Good Afternoon and Thank You For Joining me, Today.
Okay, I am back to the task of writing on the blogs today. I apologize for not being here the last couple of days. I was really trying to get things ready for a move of my residence and It has been exhausting and time consuming. But I am back, to help with your Blogging efforts.
Before you start almost any project, you have to decide on a few things:
1. The Intentions of your efforts. Are you going to write to help others, to make money? maybe both, maybe not. Or, are you going to share your life's journey and share it with your family and friends, or the general public?
2. Are you wishing to make money from the blog, or again you are doing the blogging thing to amuse yourself and take time off of your hands, sharing things as they come. (Not trying to be disrespectful here..)
3. What is the Goal of the Blog I mean what are you looking to get out of the blogs content and how soon are you looking for that "thing" to happen?
4. Deciding what platform you will use to suit your needs.
Almost everyone, I have been helping out, with getting started with their blogs, has been initially set up with a free blogging site. This was done for various reasons. One reason is someone who has never blogged before will have no idea of how long they wish to continue blogging. I tell them to get through a 90 day habit setting period, and then decide whether paying for a hosted blogging page, is worth the monthly or annual payments to maintain. The second reason, I set them up that way, was because it is a good way to experiment with what they are wishing to blog about and whether or not it is going to be productive for them to move to a more cost demanding site.
Keeping a clear and concise idea of what your intentions are, while writing a blog is paramount in successful blogging. Therefore, by pre-writing your posts and deciding if it fits your first ideas for your blog, you know you are on the right path to a good continuously flowing message. Jumping around normally occurs, when someone first starts out trying to find a direction for the blog.. However, continually jumping around on the blogging message, is not good for long term readership and a loyal fan base.
In my recent time off from blogging, this last week, I have helped several people to begin their journey on the blogging about their passions.. All of them were different in many ways, and their reasoning was also different.. However, of all of the people I was assisting I believe I forgot to tell one person whom was blogging about her interior décor in her home and something about crafting money saving decorations.. But I will remedy that this evening when she calls me and follows up. Anyway, my instruction to them was not to initially blog for the intentions of making money.
By going into the blogging game, money is not going to come real fast at first. In fact there are folks who have been blogging for months and months and never seen the first dollar in returns for their efforts.. Why is not important as maybe something either in their presentations, or maybe their monetizing those blog posts incorrectly which can account for many reason they are not going to make money.. Back to making money!
If you put making money on the back burner, then you can better decide what your blogging should be about, more effectively. you can later go in and monetize your blogs after the posts have had some exposure and after you hone some of the writing skills. Remember, Practice makes perfect!
With that in mind, take time to go in search of related blogs and websites, and visit them on a daily basis.
Visiting potential competition blogs are a great way for you to find ways of monetizing and structuring your site.. By looking at any page stats (particularly the amount of visitors coming to the site.) The higher the visitor numbers, the more you want to use that particular site as a model for your blog. Pictures, videos, and other aesthetics will show up and are very good ranking tools, for your blog! While there, take a few minutes to read their posts and leave a comment on their materials. Also, do not forget to post your comments (positive comments.) and leave your name and the URL or address so they can come and visit your site.
What this does is steer some of their visitors, they have paid for in most cases, to your site as well.. Not only that, it leaves a trail to your site which the search engines love! It's called "Back-Linking" to your site. The more Back-links you leave at different sites, the better the search engines will rank your blog an later will pay huge dividends if or when you decide to monetize your blogs.
Well that is enough for now, I am off to write on another blog I am working on..
SO, for now; Happy Blogging and have a wonderful evening.
Gary
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Hello, and Good Afternoon. I am hanging out here in Corona, Ca; at work and decided to drop a quick note to you all..
Have you ever found yourself being confused on topics, that interest you? What I mean is, have you ever tried to think of a single topic, but several pop out in your mind and you can not decide on what you wish to write on, in your blogs?
It's funny, as it has happened to me just today. Now, I figured would be a good time to do this afternoons blog post, on that subject and how to over-come that obsticle in your blogging, writing choices. In the past, I have urged you to write what your passionate about. However, what if your passions are wide spread? You go to write about one thing, and another thought process comes in.
Here is a tip, that may assist you. It's called "Free Writing" and it is very effective. But when you have multiple thoughts and ideas hitting your mind all at once and they all are trying to get out of your mind, onto paper, "free writing'' is perfect. Here is what you need to do, which will probably help you out.
