Why You Should Start A Blog
Why should start your own blog when you can simply use a static website? That's one of the major questions many marketers ask them-self.
The truth of the matter is most blogs are started for many different reasons; some social orientated, some productive, and some are a combination of both.
If you plan on start a blog for social reasons, like hooking up with friends and family, you may want to go with the likes of Myspace, Friendster that have a large amount of members and allows for high degrees of interactivity...
But if your desire is to create a blog that is completely productive, the question remains “why start your own blog?” Well, as you probably know starting a blog has the potential to be a time trap. Here's why I'm saying that, creating content comes easy to some and not others and this is what's going to take up most of your time.
If you do decide to start blogging, I highly recommend you install a spam filter plugin or you can choose to block comments altogether to prevent extended conversations between blog viewers. By having comments on your blog is a sure way to generate fresh content which is going to appeal to search engines.
But allowing comments on your blog and not having spam filters in place spammers can seriously abused it if you don't monitor your blog closely. One more thing with having comments on your blog is if you've ever been involved in a heated forum debate, you can understand why allowing viewers to interact could seriously detract from time you could spend marketing.
Your third option is to create a blog that combines both productive goals with social interaction. This might seem impossible, as social interaction can only decrease the amount of time you can potentially spend working, but it actually isn't.
If your goal is to position yourself as an industry leader for your topical blog, then you will want to have some means of interacting with other industry leaders; and you will also want to prove your worth through responses to questions.
Additionally, you can also use social controversy to market your product. For instance, if you own a dieting blog and you have a defensible, controversial stance on something like low carb diets, you could benefit significantly by stirring up controversy on low carb blogs -- and then sending them your way. You can then use your blog to reel them in to your salespage.
So, to answer the question of “why start your own blog when you have a website?” blogs can be created for completely social reasons, for completely productive reasons, or for something in between that involves both.
One more thing, the best blogging software I've seen on the market hands down is WordPress and the best part it's free and it has lots of extra addins which enhance your blog to do lot more than just a blogging platform.
The best place to install wordpress is on your own domain host where you have control over every aspect of your blog unlike blogger where it is hosted on someone else's server and you don't have much say in what happens.
If you're looking to get you first interactive website up and running at lightning speed, then having a blog is the best start for you. I would love to get you comments.
That's if for today, if you like it leave a comment if you don't leave a comment. 
See you soon
--David
Web 2.0 Can Give You the Opportunity to Work From Home!
If you're an entrepreneur looking to cash in on the work-from-home online business opportunity, then it’s important that you understand how the web has changed. It's gone from the really hard-selling platform to a peer-to-peer social network.
In the past, most Online and brick & mortar businesses used to announce what was available to consumers. It was a take-it-or-leave-it approach. But with the introduction of social sites like MySpace, Squidoo, Twitter, Facebook and the various blogging networks, people are seeking advice from one another to make their buying decisions.
Listen as an online entrepreneur, you have a host of opportunities to cash in on the peer to peer recommendations. Whether you're a Mommy blogger telling others about an amazing product you use with your kids or a sports enthusiast helping others hone their skills at golf, you can earn money just by positioning yourself as the go-to expert in your field.
Listen Web 2.0 simply means it's the next evolution of the web more human interaction. Consider this when you go to Amazon.com and look up a book you’ve been thinking about buying. When you get to the book's profile page, you notice more low star ratings than you do high ones. The chances are, it will sway your decision on whether or not to buy the product, right.
As an entrepreneur and marketer, you can plant roots in the web 2.0 social stratosphere and become a part of the group where they build trust in you. As your credibility grows within a niche or market, you can begin profiting from the advice you give.
The first step you have to take is actually setting up profiles and pages within certain social networking sites, based around the kind of products you want to sell and promote. If you decide to tap into the parenting niche, then you'd launch a lens at Squidoo, a profile on MySpace, and a blog or two, which would funnel traffic through to your site.
Once your systems are in place, you nurture them to develop a following from your target audience. People will bookmark your pages as their favorites and share them with others.
The more word of mouth spread about your expertise and valuable content, the higher your traffic (and selling opportunities) skyrocket. You want to have a variety of selling points in your web 2.0 strategy, including digital products and tangible items they can order over the net.
Making money online isn't an overnight magical moment where you wake up rich, but it can happen a lot faster than running a brick & mortar business. Having a work from home online business can allow you to have your financial security to limitless bounds.
Cash Pulling Formula To Online Success
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--David
Can Anyone Really Do This And Be Successful At It?
Information is truly the hottest commodity on the planet right now. Day after day at all hours, people log on to the Internet look for facts about a topic they want to know more about. While some are looking for free information, many are willing to pay top dollar for experts advice.
Launching an eBook business is the most profitable way to a work-from-home career on the Internet. You don't have to have great writing skills or any advanced web design knowledge under your belt to get started. In fact, you can outsource almost any task for a nominal fee that you pay to a freelancer.
In the end, you own the product and can launch it for 100% of the proceeds, which will stream in on autopilot once your initial set-up phase is completed.
The first thing you have to do is know your limitations.
Are you qualified to dispense advice about a particular subject? You don't have to have a PhD to write an eBook. If it’s something you've experienced firsthand, or even read extensively about, then you can develop an eBook that would be of use to others.
If you have the talent it takes to write for a consumer audience, then you can map out a table of contents for your book and write it just as you would a non-fiction print book.
Once you write an eBook that provides a solution for the consumer, you want to compile it into a PDF format for them to download but not limited to PDF, there's other format you can compile you new ebook into like .exe.
After compilation occurs, your next step is to launch it on its own domain with your salesletter, thankyou page and signup form so you can collect customers details in order to follow up with them later and one of the best place to list your ebook is the Clickbank Marketplace which has thousands of affiliates.
Once affiliates begin picking it up, your sales will multiply, so you want to focus on selling the affiliate program to people, not promoting individual eBook sales to consumers. Let your affiliates do that for you.
Publishing your own eBook is simple and effective in positioning you as an expert on the Internet and in your niche. As you build a list of buyers, you can tap into that goldmine again and again throughout the years – each time offering a solution that meets their needs.
The profit potential is unlimited. Once an entire niche is exhausted if it can ever be, you can repeat the process by targeting new audiences with different needs. With eBooks selling at anywhere from $1-997 a pop, the sky’s really is the limit as to how much you can earn each month.
Here's Two Simple Yet Powerful Guides To Publishing And Profiting From Your Own eBook Business
That's it for today guys see you soon.
--David
Here’s a Comic to Spice up The New Year for You!
Hope you guys have had an awesome Christmas and new year and santa have been good to you guys.
I just wanted to let you'll know about what my good friends Edmund Loh & Vince Tan have been up to these last few months since they did the sendUsToUS firesale. They have come up with this hilarious comic I just have to share with you. It certainly did lighten up my mood and I think you should take a look at it too!
It doesn’t just stop at the laughs though; there’s a strong, inspiring message behind it and it has to do with how you can make Year 2008 YOUR YEAR.
Whether you’re young or old.
Whether you juggle a full-time job or you’re unemployed.
Whether you have superior technical skills or just basic computer literacy.
And number of years of experience under your belt is NO longer a requirement to succeed online.
These boys have proven.
Go read this comic for a couple of laughs and be sure to see Part 2 after this!
Click here to see the rest of the comic in full.
And BTW, before I forget here's a link to a special ebook Edmund and Vince want me to give you for stopping by to ready the blog today.
See you soon!
--David