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		<title>3 Weight Loss Excuses That Sabotage Blogging Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 13:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikolorich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>A lot of people who registered into weight loss programs failed woefully. The program wasn’t the problem, neither is the fitness expert. We experience failure in life and business when excuses take the place of hard work and proper planning. When you allow excuses to dominate the fabrics of your business, stagnation and failure begins [...]</p><p><br>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lot of people who registered into weight loss programs failed woefully.</p>
<p>The program wasn’t the problem, neither is the fitness expert. We experience failure in life and business when excuses take the place of hard work and proper planning.</p>
<p>When you allow excuses to dominate the fabrics of your business, stagnation and failure begins to set in and that’s when you feel like giving up. I want to share with you the 3 weight loss excuses that sabotage blogging success.</p>
<h3>Why Weight Loss In A Blogging Article?</h3>
<p>It’s uncommon to find weight loss tips in a blogging article. Blogging and weight loss are interwoven and if you’re observant enough, you would see the major features of working-out and dieting in your blogging business.</p>
<p>When you want to lose weight, the fitness expert would instruct you on what to do.</p>
<p>There are guidelines to losing weight and if you’re not disciplined enough, none of the vegetables and high-intense exercise would work.</p>
<p>It takes focus, discipline and obedience to burn excess fats off the body. The same thing applies to blogging, if you aren’t disciplined and hard working; you may never make a dime. Here are the three weight loss excuses you should eliminate:.</p>
<p><span id="more-10685"></span><strong>1.      I’ll Do It Later</strong></p>
<p>I can imagine how many times you’ve said this to yourself. Procrastination they say is the thief of time. It has sabotaged a lot of blogger’s destiny. In weight loss, one of the best things you can do to bring about that stiff-shaped physique is to start exercising and eating right, immediately. Don’t put it off for tomorrow or next month.</p>
<p>I could remember when I started blogging. Before I could write a single 500 – 600 words article, I had to waste 4 hours, doing nothing but surfing and procrastinating. It was of recent I discovered the pain and illusion I’ve been working in. Stop procrastinating and do the task at hand right now. Just like you need to exercise and eat balance diet to keep fit, writing quality contents and connecting through social media networks can add a cubit to your marketing height</p>
<h3><strong>2.   It’s To Expensive</strong></h3>
<p>Yes, nothing is free!</p>
<p>Although, if you’re a good researcher, Google literally can provide you with information you need to succeed in this life – right, wrong? The best information and articles are hidden in quality e-books, premium newsletter and membership sites. If free information was enough to make you rich, then everyone would have become Donald Trump.</p>
<p>Getting started with weight loss programs might be expensive, but it’s worth it. If you spend a few hundred dollars to get the right physique, I think it’s a good investment. In the same way, blogging can be expensive. It takes time to write articles and build up an engaged audience. But it’s achievable.</p>
<p>So get started with your assignment today. Know that nothing comes easy. To become a professional blogger or business mogul, you need more than ‘luck.’ Hard work and honesty has to come in. Expensive clothes and cars are cherished by all – you’ll be cherished sooner than you expected.</p>
<h3><strong>3.   The Results Are Slow</strong></h3>
<p>Do you believe in instant results?</p>
<p>Achieving tremendous success in life will not happen overnight. A lot of people sold their blogs and went back to 9 – 5 job because no result was coming forth. They had expected to earn $1000 &#8211; $10,000 in the first month, but nothing happened. It’s the same thing with overweight people.</p>
<p>A lady hoped to lose 10 pounds in 7 days, and when her expectations weren’t coming forth, she was provoked to quit the program and went home dejected and heartbroken.</p>
<p>If you want to lose weight, hold on for some time. If you want to make money blogging, be patient and continue crafting excellent posts. Before you realize what’s happening, money would start to roll into your account and your reputation for providing top notch services will be appreciated.</p>
<h3><strong>Eliminate Blogging Excuses</strong></h3>
<p>These weight loss excuses are so common with bloggers. It’s the reason why upcoming bloggers spend precious time reading other people’s work, rather than investing quality time to grow theirs. Eliminate all these blogging excuses today and grow your business quickly. See you at the top!</p>
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<p>Looking for more weight loss tips? Michael Chibuzor invites you to read his health and effective dieting blog. He promotes discount deals such as the latest <a target="_blank" href="http://www.weightlossdiets4women.com/bistro-md-coupon-code-and-review/" target="_blank">bistro md promotional codes</a> and a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.weightlossdiets4women.com/diet-to-go-coupon-codes-and-review-of-diet-meal-delivery-plans/" target="_blank">diet to go coupon codes</a> . He writes blog posts about diet tips and offers you the best weight loss coupon deals.</p>
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		<title>How To Posts Dominate Last Weeks Top Posts On @BlazingMinds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Greetings blog readers, it&#8217;s been a little while since I last did one of these posts that shows you the previous weeks top posts, so I thought just for a change I would post one up today. It seems that over the last week the &#8220;How To&#8230;&#8221; posts have dominated the most read posts here [...]</p><p><br>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Greetings blog readers, it&#8217;s been a little while since I last did one of these posts that shows you the previous weeks top posts, so I thought just for a change I would post one up today.</p>
<p><a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/twitter11.jpg"><img class="alignright  wp-image-6838" title="twitter11" src="http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/twitter11.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="210" /></a>It seems that over the last week the &#8220;How To&#8230;&#8221; posts have dominated the most read posts here on the Blazing Minds blog, which just goes to show that people are always on the look out to learn something out.</p>
<p>What else was shown from the top posts is that the &#8220;How To&#8230;&#8221; posts were mainly based on Twitter, which always seems to be a stable flow here on Blazing Minds, with a lot of the Twitter posts pulling in a lot of views from the ever-growing Twitter users.</p>
<h3>So let&#8217;s get on to the top posts that were being read here on Blazing Minds in the last week</h3>
<ol>
<li><a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/write-twitter-bio-gains-followers/" target="_blank">How To Write a Twitter Bio That Gains You More Followers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/find-unfollowed-twitter/" target="_blank">How To Find Out Who Unfollowed You on Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/remove-loads-direct-messages-twitter/" target="_blank">How To Remove Loads of Direct Messages on Twitter!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/find-complete-album-itunes-v9/" target="_blank">HOW TO: Find The Missing Complete My Album Option On iTunes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/select-facebook-friends-inviting/" target="_blank">How To Select All Your Facebook Friends When Inviting Them to a Page or Group etc</a></li>
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<p>It all goes to show that if you write something on your blog that is of interest and of help to your readers, then these will be the blog posts that will be popular, time and time again.</p>
