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  • How to Overcome Writer’s Block Using the Secrets Revealed By One of Today’s Most Influential Business Thinkers

    Posted Nov 17th, 2010 By in Article Marketing, Blogging, Content Marketing With | 3 Comments

    Are you coming to the point, where you say to yourself – “Oh sh%t, I have to write my article or blog post?” Does the though of writing drain you? And, even though you know you need to write articles to get more website traffic, build your list, nourish relationships and increase your profits – are you procrastinating writing your articles?

    Then this new article is for you.

    Learn from Marshall Goldsmith (the man who is ranked one of the most influential business thinkers in the world by The London Times and Forbes) and see how you can apply his secrets for getting unstuck to your own article writing and marketing efforts.

    Why You End Up in a Writing Rut!

    As Marshall says, “Our default reaction in life is to experience inertia. We all tend to go where we have been going, do what we have been doing and say what we have been saying.” If you say the same story time after time after time, and repeat the same advice – it gets boring! And, it’s not only boring for the reading, but it’s boring for you the writer.

    Marshall’s Solutions for Getting Unstuck

    1. You need to challenge yourself to create new content — content that is not found anywhere else online.

    2. Change your approach to article writing. You have to ask yourself, “If I have to spend this time writing articles, how can I make it more meaningful to my readers and myself? Part of the answer is to find your passion and let it shine through in your articles.

    3. Stop saying later. The time is now. How many times have you said this to yourself, “You know, I am incredibly busy right now. And, given the pressures of work and home, I feel too over-committed. I simply don’t have the time and energy. I’ll write my articles later in maybe 2 to 3 weeks when things calm down.” The reality is that there will not be two or three weeks. It is always going to be crazy.  If you are not taking the time to build your business now with articles, it’s never going to happen. As Marshall says, “To get unstuck, you have to look in the mirror day after day, and remind yourself of the actions that you will take today.” It requires discipline – but once you get writing and get out of this rut, you will get more profits and it will be worth it.

    4. Get a peer coach – In a SUCCESS magazine article, Marshall mentions that he has a peer coach which asks him every day – “On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy were you yesterday? On a scale of 1 to 10, how meaningful was yesterday? How many minutes did you write? How many push-ups did you do?” This peer coach holds Marshall accountable. How do you hold yourself accountable to make sure you write and submit articles online and do the other marketing activities that will build your business?

    Follow these tips and you’ll be writing articles on a daily basis – just like me “your article writing and marketing expert!” You see, I write articles on a daily basis for my ezine, blog, article submission and for my social media efforts.  And, I never get bored.

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  • Top 15 Social Bookmarking Sites

    Posted Jun 3rd, 2009 By in Social Bookmarking With | 1 Comment

    Trying to figure out which social bookmarking sites to use can rapidly become overwhelming with the sheer number of choices available. To make things a little easier, I’ve narrowed them down to 15 sites that really are worth checking out.

    1. Digg
    Despite complaints about the notoriously short attention span of the majority of Diggers, this remains the number one social bookmarking site.

    2. StumbleUpon
    A friendlier way to connect with people and share favorite sites, StumbleUpon is easy to use and a true social bookmarker.

    3. Propeller
    One of the best sites for business use, Propeller tends to focus on sites of interest to older males in business for themselves.

    4. Del.icio.us
    Del.icio.us is the oldest bookmarking site around, but that doesn’t mean it’s out of date. Millions of people use it still and the site has a simple, easy to use format.

    5. Blinklist
    This social bookmarking service is well used and tends to focus on marketing and media, with no restrictions as to which webpages you can tag.

    6. Reddit
    Offering a personalized groups feature where you can save sites for those in your group to see, Reddit is an oldie, but a goodie.

    7. Blipoo
    If you are looking for a site that allows self-promotion, Blipoo is the place for you. The site leans heavily toward blog promo.

    8. Buddymarks
    This site offers three options for saving your bookmarks, personal use only, sharing within a group, or open social bookmarking.

    9. Diigo
    Hailed as “social bookmarking on steroids”, this site offers heavy duty bookmarking options for the serious surfer.

    10. Yahoo! Buzz
    This site works similar to Digg in that you can vote your favorite sites up and the worst ones down, plus the Yahoo name makes it a little more valuable.

    11. Slashdot
    Perfect for bookmarking technical information, this site also has clout with Google, making it a good place for tech business news.

    12. Mixx
    Here’s a site that is multi-purpose, allowing for submission in a wide range of categories to be voted for by users.

    13. Furl
    Furl has plenty of Google juice and for this reason, it’s a fairly popular choice among marketers and internet based businesses.

    14. PlugIM
    A site that offers bookmarking services to internet marketers and lets you submit content, vote stories up and make friends for a full networking experience.

    15. ListerLister
    Our final social bookmarking site, ListerLister is a site that not only promotes bookmarks, but forming communities based on common interests.

    Which social bookmarking sites do you use and what is your favorite?

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  • The Benefit of Social Bookmarking for SEO

    Posted Mar 15th, 2009 By in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Social Bookmarking, Social Networking, Viral Marketing With | 2 Comments

    Social bookmarking has become a great tool in building web presence and promoting a business on the Internet. In addition, if you place your links wisely and know which social bookmarking sites offer dofollow links, this strategy will also help your search engine optimization (SEO) efforts.

    What is Social Bookmarking?

    Social bookmarking is a method for web users to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages on the Internet with the help of tags or keywords on sites such as Digg or Del.icio.us. This helps you in accessing bookmarks from any computer with online access. These bookmarks can either be public or private. If public, your favorite bookmarks visible for others to view and follow as well, hence the social networking aspect.

    Social bookmarking is a very simple strategy to learn and practice, and there are 100s of site that offer bookmarking. Again, we have included a Common Craft video to explain social bookmarking in plain English—see below. We love these videos!

    How does social bookmarking help with SEO?

    Social bookmarking helps search engines find and rank content through links thus providing a channel for the promotion of content. If you place your links well on dofollow social bookmarking sites, this will help increase traffic to your site and assist with your link building efforts, thus increasing search engine rankings and possibly even PageRank.

    The links usually spread to many web sites without much effort on your part. In a way, you can think of it as another form of viral or guerrilla marketing. Keep in mind, since social bookmarking links are categorized by topic with tags or keywords, traffic coming into your site is highly targeted. This ultimately brings repeat visits from qualified consumers and potential buyers.

    So, by submitting your links to social bookmarking sites, you are increasing the chances of people seeing the link and visiting your site. However, use cautiously and do not spam these sites because this will end up hurting you in the long run!

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