You see I have a program, that I downloaded the other day, and it's free if you have an ipad, or I believe Iphone also has the same availability in the App Store. It's called "Ever Note" and I have downloaded a copy of it on my Toshiba Laptop as well. So, I KNOW EVERYONE CAN GET TO THIS APP. Anyway, I use this app to do my open or Free-Writing and you can too.
All you need to do, is to open up the application and start a new notebook. When you open the notebook, add in a new file and put a title on it, like: "Blog Posting Ideas" (Just a suggestion.) I find a place that is quiet and where I am able to get my mind alone with the pad or note I wish to use and let my fingers just wonder over the key pad, writing everything down, that jumps out.
Now, dont worry so much about the order, or organization of the notes, or even the contextual or spelling. At first anyways!
When you are finished and all the ideas are typed into the note pad, you can re-read what you have put in, and sort out the ideas which pertain to one or more blogs. Go in and seperate the ideas and thoughts, then take each one and write more thoughts in the same vein or context you originally used.
If you are angry about something, put it in maybe a blog where you can vent on that subject. If you are happy, and full of ideas which have come out pertaining to another blog, you can ellaborate on that as well on the corresponding blog.
Even if you can not decide which blog, or writing site you wish to put this stuff on; Then save the information for future use.
You will be amazed at the times when you refer back to these notes, or journal entries, how they will spark something which will be a masterful blog entry. I remember some time ago, I did this and decided I just had too much on my mind, to sit and write on a particular blog. My mind was rushing so fast, I just could not settle it down, to decide what to say.
In despiration, I went back to some notes, in my journals and in my Ever Note app., and was inspired to write about writer's block and the information I had previously put out on that app. helped tremendously! After posting the blog, and later publishing a HubPage post, I was amazed at the comments and feedback I received from my readers and site visitors.
Anyways, I know this does not really pertain to this particular blog, but on the other hand, it does; as everyone experiences the problem with coming up with content that is fresh, and original for their blog(s).
This has been a Sharing Moment, which I believed might be helpful if you ever get stuck on ideas to write about.
Happy Blogging
Gary
Keeping Content Fresh, In Your Blog Posts
Hello and good afternoon, everyone!
Okay, I am going to get right down to this afternoons subject of "Keeping Content Fresh, In Your Blog Posts."
The reason for this blog post and this subject is several fold, and needs some attention to, and this is why I am wishing to share this information with you. It is important that, if you are posting blogs, that you keep the materials as close to 100% original, as possible.
I have to tell you, that it is real disappointing to me; when I view several blogs and they all are saying the same things, the same way, with nearly the same wording. Yes, I am saying they are most likely plagerizing their materials. However, I have to say that some folks will post under different names, and copy content from one site to another, one blog to another. In either case, it is not "Fresh Content" and it can cause some serious problems for the people involved.
I do some Ghost Writing, and some writing on various sites, under different "Pen Names" and I once fell into a trap, where I was either tired, or thought an line of thought was important to share across the boards, where I did my writing. So, I would cut and paste, the completed information from site to site.
Well all went well, for awhile, until I started receiving emails from site management, and from clients, saying they were dropping me due to my copying content and not writing original content. Even after explaining to them it was my copy, my original content which was posted on several sites; I lost contracts and also were banned from those sites. MY BAD!!! It lost me over 1300.00 dollars in jobs..
Here is the thing, Whether you are online to make money, or simply to share events of any type, you need to keep the content as close to 100% pure, as possible. Now, what I mean by this is that since we all know there are millions upon millions of people on the Internet, there are Millions upon Millions of people blogging and writing something that goes up on the Web, daily.
No matter what your passion is, someone, somewhere, somehow, will be blogging or writing about the same subject matter; at some point. So, You are most likely going to find someone, or many someones, whom will be blogging or posting about that same passion, that same subject matter, with similar thoughts and ideas. That can not be helped. Nor can it be helped that you may even use the same terms, especially if there is a "Jargon or Slang" associated with asserting knowledge or authority, to your readership.
You have no idea of how many people will take content and copy that content, to be put into a "Spin Processor" and come out with so called "Fresh Content." However, in most cases that can be found out, over a short amount of time.
Since my experiences, which I shared above, I have never resorted to the "Copy/Paste" mentality again. Honestly, I write 100% of my text posts and materials, on the "FLY" and that keeps it "Fresh". Yes, you say it is difficult to always come up with stuff to say.. Again, Yes, it can be. However, if you read my earlier post, That method of writing, helps out tremendously, on avoiding writer's block, and keeps you on track with a single train of thought as well..