<p>Over the last few months the number one posts has been <a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/write-twitter-bio-gains-followers/" target="_blank">How To Write a Twitter Bio That Gains You More Followers</a> and is pulling in readers from all over the world, it&#8217;s become so popular that it&#8217;s one of the few posts that I make an effort to update now and again to improve on it and to help new and seasoned tweeters.</p>
<p>So a big thanks to everyone that has read the top posts and to those that have ReTweeted and sharied them via the many social network sites, it&#8217;s your help that has made these posts popular.</p>
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		<title>Blog Engage Boosts Your Blog To New Readers Around The World</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been a member of Blog Engage since the early start-up days and it&#8217;s always been one of my favourite places to find interesting articles to read and also give me a wonderful way of getting my latest blog posts out to the blogging world via the RSS Subscription service that pulls in your latest [...]</p><p><br>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been a member of Blog Engage since the early start-up days and it&#8217;s always been one of my favourite places to find interesting articles to read and also give me a wonderful way of getting my latest blog posts out to the blogging world via the RSS Subscription service that pulls in your latest posts and publishes them not only on Blog Engage but also on a number of other good page ranked sites.</p>
<h3>Blog Engage Lights Up Your Blog To The World</h3>
<p>So now I would like to bring to your attention an amazing offer that Blog Engage is running for all your bloggers out there in bloggerville, Blog Engage are now having a Bonus offer for the rest of the entire month. If you sign up to our $4.99 Gold or $9.99 Platinum membership, Blog Engage  will offer the following deal to all new customers.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.affiliatelights.com//idevaffiliate.php?id=107_2_1_7" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: 0px;" src="https://www.affiliatelights.com//banners/banner_468_60.jpg" alt="Memberships, RSS, Blog Engage" width="468" height="60" border="0" /></a></p>
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<h3>Bonus Syndication</h3>
<p>Blog Engage will include syndication to our entire portfolio, not only Blog Engage. This means they will build backlinks on 7 social media websites for you at a low-cost of $4.99 and or $9.99 a month. If you have 1 blog simply subscribe to the Gold package, if you have three or less feeds subscribe to the Platinum membership. If done before the end of month and they will syndicate your content into all their sites, normally a $19.99 USD value.</p>
<h3>Social Media Marketing – Twitter</h3>
<p>If you sign up to our $4.99 Gold or $9.99 Platinum membership they will share all your latest articles on both <a target="_blank" title="@bbrian017" href="https://twitter.com/#!/bbrian017" target="_blank">@bbrian017</a> and <a target="_blank" title="@blogengage" href="https://twitter.com/#!/blogengage" target="_blank">@blogengage</a>Twitter accounts with over 9000 followers daily.</p>
<h3>Social Media Marketing – Facebook</h3>
<p>When you post a new article they will automatically share it with their <a target="_blank" title="Facebook fan page" href="http://www.facebook.com/blogengage" target="_blank">Facebook fan page</a>. They will link to your site helping spread the word you have new content. Their Facebook fan page has a lot of followers and is getting pretty active since they’ve started sharing all their customer rss articles. They are excited and want more blog articles to read.</p>
<h3>This Month Only</h3>
<p>The social Media Marketing and full 7 site portfolio deal is only for this month. When it’s done the deal is no longer so don’t miss out on maxing your Blog Engage investment. They have over 150 extremely happy RSS subscribers because Blog Engage builds backlinks and online brands! Let us help you market too!</p>
<h3>So What Are You Waiting For!?</h3>
<p>I use the Blog Engage RSS Syndication service myself and it&#8217;s certainly helped build up my blogs reputation over the time I&#8217;ve been a member, so I highly recommend that you grab some well deserved traffic with the <a target="_blank" title="RSS Syndication" href="https://www.affiliatelights.com//idevaffiliate.php?id=107_2_3_1" target="_blank">Blog Engage RSS Syndication service</a>.</p>
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		<title>5 Reasons Some Bloggers Neglect Online Backup Systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikolorich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>It’s no longer news that online backup system is vital to every business model. Whether you’re a real estate broker, account personnel, a website developer or our dearest WordPress blogger, we’ve been advised on countless occasions to backup our data so that we can restore and get back strong and efficient. Even at this, some [...]</p><p><br>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>It’s no longer news that online backup system is vital to every business model.</h3>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12167055@N00/259559422" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" title="mappa_blog" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/96/259559422_584e8c53c8_m.jpg" alt="mappa_blog" /></a>Whether you’re a real estate broker, account personnel, a website developer or our dearest WordPress blogger, we’ve been advised on countless occasions to backup our data so that we can restore and get back strong and efficient.</p>
<p>Even at this, some bloggers have neglected this aspect of their business. They’ve forgotten that writing is just an ‘arm’ of blogging. The ultimate portion of blogging is to be there when your readers and prospects arrive. If you plan to do this half-baked, then get ready for total failure – and this is the wrong way to actually blog in today’s world.</p>
<p>After looking at this topic, I deduced the top 5 reasons some bloggers neglect online backup systems. If you find any of these reasons lurking around your career, make a change today. Let’s go:</p>
<h3><strong>1.    </strong><strong>Bloggers procrastinate</strong></h3>
<p>“Procrastination is killer of time” and according to one famous author, he advised us to ‘eat up that frog; procrastination.’ A lot of bloggers when asked what expectations they have in their career will present you with endless list.</p>
<p><span id="more-10284"></span>They want money, popularity, engaged audience, and a system that continues to sustain them for years to come. But they’ve neglected the very important aspect of dealing with people.</p>
<p>Bloggers procrastinate a lot!</p>
<p>Putting off a task that should be done today for tomorrow, is the worst thing that can happen to a blogger. Have you been postponing activities for tomorrow? Stop right there and backup now. Tomorrow is never in the Calendar and if you think you can slot it in, it may take forever. Do it now!</p>
<h3><strong>2.    </strong><strong>Some Bloggers are lazy</strong></h3>
<p>Are you a lazy blogger?</p>
<p>Even if you don’t own up to this, I’ve a blogger friend who admitted being lazy. Laziness can deprive you of several things in your blogging career. We’re talking about online backup system and how to ensure you don’t struggle to get back your business when mishap emerges, but laziness can contribute to it. Whether you&#8217;ve looking for norton antivirus promo code discount and carbonite discount code for your backup services, don&#8217;t postpone till tomorrow, do it now.</p>
<p>A lot of lazy bloggers are those who spend 4 hours on Facebook and Twitter. You see them sharing and tweeting every news that flew by. Most recently, Pinterest was launched and another circle of photo networking has started.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, these bloggers do not update their blog with new posts. They don’t even approve guest posts which other bloggers researched and crafted for their blogs. Stop being lazy and backup today – tomorrow might be too late!</p>
<h3><strong>3.    </strong><strong>Some Bloggers are not business conscious</strong></h3>
<p>Are you responsible for what happens in your business?</p>
