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Your Holiday To Do List... Is Your Website Still On It Rather Than Online?

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are having a great holiday and eat lots of turkey like I did :)  Now that the holidays are upon us, if you're like me your to do list is a mile long.

Is creating or updating your website one of the items on your to do list that just keeps getting pushed to the bottom of your list?

If so then you won't want to miss this special free one-time event when I interivew Marcias Francois from Organise Your Business about how to get your website or blog online quickly.

Marcia will reveal her special DREAM method of organizing anything including your website or blog.

So join me and Marcia on Wednesday, December 3rd at 12:00pm EST/11:00am CST/9:00am PST for a special 60-minute Free Teleseminar:

"How To Get Your Website or Blog Off Your To Do List... And Online!"

Be sure to lock in your opportunity to get free live coaching from Marcia at:

http://tinyurl.com/5ger94

In this 60-minute teleseminar, you'll learn:

* Marcia's DREAM method of organizing your website or blog
* The 3 steps to get from BIG, HAIRY idea to a completed project
* The one thing to ensure you have enough time to work on your business not just in your business
* And how to get your website or blog online painlessly

 
This teleseminar will be recorded if you can't attend live. Once you sign up you will then receive the recording of the call and special handout after the event.

The handouts alone that Marcia put together will save hours of your time!

So click the link below to register:

http://tinyurl.com/5ger94

Marcia and I look forward to hearing you on the call.

Own The Internet: Become An Expert Content Producer

If you want more website traffic you need to own the Internet. What do I mean by owning the internet? You can own the Internet by having lots of content on websites, blogs, and video sharing websites.

I know this can seem like an overwhelming task, but I like to think of my experience as a television producer to help me organize everything. When I produced a special election night coverage, I planned an hour long show months in advance. Every minute was accounted and planned for. Special guests were booked, live shots were scheduled, and the news stories were written.

As a television producer you can't just wing it and go on the air without planning. If I had done this the news anchors and my news director would have been pretty upset.

But what does being a television producer have to do with putting together content for more website traffic? The key is planning. Planning ahead and creating a content schedule that you stick to every week.

Remembering my television producer training and experiences I plan out my content product schedule every month.

For example, every two weeks I write my newsletter article. Then this article is posted to my blog and multiple article directories. Also, when I post to my blog it automatically updates my Twitter and Facebook accounts driving even more traffic to my blog and website.

With automation and a television producer mentality, you can own the Internet and win more website traffic.

If you're having trouble coming up with content ideas to add to your calendar, here are some great examples to get you started.

1. Articles submitted to article directories such as www.ezinearticles.com
2. Blog posts which can also include articles you've written
3. Press Releases submitted to PR websites such as www.prweb.com or www.prleap.com
4. How To Videos submitted to video sharing websites such as www.youtube.com
5. Podcasts submitted to itunes and posted on your blog

If you're not already writing articles this is the easiest place to start. Start putting together a swipe file of article ideas you can pull from whenever you have writer's block.

Your Action Step:

Start planning out your next month of content. When are posting to your blog? When are you producing a press release? With your plan of content you can make sure you spread everything out throughout the month. Without a plan you could end up producing everything on one day or go several weeks without posting to your blog. I know this seems like a lot of work which is why I have virtual assistants. So what does your producing plan look like?

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Should You Still Have A Blog?

I recently read an article asking this question should you still blog in the world of social networking and more blogs? Surprisingly the article said, no you shouldn’t be blogging anymore!  The article went on to say that because of social networking like Twitter, Facebook, and many others there was no need for a blog anymore. 

But I think the opposite is true.  You can use Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to promote your blog.  People on these social networking sites are interested in information that you the small business owner can provide.  If you use these social networking tools to drive potential customers back to your blog for answers and solutions, this is a great way to combine blogging with other forms of social networking. 

The author of the article did not take into consideration the small business owner such as a coach or consultant who benefit greatly from a blog.

Before someone does work with a consultant, coach, or solo entrepreneur they want to get to know the person they are considering hiring.  This is where an effective blog comes into play.  A potential customer can then read your previous blog posts and get to know you a little bit better. 

The author of the article also forgot that a blog attracts the attention of the press. A blog is a great way to reach the press and others who don’t want to be a part of your newsletter list.

I was really surprised to read this article saying you no longer needed to blog when social media is becoming so hot why would you stop blogging?  Used in combination with other social networking tools blogging is an amazing tool.

Another great benefit of blogging is it’s free.  And who doesn’t love free marketing?

I have seen amazing results from my blog and my client’s blogs.  So my answer to the question whether you still should have a blog is a resounding yes!

If you're interested in the article in question you can find it at this link: http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/16-11/st_essay