However, not only does this Methodology of writing give you "Fresh" content. It also develops something very valuable to you, as a blogger and writer. It establishes a "TIME LINE" on your writing, so if anyone questions your blogging materials, as being yours; they have an instant paper trail, to establish that a given thought patter was developed and everything is connected. By looking at the posting times, they can see that your materials, have a genuine link to previous postings or writings..
If you have not read my earlier post, please take time to do so. Then by coming back here, you will see some linage to the flow of information, which is there.
In closing of this post, I want to say Thank You for visiting me, here at Gary's Space, and I look forward to seeing you in the near Future.
Have A Happy Blogging Day!
Gary Brents
Okay, I am going to get right down to this afternoons subject of "Keeping Content Fresh, In Your Blog Posts."
The reason for this blog post and this subject is several fold, and needs some attention to, and this is why I am wishing to share this information with you. It is important that, if you are posting blogs, that you keep the materials as close to 100% original, as possible.
I have to tell you, that it is real disappointing to me; when I view several blogs and they all are saying the same things, the same way, with nearly the same wording. Yes, I am saying they are most likely plagerizing their materials. However, I have to say that some folks will post under different names, and copy content from one site to another, one blog to another. In either case, it is not "Fresh Content" and it can cause some serious problems for the people involved.
I do some Ghost Writing, and some writing on various sites, under different "Pen Names" and I once fell into a trap, where I was either tired, or thought an line of thought was important to share across the boards, where I did my writing. So, I would cut and paste, the completed information from site to site.
Well all went well, for awhile, until I started receiving emails from site management, and from clients, saying they were dropping me due to my copying content and not writing original content. Even after explaining to them it was my copy, my original content which was posted on several sites; I lost contracts and also were banned from those sites. MY BAD!!! It lost me over 1300.00 dollars in jobs..
Here is the thing, Whether you are online to make money, or simply to share events of any type, you need to keep the content as close to 100% pure, as possible. Now, what I mean by this is that since we all know there are millions upon millions of people on the Internet, there are Millions upon Millions of people blogging and writing something that goes up on the Web, daily.
No matter what your passion is, someone, somewhere, somehow, will be blogging or writing about the same subject matter; at some point. So, You are most likely going to find someone, or many someones, whom will be blogging or posting about that same passion, that same subject matter, with similar thoughts and ideas. That can not be helped. Nor can it be helped that you may even use the same terms, especially if there is a "Jargon or Slang" associated with asserting knowledge or authority, to your readership.
You have no idea of how many people will take content and copy that content, to be put into a "Spin Processor" and come out with so called "Fresh Content." However, in most cases that can be found out, over a short amount of time.
Since my experiences, which I shared above, I have never resorted to the "Copy/Paste" mentality again. Honestly, I write 100% of my text posts and materials, on the "FLY" and that keeps it "Fresh". Yes, you say it is difficult to always come up with stuff to say.. Again, Yes, it can be. However, if you read my earlier post, That method of writing, helps out tremendously, on avoiding writer's block, and keeps you on track with a single train of thought as well..
However, not only does this Methodology of writing give you "Fresh" content. It also develops something very valuable to you, as a blogger and writer. It establishes a "TIME LINE" on your writing, so if anyone questions your blogging materials, as being yours; they have an instant paper trail, to establish that a given thought patter was developed and everything is connected. By looking at the posting times, they can see that your materials, have a genuine link to previous postings or writings..
If you have not read my earlier post, please take time to do so. Then by coming back here, you will see some linage to the flow of information, which is there.
In closing of this post, I want to say Thank You for visiting me, here at Gary's Space, and I look forward to seeing you in the near Future.
Have A Happy Blogging Day!
Gary Brents
How You Can Generate Multiple Blog Posts, And Get Them To Post On a Schedule.
Hello Everyone, and Good Morning to you all. I hope you and your families are doing well, this fine morning. We are expecting rains later into the day and well into tomorrow. I am mentioning the rains, because I wanted to mainly send out my sympathies to those in the Mid-West, and acknowledge the losses due to the latest surge of the tornados out there; especially in the Illinois and St.Louis, MO. areas. I have some friends out there and I know everyone has had a hard time with things.
Anyway, In today's post I am going to discuss how to make multiple blog posts, out of one simple post. Now, I may ramble a bit, but please bear with me, and I will get the point down; Eventually..
Often times, I will be writing or talking to someone and seemingly veer off onto an added subject away from my original point or thought process. An example; I will be discussing something like the basics of blogging and more specifically, lets us say, auto-responders. During this discussion, I will wander off into a side discussion about, Let us say, back-linking to my blogs.