<p>A lot of bloggers actually are not. I’m so confident of this fact, because it was one thing that hindered my success in 2009. When I wasn’t getting the right readers on my blog, I would simply blame the internet, other bloggers and even my blog for failure.</p>
<p>In early 2011, I learnt that failure and success is a by-product of who you’re and what you do in every 24 hours. For those bloggers who are not business-conscious, they don’t have internet security or online backup in their blogging dictionary. Their own is to write posts, share on twitter, LinkedIn and most recently, Google+.</p>
<p>How long will you continue to blame others or blog failure, blame wordpress hackers for the blackout on your blog? It’s time to tame every ugly situation in your business and cause it to work for your good. Become business conscious today.</p>
<h3><strong>4.    </strong><strong>Some bloggers don’t want to invest money</strong></h3>
<p>Do you want free lunch?</p>
<p>If there is a Restaurant for free lunch in your city, please invite me. You must invest money into blogging if you want to leave this ground floor and move up to the second, third and fourth floors. Some bloggers, especially the beginners abhor premium and paid services.</p>
<p>Web hosting should not be the only tiny investment a blogger needs, what about autoresponder subscription, internet security and online backup services?</p>
<p>All these are helpful services which are geared to help your career succeed. If you continue manual blogging and expect to strike it big one day, you won’t be happy when ‘one day’ fails to appear.</p>
<p>It was of recent I discovered the real gem in this blogging world. Most of the free things you get do not contribute to your end-goals. If you want the best photo backup, online storage, and the likes, you must invest some money. Investing money into your business will not make you poor, neither will it expose you to ugly stories, on the contrary, you’re moving up the success ladder. Take this advice to heart, it’s priceless.</p>
<h3><strong>5.    Some bloggers are careless</strong></h3>
<p>It sounds ridiculous, but it’s true!</p>
<p>Some bloggers are actually careless. How can you build a solid business and not have an online storage system to backup data. We know how popular WordPress CMS is, and that has resulted in a serious attack from hackers.</p>
<p>Serious bloggers are constantly looking for ways to protect their database from WordPress hackers. But there are bloggers who don’t care. They can download, upload and activate any plugin without enquiring the authenticity. They don’t care if the plugin or theme is from WordPress database, they’re just happy a plugin has made it to the database.</p>
<p>Being careless will cost you several things and render your blogging career down. Don’t be among those who refuse to backup their precious data via online backup systems.</p>
<h3><strong>Online Backup Recap</strong></h3>
<p>You’ve seen the various reasons why some bloggers are not using online backup services. Now, where do you come in? Simply look at these reasons and see if you’re a victim and as you do, make an instant decision to backup wordpress database today. See you at the top!</p>
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		<title>Online Meeting For Business – Top 3 Steps To Organize Online Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikolorich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Online meeting for business, what’s that? It’s the right time to talk about your success, failures, what you’re doing right and the wrong steps you’ve taken. If you don’t orchestrate this into your subsequent steps, success will be too far to handle. That’s why online meetings are powerful and fun to think about. Interestingly, the [...]</p><p><br>
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<p>It’s the right time to talk about your success, failures, what you’re doing right and the wrong steps you’ve taken. If you don’t orchestrate this into your subsequent steps, success will be too far to handle. That’s why online meetings are powerful and fun to think about.</p>
<p>Interestingly, the Stone Age men were men of decisions. They thought about stones and how to generate flash of fire with it. Today, we can trigger fire at will but it was a pain in their ass at that time.</p>
<p>Whatever you can talk about and communicate to others in an interesting way is bound to reshape either gradually or instantaneously. Now, below are ways to make your online meetings worthwhile and successful.</p>
<h3><strong>1.    Start With The End In Mind</strong></h3>
<p>What do you want to achieve in your online meeting?</p>
<p>This should be considered even before you begin. It’s going to make the conversation breathtaking and promising. When you’re organizing an online meeting, the sole aim is to solve problem that’s looming or visible.</p>
<p><span id="more-9802"></span>Being on the right track in your business calls for extra discipline – a lot of people can’t stay on course until their goal is achieved. And one way to get it wrong is by having a weird feeling that your goals aren’t going to manifest. You’ve to take this thought and throw it off the window.</p>
<p>You’ve all it takes to be successful. Maybe not this month, maybe not this year but definitely, you’ll turn a millionaire one day. Believe it!</p>
<h3><strong>2.    Set an Online Meeting Agenda</strong></h3>
<p>What do you want achieved in this <strong>online meeting?</strong></p>
<p>It has to be a goal. If you’re a blogger, one of your agenda should be “engagement.” I used this strategy when I organized my first webinar. You can’t go farther than what you have on paper.</p>
<p>Goals are set to guide your decisions, even your thoughts can be affected by what you write down. So, set those goals on paper and take it one step at a time. Engaging blog readers and converting them are two vital aspects of blogging. If you miss these, everything else is wasting your time.</p>
<p>Have you set those online meeting agenda yet? Here is what to do next:</p>
<h3><strong>3.    Broadcast Online Meeting With Social Media</strong></h3>
<p>Search engine optimization as powerful as it is isn’t the right promotional system for online meetings. The reason is simple; people who come via Google organic traffic are first timers. They might not even know what online meetings are and why you want them there.</p>
<p>But your social media fans like twitter followers are already informed via several channels. They understand a bit of what you’re talking about. So, begin with twitter and let your followers know what you’re up to.</p>
<p>If you’ve build a good standing with these fans, there would be surge of word of mouth referrals for you.</p>
<p>Don’t be confused; online meetings can be anything that brings people together to discuss. Online discussion boards are a form of online meetings, but that one is common and often, the subject is obvious to every forum member.</p>
<p>But advanced online meetings like Webinars, video conferencing and teleconferencing are all great ways to connect with responsible entrepreneurs and build a lasting impression.</p>
<h3><strong>Give Value and Expect Engagement</strong></h3>
<p>Whatever you do online, you’re not to expect monetary rewards instantly. That is going to come after you’ve given value. A lot of people don’t know this, but I don’t blame them because most comes from affiliate marketing background.</p>
<p>When we all started promoting other people’s products, we thought marketing hype and B.S. will do the job perfectly. But it didn’t, or did you make significant income with hype?</p>
<p>So, start giving value to your audience. Even when you don’t have any intentions to host an online meeting like webinars, guest blogging contest and writing competitions, putting value at the fore-front will help you win when you finally decide.</p>
<h3><strong>Use GoToMeeting To Give Value</strong></h3>
<p>GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar and two distinct services that enables you to plan, host and profit from online meetings professionally. If you’re just starting out and don’t have the inclination or tools to put together a worthy <a target="_blank" href="http://blast4trafficnow.net/online-meeting-tips-how-to-build-strong-business-relationship/" target="_blank">online meeting</a>, consider these viable services.</p>
<p>All in all, this new promotional system would take your online business to the next level. Don’t be solely focused on writing alone, look for other legit ways to bring in more serious prospects – organize a webinar today!</p>
