At the Knoxvillle Internet Marketing meetup held recently, Felicia Slattery of Communication Transformation asked about how to set up Wordpress to ping the different blog directories that are available. (Pinging is a way to notify directories that you have made a new blog post. It’s good for traffic.) Although I am far from being a Wordpress/blog expert, I look for ways to add incremental traffic to my sites. I haven’t done the complete research to back this up but it seems to be the consensus that pinging is a good thing. (I absolutely HATE to pass on misinformation the web is so famous for!) With that disclaimer in mind, lets take a look at pinging.
Wordpress is set up by default to ping Ping-O-Matic, which according to its site is, “a service to update different search engines that your blog has updated.” So by default, your Wordpress blog is set up to ping around 20 services. You can also ping manually by going to individual sites and entering your blog/post information. The ping services are set up to automate this tedious task. Ain’t computers grand? Moving on.
So it would seem that the more pinging I do, the more traffic I get, right? Wrong. If you ping a list of services, some of your pings may be duplicated. Then you risk the possibility of being labeled a spammer. Not good. For example, if you ping Ping-O-Matic and Pingoat (both services that provide multiple pings for your post - is this making any sense?), then Technorati would be hit twice. So now a simple process to let the world know about your blog has become complicated. What to do? Read the rest of this entry
Rob Benwell has released his third edition of Blogging To The Bank and if you have never read his book, now is the perfect opportunity. It’s precise and to the point. I think you will like it.
However…
There is something in Rob’s sales process I really don’t like. I know I preach that you should watch the successful and do what they do. But don’t do this. When you go to the sales page, you can order Blogging To The Bank at what I would consider a very reasonable price. But if you try to leave the page you get an automated chat popup that will give you a discount! This tactic really bothers me. I think the reasons are obvious so I won’t rant on my soapbox. Bottom line - if you want to order, attempt to leave the page and take advantage of the $10 discount offered by the botgirl. (I don’t like the bragging on the sales page either, but he’s young so I’ll let it pass for now.) You should order Blogging To The Bank in spite of these irritations. Now, with that said, lets move on.
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Mark Joyner Is At It Again
Here’s a great teaser campaign you need to watch. Mark, of Simpleology fame, is a top marketer and is ceretainly worth watching. By following this marketing funnel you will, no doubt, learn something valuable. What 4 Investments Do YOU Need?
You know me; I believe the best way to learn the top marketing tactics is to observe a top marketer. Do what they do, not necesssarily what they say. Could you set up a teaser blog to generate interest? And look at the P.S. Are you using that resource? You should.
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But You Can Still Watch The Free Videos!
Don’t miss the free videos. Look now.
Eben Pagen’s WAKE UP PRODUCTIVE is open for registration.
The best part is the free training you receive just for looking. Eben is known as one of the top internet marketers in the world and there is a reason. Actually, a couple of reasons. And you can benefit from his experience in more ways than one.
- Watch how Eben promotes this program. (No, you don’t have to buy. Just watch the process he uses - you can do this too)
- Take advantage of the free training he offers. One of the major problems internet marketers face is the lack of focus that comes with information overload. Learn how to conquer this problem once and for all.
- Take advantage of ALL the free video training including the business building videos. Eben has moved the “free line” up a notch and it would be a waste if you didn’t use this information. This is stuff you can apply RIGHT NOW. So, why wouldn’t you do it? It will improve your business.
Do you want to get more done in less time? Do you want to do what is important instead of spinning your wheels only to find out you are pretty much right where you started? If so, it is worth a couple of minutes to look at the free videos. If it looks like it will help you, great! If not, that’s OK too because you can get plenty of solid productivity info plus the free business building help.
Bottom line:
- Like I always said; there’s plenty of free info out there for the taking. This particular collection is HIGHLY valuable. And it’s free.
- Learn from watching. If you are an internet marketer, you especially need to observe the process Eben uses to promote his Wake Up Productive program. It’s genius.
I hope this is as valuable for you as it has been for me.
At the Knoxvillle Internet Marketing meetup held recently, Felicia Slattery of Communication Transformation asked about how to set up Wordpress to ping the different blog directories that are available. (Pinging is a way to notify directories that you have made a new blog post. It’s good for traffic.) Although I am far from being a Wordpress/blog expert, I look for ways to add incremental traffic to my sites. I haven’t done the complete research to back this up but it seems to be the consensus that pinging is a good thing. (I absolutely HATE to pass on misinformation the web is so famous for!) With that disclaimer in mind, lets take a look at pinging.