsan Ullah,
Got it really clear! That’s what I really expect of most of us who are blogging. There is the joy of connecting with other bloggers and sharing our knowledge but then we must also understand that we are entrepreneurs who wants to make a living online. Thanks for the comment.
@praveen,
Yea, that has always been the mind with which many took to blogging. But now that we are the wiser, it is definite that we put in more seriousness and of course do it as every entrepreneur would!
@Bhushan,
Exactly. You see, most bloggers are blogging because they want to make money with their blogs. But unfortunately not many are running their blogs like a business. Many take their blogs just as past-time or a thing of fun and yet want to make good money from it.
The post is to help us re-evaluate how we are really running our blogs. So, the question is, are you working on your blog as an entrepreneur or you just consider yourself a blogger who wants to share his thoughts with the world?
@Android App Developers,
The pleasure is mine. Thanks for stopping by.
@Geek Girl,
Glad to know that this post was helpful in a way. Wishing you good results when finally you decide to monetize your blog. Thanks for the comment.
@bj,
That’s great to hear! There is always a difference between entrepreneurs blogging and just any other blogger.
Btw. in your response to the post about monetizing blogs, you specifically stated you don’t go for it. Now, considering that fact that many bloggers are entrepreneurs don’t you think such a one will always want to monetize his blog?
@Kate Brown Wilson,
I agree with you. Once you’re an entrepreneur who blogs then you are automatically both – an entrepreneur and a blogger! That’s what most of us are. The only difference is that we do not focus on our blogs as unto its self. It is a means to an end!
Thanks for the comment.
@Rick Salas,
Indeed, many quit too early. But it’s just because they have a wrong perception about the whole thing from the beginning. It great to know that this is really helpful!
Thanks for the comment.
@Patricia Weber,
Glad to know that this has been of help somehow! 🙂 Frankly, the issue of monetization was discussed on this blog a few days ago and I’m still surprised that many still believe that blogs should not be monetized. May be you were in this category and that’s why you have been focusing on great content without the mind of monetizing your efforts.
Any way I sincere hope you make good use of this new insight! Thanks for the comment.
@Susan Cooper,
I truly agree with you! That’s what I tried to put in as perseverance. Of course, it is patience that will help you to persevere. And like you said, this is really the biggest reason why many abandon their blogs. You never understand that Rome was not built in a day.
Thanks for your thoughts.
@Mandy Allen,
You’re definitely right. But how many people are really listening to this? Matter of fact is, many of us jumped into the bandwagon with the mind that making money with blogs is the most simplest thing anyone can do! But what a mistake. Right now we are wiser but many are still falling over heads to jump in. I only hope they are listening.
Thanks for joining the conversation.
@RC Helicopter for beginner,
Glad to hear that. I do hope you are implementing these strategies right now!
@futures trading,
It all shows that all of us have challenges but how we handle those challenges matters. Google will rather go back to their drawing boards and see how they can use their market insights rather than give up. And I believe that one tool that Google has given to us which we can actually use to the same is Google Analytics. We can use that tool to understand our market and give more value which in turn will return success for us!
Thanks for the comment.
@Eva,
It’s really great to know that you find this post useful. Visited you blog but I’m sorry that I couldn’t read it since it’s not in English. I hope you make good use of the knowledge you would be receiving as you make this blogging journey. Thanks for the comment.
@sandeep kumar,
Thanks. It’s a pleasure to hear that.
@bj,
it’s a pleasure to know that the post resonate with you. Thanks for the comment.
@Yeremi Akpan,
Glad to see you around. Frankly, any blogger who is not using Google analytics is either new to the game is plain ignorant of the power of that tool, except of course, if he/she is using something else.
I think knowing your customer is really the biggest lesson I’ve learned from Google. I’ve have always wondered why Google will spend money on some very good tools and give them away to online users. It was only when I saw the power in what Google was doing that I realized that Google was not really losing giving away those tools!
This is what I have been applying in my business too. For example, on this blog, I aim always to give only the best. Most times one will be tempted to package the same information and sell it as special report but knowing that by giving value and using it to assess your readership will ultimately bring more dividend than the immediate gain is something I’ll like to go for any time.
Thanks for joining the conversation.
@sandeep kumar,
It’s a pleasure that the post resonate with you. Frankly, I try as much possible to give the little I can. I truly do hope that this post will achieve its aim, helping as many as will put the lessons into use.
Thanks for the comment.
@merry,
I agree with you Merry. That’s why I spend a good time researching before I write most of my posts. I really try to make my posts stand out.