With that in mind, as soon as I recognize what I have done, I see that there is a potential for another topic to write about. So, I go ahead and make a comment on the practice of building back links, while reading, then using a clip-board on my laptop, computer or Ipad, will jot down the subject of reading for 15 minutes, putting back-links out there after reading various relevant blogs; then return to the original discussion.
When I am able to catch myself and do this, a second and third blog post is then developed, as I am writing the first post. Once done, I can publish the first post and share it. Going back to the second and/or third note which is now on my clip board, I take the materials I have compiled, and put it into a second blog post and continue writing on that new subject, which will tie into the first post, of the day.
Once this is completed, I will go to the scheduler and set the new post up for it to be posted at a given time, later on that day. It gives the appearances that I am busting my tail getting new information out, when In fact, Just the opposite is going on.
Once all of my blog posts are posted and scheduled, which takes about 25 minutes in its entirety, I go to work and forget about those posts being published until I get home, later in the evening. Upon returning home, I go through the blog to ensure all posts were posted, then I will take one by one and promote it by submitting them to the search engines, and to the other areas where I share that particular blog content.
Now, you have a free flowing and streamlined process, where almost anyone can follow you on a train of thought, that makes sense and seems seamless line of travel with your blogging efforts.
One thing however, which I can not emphasize enough, is that you must keep your content as original in the content as possible, which I will discuss in a later blog post, today.
Have A Fantastic Blogging Day, and if it is raining, snowing, or if there is adverse weather where you are, Please Be Safe.
Gary Brents
Anyway, In today's post I am going to discuss how to make multiple blog posts, out of one simple post. Now, I may ramble a bit, but please bear with me, and I will get the point down; Eventually..
Often times, I will be writing or talking to someone and seemingly veer off onto an added subject away from my original point or thought process. An example; I will be discussing something like the basics of blogging and more specifically, lets us say, auto-responders. During this discussion, I will wander off into a side discussion about, Let us say, back-linking to my blogs.
With that in mind, as soon as I recognize what I have done, I see that there is a potential for another topic to write about. So, I go ahead and make a comment on the practice of building back links, while reading, then using a clip-board on my laptop, computer or Ipad, will jot down the subject of reading for 15 minutes, putting back-links out there after reading various relevant blogs; then return to the original discussion.
When I am able to catch myself and do this, a second and third blog post is then developed, as I am writing the first post. Once done, I can publish the first post and share it. Going back to the second and/or third note which is now on my clip board, I take the materials I have compiled, and put it into a second blog post and continue writing on that new subject, which will tie into the first post, of the day.
Once this is completed, I will go to the scheduler and set the new post up for it to be posted at a given time, later on that day. It gives the appearances that I am busting my tail getting new information out, when In fact, Just the opposite is going on.
Once all of my blog posts are posted and scheduled, which takes about 25 minutes in its entirety, I go to work and forget about those posts being published until I get home, later in the evening. Upon returning home, I go through the blog to ensure all posts were posted, then I will take one by one and promote it by submitting them to the search engines, and to the other areas where I share that particular blog content.
Now, you have a free flowing and streamlined process, where almost anyone can follow you on a train of thought, that makes sense and seems seamless line of travel with your blogging efforts.
One thing however, which I can not emphasize enough, is that you must keep your content as original in the content as possible, which I will discuss in a later blog post, today.
Have A Fantastic Blogging Day, and if it is raining, snowing, or if there is adverse weather where you are, Please Be Safe.
Gary Brents
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Here's Something You Can Sink Your Teeth Into!
Hello Everyone, and Welcome To Gary's Space.
Okay, Last Evening I Spoke about the differences of building a blog for Business or for Pleasure. But today, I am going to take that discussion into a parallel direction, of sorts to give you a little information, you might or might not, for now anyways, think is important. However, It is something you will definitely wish to do.
Okay, don't worry there is no cost for it; at least not monetarily anyway.
No matter what sort of blog you have, you will definitely want to know who is just visiting and who is interested in what you are putting on the internet. Now before I get started on that, I want to say that even if no one who reads your blog participates, It bears time to do anyways.
Once you set up your Blog, on a given platform, you will definitely want to go and find an auto-responder, almost before you do anything else, and get it up on the site where you are going to be writing your blog.
Why? Well, you will want to know who is interested in following your journey, as well as who is visiting. You know, it is great to have a little or a huge amount of traffic coming to see your blog. That is something that everyone wants to have. However, if you are not capturing anyone's attention enough to join your following and mailing lists, you are simply not doing well.. But don't lose heart on the fact that at first, no one will probably join your list.