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<p><strong>Michael Chibuzor</strong> shares valuable information on webinar and online meetings. He invites you to check out <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youlovecoupons.com/gotomeeting-promo-code/" target="_blank">GoToMeeting offer code</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youlovecoupons.com/gotowebinar-promo-code/" target="_blank">go to webinar coupon</a> to enable you organize your own meeting without  much ado. Its’ time to take your online business to the next level, organize your online meeting today.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>As some of you know I have entered the $500 USD BlogEngage contest over at BlogEngage, I&#8217;ve got my fingers crossed and hopefully I&#8217;ve been doing well in the competition and have been in with a chance of winning one of the prizes. Any way here are the entrants so far, including myself that are in the [...]</p><p><br>
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<p>Any way here are the entrants so far, including myself that are in the current running for the <a target="_blank" title="Guest Blogging Contest" href="http://www.blogengage.com/blogger/the-blog-engage-500-usd-guest-blogging-contest-1/" target="_blank">$500 USD Feb 2012 Guest Blogging Contest</a>, check them out and please don&#8217;t forget to stop by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogengage.com/blogger/dont-stop-at-promoting-your-blog-on-the-internet-only/" target="_blank">my article</a> and show your support for me and the Blazing Minds blog, don&#8217;t know why I&#8217;m saying that as I know you will anyway.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Let me just start by saying that if you are reading this blog post then you are most probably a blogger or are interesting in blogging, so welcome to my book review of Blogging The Essential Guide by Antonia Chitty &#38; Erica Douglas. Blogging is something that a lot of us do these days, being [...]</p><p><br>
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<p>Blogging is something that a lot of us do these days, being it for personal insights, fun or maybe as part of a business, but sometimes it can be a little hard starting out and joining the many other bloggers that have built up their reputations and blog readers, so having a guide by your side to help you along the way is a must.</p>
<h3>Blogging The Essential Guide &#8211; Blazing Minds Book Review</h3>
<p>So recently I was sent preview copy of a book from <a target="_blank" title="Need 2 Know Books" href="http://www.need2knowbooks.co.uk/" target="_blank">Need 2 Know Books</a> which will be released in March, so I&#8217;ve had the chance to check out the book before it&#8217;s released, so I was happy to check out the book and give you, my readers, a first look and my thoughts on <a target="_blank" title="Blogging The Essential Guide" href="http://www.need2knowbooks.co.uk/blogging-the-essential-guide/" target="_blank">Blogging The Essential Guide</a>.<br />
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<p>So as a lot of you will know I&#8217;ve blogged for many years now and this September will be the 4th birthday for the Blazing Minds blog and like with anything, there is still always something new to learn, every day I find out something new about blogging, so after reading the book I was still learning some rather useful tricks and tips for my blogging.</p>
<p>The guide is not just about creating your blog and writing your posts it also covers blog etiquette, commenting, blog carnivals and other ways of joining in with the ever-growing blogging community.</p>
<h3>Chapters In Blogging The Essential Guide</h3>
<ul>
<li>Blogging Basics</li>
<li>Starting a Blog</li>
<li>Basic Skills and Concepts</li>
<li>Content for Your Blog</li>
<li>Community and Blogging</li>
<li>Style and Structure</li>
<li>The Law</li>
<li>From Blogs to eBooks</li>
<li>Social Media</li>
<li>Writing a Blog for Profit</li>
</ul>
<p>As you can see there are some really interesting and informative chapters in the book and even for someone like myself that has blogged for so long, I learned more for my future blogging posts.</p>
<p>One chapter which really caught my eye was <strong>Chapter 8: From Blogs to eBooks</strong>, this is something that I have thought about for a while and now having a guide to help out with the subject is a real help and may be in the near future you will see the Blazing Minds eBook coming to a computer near you <img src='http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>The next chapter, <strong>Chapter 9: Social Media for Bloggers</strong>, is another section that was close to my heart, I use social media a lot, you will have seen me Tweeting a lot at @BlazingMinds and also posting up on <a target="_blank" title="Blazing Minds on Facebook" href="http://facebook.com/BlazingMinds" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, both of which are covered in the book as well as using other sites to help get the word out about your blog and help promote it to the masses.</p>
<h3>Overall Thoughts On Blogging The Essential Guide</h3>
<p>I do have to say that this has to be one of best books that I have read when it comes to blogging, it&#8217;s simple to understand and certainly doesn&#8217;t go off topic on any of the chapters, as I mentioned earlier the book is great for new and seasoned bloggers. If you are serious about your blogging then I would recommend this book to you.</p>
<p>Antonia Chitty and Erica Douglas have done a great job with this Essential Guide and it&#8217;s certainly worth the £9.99.</p>
<p>Top marks from me 5/5 <img src='http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<h3>Fancy Wining A Copy Of Blogging The Essential Guide?</h3>
<p>The simply <a title="Enter To Win" href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/win-copy-blogging-essential-guide/">enter the Blazing Minds Contest</a> for your chance to win 1 of 5 copies of the book <img src='http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I was just sitting here reading my tweets and comments, when I got an email from Affiliate Lights an amazing platform for earning some revenue from your blogging via some rather appealing and extremely useful websites. How Do you Get Your $10 Bonus? Well it couldn&#8217;t be easier, all you have to do is sign [...]</p><p><br>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was just sitting here reading my tweets and comments, when I got an email from Affiliate Lights an amazing platform for earning some revenue from your blogging via some rather appealing and extremely useful websites.</p>
<h3>How Do you Get Your $10 Bonus?</h3>
<p>Well it couldn&#8217;t be easier, all you have to do is <a target="_blank" title="Join Affiliate Lights Here for your $10 Bonus" href="https://www.affiliatelights.com//idevaffiliate.php?id=107" target="_blank">sign up with Affiliate Lights via my link</a> and you will get a $10 bonus in your account, now how cool is that? But, if you also write a blog post about Blog Engage and the RSS Syndication Services that Blog Engage offers to bloggers then you will also get an additional $5, that&#8217;s $15 just for signing up and writing a blog post, easy or what!?<br />
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<h3>Why Join Affiliate Lights?</h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.affiliatelights.com//idevaffiliate.php?id=107_0_1_14" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: 0px;" src="https://www.affiliatelights.com//banners/banner_300_250_affiliates.jpg" alt="Affiliate Lights Referrals" width="300" height="250" border="0" /></a></p>
<p>Well besides the $10 signup bonus, you also get:</p>
<ul>
<li>Pay-Per-Sale 25% for each sale you deliver. &#8211; Including 25% recurring and referral tier recurring commissions</li>
<li>$25.00 USD &#8211; Minimum balance required for payout.</li>
<li>Payments are made once per month, for the previous month.</li>
<li>A large collection of images and links to help you earn money from your blog.</li>
<li>Friendly customer support.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Yes, I use Affiliate Lights Myself</h3>