@Ehsan,
The gathering of the ideas from various research is what actually took me most of the time. The actual writing took barely hours. But then after completing it I had to keep it away for some days when I occasionally come around to read it over and then put in one or two things here and there. But putting all together, I want to believe it was not more than those 5 days.
@Emily Williams,
It’s a pleasure to know that the post resonate with you. Are you using social media for selling? Can you share your experience with us?
@Anton Koekemoer,
Good insight there Anton. It’s unfortunate that very few businesses really understand this. Most of the marketing I see on social media are really unprofessional. That is why most will readily complain that social media marketing is a sham. But they don’t know that they are doing it wrongly. Without building the right relationships, selling on social media will produce nothing but frustration.
Thanks for this very insightful comment.
@Christopher Roberts,
Yea, I’ve actually seen that. Only thing is that I just discovered most of the posts in those categories really did not command the kind of attention those on “techie” subjects have! But like I said, I’ll definitely put something up for you. It will really be my pleasure!
@Christopher Roberts,
Oh, so you have taken that as Google’s darker side? That’s really funny. I did remember that post and of course the comment I made on it. In fact, I’ve just gone over to read it again and must say you don’t have to hate Google for that!
You rightly mentioned that “the story of send” was really a promotional for Google. And like I mentioned in the comment, you don’t have to expose the defective side of your products when you’re marketing. And besides, those defects you tried to point out, are not a strange thing when you talk of technology. There could be failures here and there any time. The only thing is that when that happens, there is room for improvement.
Any way, I’m really fond of Google and I just love what they are doing with their online business. I think what we should do, when we see some good point in those who are successful in their field, to find a way to incorporate those good points in our own operations.
Christopher, I must say I’ve just been considering doing a post for Technology Bloggers, frankly. You know I created an account some time ago but since I’m not really into this technology issues, I’ve not been able to bring myself to doing something in that line. I really want to write an article that will more appeal to the audience there. But not to worry I’m sure I’ll come up with something very soon.
Thanks for the comment.
@bj,
Yeah, I really saw the doggedness of Google in becoming a big time player in the social media game despite the challenges it has faced. There are definitely going to be great challenges in whatever we do, but in all we must our targets and never turn back!
@Anton Koekemoer,
Me too Anton. That’s why I spend so much time on my blog posts and every other thing about my blog. I always try to go beyond what is others are doing. Sometimes it’s really tasking but I know that ultimately, it will pay off!
It’s a pleasure to see that the post resonate with you. Thanks for joining the conversation.
@Faissal Alhaithami,
I cannot but agree with you. I’ve really seen this all over Google business products and I know its really an insight into running a successful business. Your customers are your best bet if you want to succeed.
Thanks for the comment.
@Ehsan,
Good thinking! I just had to enter this post when I saw that he changed the rules to include posting on any topic you are familiar with. What matters really is how much promotion you put into it.
@Matt,
The pleasure is mine. And I’ll truly appreciate it if you will help promote the article. If you find it so helpful why not share it with your social networks? Any way, just asking.
@thiqar,
And thanks for the comment. Btw. Did you help promote the article? Simple tweet or a share with your linkedin network will be appreciated or don’t you think so?:)
@Jamella Biegel,
It’s a pleasure to see that the post resonate with you and thanks for the good words.
On building a list, I’ll suggest that, as new blogger, the first thing you should really determine is what you want to target. What type of product/service are your eying to promote to your list? Are you thinking of providing a service or product along the way or you’re simply thinking of promoting affiliate products?
It’s when you have decided on this that you can now think of what you will give away to build a list and what type of people to target with your list.
Now, I’m supposing that you must have thought about these things before you started your blog. And if that is so, then I’ll suggest that you go through your published posts, select a few that you can repackage to produce a special report. I’m suggesting this because it is the easiest way to get your free offer ready now!
Once your free offer is ready, signup with any of the email service providers like Aweber or MailChimp and then put up the subscription box on your blog. Of course, building a list and nurturing the list is a volume of its own but if you use these tips you could be up and running in under 3 days. Remember, you should rewrite the articles to reflect your purpose in the report.
Sorry that I can’t really go too deep into details. But if you need more explanations, feel free to contact me.
Thanks for the comment.
@Adrienne,
Hmm, what an interesting addition here! I must say it’s only a few that are really using the phone to build business relationships instead of selling. And just considering it I can see so much potential in it especially in the area of putting a personal touch to the whole thing. Instead of just dealing with your prospects as some figure out there, you can relate on a more personal level thereby making the relationship more concrete.
