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Has The Link wheel Stopped Working?

KeithG — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:40:51 +0000

I hear a lot of people saying that the link wheel has lost its effectiveness. From what I see, it hasn't stopped working at all. As a matter of fact, I have clients ranking in first page for moderately competitive keywords with nothing but link wheels and some social bookmarking.

Why am I not seeing any result?

The reason that you are not seeing any result could be due to any one of the following reasons:

You are in an extremely competitive niche.
You are submitting crappy content which gets deleted quickly by the web 2.0 sites.
The web 2.0 sites that you selected are NoFollow.
You are trying to simply spam the sites.
Duplicate content among all the properties
Etc etc

The problem is that the link wheels you are building don’t add value to the potential visitor. Follow some simple these guide lines and you will be amazed at the results that you achieve.

Add unique content.
Spruce up the property with relevant videos and images. See that the image has correct alt text.
Build links to the web 2.0 properties. This can be achieved by using social bookmarking; RSS feed submission, profile link building or Angela’s and Paul’s links.
Vary the order of web 2.0 sites used.
Vary the username you use to sign up with.
Do not use automated software's. I am not saying that they do not work. They do work as advertised, but the web 2.0 sites have wised up to them and are deleting posts a lot faster.

I can draw this post into something a lot longer and explain each and every step. But I want to keep it concise and hopefully drive home the point that link wheels haven’t stopped working.

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The Need For Backlinks For Your Website

KeithG — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:34:00 +0000

Backlink building is important for ensuring that your site ranks highly when it comes to certain search terms and sending traffic to your web site. Whether paid for or organic, link building is one of the top ways to advertise your web page. They are the vital factor for successful SEO and therefore there importance should never be underestimated.

Backlinks or inbound backlinks are backlinks on other web-sites that point to your own web-site. These are acquired by the other website owners manually by adding the backlink of your web-site to their own web-site or on the other hand, they can be purchased for a fixed monthly cost. The cost of the link depends on the popularity of the web page, PageRank, Google, Alexa rank along with many other factors. Quality is the key.

It is extremely important that the quality of the link is taken into consideration. 1 that has been put on a web page which is properly designed, optimized for search engines and consists of content that is appropriate to your own is considered to be much better as compared to a link that is on a web site that is mismatched and not that all popular.

Edu and Gov Links have their own brand of authority, the search engines very much like these type of backlinks so if the opportunity comes about make sure to take advantage. Some of these backlinks will help your websites authority.

1 of the most important things that you should know about the importance of Backlinks is the fact that even though it is very good to build up as many backlinks as you can, the important thing is to keep in mind that it's much better to have 2 quality links as compared to having 20 low quality ones with organic links being the ideal method.

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A Useful Guide To Link Building

KeithG — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:41:01 +0000

You'll find a number of suggestions about what are the top methods to market a internet site and about the most beneficial methods to attract more visitors to a website. In my view, it really is important to begin up a website link building campaign to boost the variety of sites which have a link for a web site on their site. This really is 1 verified method which has been successful in achieving higher rankings for a lot of various web-sites, however you can find some crucial elements to maintain in mind when attempting to construct up this website link network. If perhaps you are seeking for a total strategy for link building you really should look at my Dominating Google Bonus offer.

If you have a new web page and are desperate to attain major rankings on the prime lookup engines such as google, think once again. Most of these search engines will probably not give your new web site a higher ranking till it has grow to be established. This really is in which the age of the domain is essential. It is possible to not in reality assume to become placed in a higher look for placement than a web page which may be all over for eight many years and which may be developing up links, throughout this period. This is certainly where patience is required, you must see your site as something which can be intending to become online for a extended time and hopefully in time, some on the other sites that you just are competing with could have dropped out etc.

This really is the exact same attitude that need to be applied when creating up the amount of backward hyperlinks pointing for your web page. Going from only a few, to a few thousand in the short room of time may well not be the best thought. Normal raises are in my opinion the method to go and quality is just as essential as amount. Choose the techniques in which you happen to be preparing to acquire your backward links and try to make sure that you acquire roughly the same total every month, exactly where doable naturally. More than a long time period of time this tactic is sure to pay dividends and your research engine position must steadily strengthen. You'll then have an authority internet site, which all new web sites are going to be aspiring to compete with. Like quite a few places of existence we don't really desire to wait for our achievement and want immediate rewards, this kind of as large rankings. On some lookup engines this may be probable but on most it'll need hard function and this type of patience.

The links which you obtain really should where by achievable be from sites that are in a comparable industry or subject matter, on your very own web page. This is certainly a good deal easier mentioned than carried out nonetheless. If your website is extremely well prepared, optimised and of use to a large amount of folks, you may well good obtain links on other web-sites with no the need to request the link. This is obviously precisely what you desire and is why it's crucial to invest time considering of how your web site is prepared and presented. Whenever you might like to understand the best way to maximize your online earnings and improve your internet sites as a result of link building take a glance at exactly what Mark Dulisse think regarding the theme by just browsing my Dominating Google review to get a lot more information.

