"Amassed clutter, of gold?"
Not getting to the library often enough at the moment, even so I am limited at the library with the filters etc in place on here, it likes msn but not google?Anyway, I had an interesting time going through my pc while not online, in other words not "diverted" by the net, being the distraction it is. :o)
I can't believe what I have on my pc...way to much of it and some things are junk to put it nicely, but also found some gems that I hadn't really got round to reading, letting it sit in a "to do" folder. :o)
The amount of good PLR work I have is coming in handy for creating new things...all of which I can build up for getting online asap...but without being distracted half way through as is often the case.
Nice to have sorted and cluttered, started re-planning things, adding new ideas into the mix too.
Connections I hadn't yet seen until sorting the PC out.
Things I have that compliment each other etc. :o)
Getting there....slowly, but DO need to get back online at home asap.
What is on your PC?
Have a gems you forgot about?
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"You tell me, I'll listen"
It's been a real summer of reflection and change in some ways and they say people fear change, well I would like to embrace it for what it is, not least because the last 7 or 8 weeks has taught me a huge amount. ;o)
Learning things in ways I wouldn't have expected and yet learning things where I wouldn't have even looked....right under my nose! ;o)
The blogging side of it is no different on that score and what I have gained over that time I couldn't put a price on it in many ways but putting what I have learnt into practice is the key.
That's the aim and it is giving me two feelings, one of slight anticipation and one slight excitement and fear mixed.
One the one hand it's all "go for it" and yet on the other it's "what if goes wrong?"
So who better to ask than you, the reader. :o)
You see there seems quite a divide among bloggers and no-one will please everyone but at least pleasing your own readers is the main thing. :o)
What's this divide?
Monetisation and those who bleat about the so called "cause", which I guess is that blogs are "diary's, personal, not meant for making money with"...the brigade who in my eyes have no place telling others what they should and shouldn't do on their blogs.
If blogs weren't made for monetisation why did Google start AdSense?
But I digress, the fact is there is a divide and to me it's as daft as ya like. ;o)
Blogs are simply dynamic websites, no more no less. ;o)
The easy way to build an online presence...for anyone, and fast.
But it also got me thinking... ;o)
I got thinking about this blog and what I want from doing it as well as what other plans I would like to carry out elsewhere...which way am I going, and where to?
I got thinking about what I can do, now and further down the line.
Well I got some answers from asking...me, but I don't read this blog, I write it so the reader is as important as me in what can be done to improve things, after all that's the whole point and you benefit the most. ;o)
I did get some great tips from a readers view from a discussion board and it made me think too.
I will tell you why too...and I do think it matters.
We all market, we all not all marketers yet we are.
An oxymoron I know but what I mean is it's a mentality, a marketers mentality and it's more so with IM, (Internet marketing).
So while we all blog we need readers and in some way the blogs are marketed to them, even indirectly, if you blog...you market in some way yet you may not actively market.
You don't have a "marketing head on" all the time.
It's a real thing and it can also be an addictive thing but also being exciting, frustrating uplifting all rolled into one it can be a nightmare to stop, to turn that "marketing head" off.
IM is a myth, a mentality, yet a reality! ;o)
But here's the rub, without learning what I have through IM I wouldn't be where I am now. ;o)
But I digress, where was I?
Oh yeah...having stepped out of the IM circle a bit in the last month or so I have had my eyes really opened by stepping more into the blogosphere and the "social network" side of the net...which I always known of just not realised the scope and benefit of it.
The future is there, and we are a part of it already.
But I also now realise who diverse the wider picture is and feel more in line with where I am going and how, just need to act and act the best I can on what matters while also growing in the right direction.
This blog is a big part of that direction.
Lets be straight here and lets say...for instance, as it could be anyone of us bloggers and most of us will have asked themselves at some point, so for example...
It cost £30, or $30 to be online a month, so we can say...
The reality is £1, or $1 a day from this blog keeps this blog going easily, so that's free Internet...not much is it?
But...
Where does that come from?
If I don't get that how can I do that?
And every month?
(Sheesh my IM "marketing head" is partly back on... See... ;o) )
The basics people say are you usually get a 1% response rate, meaning 1 out of 100 will actually give, buy, act in what way gets you the £1 or $1 but...
Only if they have a way for you actually getting that £1 or $1.
