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With such an enormous amount
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believe they can take just about any article or piece of
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"experts".
Linda Caroll, our
Internet Profit and Newbies advisor cautions you against
this type of practice as you may eventually have to defend
content you are completely unfamiliar with. If you
claim you're an expert in the industry, there will be a time
when you will have to prove it.
Kenneth Sword Jr., the
Blog Advisor goes into a related topic with his piece titled
"Earning and Protecting Your Reputation". Learn why it
is so important that the information you place on the web be
correct, accurate, and thorough.
Finally, Diana Barnum
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placing ads on sites.
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Wolfgang was right.
If a
man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows.
I have guesses enough of my own.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe -
So, I was blog surfing and I found some lady's
blog. It was, essentially, a collection of articles written by other people.
The first article was pretty good. Entertaining, even. So, I scrolled farther
down. Next article; mediocre. So I scrolled again. Maybe there would be more
like the first one?
Blog score so far; 1 point for creating enough interest to get me to scroll.
Suddenly. WHOAAA the pony. What's this? An article explaining that link trading
is absolutely ESSENTIAL for a good Google ranking? Wrong, dude, wrong.
Anyone that knows anything about SEO knows that Google has devalued link trades.
They now see them as just another attempt by lame sites to try to inflate their
ranking.
Telling people to trade links to get a good Google ranking is like saying a
horse and wagon is the fastest way into town. Outdated info, pal.
You know what I did next, of course. Scrolled up to find out who wrote the first
article and then jumped ship.
Blog score now; Zero. Nada. Negative, even. I won't be back.
Moral of the story:
Wolfgang was right. You might not be writing a book, but you're publishing
content. Publish what you know. People have guesses enough without you adding to
their confusion.
If you post information and articles that are not accurate and correct because
you didn't know better, or you didn't bother to verify, or you thought it
sounded good... you're part of the glut of misinformation on the internet.
Once people find out you misguided them once, you'll have trouble getting them
to listen to anything else you have to say. See?
Rant over.
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Linda - http://www.lindacaroll.com
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Web Logs, Blogs and the Art of Blogging
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Earning
and Protecting Your Reputation
Whether or not your brand is relevant to your content, it
will quickly develop one thing for sure: a reputation.
Everyone who reads your blog will form an impression, either
good or bad. They will like it or not. Surprisingly, that's
not the most important issue here, because no reader, not
even your most loyal, is going to like or agree with
everything you say. The important issue is whether that
reader believes your blog to be important. If a reader
doesn't find a blog important, he or she will probably not
return even if they liked a story or two: there are just too
many other blogs to see. If a reader finds your blog
insightful, entertaining and relevant, they will return even
though they disagree with your commentary or doesn't like
your layout. In order to be a serious dominance in your blog
business, your blog must exude seriousness. That doesn't
mean your subject must be serious, but you must be serious
about your subject.
For political and technology blogs, that would mean timely
and accurate postings. Rumors must be noted as such.
Opinions must be noted as such. In fact, you can be a
partisan. Your theme may be a very partisan view of
something but you've got to be fair to your readers, who
will form an opinion about your subject based on what you
say. If your blog is about taxes, be sure your information
is valid through the IRS. If your blog is about Motorcross
Biking, entries of your grandma's chicken noodle soup will
lose readers. If your blog is a news or reference blog, you
have got to be thorough. Once your reputation is
established, readers will come to your blog to see what you
have to say because they will expect you to know more than
them. If you miss the big story or are shown by later events
to be completely off-the-wall when you said you were
certain, they may not return.
Reputation is everything, so as you build your blog
business, remember what you want a reputation for and
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Classified
Ads - What Works & What Doesn�t
Copyright 2006 by Diana Barnum
Do classified ads really work? Should you include an email
address or fax number in them? How about a call to action?
Questions like these are often brought to the attention of
OhioHelp.net, an Ohio-based company specializing in helping
businesses worldwide with their marketing, public relations
and
freelance writing services. Here are some top tips they
offer
based on their own client projects.
TOP TIPS FROM OHIOHELP.NET
I. CLASSIFIED AD PLACEMENT
Study the ads in publications where you would like to place
yours
to see what works. And STUDY them like you'll have an exam
over
them. If you didn't see the ad before, skip it. Only focus
on
those who repeatedly placed the same ads - -these people are
selling off of them: bottom line.
While you�re at it, call some of those companies who are not
your
direct competitors and ask how their ads pull (and log their
replies for reference). Exchange contact information and
follow
up so that you can possibly team up with them later in a
joint
venture and send clients back and forth.
Results show that small ads placed in inexpensive
publications
generally bring in phone calls and clicks to websites, but
no
email replies. And on the average, these callers reported
having
limited or no Internet access along with limited or no
computer /
email capabilities in their homes. If they had access at
work, it
was limited and did not offer personal / private email.
Toll-free
numbers brought in more responses than local numbers with
area
codes. And fax numbers brought in nothing at all.
II. CLASSIFIED AD GIFTS
Sales increased with the inclusion of Gift and Reward items
in a
call-to-action ad. Popular items were:
A. A No-Cost Information Kit that included a variety of tip
sheets, electronic books and software sent via downloadable
links in printed sales letters and included on disks or CDs.
All
items were mailed Flat Rate via Priority Mail.
B. A Book / workbook set sent the same way or mailed Media
Rate
in a manila envelope. Sets were for a trial period before
purchasing. And No-Cost Information Kits above were included
in
the package.
C. A special �Freebie� item of their choice from our
bookstore
was mailed or emailed with mention of the ad.
III. CLASSIFIED AD COPYWRITING
To increase customer contact, communication and overall
sales,
include specific pricing in the ad; for example, say, �rates
from
$39.� Also list an email address with a domain name and
specific
person to contact. In other words, instead of emailing
info@aol.com, email diana@ohiohelp.net using a first name
for
familiarity. (Note that some classifieds charge a 3-word
count
for URLs but only a 1-word count for email addresses.) And
use an
action verb in your call-to-action, �Mention Ad for��
IV. CLASSIFIED TIPS
Remember:
� Keep up. Keep educating yourself and your helpers. For
example,
inexpensive company subscriptions to a monthly ebook club
http://presssuccess.com/wholesale and the jvAlert Perpetual
Learning Series www.jvAlert.com/LearningSeries.aspx?id=1805
help
to catch up with the latest scoop -- what works and what
doesn�t
work from top-level marketers & industry leaders.
� Prepackage info into autoresponders
http://presssuccess.com/AutoPilot with a 30-day no-cost
trial period.
Then the info can be sent upon request immediately to
prospective
clients. Treat information requests like proposals & include
past
work you�ve done in the field, samples, references,
additional
resources, your credentials, etc.
So sharpen your pencil or grab your keyboard and tune up
your
classified campaigns. Testing and improving your ads can
definitely increase sales.
By Diana Barnum, CEO of
http://ohiohelp.net For more help
with marketing, public relations and writing, email
diana@ohiohelp.net
or call: (614)529-9459. Help yourself to no-cost ebooks and
other goodies
at:
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