A good way of obtaining a link to your web site is to create a reference or testimonial to owners of other web-sites with which you could have had dealings with. Offer to write them this testimonial which naturally will be of wonderful benefit to them, on the understanding that they will consist of a website link back for a internet site at the bottom.

I personally concentrate on obtaining one-way links as I trust these to have probably the most value. Just one way I do this is by writing content articles such as the 1 you happen to be reading. You'll find a wonderful amount of advantages of writing articles or blog posts which could be go through at most with the write-up directories this kind of as ezinearticles. I would undoubtedly advise it to other individuals who are thinking of starting up a link building campaign. In the event you are on the lookout for indepth guidance on SEO marketing techniques and adwords marketing strategies i highly recommend you check-out my own blog.

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Keith Baxter on making 1 million a year on line

KeithG — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:05:07 +0000

This was an awesome post from my friend Keith Baxter at his blog at AffiliateRadio.com

Keith goes into detail how it is important that you use "Statistics and Math" to be able to make a predictable income on line.

I’m going to let you in on a little secret.

The path to riches online (or anywhere for that matter) has nothing to do with tactics or secrets.

But rather, everything to do with data and math.

Let’s talk about this…

So you want to make 1m per year. That seems to be a popular number these days.

Let’s do some math and figure how how much you need to make per day.

1m / 365(days) = $2739.73

So you need to make $2739.73 per day to make 1m per yr (and we’re talking gross…)

So how do you make $2739.73 per day?

Well… you sell something!

Let’s say you are selling a $100 product.

You have to make 28 sales per day IF you kept 100%.

But you won’t as you have ad costs… and most likely, you will take a serious LOSS for the first few months.

This is where DATA comes in… as you realize what keywords, copy, images, and locations that are profitable… and those that aren’t, you can begin manipulating your campaign for profitability.

Essentially, you are a DATA MINER!

So let’s also assume that you close 2% of those that visit your site to a $100 sale.

That means 2 out of 100 visitors purchased.

Each visitor costs you $.50.

You now spend $50 to make $200 in sales… or basically, $75 per sale as opposed to $100.

So in reality, you have to make 37 sales per day instead of 28.

AND you only need 1850 visitors per day to do this.

Considering the multitude of traffic sources, with some thought, 1850 visitors per day should be easy (assuming the conversion rate is constant across all traffic sources, which is WON’T be, but for example purposes, let’s say that it is).

Now, the question you have to ask yourself…

Is the market that I’m in justify that type of traffic?

If the answer is no… then go to markets that do justify the numbers you’ve come up with.

Hope you’ve enjoyed this post.

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How To Obtain Backlinks To Your Blog

KeithG — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:09:46 +0000

If you have a website or blog, then you probably heard about backlinks and search engine optimization. Backlinks are incoming links to your website received from another web node. For example, if you have a website about fashion and receive a backlink from another website about fashion, search engines will consider your website as being relevant and popular. As more backlinks your website gets, as more authority it has.

Search engines often use the number of backlinks that a website has to evaluate and determine the website reputation and relevance. This is why you shouldn't exchange links with website that received penalties from Google for promoting illegal or plagiarized content. Backlinks from authoritative websites with a high PR are highly valuable.

Getting backlinks from a web page that links back to a significant number of websites won't help you too much. On the other hand, it's better to receive backlinks from a page with PR 0 or no PR, because every link is perceived by Google as a favorable 'editorial vote' for your website. There are several factors that determine the value of a backlink. Qualitatively, a backlink should be evaluated by its authority, popularity and Page Rank.

There are many ways to get backlinks, but not all are equally effective. Link exchange is the most popular strategy, consisting in the mutual exchange of links. Web directories are an important resource for any webmaster, especially those directories that don't require a backlinks for offering direct links to your website. It's an excellent way to get links without offering anything or at least without providing links on your website.

It is always important to get backlinks from pages with a high Page Rank. However, try to have as many backlinks as possible because every vote matters. Try to provide something on your website that people will want to link to. This way, you'll increase the popularity of your website.

What matters the most is to write relevant content. Nothing will work if you're not able to provide unique information. Write about popular topics from a unique point of view. Talk about controversial topics and encourage your visitors to get involved in discussions. Post on forums and join social networks. If people find you interesting, they will visit your website to find out more.

Search relevant keywords for your website and use them in titles and URLs. For example, if your site is about dating and romance, use "dating" and "romance" as keywords. Building quality backlinks is extremely important to SEO, so make sure you're doing everything in the right way.

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Knowledge Is Power! Or Is It?

KeithG — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:53:41 +0000

by: J.F. (Jim) Straw

When you have learned that 2 + 2 = 4, you have gained a useful piece of "information." – When you have learned that 2 apples + 2 apples = 4 apples, but, that 2 apples + 2 oranges = 2 apples & 2 oranges, or 2 pairs of fruit, or 4 fruits, you have gained all-important "knowledge."

Information is nice to know. It lets you answer the questions on tests (or when watching TV game shows). But, until you learn to use that information in a practical application, it isn't knowledge.