It's the last one that's so pleasing to me and THAT is the one I like most. :o)
When I get a beer it does make me feel great and knowing someone gave freely is the icing on the cake. ;o) Maybe it's the supposedly "subliminal messages" here which I can't find! ;o)
But if you did all of above you make your chances better and worse, depending on how you do them...mix and match is what most people do.
So while I was asking myself these questions I realised making money from this blog was never really an intention but it has become a need for now because of that stepping out of the IM circle gave me a slight dip which I has risen above now...just hoping not too late. ;o)
I view the world online a little different to some being deaf it makes the world more communicative. ;o)
More accessible and for that I want to stay online for good.
Re-thinking plans and taking the lessons learnt I have to embrace changes and I will. ;o)
Well I got thinking about how this blog looks, what you get from it and how best to ensure of a £1 or $1 a day thrown in the mix.
Just for the simple reason of making the Internet pay for itself via at least one thing I do and if it's this blog than all the better...
Because I give all in this blog the best I can and want to improve, grow and write under no pressure of the content I put here, meaning it doesn't have to do more than I need it to do money wise, I enjoy writing on here and want to enjoy it more. ;o)
So in all honesty I only need to do ONE thing...for at least £1 or $1 a day I give content that's worth it ;o)
That's why a beer is better than a sell. ;o)
It means what I wrote was worth it to someone who is under no obligations.
I prefer to write longer and better posts if I can give something to someone in some way. :o)
So two or three ideas spring to mind...
Would any of you feel if all but the beer was removed that you would ever buy the beer?
Or would you get me drunk? ;o) ( Not that it goes on beer of course! )
Any thoughts, comments? Please comment.
Wanna share this post?, Please do.
Or even buy me a beer? ;o)
Learning things in ways I wouldn't have expected and yet learning things where I wouldn't have even looked....right under my nose! ;o)
The blogging side of it is no different on that score and what I have gained over that time I couldn't put a price on it in many ways but putting what I have learnt into practice is the key.
That's the aim and it is giving me two feelings, one of slight anticipation and one slight excitement and fear mixed.
One the one hand it's all "go for it" and yet on the other it's "what if goes wrong?"
So who better to ask than you, the reader. :o)
You see there seems quite a divide among bloggers and no-one will please everyone but at least pleasing your own readers is the main thing. :o)
What's this divide?
Monetisation and those who bleat about the so called "cause", which I guess is that blogs are "diary's, personal, not meant for making money with"...the brigade who in my eyes have no place telling others what they should and shouldn't do on their blogs.
If blogs weren't made for monetisation why did Google start AdSense?
But I digress, the fact is there is a divide and to me it's as daft as ya like. ;o)
Blogs are simply dynamic websites, no more no less. ;o)
The easy way to build an online presence...for anyone, and fast.
But it also got me thinking... ;o)
I got thinking about this blog and what I want from doing it as well as what other plans I would like to carry out elsewhere...which way am I going, and where to?
I got thinking about what I can do, now and further down the line.
Well I got some answers from asking...me, but I don't read this blog, I write it so the reader is as important as me in what can be done to improve things, after all that's the whole point and you benefit the most. ;o)
I did get some great tips from a readers view from a discussion board and it made me think too.
I will tell you why too...and I do think it matters.
We all market, we all not all marketers yet we are.
An oxymoron I know but what I mean is it's a mentality, a marketers mentality and it's more so with IM, (Internet marketing).
So while we all blog we need readers and in some way the blogs are marketed to them, even indirectly, if you blog...you market in some way yet you may not actively market.
You don't have a "marketing head on" all the time.
It's a real thing and it can also be an addictive thing but also being exciting, frustrating uplifting all rolled into one it can be a nightmare to stop, to turn that "marketing head" off.
IM is a myth, a mentality, yet a reality! ;o)
But here's the rub, without learning what I have through IM I wouldn't be where I am now. ;o)
But I digress, where was I?
Oh yeah...having stepped out of the IM circle a bit in the last month or so I have had my eyes really opened by stepping more into the blogosphere and the "social network" side of the net...which I always known of just not realised the scope and benefit of it.
The future is there, and we are a part of it already.
But I also now realise who diverse the wider picture is and feel more in line with where I am going and how, just need to act and act the best I can on what matters while also growing in the right direction.
This blog is a big part of that direction.
Lets be straight here and lets say...for instance, as it could be anyone of us bloggers and most of us will have asked themselves at some point, so for example...