<p>I&#8217;ve been using Affiliate Lights myself for sometime and have had some great payments coming my way, not only are you earning with it, but you can help promote the brilliant Blog Engage website and it&#8217;s service and get paid for doing it, I do <img src='http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>So if you want to earn money from the internet and perhaps help your fellow bloggers find Blog Engage then this is going to be ideal for you, give it a shot, it&#8217;s FREE to join and don&#8217;t forget that $10 bonus you will get for joining as well as the extra $5 bonus for blogging about Bloge Engage and the RSS Syndication services (both of which you can use your Affiliate Lights links for).</p>
<p>Like what you have read? Want to join and get your $10 Signup Bonus? Then <a target="_blank" title="Joing Affiliate Lights Now for your $10 Signup Bonus" href="https://www.affiliatelights.com//idevaffiliate.php?id=107" target="_blank">Join Affiliate Lights Now</a>!</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>So many of you who have being reading Blazing Minds lately will have noticed the competition that has been running with some free Blog Engage accounts, now I thought it would be a great opportunity to bring you the news on the new design and layout that Blog Engage has not long implemented. Blogging Community, [...]</p><p><br>
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<h3>Blogging Community, Blog Engage, Gets A New Look!</h3>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.affiliatelights.com//idevaffiliate.php?id=107_2_1_62" target="_blank"><img class="alignright" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-width: 0px;" src="https://www.affiliatelights.com//banners/blogengage-getinthespotlight.png" alt="Memberships, RSS, Blog Engage" width="300" height="170" border="0" /></a>Blog Engage has become extremely popular over the years that it has been running and it was overdue a makeover, so @Bbrian017 got the ball rolling with a complete redesign of Blog Engage and boy oh boy is it looking so much better.</p>
<p>Its new crisp, clean and blue layout, makes the Blog Engage website look so much more professional and easier to navigate and even vote on the articles that are submitted to Blog Engage, but it still has all the functionally that it previously had.</p>
<h3>It&#8217;s Not Just The Main Site!</h3>
<p>Not only has the main site had an overhaul, but the <a target="_blank" title="Blog Engage Community Blog" href="https://www.affiliatelights.com//idevaffiliate.php?id=107_6_3_4" target="_blank">Community Blog</a>, where guest bloggers can have their say by submitting posts that other bloggers can and generally do find extremely useful, in a vast range of subjects, I even guest post there myself on the odd occasion.</p>
<p><span id="more-9347"></span>Even the <a target="_blank" title="Blog Forums" href="https://www.affiliatelights.com//idevaffiliate.php?id=107&amp;url=2" target="_blank">Blog Forums</a> have had the same makeover, these are ideal for help on a large range of subjects in the blogging world, if you&#8217;ve got a question about WordPress, then there is usually someone in the forums who will help you out, have an issue with making a video to upload on YouTube then this is also the place to look.</p>
<h3>Coming Soon To The Blog Engage Directory!</h3>
<p>Yes even the <a target="_blank" title="Blog Directory" href="https://www.affiliatelights.com//idevaffiliate.php?id=107&amp;url=3" target="_blank">Blog Directory</a> is due for an update as well. The ideal place to find some fantastic blogs for you to read, follow and comment on. So why not check it out today.</p>
<h3>There&#8217;s More To Blog Engage Than Meets The Eye</h3>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.affiliatelights.com//idevaffiliate.php?id=107_2_1_74" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; margin-right: 3px; border-width: 0px;" src="https://www.affiliatelights.com//banners/all-membership-v21.jpg" alt="Memberships, RSS, Blog Engage" width="300" height="170" border="0" /></a>So as you can see from the above there is a lot over at Blog Engage, but there is a superb feature that bloggers like myself have opted for that really unleashes the power of Blog Engage and that&#8217;s the <a target="_blank" title="Get Your RSS Syndication Now!" href="https://www.affiliatelights.com//idevaffiliate.php?id=107_2_1_74" target="_blank">Blog Engage RSS Syndication</a>, this is the perfect way to get you blog out to the masses.</p>
<p>By using the Syndication, your RSS feed from your blog is automatically posted on Blog Engage for others to read, share, vote and comment on, but not just on Blog Engage, your article is also posted on several other sites,  <a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogserp.com/" target="_blank">Serp</a> (PR3), <a target="_blank" href="http://www.topblogged.com/">Top Blogged</a> (PR3), <a target="_blank" href="http://www.rssleak.com/" target="_blank">Leak</a> (PR2), <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloggerink.com/" target="_blank">Blogger Ink</a> (PR3), <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tagserp.com/">Tag Serp</a> (PR2), and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bloggertag.com/">Blogger Tag</a> (PR2). Depending on the RSS and Marketing Service package you pick partial or full syndication will be included.</p>
<p>Once you are a member of Blog Engage, the power of your blog is unleashed to even more readers and possible subscribers, but don&#8217;t just take my word for it, stop by and check out some of the amazing bloggers and their articles that are there, you never know, I may see you there as well <img src='http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>5 Smart Ways To Blog For Profit With Your Internet Enabled Laptop</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikolorich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Do you want to earn extra income online? If you’ve an internet enabled laptop or desktop computer, this post will reveal the best strategies and methods to earn a living online. A home office is ideal for this type of business opportunity. I’ve seen a lot of successful people who made their fortunes from the [...]</p><p><br>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you want to earn extra income online?</p>
<p>If you’ve an internet enabled laptop or desktop computer, this post will reveal the best strategies and methods to earn a living online. A home office is ideal for this type of business opportunity. I’ve seen a lot of successful people who made their fortunes from the internet. Blogging isn’t difficult, although it’s not a get-rich-quick scheme but it can help you share your passion, build a strong following and fan-base and generate 3 – 6 figures yearly.</p>
<p>I’ve been blogging since 2008 and learned several tips that work. When it comes to monetizing your blog, you need to “know the type of traffic your blog attracts.” That’s the best approach which eliminates every guess work and makes you a winner even before you start.<strong></strong></p>
<h3><strong>1.    Paid Membership Subscription</strong></h3>
<p>Does your blog attract business entrepreneurs and experienced bloggers? If so, touring the membership access business model can make you an expert and bring in passive income. People are willing and hungry to pay for valuable and rare information. Even though Google provides free information, the “valuable” ones are hidden in membership sites.</p>
<p>For instance, no reasonable affiliate marketer would reveal his “best traffic strategy” for free. He would probably upload the information on his membership site and lock it. Only paid members have access to it and that makes it valuable and desired. Charge $9 &#8211; $47 on your membership site and re-bill your members monthly.<strong></strong><br />
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<h3><strong>2.    Make Money With Pay Per Click</strong></h3>
<p>It’s good to have multiple income generating systems on your blog. Does your blog attract traffic from search engine, referrals and direct traffic? Then incorporating pay per click programs would work.</p>
<p>There are credible PPC companies online but the best is still Google AdSense. You will make money when your visitor clicks on the ads. You mustn’t click them yourself because it’s against Google terms and policy.</p>
<p>To increase your AdSense earnings, target the high paying keywords like weight loss, web hosting, Netflix latest movies, acne, special injury attorney, learn French software etc. These key phrases can yield $0.40 &#8211; $2.00 per click.<strong></strong></p>