Any child of 2 or 3 years of age can tell you that 2 + 2 = 4. They have heard it repeated, over & over, until they can repeat it themselves. But, when confronted with 4 apples, they are at a loss to apply that information.

The same holds true for older students (and even adults) who can readily tell you that Einstein's Theory of Relativity can be expressed by the formula, E = M times C squared. – Until they know what the E, M & C stand for and can use the formula in a practical application, it is only information, not knowledge.

A fine line exists between information and knowledge. That fine line is nothing more than "use." — You can memorize bits and pieces of information all day, every day, but, until you actually use that information, it is not knowledge. Once used, information becomes knowledge and, thereby, power.

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE; whether they be self-employed or wage-earners, executive or common laborer, are seekers after knowledge. They absorb information from every direction. The information they can use becomes knowledge, while the information they have no apparent use for is simply stored on the chance that someday it may become useful.

UN-SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE, on the other hand, claim to be seekers of knowledge, but, they believe that knowledge itself can be imparted. Because the books they read, the courses they take, and the plans they buy contain only "information.," they are forever disappointed. Because it is ONLY INFORMATION (not the "knowledge" they thought they were going to get), they never use the information and, thereby, the knowledge they sought is lost to them forever.

Since I am the author of a great many books, booklets, reports, articles and editorials about success and making & using money (somewhere over 300 so far), those people stick-out like sore-thumbs on my customer lists. They write me long letters detailing their trials and tribulations and explain to me just why the information won't work for them. But, not one ever writes to say "I used the information and it didn't work." – Had they ever used the information, that information would have turned into knowledge and they could have reaped the rewards they have coveted for so long.

If there was a way I could "force" those people to use the information they have, I could literally GUARANTEE their success. And, in those few cases over the years where I have been able to shame or intimidate people into actually using the information I have provided, those people have achieved successes they had only dreamed were possible.

The RULES OF SUCCESS used by successful people & businesses since the beginning of time have never really changed. Those rules have been written-down for all to read, learn and use, but they appear as "information" only and can only be changed to "knowledge" by use. If there were a way to "force" every person and every business to "use" those known and proven rules of success, there would be NO UN-successful people or businesses in the world.

Statistically, 90% of small businesses fail, and 90% of people live a life of sustained mediocrity, simply because they will not "use" the information available to them.

In your quest for financial independence you MUST learn to force yourself to use the information you have at your disposal. — No one (but YOU) is going to force you to assume that responsibility.

Of course, some smart aleck reading this is going to say, "Yeah! But, I'm not going to use any bad information."

Granted, there is bad (counter-productive) information out there. BUT – there is NO WAY of telling good information from bad information, UNTIL YOU TRY IT. Judging the value of information without using it is like trying to judge the flavor of a pie without ever tasting it.

If you learn nothing else from life, learn that information only becomes knowledge when you use it – and – the information you have used or failed to use in the past is the reason you are where you are today.

YOU can be your best friend, or your worst enemy. No one forces you to be what you are, or do what you do (or don't do). – What you have today is a direct result of what you did yesterday. What you will have tomorrow will be a direct result of what you do (or don't do) today.

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Social Bookmarking for Backlinks Finally Easy

KeithG — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:43:37 +0000

There are some parts of Internet Marketing that I HATE…

I want to talk to you about one part of marketing on the Internet that I absolutely hate: social bookmarking. You hear all over that you need to do it to help your pages rank better and to drive more traffic to your site. It's true. But there's a problem:

It's incredibly boring!

Is there anything more mind-numbing than clicking through to site after site after site and pasting in links? I hate it. Hate, hate, hate. It's so bad it makes me want to give up and not do it, even though I know it will help my sites.

That's why I'm glad someone told me about SocialAdr. Suddenly that terrible task is crossed right off my list and I don't have to feel guilty about not doing it. SocialAdr is a new service that completely automates the process of getting my pages on the social bookmarking sites.

It's totally revolutionary in the way it works: they have hundreds of users, an army really, that are all waiting to bookmark MY pages on their own social bookmarking accounts. All I have to do is put in the pages that I want bookmarked and the rest is taken care of automatically.

Plus, I can let my pages run through again and again, with more and more different users linking to them. How great is that? Like I said, there's no work for me at all. Once I put my pages into the system, I can go grab a cup of coffee while SocialAdr does the heavy lifting.

There is no way any system could make this easier for me. When I look for services for my business, I want 'done for me'. I don't want to have to mess around or learn some complicated thing. I want it to just work, and that's what SocialAdr does. It just works.

Check it out, you'll be glad you did:=> SocialAdr

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Jeff Johnson Traffic VooDoo NEW Sneak Peak Video

KeithG — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:36:19 +0000

Jeff Johnson just posted a special Sneak Peek Video for Traffic Voodoo.

If you don't know who Jeff is, or what his new Traffic Voodoo traffic-getting training program is…

Just trust me on this…

If you want to get more traffic, especially free traffic… then Jeff is the man you want to listen to.