And on the use of blogs, I can see your point. Of course, many who are just coming into the blogging arena have the wrong notion that making money blogging is about setting up a blog and running it solely as a business. This worked some years ago when blogging was in its infancy. You could build and blog and hope to earn money from ads and promoting affiliate products. But these days, doing that means you will have to compete with some of these big names in the game. Unfortunately, I was going in that direction until of recent.
Now, I see a blog as a part of the social media game. Your own place where you can have some form of control over your relationship building efforts. The blog should be a part of your over all business promotion plan. With this understanding, I now devote more of my time to other aspects of my business than I do with the blog because I’ve realized that throwing more of my time at the blog is depriving me of other things that needed to be done.
I appreciate your coming around and for this wonderful comment. Remain blessed!
@Melanie,
Hmm, I love that line about max out at a certain stage! There is no better option than to have your main hub where you can do what you really want to do. Of course, you know also that these social media sites could decide to pull the carpet from under your feet any thing if they think you are going outside their boundary!
I do hope someone is really listening! 🙂
@Simmeon,
You are very right Simmeon. Being able to lead your social media connections to engage with you on your personal site is what really shows that they are interested in you. If all you are doing is socializing with them “out in the street” without them caring to check out how your “home” looks like, it means they are not ready to take the relationship to a deeper level!
@Ehsan,
Oh thanks. Must say your entry is really a great post too and seeing I’m entering late I’ll just have to do some extra work! 🙂
Btw. thanks for bringing this to my notice!
@Chris,
Hmm, “but it’s not so easy!” Yes, I agree that it is not easy. But the truth is that nothing great comes easy. What we need is to keep at it and put in all our best. Seeking to know the basics and working to put them to work is really the key to succeed with all of these. Or don’t you think so?
@Romy,
Thanks for coming around to check out my entry. The promotion is already on! Let’s see how it comes out 🙂
@ellipsometer,
Well, I wouldn’t really know because I’ve never used the SEOmoz tool. May be you will want to try this one out. You can download a free trial copy without providing any credit card information. Use it and see if they are the same or not. thanks for the comment.
@hire seo expert,
Yea, as the seo expert, can you help us with some insight into the subject? Wouldn’t be great if you can give us some details in your comments?
Hi Genry,
Took a look and tried using it but must say it’s a little complicated. And frankly, I don’t think it’s really what I want to use. I’m better off with something more simple to understand. Maybe some other persons will try it out and let us know what they think.
Thanks for sharing the link.
@Aasma,
Glad to hear that. Do care to let us know what you think, will you?
@Ryan,
Frankly, I have heard of SEOmoz for sometime now but have not really used it. However, even if you’re already using SEOmoz you can also try out the free version of SheerSEO and compare the two. Though the free version have less features, you may just be able to know if you really need it.
Right now I’m still playing around with SheerSEO and I must say it’s just superb.
@Ryan Hanley,
Yea, like I said you don’t have to take my word for it. The free trial version is enough to really determine if it is good enough for you. I will be glad if you will be kind enough to share your experiences with us.
Thanks for the comment.
@Fabrizio,
Frankly, I was blown away with when I tried it out. Right now I’m still exploring the different features. Another good thing that I’ll vouch for the software is the email alerts that you receive periodically. These let’s you know how your keywords are faring. Whenever there is a change, whether a drop or rise in ranking, you’ll know from this emails. It’s really worth trying out.
@Price per Head,
Glad to know that this was helpful. Just want to let you know that we have so much more for you. Why do you take a look at other articles on this site. you will just amazingly impressed! 🙂 And you can add us to your bookmarks too!
@Sandipan Mukherjee,
Well, I’m flattered! I’ve seen your comments on various articles here and that truly shows you love what we have here. Thanks for the support and the kind words.
@Saikrishna, Stories have always proven to be very effective ways of communicating ideas. Thanks for the comment.
@Sandipan Mukherjee,
That’s good music to my ears! 🙂 It’s really an enjoyable thing to be of help. Thanks for the comment.
@Step by Step,
I’m really glad to be of help and thanks for the good words. Hope to see more of you.
@peter,
It’s glad to know you find this article helpful. Thanks for the comment.
@EleonoraEOF,
I truly appreciate your kind words. Will love to see more of you. Thanks for stopping by.
@Justin,
I’m personally also working on that. In my search I discovered that there are many software that is available for anyone. Though most of them have a price tag, some have free trial options. However, there is one I think anyone aiming for free webinars can use. It comes totally free but add supported. You can read more about it here:
http://www.anymeeting.com/
I hope this is helpful.
@Agregador de link,
That’s great! But hey, I tried visiting that page to know what it is all about but discovered it’s not in English. Can you let me know what it says about me? Will be glad to know!
