OK, if you’ve been following this series then you already have your blog online – congratulations, you’ve just started on the path to having an online business and financial independence!  However, a blog is of no use whatsoever unless it gets visitors!
Traffic literally means visitors. There are stacks of different ways of driving traffic, and they are certainly not all created equal! Some take lots of time but very little money, while others can be virtually instant but cost a lot.
Now, if you’re just getting started online you …

First of all apologies if you’re waiting for the next part in my blogging series, I’ve been in bed with flu for the past couple of days.  I’m on the mend and the nest part will be here tomorrow but in the meantime I wanted to share something with you that made a massive difference to my business.
While I was in bed yesterday I watched a free DVD I got from Russell Brunson which I’ve not watched in probably a year.  Even though I probably watched it three times when …

I had an email from Joe Lavery yesterday telling me about Jo Han Mok.  He’s the author of ‘The E-Code’ and a very succssful marketer.  He’s put together a series of 15 videos covering his favorite free traffic generation techniques and is virtually giving them away.  Check them out here.
Since I totally trust Joe and the videos are so cheap I decided to take a look and all I can say is I’m impressed!  Now I’ll be honest, the video’s are not great quality – in fact it gets a …

If you’ve been following this series then you have done your market research, picked your niche, setup your blog and now you’re ready to start blogging… but what do you write about?
Well, if you picked a subject that you know well and are passionate about you should have no problems coming up with inspiration, especially for the first few weeks, but you really want to be a little more organised than simply sitting down at your keyboard and starting to type!
In the words of Alan Lakein, “Failing to plan is …

Finally, part three of this series on blogging and we’re ready to start our blog.  In part one we looked at what a blog is, why they are so popular, and why they are a great way to start an online business.  Yesterday in part two we discussed what to blog about, and we looked at some methods for researching niches.  Today we are ready to set up our blog and make our first posts.
Free or self hosted blog?
There are a number of decisions to make when starting a new …

Choosing the right topic to blog about can make or break your blog – literally!  Now it may be that you already have a good idea for your blog.  It could be that you already have an existing business that you want to expand, you are very passionate about a subject, know loads about it, and know that a market exists.
Even if you do think you know what you’re going to blog about, it’s still worth spending some time thinking over this and making sure you’ve chosen the right subject. …