His blog is jam-packed with killer traffic-getting tutorials, and the best part is…

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Watch the videos, download his Traffic-Getting Cheat Sheets and Checklists and learn the secrets to grabbing free traffic from the search engines and also the hottest social media sites like facebook and yotube.

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Enjoy!

P.S.

Pay close attention to Jeff's newest "Traffic Voodoo" video…

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Thousands have paid up to $5,000.00 to join it, but you can get in for free.

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FREE Traffic Launcher Cheat Sheets from Jeff Johnson

KeithG — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:01:57 +0000

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I highly recommend Jeff Johnson and his Traffic Launcher Formula Cheat Sheets!

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P.S.

Just so you know…

Jeff's giving you the Traffic Launcher Formula Cheat Sheets, SEO Software and Training Tutorials for free but I am Jeff' s affiliate so if you ever buy something from him I may get paid an affiliate commission. And Jeff's results are not typical plus there is no guarantee you'll be able to achieve similar results, or any results at all, just because he's willing to give you his cheat sheets and training tutorials for free.
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And he even shows you exactly how to implement the entire Traffic Launcher Formula using nothing but free traffic-getting tools and free websites.

So considering it's free, and I absolutely love everything Jeff Johnson ever puts out, even his free stuff…

I'd say hurry up and grab your free copy here while you still can:

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Guest Blog Posting to build your brand, a How to Guide

KeithG — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:19:44 +0000

Below is a great article on the power of doing some Guest Blog Posts from the guys over at Problogger.net.

I accept guest blog posts at this blog as well as do some guest blogging myself. I somtimes am guilty at forgetting the reasons why I do and accept guest blog posts in the first place…. This this below article helps to refocus me Enjoy

From: http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/02/01/how-to-guest-post-to-promote-your-blog/

Are you guest posting to grow your blog? In this guest post, Josh Klein shares some insights on guest posting and the 5 steps to make it work for you. I (Darren) have added a few comments throughout this post also to add to the conversation. I’ll highlight/introduce these comments with a ‘From Darren:’ and in italics.

You’ve heard the blogger cliché “content is king”. It’s a lot like the real estate industry’s “location, location, location.” It turns out blogging and real estate have something in common: for both, you need content and location.

When it comes to pro blogging, thinking about location matters. There is no “build it and they will come”, and only 20% of your work is publishing posts.

By making strategic partnerships with other bloggers, you can produce content and put it in a great location, or you can get great content for the location you own, depending on which side of the partnership you are on.

Strategic partnerships can take a lot of different forms, but guest posting is the most obvious because it’s a one-off deal. There isn’t a need for a complex relationship or terms and conditions of the partnership.

In December, I wrote a guest post here at Problogger about how you need a blog strategy. Darren got a piece of unique content without having to write it (not to mention a post that now hovers between the #1 and #2 rank in Google for “blog strategy”), and I got the authority of having shared my insights, high quality links to my blog, and 200 new subscribers in a day. My earlier guest post about Digg had a similar effect.

The purpose of today’s guest post is to help you grow your blog, add to the Problogger content library, and continue to build my blog’s audience. To work, guest posting has to be beneficial for everybody involved.

From Darren: I can’t emphasize this enough. Many guest post submissions that I receive (and reject) are little more than self promotion of the guest poster filled with links to their own blog and little actual value to readers. These give me little motivation to use them and so end up in the ’sorry I can’t use this’ basket.

The best way to make a guest post pay off for YOU is to make it pay off for the reader. Write something that makes readers think – ‘I really want to read more from this person’ and they’ll check you out in droves.

You see the value in guest posting, but how do you make it all happen? It takes 5 steps:

1) Be a reader

It’s important you be familiar with the blog you approach for a guest post. At the basic level, you need to know what the blogger writes about and what kind of guest posts usually get published. More importantly, you need to look at the most successful posts of that blog, looking for hints.

I look at the format other guest posters use and which has attracted the most comments. For Problogger, the “Best of Problogger” widget on the front page gave me some key insights.

I noticed that “how to” posts dominated the all time list and list of Darren’s favorites. After a search for “how to guest post” on Problogger and Google, the topic of this guest post began to form in my head.

I visited the Guest Blogging 101 section and read Darren’s How to be a Good Guest Blogger. I saw a different angle to approach from — namely, guest posting in order to promote your blog.

I also saw something useful about a guest post about guest posting describing the self-aware process of being published. Woah, that was a mouthful.

The point is: if I wasn’t familiar with the Problogger style and audience, I wouldn’t have been able to write this post.

From Darren: The main thing I’d add to this is to consider whether the topic that you’re writing about has been covered before – or at least covered recently. This is another reason that I often reject guest posts – simply because the topic would be repeating advice given in the recent memory of readers.

I personally don’t mind topics being repeated as long as they have fresh ideas and a new perspective – but too much on the one topic can frustrate readers. To be honest when I first saw this post from Josh I almost said no for this reason as this is a topic we’ve covered a few times before – however he has covered the topic a with some fresh ideas which won me over.

2) Write the guest post

I won’t belabor the point, but it should go without saying that your guest post be worth caring about. Duh.