It cost £30, or $30 to be online a month, so we can say...
The reality is £1, or $1 a day from this blog keeps this blog going easily, so that's free Internet...not much is it?
But...
Where does that come from?
If I don't get that how can I do that?
And every month?
(Sheesh my IM "marketing head" is partly back on... See... ;o) )
The basics people say are you usually get a 1% response rate, meaning 1 out of 100 will actually give, buy, act in what way gets you the £1 or $1 but...
Only if they have a way for you actually getting that £1 or $1.
- If you rely on Adsense or similar you need alot more than 100 visits to get the £1 or $1 a day.
- If you have good traffic to your blog you could do it with Adsense easy, if it's the action you want and lead them to take.
- If you have something to sell that your readers can buy you may well do it easy.
- If you sell adspace privately you may well do it easy.
- If you have a good readership and a good niche and you are an affiliate you may well do it easy.
- If you have a good following of fans whether due to controversy or other you may well get the traffic funnelled someway to earn indirectly.
- If you give great content freely and people donate to you.
It's the last one that's so pleasing to me and THAT is the one I like most. :o)
When I get a beer it does make me feel great and knowing someone gave freely is the icing on the cake. ;o) Maybe it's the supposedly "subliminal messages" here which I can't find! ;o)
But if you did all of above you make your chances better and worse, depending on how you do them...mix and match is what most people do.
So while I was asking myself these questions I realised making money from this blog was never really an intention but it has become a need for now because of that stepping out of the IM circle gave me a slight dip which I has risen above now...just hoping not too late. ;o)
I view the world online a little different to some being deaf it makes the world more communicative. ;o)
More accessible and for that I want to stay online for good.
Re-thinking plans and taking the lessons learnt I have to embrace changes and I will. ;o)
So where do you come in?
Well I got thinking about how this blog looks, what you get from it and how best to ensure of a £1 or $1 a day thrown in the mix.
Just for the simple reason of making the Internet pay for itself via at least one thing I do and if it's this blog than all the better...
Because I give all in this blog the best I can and want to improve, grow and write under no pressure of the content I put here, meaning it doesn't have to do more than I need it to do money wise, I enjoy writing on here and want to enjoy it more. ;o)
So in all honesty I only need to do ONE thing...for at least £1 or $1 a day I give content that's worth it ;o)
That's why a beer is better than a sell. ;o)
It means what I wrote was worth it to someone who is under no obligations.
I prefer to write longer and better posts if I can give something to someone in some way. :o)
So two or three ideas spring to mind...
- Keep blogging as I do, leaving the blog as is?
- Improve the overall blog layout keeping it clean and simple yet not too different?
- Streamline and clean up alot by reducing the adspace and similar?
- Have only MY income makers and not other peoples, of which is very little anyway?
- Remove all but the beer, keep on giving good content but relying on at least ONE of you a day buying a beer?
- Remove all but the beer and the only time I really share other peoples stuff is in a relevant post?
- A possible addition could be a forum, maybe as a place to also discuss this blogs post, ideas, share tips and more...free or even indirectly helping by a one off charge of a £1 beer? ;o) (It stops spammers! ;o) )
- Other ideas, or another mix?
Would any of you feel if all but the beer was removed that you would ever buy the beer?
Or would you get me drunk? ;o) ( Not that it goes on beer of course! )
Any thoughts, comments? Please comment.
Wanna share this post?, Please do.
Or even buy me a beer? ;o)
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"Creating the blog"
A big welcome to all new readers, great to have you pop by.Following on from the last post I did, where I am just posting in the hope it helps some readers to start blogging, but for some of you new readers, I don't need to advise on starting...oh no some of you have some great blogs going and I will read more... ;o)
But you are very welcome to comment and add to anything. :o)
So... cracking on, now for those who did what was mentioned in the last post will have had some fun or possible frustration.
Either camp's good.. ;o) ...Means you are learning and that curve is already shorter.
So, what now?
First a couple of home truths...what the "big guys" don't tell you in the "ebooks" you see.
1, It's NOT easy, simple yes, not easy but very worth doing.
Anything is simple IF you follow a step by step plan of action and DO.
Nothing really complicated is even needed to take a BIG stride and keep that ball rolling.
Put it this way, it's alot harder to "give up" once you DO have a blog up with a few post and you see it!
The first hurdle...starting is the easiest time to give up!
