Thursday, June 16, 2011

Top Misc Content on Internet

Top Misc Content on Internet


The Simplicity and Power of Writing SEO Articles

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 06:07 AM PDT

Writing SEO articles need not be complicated. With the right knowledge and skills to write SEO optimized articles, anyone can zero-in the entire process. In this article, we are going to uncover what are the factors needed to create effective articles from a business point of view.

First, you have to understand what niche or topic to write about. With so much competition these days, it's pointless to compete with sites that are already in the top spots for extremely competitive keywords. Choosing keywords that are less competitive are often the best choice for the less experienced and those who do not have the resources to compete with the big guys.

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You also need to understand the market and your customers. You might have the best product or market idea in town, but if there's no one to buy it, that a product or idea will likely fail. In addition, make sure that the concept is best suited in the virtual marketplace and not needing a physical location. A market research to get the pulse of your potential customers will save time, money and effort.

Know what your customers want. With thousands of websites rivaling each other, and are offering the same products or services, you only have a limited time to impress your buyers. Grabbing their attention in an instant is the key to make a sale. When you start writing SEO articles, keep that in mind at all times.

Now that you have the initial idea on how to start your very own SEO article campaign, the next step is to follow the actual process of writing SEO articles.

Keyword research is the foundation of a successful SEO campaign. A thorough keyword research is crucial and failure in this area tantamount to business losses. Have at least 15 main keywords to focus on. In addition, create another list of related keywords. The main keyword list will be used to create the main pages, while the related keywords will be used in creating the internal pages and other SEO purposes. This will give you the greatest edge and success over your competitors.

Turn your dreams into reality by writing SEO optimized articles. Don't waste your time perfecting your first draft; you will have time to do that later. All is needed is to get your thoughts in print. If you write this way, you will speed up the process – making you an efficient and effective writer.

Once the draft has completed, proofread and edit your work before you publish. This is the proper time to check for grammatical and spelling mistakes, and of course, the insertion of your target keywords. The article must contain valuable information that your readers are looking for. This factor, above anything else, will determine the success of your piece.

SEO optimized articles is one of the most effective marketing tools that is available today. The good news is that you don't need to spend money to get started. If you can write, then you are good to go; otherwise, you might want to hire SEO article writers to write content on your behalf.

Patent Attorney Salary

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Want to contribute to governing intellectual property? You can become a patent attorney! Salary range of this interesting profession in the field of law is extremely impressive, since, law is one of the most lucrative careers one could go in for. Take a look at the following piece of information.

How Does a Surety Bond Work

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Surety bonds are one of the most important financial instruments in our financial system. In this article, we shall understand how does a surety bond work, and what is the surety bond cost.

Sales Manager Cover Letter Examples

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Here are two examples of cover letters for sales managers that will help you understand how such letters are written. Take a look.

Types of Employee Performance Evaluation

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Employee performance evaluation should be undertaken periodically and that too using the most appropriate method, so that the employees know their strengths and weaknesses and can work upon them. Read on to know the various types of employee performance evaluation methods...

Personal Injury Lawyer Job Description

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT

A personal injury lawyer comes to your aid, when you have suffered loss to your health, well being or property, due to the negligent act of another. Learn more about personal injury lawyer job description through this Buzzle article.

Best Dump Truck Manufacturers

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Volvo undoubtedly comes at the top in the list of best dump truck manufacturers. Are their any others in the field? In this article, you will get to know the most famous dump truck manufacturing companies.

How to Calculate Dividend Yield

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT

Dividend yield value of a stock is one of the prime indicators of its earning potential. In this article, you will find a clear explanation of how to calculate dividend yield from the knowledge of dividends per share and current share price. Also provided, is a calculator which can directly compute dividend yield for you.

Fiscal Policy Tools

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT

For all students of economics, knowing about fiscal policy is very essential. In this article, we shall try to understand the basic concept of fiscal policy, fiscal policy tools and objectives in detail.

How Does an Ad Agency Work?

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT

We all have a peripheral knowledge about advertising and why it is important, but have you ever asked yourself the question, how does an ad agency work. We have the answer for you in this article.

How Does a Balloon Mortgage Work?

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT

The concept of balloon mortgage is not unheard of and there are instances where borrowers have successfully borrowed and executed or repaid such loans, in quite a short time period. The word balloon is indicative of the last bulk payment. To know more about such loans, read on

Two Stunning New WordPress Themes

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 06:30 AM PDT

image of StudioPress

I gotta say, if Clark would let me, I’d write up one of these StudioPress updates for you every week.

