Archive for September, 2009
Just a week ago, I added a new WordPress plugin to my blog’s arsenal. It’s called digg digg.
It could also be called awesome awesome, because it is. It’s an all-in-one plugin that allows you to easily add the digg and retweet button onto your blog posts or page. You can see it in use on the upper left part of my posts when you’re on the website. It also has reddit and buzz.yahoo.com, but I don’t use those right now. It’s customizable with a few different options and it was exactly what I was looking for.
A couple of months ago, I would never of thought of adding a retweet button to my blog posts, but now because twitter is growing at such an alarming rate, I thought I’d give it a shot. Twenty-five minutes after I posted my first post after installing the plugin, I saw this in twitter:
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Here is a list of some helpful and insightful posts I’ve read recently:
I’ve got some really exciting posts already drafted for this coming week, so stay tuned! Have a great weekend everyone. Time to get back to football.
So you want more subscribers, followers, and opt-ins for your website or blog? Here’s a list of 10 strategies and techniques that are being used today. Some of these you may already know, and if you do – kudos to you.
Don’t take this as what you SHOULD do, but rather what you COULD do. Every website is different, but I’ve seen many of these strategies applied successfully many times. Read through them, and if you think there’s a technique that may help you and your website, try it out!
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Here’s a short but powerful post I’ve been wanting to write for a long long time. It starts with an analogy:
A blog is like a bar.
Let’s say we own a bar together. Without people actually coming into the bar, there’s really no point in having it. Right? It’s the customers who come inside that will make us successful. This is why that online, everything is traffic this, and traffic that. More traffic is what everyone wants and people are paying BIG MONEY for it. There’s so much talk about traffic, search engine optimization, keyword research and advertising, that many people often forget about the second part of the equation, which is what happens when people finally arrive to the “bar”? Sadly, many of those people (often paid for through advertising or pay-per click), just leave and never come back. What a waste…
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I started this blog almost exactly one year ago. I was employed at that time and was planning on writing about how to make a decent side income while still working the 9 to 5, a job which I was actually enjoying despite 4 hours of travel each day (from San Diego to Irvine via train – yes, I was crazy).
I was making a few bucks on the side blogging about the LEED exam when I was hit with a layoff, like so many other people around the world. Instead of panicking or immediately searching for a new job, I took what I was doing somewhat successfully online and made it “what I do.” A year later, I can honestly say that my layoff was the best thing that has ever happened to me. I’ve been documenting what I’ve learned about internet business and passive income ever since on this blog for you.
I’ve recently noticed a lot of similarities between the Smart Passive Income Blog and my other blog before it became a cash cow. The website traffic is nearly the same, I’m ranking high in keywords that are important to the topic, the underlying purpose to help people is there, and also people are personally emailing me for help or advice nearly every day. All of these factors, in addition to possibly losing a major portion of my online income from my other blog due to recent changes in the industry, give me reason to take the Smart Passive Income brand to the next level.
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I’ll admit it. When I started my online adventures one year ago, I was scared. I had just been laid off from my architecture job, and to top it off I was engaged and getting married a few months later. Just to clarify, I wasn’t scared of getting married, I was scared of not being able to provide for my wife and I after we were married. I feared failing, and letting down not only my family, but myself too.
It’s okay to be scared though. Fear is one of the most primitive human emotions that’s built into us so we can survive. You can’t really get rid of something like that, you can only learn how to deal with it by first understanding why it’s there and then saying to it, “Hey Fear, thanks for the heads up. I know you’re trying to protect me, but I’m all good.”
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In order to understand fundamentally how the world works and how things move and interact with each other, you have to understand Physics. It’s the same thing for business – in order to understand it, you must break it down and try to figure out how each part interacts with each other. Luckily, there are laws for business like there are laws for Physics that can help us understand.
If you’ve been keeping up with my latest posts, I’ve been comparing Newton’s Laws of Motion to some things I’ve learned about doing business online. I’ve had a lot of fun with the first and second laws, and I’m excited to conclude with the third and final law today.
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In my previous post, I presented my First Law of Business and Success, which again was the following:
“Any business in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it.”
Basically, whatever state your business is in, it’s going to stay that way unless something happens. If you don’t have a business or business isn’t going well, nothing good will happen unless you do something about it and take action. If business is going well, your job is to make sure no negative external forces come by and change things for you. If you didn’t make the connection already, I’m using Newton’s Three Laws of Motion, but relating them to businesses (which include blogs, relationships, your job, whatever). A better title for this 3-part series may be: The Physics of Business. A nice book title if you ask me (dibs).
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I thought this might be a fun way to get you to think about your entrepreneurial journey in another light. I hope you enjoy.
If you ever get stuck and want to give up, or don’t know why what you’re doing isn’t working out like you thought it would, think back to these laws and how they apply to you. Please note that when I say ‘business’, I mean your website, your online or offline store, your blog, your email list, your twitter or subscriber follower count, your love life – ANYTHING. Here is the first Law.
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It’s been almost exactly one year since I was laid off and started doing business for myself on the internet. Within the past year, I’ve learned so much about running an online business, internet marketing and how to be profitable online. Not only that, I’ve learned a lot about myself and life in general too. Although I love what I do and feel very fortunate to be where I’m at today, living this kind of lifestyle does have it’s hardships.
Now, you may be wondering why the hell I’m writing an article about reasons NOT to quit your job and work from home, which contradicts the very existence of this blog and exactly what I do. The point here is just to help you realize exactly the kinds of things I have noticed after transitioning from corporate world to working from home for myself. Many people view the kind of lifestyle I’m living as “the dream”, but as with anything, there are hurdles and obstacles to overcome, which I’m about to share with you. I’m not saying you should or shouldn’t do anything – that’s up to you. These are my opinions based on my own experiences, and you can formulate your own conclusions about them.
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