The interesting part about this step is where in the process it comes; before you contact the blogger.

For most of you — assuming you take the “pro” part of blogging to heart — the places you want to guest post treat their blogs as businesses. You can reach out to these blogs pitching an idea, but that just gives them an opportunity to reject you.

When you really wanted something as a kid, did you ask your parents for permission or forgiveness?

If you contact a blogger in order to guest post, send your post with the email. Don’t ask for permission, just do it. If they don’t want to publish it, you can make some modifications and send it to another blog (or publish at your own).

I finished writing this post before Darren even knew it existed.

From Darren: This is one point I differ on a little from Josh. While I do publish quality posts that are submitted before I know they’re being written – a guest poster will have an increased likelihood of success if they contact me BEFORE writing the post.

The reason for this is partly connect with point #2 above – that being that if you’re going to write a post I want it to be on a topic that has not been covered recently and that is covering a topic in a new way. My preference is to know what topics you’re working on so that I can help shape those topics to make them more useful – and also so I’m aware of how many guest posts are coming in. Quite often when someone submits a topic I’ll brainstorm with a guest poster and together we make the topic more useful, engaging and helpful to readers.

This isn’t to say that I won’t publish posts that come to me complete – however it’s not my preference.

Lastly – one of the things that many good guest posters do is to cross link within a post to previous posts on the blog you’re writing for. For example you’ll see in the section ‘be a reader’ above that Josh links to a couple of previous posts on ProBlogger. This shows he’s familiar with previously written posts on this site, adds value to the post and helps promote previously written work from this site. Some bloggers only link to their own previously written work in a post – this can be valuable to readers if on topic but more often than not a blog that you’re writing for will have great posts in its own archives that can add depth to your post.

3) Send the guest post to the blogger

Your guest post is going to be enough of a headache to read, so don’t bother writing an essay introducing yourself. The biggest concern I have with allowing guest posters for my own blog is not how nice they are, but whether or not their post is going to be kick ass. There’s only one way to find that out.

The first time I contacted Problogger I said the following:

“Hi Darren. I’d like to publish this guest post on Problogger, because I think I have a message that is both valuable to your readers and different than what they’ve been hearing elsewhere:”

Then came the guest post. Darren wrote back to say when he was publishing, and that was that. And the next guest post?

“Hi Darren – thought I’d send another guest post your way since the last one went so well. I think your readers should get something out of this one.”

Networking can be important, but don’t be shy about letting your guest post do the talking. How did I set up this one?

“Hi Darren – Here comes another guest post. You should get a kick out of this one Could be interesting for readers if you added your own comments, or even wrote a post from the other side of the conversation.”

A new twist; let’s see what happens.

From Darren: The idea that I add some comments was actually one that I’ve taken up and is a new twist on guest posts here at ProBlogger. I have actually considered doing it in previous posts but never did – I’d be interested to hear people’s reflections – do you like me chiming in like this?

One extra tidbit that I’ll throw in here on the topic of sending guest posts in. It can be really worthwhile asking the blogger what format that they’d like a post to be submitted in.

Josh sent this post to me in the body of an email with the post formatted with headings and links. This is good as it shows me how he’d intended the post to be seen. However an even more helpful way is to send me a text file with the html already set out in it so that I simply need to copy and paste the post into the backend of my blog. This saves me 5-10 minutes of reformatting the post.

Different bloggers will have different preferences with this.

Also – another bonus for me is when I get a guest post with an image in it. I love visuals and do try to add them to many guest posts that come my way but this can be time consuming. Adding an image of your own or finding a high quality Creative Commons image on Flickr and giving the link as a suggested image can really help to lift a guest post to the next level.

4) Promote the guest post

You didn’t think your job was done, did you? One of the great things about guest posts is the cross-promotion gained by leveraging both bloggers’ social networks.

The last thing you want is your guest post to be a flop, especially if it’s the first time you’ve written for the blog. Anyway, guest posting is a perfect opportunity to promote someone else and demonstrate your willingness to leave your blogging bubble. You can’t go wrong with good karma.

It bears mentioning that spam is not welcome! Promote your guest post with the same care and thoughtfulness that you would your own blog. Whenever I guest post, I make sure to tell my “regulars” through Twitter, because I know they’ll want to hear about it.

From Darren: This is an area that many guest posters don’t even think to do but which can pay off big time for both the blog you’re submitting to but also to you.

I have had a few guest posters on ProBlogger who have done some amazing things with promoting their own content. They’ve done so on sites like StumbleUpon and Digg as well as by Tweeting it, by emailing other blogs to tell them about it etc.

The beauty of doing this is that if you’re writing a guest post on a larger blog than your own that it can many times be easier to get a post to go viral on that blog as they already have social media credibility. For example here on ProBlogger most of my posts get 5-10 stumbles on StumbleUpon simply because of the numbers of readers of this site. However as a guest poster you promote the post more this number could tip the post into being promoted to the popular section of SU. This of course has a flow on effect for you as the guest poster as more and more people will be eyeballing your writing.