Our StudioPress team has so much cool stuff going on. I can barely keep up with all the ways they’re making WordPress websites better, and your life online a piece of cake.

So, let me try in this quick post.

If you’ve not yet heard about what’s going on over at Copyblogger Media’s StudioPress division, we’ve built a world-class website framework for WordPress and have currently delivered (with more on the way) 37 child themes to easily skin your site.

Our StudioPress team has done most of the heavy lifting for you when it comes to website design, search optimization, and security.

Here’s a quick look at what you get “out of the box” when you hook yourself up with the Genesis framework + any of the 37 turnkey designs:

  • Unlimited updates, domains you can use your theme on, and support (you’re never on your own)
  • Quick-change between different color schemes without touching a line of code
  • Extend your site’s power and function by tapping into an array of StudioPress-made plugins
  • Evolve with your site's growth using multiple page layout options
  • Logical navigation & category layout that lets your readers get to what they want, fast
  • All the SEO, security, and design benefits of the Genesis Framework

That said, here are two new great-looking designs direct from the StudioPress workbench …

True bliss is yours for the taking …

image of the Blissful theme for WordPress

Wedding websites have taken off.

Building a site for your (or your client’s) wedding day is a charmingly simple way to:

  • Crowd-source your planning
  • Keep friends and family updated
  • Archive your engagement (and beyond)
  • Prime your guests for optimal gift giving!

With this in mind, we’ve designed the elegant and supremely useful Blissful theme.

With three different page layouts, beautiful photo integration and even built-in sponsorship blocks, the Blissful theme can make your big day even more memorable.

Forever never looked so good …

Click here to get into the understated beauty of the Blissful theme.

It’s Midnight, do you know where your website is?

image of the Midnight theme for WordPress

Not sure what it says about the state of my psyche, but the new Midnight theme is my favorite to date.

Here’s a few reasons why:

  • The dead-simple 1-2-3 magazine style layout
  • The sophistication and mystery of the black and red design
  • The supremely readable headline

This theme combined with your content will make an unmistakable statement of who you are and what you’re doing.

Embrace the darkness. In this case, it’ll shine a spotlight on your best stuff.

Click here to dig deeper into the darkly riveting Midnight theme.

And, we’re just getting started over on WordPress.com …

If you’re getting your feet wet by posting over at WordPress.com, you can still get all the benefits of Genesis + StudioPress. We’ve currently made the Tapestry theme, and the Pretty Young Thing theme available to set up on your site.

And that’s only the beginning …

These two themes are our first available in the new WordPress.com Premium theme marketplace, and they’re a game-changer when it comes to effortless digital media publishing.

We’ve got more Genesis-powered StudioPress themes on the way over to WordPress.com, so stay tuned.

About the Author: Robert Bruce is Copyblogger Media’s resident raconteur, copywriter, and regular-guy attache for the Genesis Framework for WordPress.

Are Social Media “Experts” Worthless?

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 06:30 AM PDT

image of a toy clown

Gary Vaynerchuk, in his usual low-key, mellow way, said last month that 99.5% of social media experts are clowns.

This immediately prompted a schoolyard-style kicking of the whole idea of a social media expert, with one prominent writer saying that anyone who does it for a living should “go die in a fire.” And that was one of the nicer responses.

The name-calling and vitriol are a little hard to watch. Here’s the thing, though.

Vaynerchuk’s making a point that needs to be made. But that’s not what interests me.

What interests me is what it takes to make that last 0.5%. What do the social media experts look like who aren’t clowns?

First, let’s talk about that hated title.

Is “social media expert” a stupid thing to call yourself?

On one level, of course it is. “Social media expert” is like being an “internet expert.” It’s too broad, therefore it’s meaningless.

There’s just one problem with that. Businesses that need help with blogging strategies, content marketing, social networking presence, and real-time PR usually don’t know enough to look for those terms.

They look for “social media experts.”

You can make social media pundits happy and change your tag line to something more precise. Or you can find customers by calling yourself a social media expert, then educate your clients about what that actually means.

I’m personally in favor of making the people happy who pay me money. Just a thought.

Sturgeon’s Law of Predominant Crap

Most graphic designers are pretty bad. So are most copywriters. And most SEOs. Add in most novels, TV shows, restaurants, general contractors, PR professionals, financial advisors, real estate agents … you get the idea.