<h3><strong>3.    Make Money With Pay Per Lead</strong></h3>
<p>Starting an online business can be fun for some, while others may experience zigzag sailing at the way. If you’ve an internet enabled laptop and still thinking about selling, I’ve a better option for you.</p>
<p>Just note that you’ll still sell, but the medium is slightly different from the traditional sales person.</p>
<p>Pay per lead programs reward you when you refer a qualified prospect to their website. This prospect doesn’t have to buy any product or service. Most times, getting them to sign up to a program or webinar is enough to make you money.</p>
<p>As time goes by, these leads will be pre-sold on the right product they need. But that’s not your concern. You’ve performed your role as an affiliate and that’s it. You make money by referring others. It&#8217;s like highlighting the good movies on netflix instantly and showing others where to subscribe.<strong></strong></p>
<h3><strong>4.    Freelance Business </strong></h3>
<p>Who is a freelancer?</p>
<p>A freelancer is a person who has a special skill that others can pay for. For instance, if you know how to write simple articles like the one you’re reading right now, you can get paid to write product reviews, articles and letters.</p>
<p>You can work from your home office with your internet enabled laptops. You can’t succeed as a Freelancer by borrowing laptops or visiting commercial internet café. Get connected, market your skills and win the best freelancing gigs.</p>
<p>But that’s not all, as a creative person, I discovered that graphic designs and web development projects are high income earners. A single web design project can bring $500 – 10,000 depending on the project type and your experience.</p>
<p>It’s vital to keep learning and never give up. A time would come when your services will be needed desperately. Those times in your life are times of advantage because you get to set price without feeling childish or awkward.</p>
<h3><strong>5.    Product Reviews Opportunity</strong></h3>
<p>Blogging has several arms and one of the great income earners is product reviews. When people are ready to make purchases online, the first thing they’re after is an honest review from users.</p>
<p>But you don’t have to use the product before writing about it. What you should do instead is to research the product (pros and cons) and use the idea to craft a top notch product review.</p>
<p>A lot of product reviewers on the internet are using marketing hype and that’s why they aren’t making sales as they ought to. Be neutral in your write-ups. A perfect review shows the positive and negative aspects of a given product. Ironically, when you unveil the ugly part of a particular product/service, it can increase your sales. Why is this so?</p>
<p>It’s because buyers want to buy. They’ve been pre-sold on that particular item and that’s why they’re searching for honest review. Don’t push them to buy, give them a reason to take action now. You’ll make money easily and quickly.</p>
<h3><strong>Marketing Takeaway</strong></h3>
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<p>I’m sure blog monetization isn’t a difficult thing, especially now that you’ve access to 5 fabulous systems? These are all proven to work for your business and if you give it the right shot, I can guarantee you success and growth that you never fathomed. Take action today and achieve tremendous success. Will you?</p>
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<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</strong></p>
<p>Michael Chibuzor is an internet marketing coach. He writes articles on how to build successful home business. At leisure, he shares insights on <a target="_blank" href="http://learnfrenchsoftwarereview.org/movies-netflix-wihome/" target="_blank">Movies Netflix Wihome</a> and other tutorials for beginners like <a target="_blank" href="http://learnfrenchsoftwarereview.org/how-to-set-up-netflix-on-wii/" target="_blank">how to set up Netflix on wii</a>. These good movies on netflix instant can help you ease off tension and develop yourself.</p>
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		<title>Over 3 Years In The Making Could This Be More For BlazingMinds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Those of you who do read Blazing Minds often will know that the blog has now been going for just over 3 years and has grown to a point of almost being known for not only the flame haired avatar but also for the diverse amounts of subjects that are posted on the blog. So [...]</p><p><br>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Those of you who do read Blazing Minds often will know that the blog has now been going for just over 3 years and has grown to a point of almost being known for not only the flame haired avatar but also for the diverse amounts of subjects that are posted on the blog.</p>
<p>So now the time has come to look forward and hope that all the work that myself, the guest bloggers and you the reader has put in to Blazing Minds has started to help and pay off. I know there are a few of you out there that retweet and share the blog posts across many of the social networks etc and this is so much appreciated.</p>
<h3>Over 3 Years In The Making Could This Be More For BlazingMinds</h3>
<p>It&#8217;s now time to help with increasing not only the blogs popularity but the Blazing Minds name as well, so I ask you all to help by voting for the official Blazing Minds Twitter and blog via the 4th Annual Shorty Awards. It&#8217;s easy to vote and only takes a matter of seconds to cast you vote and help Blazing Minds go even further than it has already.</p>
<p>All you have to do is <a target="_blank" title="Vote for Blazing Minds at the Shorty Awards" href="http://shortyawards.com/BlazingMinds?category=blogger" target="_blank">vote for me at the Shorty Awards</a> with a simple few clicks and a tweet! Yes, that&#8217;s all there is to it.</p>
<div style="width: 300px; text-align: center;"><a target="_blank" href="http://shortyawards.com/BlazingMinds?category=blogger"><img src="http://cdn.shortyawards.com/images/badges/4th/shorty_badge_300x250_us.png" alt="Nominate Karen Woodham for a social media award in the Shorty Awards!" width="300" height="250" border="0" /></a>Nominate <a target="_blank" href="http://shortyawards.com/BlazingMinds?category=blogger">Karen Woodham</a> for a <a target="_blank" href="http://shortyawards.com">social media award</a> in the Shorty Awards blogger category</div>
<p>So that&#8217;s all there is to it, so a big, big thank you in advance to everyone that takes the time to vote for me, your time and votes are appreciated.</p>
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		<title>Online Shopping and Discount Offers Redefined: How To Persuade Others To Buy From You</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mikolorich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Online shopping is becoming popular by the day and offering discount offers makes it fun. But how many of these people do you attract to your blog? I’m sure you’re selling a product or service. It could be an affiliate program that pays you a commission or your own product and services. Isn’t it better [...]</p><p><br>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Online shopping is becoming popular by the day and offering discount offers makes it fun.</p>
<p>But how many of these people do you attract to your blog? I’m sure you’re selling a product or service. It could be an affiliate program that pays you a commission or your own product and services.</p>
<p>Isn’t it better you learn how to persuade online shoppers with coupon codes and other viable incentives and cause them to respond to your offers instead of your competitors? If you’re a blogger, you know that engaging your readers is the first assignment that beholds you.</p>
<p>When prospects are not comfortable reading your posts, there is no way you could motivate them.</p>
<h3><strong>Creative Engagement</strong></h3>
<p>I touched this earlier but there is more to it. How exactly do you persuade others to buy your product when there are millions of other web pages to buy from? By being creative, you will be able to keep buyers on your blog for a long time.</p>
<p>One principle of selling shows that the longer a buyers stays reading in your offer, reading and getting interested in it, the chance of making a purchase is enhanced. Have you looked at Facebook recently?<br />