Of course if your post does well and the blogger you’re submitting to sees you promote your own work they’re more likely to want more content from you!

5) Stalk the comment section

Just as you should promote your guest post the way you would a post on your own blog, treat every comment on the guest post as if it were on your blog.

Every commenter took the time to read your post, and is a potential subscriber for you to win over. Respond directly and personally to the thoughtful posts, and as early and often as you can. The bigger and faster the comment section grows, the happier the blogger.

When a commenter is particularly insightful and engaging with your content, shoot him or her an email with a detailed response (or rebuttal).

As usual, put yourself in a reader’s shoes. What would most impress you in a guest poster? Now go do that.

I’ll see you in the comments below.

From Darren: Another great sign of a quality guest poster is that they’ll engage readers. On DPS we see a lot of our guest posters really engage readers by doing this and it brings the blog alive.

What do you think of guest posting?

Have you had success guest blogging? What’s your biggest concern about it? Share your best guest posting story in the comments, whether it’s an impressive chance you got at a big blog or a horror story of ruined opportunity.

From Darren: Looking forward to reading your comments also. Do also let me know about this idea of me adding to posts – does it disrupt the flow too much or add to the depth of the post by getting a 2nd perspective?

Josh Klein advises Fortune 500 companies on their web strategies and writes a web strategy blog about making websites that matter to human beings.

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Guest Bloggers Wanted

KeithG — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:00:47 +0000

Get your blog on!

Do you need to get your brand new site indexed?… Do you need to build some site authority and get some quality back-links?

Do you want to brand yourself as an expert in your field by writing quality content to be syndicated to a large yet tightly target market of web based entrepreneurs and Internet Marketers?

Do you just like providing quality, original, content so you become a well know blogger?

Well I am still accepting Guest blog posts for a limited time for FREE

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Guest Blog Posting for Internet Business SEO and Link building

KeithG — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:55:19 +0000

O.K. I have decided to release a few more FREE coupon codes for the passionate bloggers who want to post here the chance to be a guest blog poster here for completely FREE… I usually charge $20.00 a post… But you can post here FREE for a limited time

Would you like to submit a guest post on this blog? Guest posts are a great way to brand yourself, generate traffic to your blog and get a free anchored text back link to your blog.

This is your chance to post a unique, original and value driven guest blog post. If you feel that you can post something valuable that would interest my readers please read on…

I am currently accepting guest posts on this blog from other bloggers. If you are interested here are the requirements:

1. Posts must be at least 350 words and be on a topic that is relevant to this blog’s content: i.e. Internet Business, Tips and techniques for Making Money Online, Online Marketing, Seo, Traffic Generation, etc…

2. Post must be grammatically correct and well written & thought out.

3. Content in the post must be 100% unique and not published anywhere else on the web and not reworked content from a content spinner.

4. Content must be 100% yours and not a copyright infringement on someone else’s work.

5. You agree that I have the right to modify your content as I see fit to meet this blogs needs.

6. You agree by submitting content to this blog either FREE or Paid you relinquish any rights of ownership of your content without limitation or constraint and you WILL NOT submit or publish the content on any other website.

7. Your post must be able to fit one of the following categories:

- Traffic Generation
- SEO Traffic
- Search Engine Rankings
- Product Creation
- Pay Per Click Traffic
- Niche Market Research
- List Building
- Link Building
- Keyword Reaserch
- Internet Marketing
- Affiliate Marketing

8. Yes you can post a maximum of 2 links within your post ( I will not alter those links, affiliate links allowed)

9. You must reserve those links for the end of your post (I will not alter those links, affiliate links allowed)

10. Your post must NOT be a blatant sales pitch…Be Subtle

11. Your guest blog post must be a well written and a truly valuable post to my readers and within the context of the theme of this blog

O.K. now that we got the ground rules out of the way let me also tell you that all posts will go into moderation before they are posted and they must be approved by me and I reserve the right to reject any post that I deem is NOT appropriate for my blog or my readers.

Now, when or if your post is approved it will not only be posted here on this blog it will also be automatically tweeted to my personal twitter account and I will manually post a blurb of it to my facebook fan page located => here <=

My RSS feed to this blog is also attached to my AWeber account so a quick summary of every blog post will be sent to my personal list.

As you can imagine, you will be getting a lot of link juice from several different sources and you will get some eyeballs hitting your blog posts directly from my list of blog readers and customers.

Now here is the catch (there is always a catch),… this guest blogging invitation is only FREE to the first 3 people who respond and you must use the coupon code "freelisting" (without the quotes). This coupon system is only programmed to work for 3 submissions after that you will have to pay a one-time $20.00 to submit a guest blog post.

Depending on the quality of posts I get and the response I get I may choose to suspend this offer at anytime…

The next 3 pays nothing when you use the coupon code …Hurry up this will not last…

Go here to submit your guest blog post NOW => Guest Blog Submission

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Backlink Building Strategies For Site Authority

KeithG — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:51:36 +0000

Great article from my friends over at CopyBlogger.com about link building to build site authority and have better organic SEO results for your site

We’ve seen that the real secret to SEO Copywriting 2.0 is creating compelling content that naturally attracts links, rather than begging for links to our keyword-stuffed “optimized” web page. In other words, SEO copywriting is now all about response-oriented copy—concepts and words that ultimately result in a favorable action from the reader.