2, NO ONE will read you blog for a while and it will frustrate you...for as long as you let it!
"Build it and they come" is the myth of which the dream chasers hope for when they buy the "next big thing ebook".
No one will even KNOW about your blog unless you actually DO something to share it...you HAVE to market it in some sense.
To some that's a dirty thing, snake oil sellers... "Internet marketing"...is simply promoting whatever on the web... a blog for instance?
But simply telling your online friends about your blog in IS in a sense "Internet marketing"!
So YES you will have to learn how some things work.
But don't let them discourage you. :o)
Because there is just an easier way now and that is because the web is now how it should be.
Let me explain...
Web 2.0 is simply to me a term for the "more interactive websites and systems"
The more interactive YOU are, the more you benefit...it's PEOPLE not websites... ;o)
But I am slightly ahead of myself here... I'll end that slight diversion on this... you have had by now had a good look around at blogs etc to research your "topic" as in the last post... so you were interactive with them, you were "traffic" ;o) See..you will get the "traffic" aka "people"
But they are PEOPLE first, traffic second yet inseparable.
So start with people in mind and continue with people in mind.
On with the post... ;o)
Before naming your blog you should give some thoughts to keywords or even using branded style if you have in some way a brand of sorts to use...name etc.
Your content will use whatever keywords suit your "topic" etc so a keyword is not essential in the blog name...in my opinion.
But it won't hurt... ;o)
Creating the blog, using blogger from your google account with the by now researched ideas on whatever your topic with bookmarkd sites and blogs to get inspiration from.
You want to use inspiration from what caught your eye, but keep it simple enough to keep on top of and build as you go. I used minima templates as my first one and learnt alot about the code behind html etc...with the new blogger layouts you don't need to know it, just choose wisely. ;o)
Now you should take heed of this... you want to ignore the fact people may not read your blog alot for a while as it will do after a while.
The most important thing is to simply get cracking so now create a post...300 words maybe to get you going if more happens, great.
Don't stare at the blank screen... heres what i want you do to help you out there, whatever the topic...
Imagine I am sitting there with you and you are telling me about your "topic"...
Look at my pic... then sit and write... imagine it.. "hey Rob, I got all these tips on how to maintain a harley davidson"
Me : Oh yeah.. tell me a bout it.. write a list of ten.. ;o)
"Rob... I got these great recipes to share"...
Me:... Great, are they cakes, main meals etc? What Origin...
Oh, just some old english recipes passed down... "
Me: I'll read and use them.... ;o)
Write...write more, don't edit just write write, this creative writing comes flowing from you and the edit mode is later! ;o)
When you run out things to say... (IF you do!), click SAVE NOW get up and go put the kettle on or coffee pot and take a break from it... ;o)
Pat yourself on the back too...not while sipping ya drink though! Doh! :x)
Now you go back and READ your words... dont edit.. just read... make sense of it.
DO NOT put yourself down for any of it.
You just want to capture what "I" would read... ;o) Unedited.
Now you can alter spelling stuff only!
I get amazed at I need to edit less and less as I blog nowadays.. it flows fluidly at times.
Practice makes a massive difference...repetition is a great learning process.
What you will have will most likely surprise you, maybe 440 words... maybe 600... ;o)
More... doing better than most.
Tidy it up some, slightly reword a few things you feel needs doing and PUBLISH !!
That's IT... you have started and you are now a blogger! Ok.. calm down!.. ;o)
Now this is important... try to post at least 3 post a week, more if possible daily being better!
The first week you may only get a few visitors, but now you have a blog up with 3 or more post and it's a ball rolling.
Next, some ideas on pushing that ball better. ;o)
If you like this and it helps... great, up to you what you do NEXT, stumble this, digg it, share with someone, subscribe to my email updates or feed, comment to it, or even buy me a beer! ;o)
After all you are a person...people first traffic second so I leave THAT choice up to you.. :o)
Remember to write it with me in mind, and then come tell me and I WILL read it... ;o)
Off to check stats LOL.. ;o)
Edit to add...on the sidebar here is a report on writing articles which would be a great help if you really stuggle and not only that it could be your FIRST income maker on YOUR new blog! :o)
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"How do I start blogging"
This is something EVERY blogger has thought of at least ONCE. ;o)For the obvious reason we all had to start...somewhere.
I still get asked this question and it is something you are going to HAVE to deal with if you want to blog, so ultimately the easiest way is to just start! ;o)
Ok...then the other questions start...