No one will probably join your list at first is probably one of the most heart breaking things every new blogger or website owner faces. But when you are blogging, it is normal unless you have already built up a list or buy a list, from somewhere else. Usually, it takes about 90 days for your blogs, your new sites to get started producing any results. I believe it's because most people, like the search engines want to know you are going to be around for a while. Now, 90 days is the average of what it takes most folks to get any sort of responses or signups, or even sales on a site.
Now, that does not mean that all you have to do is put up a site and wait 90 days. No, typically static sites will take longer than dynamic sites, like blogs will take less time to start going anywhere. The reasoning why a blog takes less? is because of several factors; one of which is the fact that if you utilize the blog correctly, it takes that long for the search engines to pick up on your site. Also, because it takes that long for you as a blogger to get your Proverbial "Sea Legs" under you.
What I mean about getting your "Sea Legs" under you, is this: When you first start to blog, you are fishing. You are not really sure of all that you are working with, and you are not sure what you are going to be talking about, with any structure in mind. The first 90 days, is a time for you to start developing a knowledge of what directions you wish to go, on your blog. You are also finding out things like, how to cut down posts and spreading them out, over several postings. And finally, you are learning what your audience wants to see and hear.
In any case, you definitely want to have an auto on site and ready to go, should your list start taking off earlier than planned or discussed. I have an auto responder in mind, and it's called "ListWire." and you can view the site, by clicking the name of the service. Since it is a Free Service, I do not have any monetary interest in it, other than I use it on some of my sites to gather emails and other information. So, clicking on the link does not make me a dime in revenue..
Okay, that is my post for this morning.. I have to go into work early today, and do some consulting and some driving around the greater Marina Del Rey are of California for a while, then off to San Diego, for most of the day.
So, for now, I bid you and yours, a Very Happy Blogging Day!
Take Care;
Gary
Okay, Last Evening I Spoke about the differences of building a blog for Business or for Pleasure. But today, I am going to take that discussion into a parallel direction, of sorts to give you a little information, you might or might not, for now anyways, think is important. However, It is something you will definitely wish to do.
Okay, don't worry there is no cost for it; at least not monetarily anyway.
No matter what sort of blog you have, you will definitely want to know who is just visiting and who is interested in what you are putting on the internet. Now before I get started on that, I want to say that even if no one who reads your blog participates, It bears time to do anyways.
Once you set up your Blog, on a given platform, you will definitely want to go and find an auto-responder, almost before you do anything else, and get it up on the site where you are going to be writing your blog.
Why? Well, you will want to know who is interested in following your journey, as well as who is visiting. You know, it is great to have a little or a huge amount of traffic coming to see your blog. That is something that everyone wants to have. However, if you are not capturing anyone's attention enough to join your following and mailing lists, you are simply not doing well.. But don't lose heart on the fact that at first, no one will probably join your list.
No one will probably join your list at first is probably one of the most heart breaking things every new blogger or website owner faces. But when you are blogging, it is normal unless you have already built up a list or buy a list, from somewhere else. Usually, it takes about 90 days for your blogs, your new sites to get started producing any results. I believe it's because most people, like the search engines want to know you are going to be around for a while. Now, 90 days is the average of what it takes most folks to get any sort of responses or signups, or even sales on a site.
Now, that does not mean that all you have to do is put up a site and wait 90 days. No, typically static sites will take longer than dynamic sites, like blogs will take less time to start going anywhere. The reasoning why a blog takes less? is because of several factors; one of which is the fact that if you utilize the blog correctly, it takes that long for the search engines to pick up on your site. Also, because it takes that long for you as a blogger to get your Proverbial "Sea Legs" under you.
What I mean about getting your "Sea Legs" under you, is this: When you first start to blog, you are fishing. You are not really sure of all that you are working with, and you are not sure what you are going to be talking about, with any structure in mind. The first 90 days, is a time for you to start developing a knowledge of what directions you wish to go, on your blog. You are also finding out things like, how to cut down posts and spreading them out, over several postings. And finally, you are learning what your audience wants to see and hear.
In any case, you definitely want to have an auto on site and ready to go, should your list start taking off earlier than planned or discussed. I have an auto responder in mind, and it's called "ListWire." and you can view the site, by clicking the name of the service. Since it is a Free Service, I do not have any monetary interest in it, other than I use it on some of my sites to gather emails and other information. So, clicking on the link does not make me a dime in revenue..
Okay, that is my post for this morning.. I have to go into work early today, and do some consulting and some driving around the greater Marina Del Rey are of California for a while, then off to San Diego, for most of the day.
So, for now, I bid you and yours, a Very Happy Blogging Day!
Take Care;
Gary
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