Since the popularity of our content depends on the reaction to it off-page, it makes sense that we might also need to step outside the confines of the page itself to get the word out. Luckily, the same copywriting skills you use to conceive and create your content apply to promoting it as well.

The way to create compelling content is to focus on “what’s in it for the reader.” Likewise, no one is going to link to you unless doing so gives them a benefit as well.

The key is the same—understand who you’re talking to and then figure out what will catch their attention and convince them to take action. Here are 5 ways to go about it.

1. Social Media Sites

The quickest way for an exceptional piece of content to get a lot of attention that results in secondary links is to make the home page of Digg or Delicious Popular. There are scores of similar sites that can drive quality traffic as well, such as Reddit, TechMeme, and Magnolia. For more offbeat content, Fark will shake your server. Plus there are dozens of aggregator sites such as PopURLS that also drive traffic based on your inclusion at the primary site.

If you’ve done a great job with your headline, it should magnetically draw people in. However, you need to understand the audience of each social media site. What works as a headline for Digg often won’t work for Reddit. Tweak accordingly, but try to retain your keywords in the title if at all possible, because most of the resulting links will simply regurgitate that title.

Another key element for success on Digg is the summary description, because many people will vote for content based soley on the headline and the brief copy that describes it. Sometimes this may simply be your existing opening paragraph, but you might craft a specialized description that best appeals to the culture of the site.

Submitting your own content to social media sites is looked down upon (at least with your real name), so it makes sense to have a friend submit for you. When specifically targeting a social news site, you want to control the headline and summary copy, because the exact same content submitted with poor headline and description copy may go absolutely nowhere.

2. Linking Out

Linking out to attract links? Yep.

Engaging in dialogue with the relevant blogs in your niche is a great way to get noticed, and it can lead to links back. Bloggers definitely watch who is linking to them thanks to Technorati, and you can take the initiative by linking out first before looking for one in return.

Simply linking out for the sake of linking won’t accomplish much, especially with bloggers who gets lots of links. The key is to be strategic about how you link and what your say.

It’s just like any other conversation. Join in and add your two cents, but make sure you’ve got something substantive to say that will reflect well on you. Use a great headline to make sure you are noticed, and then deliver the goods. And since your cornerstone content is the foundation of what the conversation is likely about, finding a way to mention it in the context of the dialogue will naturally bring it to the attention of influencers in your field.

3. Networking Emails

The days of flat out link begging are fading, but you can still reach out to other bloggers as a way to raise your own profile. Again, can you figure out what’s in it for them?

More than one-off link requests, networking via email and instant messaging is about establishing and growing relationships with others in the social media space. These are the linkerati—prominent bloggers in your niche, top Digg users, relevant web journalists, and influential web forum contributors.

Write your introductory emails from a copywriting perspective. Catch attention, gain interest, and create a desire to help you in the future by offering something that benefits them first.

4. Guest Posting

Another benefit of networking within your niche is that it creates opportunities to make a guest writing appearance. You can contribute content that not only allows you to raise your profile, but allows for links back to your own site. Once again, creating killer original content will open doors for you, especially when it’s created for the benefit of someone else. And you can use that killer cornerstone content you’ve already produced as an example of the quality you can deliver.

Depending on your relationship with the site owner, you may be able to link to your cornerstone content from within the body of the content itself, but only if the citation is extremely relevant to the content and beneficial to the reader. Otherwise, your link will need to appear in your byline.

Most people tend to link to their site or blog URL in the byline of contributed content. Turn it around by focusing the byline on the reader instead of yourself, and feature your cornerstone content instead of your home page.

For example, if I were to guest blog somewhere about strategies for attracting links, which byline is more attractive to the reader when finishing my article?

NO: Brian Clark writes about online copywriting at Copyblogger.

YES: Check out Brian Clark’s free SEO Copywriting 2.0 tutorial, which is all about the new style of online writing that helps your web site rank well in search engines.

Not only is that better for the reader, but it’s better for you. Your link contains keyword-rich anchor text that helps your cornerstone content rank higher.

5. Article Directories

At one point in time, submitting about 20 articles to a directory like Ezine Articles with the right anchor text would get you a really good ranking for some search terms, at least in Yahoo and MSN. However, because the engines discount duplicate content, having dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of sites republish your article (and linked byline) no longer does the trick by itself.

However, a site like Ezine Articles is still excellent for creating exposure to your cornerstone content. Having a link to your multi-part tutorial displayed on hundreds of web pages drives direct traffic, and can lead to your content being referenced in other posts and articles that do pass on link authority.

The strategy is much the same as with guest posting on a blog. Write original content that does not appear on your site, and submit to one or more reputable directories. Repeat until you get results.

Conclusion

The words you put on a web page have no life of their own until they get read. And those same words will not gain prominence in search engines until the words are linked to by relevant, authoritative sources.