- "how?"
- "what about?"
- "can I?"
- "nothing to blog about have I?"
- "will anyone read it?"
Spending a few hours getting these answers will do 2 things...
- Tell you if it is worth doing
- If so it will inspire you to DO.
Ok, how?
There is a great thing on the web called Google...and it's ALL you need for everything really and yes I am serious.
Google is more than "Google"... an oxymoron but it's not JUST a search engine. ;o)
Ok, so you want to at least get some answers to..."how do I start blogging?"
An 8 step plan of ACTION, for now... ;o)
Have a Google account?
If not...Grab one here and choose a user name which remember you can use on everything else I tell you, choose wisely, you will have a Gmail account...this is the email centre of your Google account.
Now you are back...you have a web centre to utilise and it's a huge free asset online to have but more on that another post. ;o)
- First step now you have a Google account, create an IGoogle home page.
This is simple yet will be a big benefit to your time and efforts as well as the learning curve.
Most links are at the top of your Google Gmail inbox, one is IGoogle... ;o)
On this IGoogle homepage you can add stuff...alot of this will be stuff you USE, more on that soon. ;o)
- Second step is to set up a blogger account, clicking the link "more" at the top of your Gmail inbox. First just set up some random dummy blog you wont likely use, just so you can see how it all works, post a tester post, publish it and view it, then click "dashboard".
You can create many blogs in this ONE account, that's why I say don't worry about the first dummy blog.
- On your Google home page or Gmail inbox, click "more" once more (there is alot on that more page) you want to find the "blog search" link.
Lets say your "blog topic" will be around your favourite pastime of baking cakes...
- Set up a unique folder in your bookmarks on your PC, call it "cake baking" or whatever your topic to save all your findings.
Go search for "baking cakes" with " " and without ... baking cakes and see what comes up.
Note how many blogs, how many searches made or anything you see that you can take data from.
Bookmark the blogs, when you look at them really take note of what captures your eye and compels you to read more. Save everything, notes and blogs etc.
- Now do the same with Google web search...again with and without " " a tip...while on the blog search page, with the search topics listed click the "web" link in the top left of the page. Instant search on the web pops up, same topics. ;o)
- Now go to this page here and click add it. Now go to your IGoogle "home page".
Now you can see that module you just added on your IGoogle homepage... this will be your online web centre bookmarks once you are rolling. ;o)
Add to that THIS blog you are reading.. ;o)
- Now go to this page and add it. This will be a very good shortcut to your blog hopping and more. Trust me it will save you all tons of time all this and make things so simple.
Add to the reader and this to your IGoogle homepage.
- Now add this to your IGoogle page....Gmail add on! ;o)
Simple and fast, effective. Go look at your IGoogle page now. See it all on there and yet you also have the option of creating new tabs... Even create a cake baking tab. ;o) Save things to it.
Now you have a nice Google center you can access anywhere.
I'll stop there for now because now I am sure you are going to have some play around etc.
Go ahead have a look at the set up and see how simple and streamlined it is.
After you have had a look around, have a good think about what you could blog about and read other blogs on whatever topic you have thought about. ;o)
Any questions or comments feel free to do so below.
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Rob Sellen @ 4:07 PM, , links to this post
"If content is king..."
What is copywriting?Take a look at any long sales letter and it's mainly designed for ONE thing, to get you buying something or another call to action.
Would you call it content?
Is content in some form copywriting?
I see alot of debating about copywriting, short copy vs long copy and such.
Paul Myers probably did the best example of summing all this up in his newsletter, if you are not on that list, I suggest you get on it and you can see his link in my blogroll below.
Good copy is used to get you buying what you hope to be good content, but what confuses me is IF that content is so good why does the copy need to "hype" it up?
For me hype copy makes the content less likely to be great, I mean who knows until you act on the copy and buy the content?
Perception is everything and the hype gives the readers a perception, for me it means your content can't be as good as you say it is.
Sometimes I am proved right...
This has a knock on effect that people will take less notice of your next bit of hype copy?
So where do you draw the line?
Why can't people just be honest and let the content speak for itself?
If you have a great product and UNDERHYPE it in your copy, people will notice that...they will perceive that your content is BETTER than what you really say it is.
This has the better knock on effect of people knowing IF you really are saying something is good, it most likely is, because you under hype yet over deliver.
