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I am really excited about a new program my friend Kelly McCausey has created. It’s called Blog Evangelists and it teaches people how to create an income out of teaching businesses in their local community about the power of blogging.
If you are familiar with blogs, you’ll know that they can be very powerful marketing tools, but many business owners don’t understand that.
Those that are unfamiliar with the blogging world also do not realize that Wordpress is an open source software and that they can install it on a website for free. There are thousands of pre-designed templates available for free. as well. Tweaking a template to change the colors, add a customized header, background, etc is fairly easy.
This makes Wordpress a VERY affordable option for a small business. Many graphic design companies charge upwards of $5,000 to begin working on a site, but YOU could easily earn a couple hundred dollars per job, installing and tweaking wordpress themes.
Learn more about how to get started in this type of business by visiting Blog Evangelists
Get Ready For Power Publicity Version 2.0
If you were one of the first people to learn about the launch of IndieBizChicks.com last year, you probably remember the “Power Publicity!” guide.
This was a free guide that I used to generate some buzz about the launch of the website, and I gave it away to my first 100 subscribers.
I used the same techniques I wrote about in the guide to promote my own website and since launching the site - less than a year ago, I’ve received some amazing results.
And that leads me to the point of this whole email. I’m now working on “Power Publicity! Version 2.0″
This new, updated, bigger, better version will have all the stuff the first one had, PLUS some! In addition to the extra info, I’ll be sharing my own experiences throughout the past year.
I’m still putting the finishing touches on the new version, but in the meantime, I put together this free 5 day ecourse which will definitely get you started on your publicity journey!
You can grab it here: http://www.indiebizpublicity.com/ecourse.html
I’ll keep you updated and let you know as soon as Version 2.0 is ready!
Freebie Friday: Lots of free stuff for Indie Biz Chicks Day
Yep, yep - the day has come! It is officially Indie Biz Chicks Day. So, if you are a women in independent business, celebrate by taking a bit of time off to go do something nice for yourself.
Now what’s a holiday without presents?? Everyone LOVES presents! And I have some for you, and that includes guides on starting an online business, blogging, increasing your sales through the words on your site, tips on outsourcing and more (check out the line up at http://www.indiebizchicks.com/ibcday.html). If you are a subscriber to The Weekly Biz Tips, there should have been an email waiting for you this morning with the info on how to download the gifts.
And if you’re not a subscriber, you can subscribe through the box on the top right or through the link I mentioned in the above paragraph. Your gifts will be sent to you within a few moments.
Happy Indie Biz Chicks Day!
Scratch My Back?
I’ve been reading a lot about the new Scratch Back Widget and thought I would go ahead and give it a try. (for those that don’t know, a widget is a little gizmo you can install on your blog) You’ll find this new “toy” over on the right column of the blog under the heading “Are You In My Top Spots”
Basically, this widget is supposed to help the blogger earn a bit of money, and help the blog readers increase their web traffic.
If you want to be listed in someone’s top spot, you pay $5. Your link is then there for the world to see (and hopefully, the world will click on that link). Since this is a one-way link, this will also make the search engines take notice. (the search engines like one way links).
I just bought my own top spot on another blog today, too. So I will check my stats and see if I get any traffic from that. I know my friend Nell from Answer Lady Network had been doing this and she saw some dramatic increases in her search engine rankings…
Which of course, is not bad for a $5 ad…
In any case, the jury is still out on this. I haven’t played around with it long enough to know if it is as awesome as people say.
But why don’t you help me try this by buying one of my top spots? Let me know if it brings you traffic!
Blogging Boot Camp Registration Opens Today!!
Do your blogging skills need some sprucing up? If so, you are in luck! Today is the opening day of registration for Blogging Boot Camp. This is an intensive 4 week coaching session offered by Alice Seba & Lynette Chandler.
Each week, students will get a new lesson (complete with a homework assignment), plus one-on-one access to Alice & Lynette. They will walk you through the process of creating a top-notch blog.
If you’re ready to take your blog to the next level, click here