Search engines can still be gamed, just like offline real-world systems can be exploited. However, the goals of the search engines are similar to society at large, and they are getting very good at finding rule breakers and dispensing punishment. Creating compelling content and beneficial relationships are strategies that won’t get you banned or penalized, and add value to your overall goal of converting site visits into revenue.

Nanobloggers – MicroBlogging on Steroids

KeithG — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:47:54 +0000

Everyone has heard of the micro blogging platform called Twitter but very few have really figured out how to effectivley implement services like it into their marketing arsenal to actually turn a measurable and predictable profit..

In comes NanoBlogger

A little history on this and why you should care…

Two years ago,a friend of mine Keith Baxter co-created a product called Blogging to Sell.

When that was released, those that used the system realized that it was easily the most effective online selling system that they had ever used.

We’re talking 17% conversion rates like http://www.nothingheldback.com and 92% optin rates.

This was underground shit.

Heck, we used to laugh at the ‘video sales’ guys because they were clueless.

Just a simple tweak to their sales systems would have DOUBLED (easily) their conversion rates.

The fact is, Keith Baxter and company gave the system away. They knew that because it required work that very few people would actually use it.

But I used it and I made (and continue to make) a small fortune with it.

Shortly after the release of Blogging to Sell, Keith's partner in the project went back to his lab and remained there for the better part of 2 years.

Sure, they spoke occasionally, but it was nothing like it had been.

He was busy to work on his new ‘nano-blogging’ process.

I had No clue what Nano-blogging…It sounded silly… That was until it was unveiled

I was blow away.

I had heard something similar from one other person, but the details provided in this nano process were precise. No room for guessing… it was laid out well.

I’m an implementer, and since this was an evolution of the Blogging to Sell process, I gave it a try.

Not only did results come in quickly, but the responsiveness of the traffic was insane.

I then began applying the process to Amazon and Regnow promotions. Both worked very well with this.

I’m excited that you will be able to pick up Nanobloggers Now. This is one product that if implemented, will change the way you market online… guaranteed. That sounds like hype, but it isn’t and you will see what I mean once you read the manual.

Go get Nanobloggers here : => NanoBlogger

Back Links, LinkWheels and SEO Domination

KeithG — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:46:57 +0000

He who has the most back-links wins….

Back-links are the lifeblood of getting on the first page of the organic search result pages of ALL the major search engines, especially Google….But from my experience not ALL back-links are created equal…. You need "authority" sites pointing to you main money site.

Web 2.0 sites seem to have a greater ability to get indexed by the search engines and search engines seem to value links from web 2.0 sites pointing back to your site…In other words Web 2.0 sites seem to hold more "authority"

So, using Web 2.0 sites to create a "linkwheel" will significantly help in boosting your sites rank in the major search engines for your target key words

What is a "linkwheel"?…

A linkwheel is basically a hub and spoke configuration of pointing authority driven Web 2.0 sites with unique content to your money site.

Every Web 2.0 link wheel that I develop or outsource is done so with 100% unique content. I do not spin, scrape or try to manipulate the content posted to my link wheels. I recommend that you follow the same concepts to get the best results for yourself…

Building linkwheels can be very tedious and time consuming but they are a great way if you have a lot of time and little money to get a significant boost in your website traffic. But if you have some money and a little time I recommend only ONE source for some else to create linkwheels for you These guys are awesome and really know SEO and the value of authority backlinks from Web 2.0 sites

Every linkwheel they create is made especially for you! This means you own all rights (login information) and use of the linkwheel. . .

They do NOT use any software to build your link wheels, all link wheel development is done manually and maintained to absolute perfection.

Here is partial list of some of the Web 2.0 properties that they use to create your linkwheels.

http://squidoo.com

http://wordpress.com

http://livejournal.com

Why should you get a Web 2.0 link wheel developed?

With a link wheel, you will gain authority from within the major search engines. Chances are you will gain a significant PR boost, Traffic, and SERP ranking by using a link wheel as part of a balanced link building campaign.

You will gain authority from all these high PR and powerful web 2.0 platforms!

So what do you get with a Linkwheel from the company I recommend?

They start by writing unique and fresh content. They have worked with their content writers for over 3 years and can guarantee the highest quality.
They are not like any other link wheel development service, because along with fresh articles and content, they also add pictures and video to each of your posts.
Yes, they do videos (but who will create them for you)? Every order comes with unique video creation. They will upload your video to YouTube.com, and then post the post to your web 2.0 properties.
They also take the keywords you provide and use them as anchor text inside of the articles across the link wheel.
As if that wasn’t enough, They then go to work in a link building campaign to your link wheel so that each article gets indexed properly.
After all that is said and done, They submit your Web 2.0 Properties RSS feeds to a variety of RSS feed submission sites and then ping to over 100 ping services.

These guys I recommend have been doing SEO full time online for 8 years now and these are the EXACT same tactics that I use for my own sites. When you order a Linkwheel from these guys you can expect nothing but the highest quality.

Learn More About LinkWheel Packages Here!