Nothing so bad as falling for hypey copy and getting underdelivered content!
Why bother?
Because more people will fall for it?
Shame, for me I would rather have less buyers but more raving fans of the content, this means they will be more likely to spread the word about your content which IS what matters...not your copy!
Good grounds to hype less and overdeliver more if you ask me!
More honest marketing is needed if you want to be one step ahead of the pack in the long term.
Deliver what they want, not what you think they want.
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"The truth of the Warriors"
update**Allen flat out LIED on the forum today saying people were warned before deletion.
Well I was NOT! And EVERYONE on there knows it.
**
Anyone who knows me knows I do not hold back and I do not "sugar coat" things.
I will tell it the way I see it. If what I say bothers you, don't read it.
Many of you will have recently seen what has been happening in the warrior forum, indeed myself being deleted unfairly was one of them but then I am not the only one!
Why should THAT matter to you anyway?
Well I was almost up to 5000 post and have contributed to the forum for almost 4 years and if they can treat me that way they can do it to you too.
So am I writing this because I am bitter?
NO!
I am writing this because I feel let down and I feel what I contributed to the forum has been dismissed...almost 5000 post they just casually dismissed at the press of a button, not bitter but disappointed.
Not only that...the mod who deleted me has NO backbone to even admit to doing it.
Is that the action of a decent person? No I didn't think so either...they are simply a coward.
There has been a number of long term posters with high post count who have been unfairly treated although also a few of the big names have left...including someone you all know well...
J Reese.
Although John left of his own accord I can imagine he was pretty angry and annoyed by it all when it happened, I feel he was let down by Allen badly..I wonder if HE felt that?
Bear in mind although I do not really know what went on in Johns mind at the time, I can only presume, which I won't do.
Here I will be saying what I think about the whole situation and how I think it will be going in the future and why NOW may be the best time for you to really think about your role in the warrior forum.
Look at the fact that ONE mod had been made n/a before... say's alot.
Why help them with great content and also traffic when they so obviously don't give a rats ass about you?
Stick to putting your best content on what YOU own.
Before I go further let me take a moment to explain the way I have seen the warrior forum's wealth being distributed there.
The "big guys" don't need Allen or his forum, they have left him behind, John Reese proved that.
John publicly slammed the forum, since then Allen KNOWS if he is to keep the "big guys" onside he will have to change things regarding the so called "negativity" which is not as bad as it is made out.
The fact is the bigger you are, the more you get hassle in some ways and that is what happens here.
But it probably hurt Allen to see John do that...I can assure you this is a factor else things would NOT be the way they are.
Ready for a shocker?
Allen needs YOU more than you need HIM.
Allen needs YOU more than you need HIM.
Over the years there has been some great IM careers that started right there in the forum, but now I feel those days are GONE!
And Allen KNOWS it!
Shame for him, he made money from them sharing their little morsels...look at Mike F now for an example...he comes in throws morsels to the members and they lap it up.
Someone even pointed out to me that Mike has in his BFM ebook (manual?) exactly what happens in places like the warriors regarding "fans" and "bashers", if you have it...try and find it.
He is quick to jump in when his fans are losing the argument.
There are others who Allen is trying to keep "onside" and we all know who they are.
The way they promote themselves on the forum...
Yet YOU do that and it's promotional...it gets deleted!
One rule for some...one rule for others.
BUT he also knows one or two of you he can use to create some income, in fact he has already started doing that...look well enough and you can see it.
He is the bitter one really, think about it!
Why did he chase down the higher posting ladies there, I can name at least 3 he has chased out of the forum, and that's just THIS year.
I also know there are one or two who he is watching, yes waiting for ONE slip up and bang they will be gone!
Who? I won't say...you will see it for yourself.
Make sure you are NOT relying solely on that place for income.
It IS the most FICKLE forum out there.
It IS the most FICKLE forum out there.
Lets get something straight about the way I see Allen, he must get bored easy with things, look at the things he has done over the years...great start then they die off.
I had respect for the guy but sadly he has blown that recently and I KNOW I am not alone regarding that.
Buy then why should he care...he ONLY cares about the BIG guys who draws the newbies in, where the morsels can be chucked at them thus earning HIM and THEM money...yet it's YOUR money they are getting!
Sod that!
If you want to help THEM get rich then go for it...better for you to have money coming IN than out so create and sell...that's what I am going to concentrate on.
