Does an Elegant Themed Website/Blog

really make a difference?

How important is the presentation

in attracting visitors?

Does it need to be “Elegant”?

Well, in reality Content is King and there many very successful sites that follow a plain format…
but when you combine a well designed, easily managed and attractive Elegant Theme to quality Content YOU are assured a winning combination.

As most of you know I am NOT a techie and have needed to learn, trial and error, over the past 7 years; with the exception of fantastic help from Mark Hultgren (AKA MKWeb). Because of the slow learning curve a lot of misdirection occurred and I missed some opportunities by not seriously looking at “premium” themes.

Before I go any further, I want to state that FREE themes, coupled with a serious approach and the dedication to BLOG regularly with quality Content will attract visitors and subscribers, but I noticed a difference in the speed that the growth occurred when I focused on  Premium Themes. It was explained to me that some scripts are built to Optimize better and so on..

Again I am not a techie, but I was pleased with results I have enjoyed using the Elegant Themes.

 What you get with Elegant Themes

Nick and his staff at Elegant Themes provide access to all previous Themes and access to all newly created Themes throughout the year, which seems to be a couple new themes each month. The annual cost of this service would be a Bargain at three times the price but you can lock in your subscription for $39.00 annually.

Before you go any further and jump at this opportunity The Nanny State forces me to WARN you that when you choose to subscribe, Nick will make me a Gazillionaire by paying a Commission for referring you to this site. I have not been incentivized in any other way and PAY my subscription every year.

Here are some example of the different Elegant Themes I have used and those of some of our Clients:

Best Business Mindset

Best Business Social Media Services

We Build Barns MdBarnmaster-Virginia

Michaella Walker Horse Natural Training

Are you Content Marketing?

Because Content Marketing seem to be

where the action is.

Blogs and social media have dominated the Internet since I arrived 6 years ago and it was through the creation of a lot of Content, I was able to create a positive Marketing environment for my niche products. I believe the Blog Content is King

According to Chris Marentis in a Blog Post on D&B’s All Business Blog:
One SEO boosting technique we’ve found that does make a significant difference in search engine rankings is posting keyword rich, relevant, and recent content.

One company found this to be true by inadvertently testing it on their business. The company already knew that posting this type of content was an important tactic to add to its online marketing arsenal, but until dealing with a sudden and unexpected personnel shift, it didn’t know how much of an impact it really had on search engine rankings.

In August of this year, the company’s SEO report showed them ranking on the first page of Google for the majority of their 20 keywords. However, they dropped to the second and third page of rankings for the month of October. Why?

When looking at what changed, or what they’d done differently, they realized that the only change was the fact that they hadn’t posted the typical 20 – 30 monthly blogs and articles for the month of September because of a lag due to the personnel change.

Well, those of us who manage our own Business Blogs have no excuse really, except a lack of Prioritization of the importance of producing Content for our Business Blogs. If you notice the date of this Blog and the most recent behind it you will see this Blogger has been remiss and his traffic and sales reflected a lovely downward spiral!!

If you are having trouble gathering the time and energy to increase your Content Marketing drop me a line, and I will send you a referral to a young lady who helps me, at an affordable price, with Quality Original Content.

Another consideration for optimizing content is to write some White Paper’s and also produce fresh PDF Content, to be posted on such sites as Scribd.com and Slideshare.com

Article Marketing, in my opinion, has been overstated as far as gaining Quality Prospects to you Company and capturing a solid reader base and the search engines recently have seemed to discount these sites to some degree. Here is some great advice from Karon Thackston

It’s time to stop following the crowd.  Here’s my advice: instead of spending $300 for two dozen crappy articles, spend that money on one fantastic article. Carefully place that piece with websites that can get you in front of people who want your product or service then watch the magic of a quality article marketing campaign do its stuff!

The importance of Quality Content for marketing is even more pronounced in  Business 2 Businesses circumstances. I suggest you grab this PDF by Doug Kessler of Velocity Partners:

Content Marketing Notebook

Asking How Many Blogs Read weekly

was a question posed on

our Facebook Fan Page,

Best Business Mindset Alliance

The survey was prompted by the results of a study by
Hubspot and included in a Power Point Presentation.

Download Presentation Here

and look for graphs regarding Blogging habits

(Need Microsoft PowerPoint or Open Office)

The survey shows these results on How Many Blogs Read Weekly

Our survey at Facebook showed the majority read 5 Blogs or Less Weekly. Ever since reading the statistics from Hubspot and the impact of reading other blogs within my Niche, I have increased my reading regularly about 10-20 Blogs weekly.

This has helped me with Blog content ideas, a deeper understanding of what my Niche Markets are interested in and the opportunity to develop solid relationships with like Minded Business Persons, especially through the comment process.

As mentioned in previous posts, I subscribe to Blogs, usually found through setting up Google Alerts for relevant keywords, and then send them to My iGoogle Page, affording a quick Morning review of “What has Happened” in my areas of interest in the past 24 hours

If you want to Grow your Blog, enjoy traffic and engage others in your Passion, I suggest you up the number of Blogs Read Weekly

And don not forget to Comment on the posts interesting you the most, because You will find more people reading Your Blogs Weekly

Is there a difference between

an Opportunity Seeker

and an Entrepreneur?