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<h3><strong>Learn From Social Media Networks</strong></h3>
<p>All over the world, Facebook is the highest engaged platform. Some people spend up to 4 hours on Facebook. I’m sure their bounce rate will be less than 20% or thereabout.</p>
<p>Creative engagement makes the reader believe you’re doing them a favor. You can offer a survey that takes 25 minutes to complete. Thereafter, you could refer them to a discussion board where they could stay and participate with other members. All these are means of soaking your affiliate banners, links and infomercials into their brain.</p>
<p>If you can achieve this alone, you’ll persuade an ordinary reader to take action. This system also helps build your email list quickly.</p>
<h3><strong>Entertain And Educate Your Prospect</strong></h3>
<p>Why do people visit the theatre and go to movies?</p>
<p>It’s for entertainment. Although, you would learn so much by watching movies and dancing, but the entertainment aspect is the motivating factor. When someone comes to your blog or read your product reviews, they want to feel at home. Do you have a sense of humor at all?</p>
<p>It’s important to garnish your marketing offers with light humor. I’m not asking you to become a comedian, but where necessary, tell short stories that intrigue and interests.</p>
<p>No matter how desperate your buyer is, don’t add to their desperation by asking them to buy right now. Be on the lookout for opportunities to make them happy and the sales would follow. Have you seen someone search for wewood coupon codes, hostgator reseller program, and fossil.com coupon deals?</p>
<p>They already know what they want. It’s your duty to show them the right product, don’t push or use hype at all. Just a pat in the shoulder is enough to bring in good sales. Coupon marketing have helped several merchants sell their products easily. During the holiday season, the sales on shoes, women&#8217;s apparel, scarves and wooden watches skyrocketed as a result of coupon codes.</p>
<h3><strong>Use Videos To Persuade</strong></h3>
<p>Simple video clips can work wonders in your online marketing. It doesn&#8217;t have to be voluminous or take the viewer long hours to watch. Showing online shoppers how to get the latest discount codes is enough to persuade them.</p>
<p>The same reason people prefer to watch movies instead of reading a novel is the same reason videos work best on the internet. A buyer would prefer to see real examples of how your product and services can help his business grow. Some words and gestures cannot be expressed efficiently in written words, videos will do it perfectly.</p>
<p>Create a short video clip and upload to youtube.com. Embed your website link and ask viewers to check out your blog for the complete review. I’ve used this strategy to sell my affiliate products and it works.</p>
<p>The web is powered by words and that includes videos, podcasts, games, quizzes, articles etc. Determine the best format that suits your audience and take action immediately.</p>
<h3><strong>Marketing Takeaway</strong></h3>
<p>As your business grows, you would want to build strong business relationships for future promotions and enlightenments. That’s where email marketing comes in. we’ve been told that the “real money is in the list.” Is that really correct?</p>
<p>The best way to weigh this quotable phrase is to implement it. Build your email list, start educating your subscribers on how to become better and do this in an entertaining way. Before you know it, this database of responsive prospects would become your automated teller machine where you can cash in easily.</p>
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<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</strong></p>
<p>Michael Chibuzor is a business blogger and shows you how to make money blogging. He writes for <a target="_blank" href="http://www.weightlosstriumph.com/wewood-coupon-code-and-review.html">wewood coupon</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.weightlosstriumph.com/fossil-coupon-code-and-review.html">fossil discount coupon</a> site and occasionally for Wewood.com. These wewood coupons and fossil.com discounts can help you save on wooden watches and handbags</p>
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		<title>What A Brilliant Way To Start 2012 With An Announcement From BlogEngage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Now some time back I was reading though the blog over at BlogEngage about a contest that was being run &#8220;Four $50 USD prizes to win at blogengage&#8220;, it&#8217;s also where I noticed that Brian was using RaffleCopter to run the competition, which I do like the look of and may use it myself sooner or later, [...]</p><p><br>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.affiliatelights.com//idevaffiliate.php?id=107_2_1_74" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img class="alignright" title="Memberships, RSS, Blog Engage" src="https://www.affiliatelights.com//banners/all-membership-v21.jpg" alt="Memberships, RSS, Blog Engage" width="300" height="170" /></a>Now some time back I was reading though the blog over at BlogEngage about a contest that was being run &#8220;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.blogengage.com/blogger/four-chances-to-win-50-usd-blogengage-giveaway-contest/" target="_blank">Four $50 USD prizes to win at blogengage</a>&#8220;, it&#8217;s also where I noticed that Brian was using RaffleCopter to run the competition, which I do like the look of and may use it myself sooner or later, anyway I digress.</p>
<p>So I gave the contest a shot and tweeted, likes, followed etc to do what I could to enter in to the BlogEngage contest, I must say that I was able to follow some brilliant bloggers that are on BlogEngage through the contest and it was fun doing it <img src='http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<h3>What A Brilliant Way To Start 2012 With An Announcement From BlogEngage</h3>
<p>Then today I had an email of Brian, I was one of the four that had won a rather tasty $50, now how brilliant is that <img src='http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Those of you that do read my blog will have seen my articles on BlogEngage and how I use it to find some interesting articles to read and also as a source of inspiration and help from fellow bloggers, it&#8217;s a community of a lot of give and less take than some other communities you could find and it&#8217;s the friendliness of everyone there that has kept it going in the years that it has been running.</p>
<p>So I would like to say a big, big thank you to Brian and BlogEngage for making my day today and I would also like to congratulate the other three winners of their $50, so it&#8217;s a big congratulations to:</p>
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<li>Mohammed Salmanbaig</li>
<li>Zain Ali</li>
<li>Jeevan Jabob John</li>
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<p>And thanks again Brian and BlogEngage for a lovely surprise and a great start to the New Year <img src='http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<dc:creator>dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>How does it feel to have your own little part of cyberspace, where you can air your thoughts, views and ideas? Doesn’t your blog give you a great opportunity to share, impart learning, learn from others and grow as a person? Sadly, not everyone is using their blogs positively or responsibly. Here are the 10 [...]</p><p><br>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How does it feel to have your own little part of cyberspace, where you can air your thoughts, views and ideas? Doesn’t your blog give you a great opportunity to share, impart learning, learn from others and grow as a person? Sadly, not everyone is using their blogs positively or responsibly. Here are the 10 rules of responsible blogging.</p>
<h3>1. Verify Information Before You Post</h3>
<p>If the information you’re going to post is not true, of if you’re not sure of its veracity, be honest with your readers about it. The credibility of you as a blogger and that of your blog depends on the integrity of what you publish.</p>
<h3>2. Respect People’s Viewpoints</h3>
