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If Twitter Suddenly Disappeared, What Would Happen To Your Business?

dead-twitter-birdIf for some ungodly reason, Twitter decides to shut its doors and Be No More – what would happen to you?

Where would you go for traffic?

How would your blog/business change?

It’s important to think about these things because nothing lasts forever.

There was a time, light years ago, when we thought MySpace was gonna stay on top as the powerhouse of social networking sites, until Facebook came along.

We thought K-Mart was gonna take over the world, until Walmart beat it at it’s own game.

Everything has a beginning and an end; it’s our job to prepare (and structure) our online businesses in a way that allow them thrive no matter what happens to these other sites. [Read more...]

Week 1: How To Come Up With An Ebook Idea That People Will Gladly Pay For

market-research-ebook-ideaOK – let’s start this awesome project by talking about selecting a topic for our ebooks.

Today I’m gonna share with you some quick and easy ways to do market research, so you can be sure that the guide you’re going to create will be something your audience actually wants.

Obviously, there are no guarantees in business, so there’s still the possibility that you’ll create something very few people will wanna buy. But you can take comfort in knowing that if you get a few things right, you will get some sales.

The first thing you gotta keep in mind is WHO you’re selling to, and the second is the PROBLEM they want to solve. If you can figure out what those two things are, and create something that speaks to them, then you’ll make sales. [Read more...]

Announcing The Profitable Ebook Project: Create A Profitable Ebook With Me In Just 7 Weeks

Did you know that if you want to get paid.. you sorta have to have something to sell.

Yes, of course… you can monetize using AdSense and sell advertising space, but those models aren’t as profitable as selling your own digital information products; which is what I recommend.

Now, it may seem obvious to you that in order to get paid, you have to have something to sell. But you’d be surprised how many bloggers actually “Know” this information, but have yet to create their own product.

Do you fall into that category?

If you do, I’d like to introduce to you the Profitable Ebook Project.

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1 Quick & Simple Way To Improve Your Writing

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Guest post by Karol K from NewInternetOrder.com

Don’t worry, I won’t torture you.

I’m not gonna make you read half way down the article to find out what this quick and simple way to improve your writing is.

So here it is: start writing a journal (or a diary – whichever you prefer).

The whole thing is rather easy. There are no rules. No must-have elements before you can get started. No boundaries. No cost (usually). All you have to do is write at least one entry every single day.

But, how does this help?

How does writing a journal improve your writing?

Let me quote someone who’s a little more experienced writer than I am – Stephen King. [Read more...]

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The 7 Questions Your Design Should Answer For You

question-markDoes your blog design talk?

No? – Well, it should.

In this post, I’m going to lay out all of the important questions your design should be answering for your first time visitors.

If your blog isn’t doing this, then there’s a possibility that many of your first time visitors are leaving your blog in a matter of seconds.

High bounce rates are not uncommon in the blogging world.

A bounce is when a visitor lands on your site, and leaves without visiting at least one other page

After some digging, I found that the average bounce rate for a blog is around 40%. Anything higher than that means that you’re either not attracting the right visitors or not using the tips that I’m about to share with you. [Read more...]