Sturgeon’s Law, coined by the science fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon, is that 90% of everything is crap.

Sure, it’s easy to find lots of social media experts who know nothing about either business or social media. Why should social media consulting be immune?

There’s more demand for good social media advice than there are practitioners who can give it. Any time demand outpaces supply, Sturgeon’s Law comes into play.

Do businesses really need help with social media?

Some believe that businesses don’t need help with social media at all — that if their products and customer service are good enough, the social media side just takes care of itself.

This is precisely as naive as thinking that if your social media relationships are good enough, the sales side will take care of itself.

(Here’s Sonia’s Law: Nothing Takes Care of Itself.)

There are thousands of businesses that do a pretty good job at what they do, and a spectacularly terrible job of using new internet-based communication tools.

90% of websites are wretched. 90% of Facebook pages are wretched. 90% of content marketing programs are wretched. 90% of social media-based customer support is wretched.

Saying that no one needs a social media expert is like saying no one needs a direct mail expert, or a radio advertising expert. It shows a lack of experience with just how badly otherwise good, smart companies can screw up when trying to use new communication tools.

Gary Vaynerchuck didn’t, in fact, say that 99.5 percent of social media experts are clowns. He said that “99.5 percent of the people that walk around and say they are a social media expert or guru are clowns” … because they don’t think like businesspeople.

Businesses need help from actual experts — people who really get the rules of engagement in social media, and who understand how to translate that to business success.

If you’re allergic to marketing and making money, don’t consult to businesses

One of the main reasons for all the Haterade is that too many high-profile social media pundits (who were then followed by vast herds of well-intentioned lemmings) loathe business. They imagine that sales are something that magically show up when you make lots of friends.

Any good salesperson will tell you you need to be able to make friends. Cultivating relationships has always been an essential part of sales, and it always will be.

But that’s not where it stops. You still need to demonstrate value for money, your product still needs to do great things for your customers, and you still have to ask for the sale.

Social media relationships don’t replace solid marketing strategy — they amplify it. Anyone who tells you otherwise is pontificating without benefit of experience or evidence.

Sometimes the best marketing doesn’t look like marketing. That doesn’t mean there’s no solid strategy in place — it usually indicates a strategy that’s absolutely brilliant.

How to get into in the 0.5%

Businesses need smart people who can help them figure social media out. That means they probably need someone who looks a lot like you.

If you’re smart about social media, then no matter what you do, your services got a whole lot more valuable in the last year.

So if helping businesses use social media is part of what you do, how do you make sure you’re in the effective, business-savvy, non-clownlike 0.5%?

  • Understand content marketing. Social media friendliness is great, but content scales, and it doesn’t depend on any one particular platform.
  • Understand direct response copywriting … in other words, writing that triggers a specific, well-defined action. Know how to write a great headline, how to make a call to action, what a landing page is, how to translate features into benefits. Learn what it takes to turn fans into customers.
  • Be specific about your tool kit. Yes, you may initially approach your clients with the title of social media expert, but you’ll quickly educate them about your own specific areas of expertise.
  • Partner with complementary experts. If you’re a Facebook and Twitter ninja, connect with a brilliant landing page and SEO copywriter, and maybe a smart PR pro who knows what a crisis plan looks like. You don’t have to know how to do it all, but you should be able to make it easy for your client to get everything they need.
  • And to that point, Know what your clients need. Fortune 500s, mom-and-pops, VC-fueled startups, and small service businesses all have different needs, and they speak different languages. Read the business blogs or magazines your clients read. Become an expert in how your clients do business. Learn what they desperately want, and give it to them.

The fastest way to get (and stay) up to speed

If you’re some variety of “social media expert,” don’t let the backlash get you down. Sulking is not a business strategy. Educating yourself is.

If any of the points above is a weak spot for you, get up to speed fast by picking up our 20-part tutorial, Internet Marketing for Smart People. It will show you how to balance what’s new and shiny with the underlying business principles that make social media marketing work.

It’s free, it’s packed with techniques and strategies you can use again and again, and it’s the most efficient way to make yourself one of the kickass 0.5%.

Sign up for the complete free course here.

About the Author: Sonia Simone is co-founder and CMO of Copyblogger Media. Follow her on twitter and let her know what makes you one of kickass 0.5%.

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