<p>Don’t use your blog to come down heavily on anyone’s viewpoints, be they religious, political, moral or whatever. Allow your blog to be an impartial ground where people can discuss multiple viewpoints but insist on respect.</p>
<h3>3. If In Doubt, Wait Before Posting</h3>
<p>If you’re not sure about a particular post, wait for at least 24 hours before posting it. Yes, we know, all bloggers undergo pressure to post and stick to a schedule. Check with your friends and network if it’s sensible to post it. If your counselors indicate in the negative, refrain from posting it.<br />
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<h3>4. Know That You’re Accountable For Your Blog</h3>
<p>Always keep in mind that you’re accountable for your blog’s content, how it’s written, data accuracy and the comments as well. Be prepared to take charge of your publishing consequences.  Accept mistakes; publish an apology and work to resolve conflicts immediately.</p>
<h3>5. Demonstrate Humility While Expressing Your Thoughts</h3>
<p>It is impossible to get the whole picture of someone else’s life. Be quick to listen but slow to speak when it comes to expressing your thoughts and opinions on people and their beliefs. You have to especially mind this when you’re blogging about someone with whom you disagree.</p>
<h3>6. Know What Not To Blog About</h3>
<p>If you’re blogging about yourself, you will become vulnerable and put yourself out there, perhaps not in the best possible light. If your story involves other people, both you and the other party get implicated. Think hard about how open you can be and whether you’re creating trouble for yourself and for others through your blog.</p>
<h3>7. Learn The Basics Of Copyright Law</h3>
<p>Even if you remove copyrighted content from your blog, the infringement still exists and you’re still accountable. Don’t copy paste content. Always check if content is copyrighted or not (even if there’s no copyright notice). Take the time to learn the basics of Copyright Law</p>
<h3>8. Monitor Comments</h3>
<p>Attach a comment policy to your comment form; this will help your readers know what kind of comments are welcome. Also don’t publish comments immediately without moderating them.</p>
<h3>9. Never Forget To Give Credit</h3>
<p>If you’re using referenced material, provide a link to the reference. This is not only ethical, but helps readers read the reference material to get an overall picture. Be sure to credit the authors of articles if you’re using open source software such as WordPress.</p>
<h3>10. Include A Disclaimer</h3>
<p>If you are employed by an organization, include a disclaimer in your About Us page saying all expressed views are yours. Disclose who your employers or partners are and make sure people understand that none of them are responsible for content disagreements.</p>
<h3>11. Be Transparent With Sponsored Posts</h3>
<p>Advertisers look for sponsored reviews for extra mileage. They’re a good way for bloggers to earn more money as well. However, you must maintain transparency with your readers when it comes to sponsored posts. Dedicate a page for sponsored posts and outline what your readers should expect from them.</p>
<h3>12. Maintain Transparency With Affiliate Links</h3>
<p>Readers cannot identify affiliate links that are cloaked. The “link cloaking” technique may get you extra clicks and revenue but it is basically unethical and bad for your blog’s future. You will lose visitors who’ll view your blog as a trap. Create value for the reader and keep your affiliate links transparent.</p>
<h3>13. Know And Respect Tax Law</h3>
<p>Any money you earn via your blog is taxable. If you’re paying writers anything more than $500 for your blog, you should file a 1099 form. Read up on your tax obligations today and don’t wait till your blog is shut down.</p>
<h3>14. Don’t Cheat Social Bookmarking Sites</h3>
<p>Don’t try blackhat methods such as cheating search engines by hiding text behind images, buying Diggs and so on. Sooner or later you’ll have to pay a heavy price, as these methods are not sustainable.</p>
<h3>15. Test Products Before Promoting Affiliates</h3>
<p>Remember that anything you provide on your blog reflects directly on your credibility. When it comes to affiliate marketing, don’t just grab a money spinner. Rather, promote a product you believe in and make sure that your audience gets value out of your efforts.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Its been a fantastic year for the Blazing Minds blog and over the past 12 months the blog has grown in its popularity with more commentators stopping by, some amazing guest bloggers producing some very interesting and informative posts and recently a loss of the blog due to it becoming so popular that I had [...]</p><p><br>
<a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/blazing-minds-top-posts-2011/">Blazing Minds Top Posts For 2011</a> is a post from <a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk">Blazing Minds</a> Copyright 2008-2012. Please link back when using this source material.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Its been a fantastic year for the Blazing Minds blog and over the past 12 months the blog has grown in its popularity with more commentators stopping by, some amazing guest bloggers producing some very interesting and informative posts and recently a loss of the blog due to it becoming so popular that I had to upgrade its hosting, big thanks to Tim @EvoHosting for sorting that one out for me <img src='http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>So as we are nearly at the end of the year I thought its time to bring you a tasty Infographic of the Blazing Minds Top Posts For 2011, thanks to @DragonBlogger for the inspiration on this and for the advice on how to get this working on my blog <img src='http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
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<h2>BLAZINGMINDS.CO.UK&#8217;S TOP POSTS OF 2011</h2>
<h3>Top Posts of 2011</h3>
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<li><a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/write-twitter-bio-gains-followers/" target="_blank">How To Write a Twitter Bio That Gains You More Followers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/stargate-universe-cancelled-but/" target="_blank">Stargate Universe Cancelled, But, The Fans Are Not Happy!</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/select-facebook-friends-inviting/" target="_blank">How To Select All Your Facebook Friends in one go (UPDATED)</a></li>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Most Popular Browsers &amp; Top Traffic Sources</h3>
<p><a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Blazing-Minds-Top-Posts.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9141" title="Blazing Minds Top Posts" src="http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Blazing-Minds-Top-Posts.png" alt="" width="324" height="447" /></a></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Most Popular Keywords</h3>
<p><a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Blazing-Minds-Top-Keywords.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9140" title="Blazing Minds Top Keywords" src="http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Blazing-Minds-Top-Keywords.png" alt="" width="476" height="224" /></a></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Top Demographics</h3>
<p><a href="http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Blazing-Minds-Top-Demographics.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9142" title="Blazing Minds Top Demographics" src="http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Blazing-Minds-Top-Demographics.png" alt="" width="471" height="316" /></a></p>
<p>So there we go folks that&#8217;s 2011 in a nutshell, if you want an infographic for your website then stop by <a target="_blank" title="Shareaholic Top Posts" href="http://shareaholic.com/TopPosts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shareaholic</a> for yours, but remember you may need to do a little tweaking to get it to work on your WordPress blog <img src='http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Thanks for supporting Blazing Minds for the last 3 years or so and here&#8217;s to loads more blogging in 2012, look out for tomorrow&#8217;s post, the Top Commentators of 2011 <img src='http://blazingminds.co.uk/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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