There is ONE way you can really make some serious money there...become the "next biggish guy" and being "flavour of the month"....like Jon Leger did.
Easy? NOPE.
There are others in front of you in that queue!...Look closely and you will see who..
Look closer and you will see how it became that way for them.
Yes I am serious, that and the fact Allen KNEW the members would gobble it up thus make HIM money..
There is something I should point out though, I do NOT believe Allen is making THAT much money overall with the warriors.
Simply because most of those who did generate the income are GONE, they got bigger and better so they don't need him or the warrior forum.
Here is what Allen said to me in PM... after I complained about being banned.
"The guru hating AND loving shit has got to go around here.
I don't like either side, the lovers or the haters."
Um....hang on....He loves the lovers...he NEVER complains about the ones who lick arse and love the "big guys"... he ONLY ever complains to the "bashers"...why?
Why do you think? It keeps the big guys onside having their egos stroked.
See what I mean?
I told him I don't hate anyone...not anywhere, if he read the post below he may "get it".
Why didn't he stop people bashing J Reese before he left?
Stable, horse, bolt, spring to mind.
Stable, horse, bolt, spring to mind.
He regrets John leaving...that much IS obvious.
So if I praised the big guys and licked their arses...I would NEVER have been n/a.
Thanks...but NO thanks... I am not sucking up to them at all... for anything.
If they are decent people who deserve respect then great...sadly alot of them are NOT!
There are one or maybe two mods there who are serious assholes.. they will delete a perfectly good post of yours and when you post asking why, that gets deleted, then every post you make after gets deleted...even if it is to help someone.
I know this it happend several times to me TODAY.
There has always been one or two assholes modding that place, they will follow you around in there and it winds you up...they drive you to losing your rag and getting deleted.
That place is going down the pan and fast.
I am not going to even bother trying with it anymore.
I posted there today asking for advice and opinions on the post below, one reason was it may help them understand why sometimes I get fired up, I asked if they could advise how I could maybe do something that will help me become a better poster there....and never guess what?
It got deleted!
No heart...no balls and no shame.
No heart...no balls and no shame.
When Allen sorts out the couple of stupid cowardly moronic mods I may try again.
I don't hold my breath though as they have no balls.
Warriors, those mods? More like bullying idiots.
I am not the only one who is pissed off and fed up with it.
Good luck Allen...those mods are ruining your forum, NOT the members be them "bashers" or "lovers", they make YOUR forum work.
You don't appreciate it.
Any opinions?
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Rob Sellen @ 9:32 PM, , links to this post
"Shocking stats"
So over the last few weeks I have been getting back into the swing of things nicely and moving swiftly in the right direction, that's down to a few things.Blogging by it's nature has ups and downs with posting, at times it can't be resolved as with my case.
Losing momentum was a key area for me and I believe it is an important thing with building a blog and giving the readers what they want...content.
During the offline hassle the blogs visitors dipped alot, naturally.
Now a month on, the blog's traffic has gone right back up to almost 3000 for July. :o)
Pleasing to say the least.
Averaging 100 a day is not to be sneezed at really.
Not my best month but still a good month and there is a week left yet.
Great to know at least you are happy to read the blog, thanks.
The bad side of the stats which surprised me was the fact the response to my offer in the post below was not as good as hoped, but not as bad as can be.
Well over 300 visitors in 3 days...to that blog post and 11 takers.
I can't believe it really, a service that will help you if you play your role and be 100% honest to yourself is not taken up, they miss the potential, yet...
If I had offered an ebook that was ok and you learnt things yet it just sat on your hard drive gathering dust it would have been snapped up by more people?!
Especially newbies who suffer lack of focus more than most.
Yet it did nothing to change things, because you read it and did nothing.? Wasted money.
Yet with my offer you would have HAD to take action or you would be wasting the money joining in the first place.
If you took NO action with with mine, fine...you are in the same position as you are AFTER buying the book....wasted money.
Strange this, so it's leading me to question alot of things.
Any opinions on this?
P.s Warriors...would it help to offer you a free warrior way book after you join?
I am going to revamp it and you as well as others who have bought will also get the upgraded version free. If so... buy the offer as below, use beer function and you will get a copy!
If that is good enough for you, do it, then email me to warriors+deafdad AT gmail.com
(replace AT with @ )
Its only good for this week!
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Rob Sellen @ 10:25 PM, , links to this post
"5 Best topics to blog about?"
