Creating, Editing and Managing A Blog
Blogging has become one of the premier ways to "get your message out there". According to Technorati's latest "State of the Blogosphere Report", there are more than 50 million blogs online today. While there does seem to be a lot of competition for the web surfer's attention, speciality blogs or blogs that focus on one subject are able to "dominate" the competition. While I don't expect that you will become expert blogger's overnight, I would like to be able to say, "I knew you when"...
The video's are listed in the order they should be viewed since they build on the one that came before. Already know how to create one but don't know how to add an opt-in form, then skip ahead.
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Blogger.com Blog Tasks
Create A Blogger.com Blog
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Before you can create a blog, you need a Google "recognized" email account.
This video starts at the beginning, and walks you all the way through defining an email address to use, validating that email address, setting up your Blogger.com account, creating a blog, choosing a template and making your first post.
Remember, a Blog is an amazingly effective tool for driving traffic to the site of your choice, train your downline or business partners in whatever you need them to know, allows you to "vent" and publish "whitepapers", all at the push of a button.
Add A Link List To Your Blogger.com Blog
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I can already hear this question resounding in your head...
"Now what the hell is a link list?"
I could get all technical on you and say it's a collection of related "sites" that you provide hyperlinks to access, but I might scare you. How about this definition... It allows you to send visitors exactly where you want them. This video builds on the process started in Create a Blogger.com Blog, so be sure you start there.
Delete A Comment From Blogger.com Blog
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Sometimes, people you don't know will post comments of a nature you would rather not have on your blog for all the world to see. Sadly, many people have discovered that adding a comment to your blog will "leech" some ranking (Google love) from your site, and send it their way. I have also had comments added to some of my blogs about drugs, porn, or someone else's business opportunity.
This short video will show you how to remove the unwanted comment in less than 2 minutes.
Add An Opt-In Form To Your Blogger.com Blog
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When you have autoresponders setup and want to add an opt-in form to your blog, visit here. While this video is specific to an Ad Group I work with, the "how-to" part explains in detail how to add this type of form to your Blogger.com blog.
For the Ad Group members, please open the email I sent with the form particulars for you, before starting this video. For everyone else, copy the "Form Code" that you generated in your autoresponder instead of the code shown in the email in the video. If you have any questions, let me know and I will try to clarify it for you.
Wordpress Blog Tasks
Installing Wordpress In 5 Minutes (or less)
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The legendary WordPress five minute installation is no myth. Provided you’ve got all the tools you need to get started, you can easily have WordPress up and running on your server in five minutes or less.
This video demonstrates the quick and easy WordPress installation process. As you’ll see, I complete the installation with time to spare.
Kirk records how-to videos focused on Wordpress which you can see here.... WordpressTraining.com.
Using Wordpress Themes
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One of the coolest features of WordPress is the ability to dramatically change the design of your blog by simply activating a new theme.
The WordPress community has created hundreds (possibly thousands) of free, high-quality themes that you can use on your blog. This video will show you how to find, install, and activate themes.
To see all the video's offered by Kirk on the most excellent WordpressTraining.com site, click this link.
Adding an AWeber Opt In Form To Wordpress Blog
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Using AWeber as an Autoresponder will improve your chances of reaching the right people, at the right time, by allowing you to continue marketing to them over time.
A Wordpress blog (the best blogging platform in my opinion) can be a great place to allow people to "Opt-In" to your list.
So, how do you add an AWeber Opt-In form to your Wordpress blog? Well, this video takes you step by step through the process. When you are done, you will be able to create a list in AWeber, add a Web Form, and then put it on your Wordpress blog.
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