Build List With Feedburner RSS ‘Subscribe Via Email’ Form

Posted on May 16, 2012

feedburner emailKnowing how to add a Subscribe via Email option to your blog is a good way to start building your List of loyal subscribers. Building a list is regarded as being very important in the blogging world.  Why? It allows you to engage with your readers and send them emails about any, and all, of the new and exciting things happening at your place – your blog. If you build your list by having a ‘Subscribe via Email’ linked to your Feedburner RSS feed (see box on the right – please do Smile ), the process is automated for you by Feedburner.

The advantage for your readers is that they don’t have to keep checking their RSS feed reader (if they even know what an RSS reader is) to see if you’ve posted any new articles – I always found that a pain in the neck – they can receive a personal email, right into their own Inbox every time you post a new article!   To get your Subscribe via Email widget from Feedburner you first have to organize an email account for your blog or site.  See article How to Add Email Accounts to WordPress Blogs.  Continue reading →

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How To Add Email Accounts to WordPress Blogs

Posted on May 15, 2012

email iconOnce you have your WordPress blog up and running, you will want to add an email account to it.  Why? If you want to make money from your blog, you will want to start to build a list of email addresses of your subscribers. Why?  An email list allows you to engage more easily with your loyal band of subscribers.  So, if and when you start to offer free gifts, e-books, or affiliate promotions to your readers, you can notify and target your loyal followers directly, and tell them all about it in an email.

You won’t have to rely on them remembering who you are, and deciding to call in to your blog to see what’s happening. You can say, “Hey, get on over to my place and read my latest riveting article!”  Who could resist? Smile

And…. once you have installed Feedburner (see Easy Guide How to Add Feedburner RSS Feed To Your Blog) you can link your Feedburner updates directly to your blog’s email account.   This gives you the possibility of getting a Widget Code from Feedburner that allows you to put a ‘Subscribe to my blog via Email’ box on your site.  Then your readers can choose to subscribe by email (please do….see box on the right Smile) and receive updates straight into their own personal inbox!  I know!  It’s all pretty exciting, isn’t it!  But moving on…….here’s how to do it. Continue reading →

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Review Best Free Must-Have Plugins – Use Your Advantage!

Posted on May 10, 2012

wordpress pluginWordPress plugins have the ability to turn your ordinary blog into a high ranking and profitable website, BUT which ones are the Best ones? Which ones are the absolutely Must-Have plugins? Which plugins do you really need to kick-start your online career to blogging mega-stardom?  This review will give you the answers to those questions.

There are thousands of plugins to choose from. Some are Eat-My-Dust competitor killers, and others are, well…very nice, but do I really need another plugin?  Then, of course, there are the plugins that no one likes to mention – the clunky, slow and just-don’t-work-plugins someone put together for their school project.  I know, I know….a major achievement, and I couldn’t do it, but they won’t make it onto my best ever plugins list.  Sorry guys, nice try – keep plugin away, tho’ Smile….just don’t give up your day job.

woman sherlockBut not to worry, trusty readers, your fearless reviewer of all things Plugin has been delving into the bowels of the WordPress Plugins world, and has emerged with a list of the absolute must-have, can’t-do-without Plugins that every blogger needs. Yes, needs.  Why? Continue reading →

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Easy Guide How to Add Feedburner RSS Feed To Your Blog

Posted on May 8, 2012

I love feedburner Adding Google Feedburner to your blog will set your blog on fire with the best and most popular RSS feed available, anywhere. This easy step by step guide, with screen shots, tells you exactly how to do it.  RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication (Tip: remember this nugget of useful info to impress your friends with, later).

The Advantages: Why you Should Add Feedburner

1. It provides an option for your readers to subscribe to your blog, so they always know when a new post is published. This helps to keep your readers engaged with you, and your blog, and they will keep returning to read you latest riveting articles

2. The Icon is well known, highly visible, and is what readers look, for when wanting to subscribe to a blog Continue reading →

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How to Use Keyword Tools to Research Blog Topics Part II

Posted on April 29, 2012

keyword research womanIn this article, we move serenely on, to learn how to use the Google Keyword Research Tool. That is what we use to research the other side of the Profit Equation – how to find out if there are enough people out there, looking for (and needing) the content, or products, we would be providing, in a blog on that topic.

For those not keeping up Smile, In Part 1 of this beginner’s guide to researching a blog topic, How to Use Keyword Tools to Research Blog Topics Part I, I covered how to use the ordinary Google search engine to start to sort out the highly competitive blog topics, from blog topics where beginners would have a better chance of competing well against other blogs and websites. That is the other side of the Profit Equation.

Researching Blog Topics: Using the Google Keyword Research Tool

This is free research tool. It’s actually the Google Adwords Keyword Research Tool, because it is keywords man on question markdesigned for website owners to research which keywords, best match their particular niche market, so they can pay for advertisements (Adwords) tied to those keywords when they appear on blogs and websites. They use that data to assess whether, or not, that word or phrase is a worthwhile investment for attracting customers to their products.  We don’t need to know how to do that yet. Continue reading →

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How To Use Keyword Tools to Research Blog Topics Part I

Posted on April 26, 2012

keyword search Once you have chosen 2 or 3 potential blog topics, and narrowed down all the topics that you are passionate about, and would be able to write an Authority Blog about, it’s time to move on to the fun part! The Research! For that, we need to know how to use a number or Keyword Tools.

If you are still at the stage of not really knowing what topic you could blog about, here is a link to: How to Choose a Good Blog Topic.  There you will find information, tips and guidelines that show you how to choose a popular and profitable blog topic.

Researching Blog Topics: 1. Using a Standard Google Search

The humble Google Search Engine is a mine of valuable information for online marketers and bloggers, as well as for people searching for information, products, or answers to questions that they need answers for. Continue reading →

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How to Choose a Good Blog Topic

Posted on April 22, 2012

niche topic for your blogAll potential bloggers want to know how to choose a good blog topic, how to find good niche website ideas, how to create a cool website, and then find riveting things to write about that will dazzle all our friends with our brilliance. Right?  Some bloggers, like you and me, want to know more!  We want to know how to use a blog to make a bundle of cash and retire to a tropical island of our choice. Right?

The very first thing you need to decide, is what type of blog you want to set up.  For information about the different types of blogging platform, such as Blogspot, Blogger.com, or WordPress.com; or the independent type of blog set up with your own Web Host using WordPress, see my articles:

How to Choose the Right Blog Topic – For You

Choosing a good blog topic is where all blogging journeys start, but it is one the hardest choices that you will make as a blogger.  Of course, you can always change your mind later on if you want to, but it may take you months of work before you realize that you should have chosen a different blog topic right at the beginning. So, first of all. Continue reading →

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Make Money While You Sleep with Adsense!

Posted on March 29, 2012

Ever wanted to go off to sleep at night dreaming about how much you will have earned by morning?  Well, maybe not…..yet!   To be honest, not me either… until today.  Today I’m going to finally start to make money online with this blog.  How?  With Google Adsense of course!

Google Adsense is the first cab off the rank when making money from your blog.  Why?  It’s easy to do and costs nothing.  To be honest, I doubt it’s going to contribute very much to my First Million, let alone my Second…BUT – it starts here, today, and I’ll post feedback on what money I make from it. That way, you will be able to judge it as a revenue raiser for yourselves, on your own blog. Continue reading →

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