5 topics to choose from.Cast YOUR vote please... ;o)
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Rob Sellen @ 1:53 AM, , links to this post
"How to create a successful blog"
I am annoyed, I have been at this blogging lark a few years now, almost 4!I won't say I am an expert, I know what I know though, and it's got me this far. ;o)
BUT I could have done so many things so much better and now I would have a much better situation for it.
It's never to late to change things and that's a wonderful thing about blogs...you can change and update things.
What if I had done it all the right way right off the bat though!?
I would be earning a full time living from blogging I reckon. ;o)
There are some things I have missed, you may ask how I know now what it is I missed.
I just read something that really opened my eyes and it cost me BUGGER all! ;o)
Bargain...and priceless learning for me.
The funny thing is I have blogged almost twice as long as the author...damn I need to pay more attention! :o)
That's not to say I should know more, just that you never know who you will learn things from.
If only I had the blueprint when I started blogging!
Grab it free and read it whether you are new or seasoned at blogging, even better if you have yet to start.
Imagine you implemented all this into your blogs from day 1?
At least I know every new blog I do will have a better chance of success.
Also you may see big and small changes around here. ;o)
For me this fantastic book joined alot of the dots as well as highlighted the small things that would have better influenced the bigger things.
I will be taking more notice of page 13, which will of course set the tone for the rest of the blog!
I also will capitalise more on page 25, which I do already but underestimated it a fair bit. ;o)
If I had done chapter 25 better, then I would be feeling the real effects of pages 26, 27...which would mean 28 would have been explosive!
Grab it read it, and make sure you are NOT on page 48!
Utilise this fantastic blueprint.
I am glad I read this and would go as far as saying this IS the best free resource on blogging you will find.
Click the link above or the box below.
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Rob Sellen @ 6:18 PM, , links to this post
Wow...that has suprised me...
Feeling a little more caught up now having checked blogs, forums, emails... network sites..more.. you know how it is online with a million and one things happening.One thing I really notice is having lost something important at least when you striving to DO something is momentum.
A key thing in my eyes.
But it's not what has suprised me, that is something which has made my day, well after spending it with my sons that is.. ;o)
It suprised me few a few reasons, mainly due to the fact I have been inactoive for a fair few weeks, 8 I think, so a pleasnt suprise yet I am pleased that I also know with momentum it could possibly have been better...thats great to know.
It is this blogs google style widget feed , take a look and you see what I mean.
Thats great and makes me happy. Thanks. ;o)
I am glad at least 1000 you like and use it.
Good to be and active once more.
Now to get back to giving YOU good content to read.
What would YOU like me to blog about?
Any comments? Click the "speak up" link below... I do approve them very quickly.
Take care,
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Rob Sellen @ 10:21 PM, , links to this post
"Anchor linking"
Anchor text link...Had an email from a reader asking what I meant in an earlier post when I wrote that.
Glad you asked if you don't understand, never daft questions are there? ;o)
So, as with any text link it's clickable yet with anchor links you are also using a keyword link, like if I wanted to share a post I made about my dog.
I would use keyword link to give that link more "weight" to the search engines view on that link and the content on the page.
As in this example I would write take a look at Kaya in her youth.
That is the title of the very post.
A common mistake people make is to have all their links saying "click here" for link love.
That is not a good anchor text link at all.
Better would have been to link "link love".
I am sure you can imagine why now. :o)
It's a bonus when it comes to SEO (search engine optimisation).
Hope that makes sense and if not, post in the comments and we will work it out. ;o)
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Rob Sellen @ 4:26 PM, , links to this post
"A commitment"
Due to lack of comments on the previous post asking you to help choose this blogs direction I am going to make my own.
One is to make a commitment to posting a picture everyday.
So I commit to taking pictures everyday!
YOU could be in a picture if you are one of my local readers! ;o)
If this is a good chioce with the blog it will tell over time I am sure.
Take care,
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Rob Sellen @ 5:34 PM, , links to this post
"Link love"
Lets talk about linking and why it's the basis of the "global conversation" which is the net, blogging is a big part of that global conversation.Link love is the act of linking out to something you like, something you want to share. Smart linking can explode your traffic as well as give your readers something extra.
Tagging is what I call a form of link love, you will only tag to those you feel your readers will appreciate, people who you like and respect.
I recently tagged Michel Fortin with the "5 things tag" that went around the blogosphe