@BuySellWordpress,
It’s good to know that this was able to connect! 🙂 Examples are really great when it comes to passing across the message. Thanks for the comment.
@Get Free Templates,
Mindset is actually what matters.
@Vintage Diamond Rings,
It’s great to hear that! Would love to see more of you. Thanks for stopping by.
@Amit Shaw,
You’re welcome Amit. It’s always my pleasure to be of help.
@Amit Shaw,
Tough question? That is really surprising to me! You know, I took a real good look at your site the first time I visited and I must say I was impressed with what you’re doing. You see, I’m not a computer geek so whenever I come across anyone who can put those codes together to build some program, I’m always very impressed.
I took a look at some of the tutorials you offer on blog and I thought this is something anyone can turn into some big business. And so you saying that’s a tough question, I’m really surprised.
Now, this is piece of advise for you. If you have really digested the message of this post then you know that what you need is a simple shift in your thinking. And so, I’ll suggest that you take another look at your blog and instead of seeing your self as just a blogger (this is a big problem for many bloggers) begin to see yourself as a business person. Approach your blog from the perspective of an entrepreneur.
With that mindset, you will begin to see opportunities or needs you can fill. The knowledge you already have and you are offering on your blog is a good product that could be of help to others. Package it in a way that it will benefit someone out there and you will quickly become an opportunity creator. 🙂
Still need some clarifications? Let me know!
@Linda,
It’s a pleasure to hear that. I hope you turn that positive impact to something beneficial to your business this year 2012!
@Amit Shaw,
It’s my pleasure Amit. Just want to know, on which divide are you right now? Creator or seeker of opportunities?
@Cat Alexandra,
Lightbulb moment? Glad to hear that! I truly think that if only we can fully appreciate the power of our mind and put it to the right use we will not only astound ourselves but also help make the world better.
And about flipping the switch, it’s not really everyone that is ready for it. It’s only the prepared ones that will see the switch to flip it! 🙂
@Amit Shaw,
I’ve seen your comments and must say you’re wonderful. It’s unfortunate that my articles just come out too long. I’ve tried the shorter route but since I always love giving it all in a post, I’ve really not been able to do something shorter. But thanks that you still find the time to read 3 of them at a stretch.
@Daniel,
Oh great, I hope you put one or two to use!
@Anita Richard,
Indeed, webinars do help in marketing especially these days. How exactly webinars help marketing?
I think just like the traditional offline seminars organising a webinar and asking prospects to signup for it either free or paid, depending on your subject package, is a good way of marketing your business online. Those who signup for the webinar are sure to become customers if your presentation is good enough.
@Wiliam Raymonds,
You’re welcome. I do hope you will put these ideas to use.
@Noella Christine,
It’s glad to know you are ready to implement these ideas. To me that is the greatest joy. Thanks for the comment.
@BuySellWordpress, that really is something most business people don’t want to do. Collaborate with your competitors? No way! But frankly in our today’s business world collaboration is a great idea. Only thing, know the terms on which you are collaborating.
@Jesse McGreevy,
Good talk Jesse. Customer feedback will not only help you to improve on things but also help you to serve better and when you do, you build more trust and grow bigger.
And talking about feedback, may I oblige you to give me your frank assessment of my blog’s design? Take a good look at it and let me know. You may post it on this comment. I’ll appreciate if you will be frank! Looking forward to hearing from you.
@bjohn,
That’s a fact bjohn, how can you really grow your business if you do not know and apply ideas like these? Running a business most times calls for creativity and that’s what ideas like these are about. And about listening in order to serve better, business people should understand that listening is a great art. You don’t have to a crocodile – with a big mouth and no ears! Talk less but listen real good! 🙂
Thanks for the comment.
@Becca,
Thanks Becca and glad to have you visit.
@Jacob Hines,
Thanks for the encouraging words. The post is actually meant for all business people so it’s not a surprise that it spoke to you directly. My greater joy will be if you are able to pick any of these ideas and profit with it! How about that?
@Tessa,
It’s my pleasure. I do hope you do something about the info for that is the only way it can be useful to you.
@Adrienne,
I understand your position and it’s one of the reasons why I’ve not really joined most of the groups on facebook. I’ve actually thought of doing something by starting a group of my own but because I’m really lazy when it comes to spending time on the social media sites, I had to shelve the idea since I didn’t want to start what I will not be able to put in my best.
Any way I think you’ll do really great if you start something like that. I truly admire your ability to easily connect with both on your blog and on the social media sites. and I must say if you start one I will be among the first to join, frankly!
For the mention, I consider it worthwhile. So, it’s my pleasure to do that.