An Entrepreneur

is one has possession of an enterprise, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome.

An Opportunity Seeker:

Is a person that pursues an established opportunity, such as “joining” an MLM Marketing organization.

Coming on the Internet 6 years ago, I  chased links to some outrageous Headlines. Further research, of course, indicated there was very little substance in most of the Opportunity Claims. I was curious why the Time and energy was not spent seeking Entrepreneurs instead of Opportunity Seekers. Interviewed a few prosperous marketers and they disclosed no one really want to endure the journey to Entrepreneurial lifestyle, because it frankly takes WORK, some habit changes, and a totally different Mindset.

Some feel that the 92% of Opportunity Seekers  are involved with a company which provides their distributors a product owned specifically by the company, some training and discuss a seemingly smooth Journey to abundance, with little direction to the establishment of the Entrepreneur Spirit.

And the other 8% of  Marketers that are truly considered Entrepreneurs, achieve goals that many people could only dream of.

The following are some Traits found

in Entrepreneurs:

• An Entrepreneur possesses an overpowering need to achieve and tends to be very competitive against themselves
• They have the determination and dedication to follow through with commitments and they always appear confident and in control.
• the Entrepreneur also possesses a positive atmosphere. They are of the mindset “I can,” and “I will.”
• They are not afraid of failure because failure is not in their vocabulary nor is it an option.
• Entrepreneurs  are objective but have the ability to weigh risks realistically within the big picture.
• They have an uncanny ability to anticipate developments which gives them the edge on many competitive situations.
• Entrepreneurs seem to feel right from their gut, call it instinct.
• They are a resourceful group that possess excellent problem solving skills and are able to diligently work through obstacles as they occur.
• Entrepreneurs are excellent communicators and recognize how important clear and concise communication is to their success.
• They also possess a sound working knowledge of the business they are involved in.

Read More of these traits

Enjoy this Video discuss the Mindset of an Entrepreneur

Back a few weeks ago I posted a Book Review on Claire McGee’s inspirational book,

I Believe, Therefore I Am.

We were honored to have Claire on our Tuesday Talk Show, The Focus Society of Overachievers.
Her candor and enthusiasm reinforced the validity of this powerful self-improvement book.

In the past few weeks I have been practicing her “exercises” and enjoying the benefits of a more positive and focused business mindset.

Take some time from your busy schedule and listen to the interview, and if you haven’t already be sure to order a copy direct from the publisher below

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I Believe, Therefore I Am

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Claire McGee, M.Msc

has just released

a powerful book,

I Believe, Therefore I Am,

through Kallisti Publishing.

There have been many books published promoting the premise of Self Belief and programming your mind for success, but I found Claire’s book, Claire McGee’s I BELIEVE THEREFORE I AM
to be a more personal and easy to follow. In her late twenties, Claire  was diagnosed with with a rare genetic disorder that left her practically an invalid. Going through the normal transition of sense of loss and pity, she eventually made the conscious decision to live rather than exist. By changing her beliefs and taking “baby steps,” Claire retrained herself to walk and overcome that which ailed her.

Claire shares in very clear and concise words how she Conquered

• shame due to what happened to me as a child;
• guilt for treating people poorly;
• anger for my peers isolating me;
• sadness because I had never made friends on my own;
• doubt in my ability to succeed;
• low self-esteem;
• an undeniable feeling of being unfulfilled;
• and the iron-clad belief that life was meant to be hard

In the book, I Believe, Therefore I Am, Claire introduces a style reminiscent of one our shared favorites from yesteryear, Charles Hannel, the Father of the LAW OF Attraction, and his book, The Master Key. She makes some bold suggestions and then encourages the reader to close the book and apply the exercises. Some of these VERY effective exercises take a week or so.

Changing habits through the conscious and into the subconscious mind is not an Instant Gratification result. I suggest readers of this book accept the challenge of the exercises and realize some real Progress in becoming more empowered to Unleash your true authentic self.

Claire style projects sincerity and her story is very inspirational. She is currently available for Coaching through her One-on-One coaching program. The details are described on page 156 in I Believe, Therefore I Am

We have discussed many of these concepts on our long running Talk Show Podcast, Focus Society of Overachievers. All past episodes (381 as of August 2, 2011) are available 24/7 for FREE.

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Producing Blog Content,

the nemesis of all Bloggers?

Ever hear yourself say, ‘My blog failing”?

“I can’t produce

Quality Blog Content”

I did this weekend.

Could not get going on producing any exciting content for this blog and couple other Niche Blogs in Gardening, Crafting and Business Mindset. I opened each blog dashboard, went to create new post, read my outline and just could not put anything together. Frustration time and a sense of Failure began to creep into my normal Positive personality.

How do I change direction?

Pulled out one of my spiral notebooks on blogging and remembered reading how others solved the problem. Here are Three Steps that stood out and helped me get back on track, and produce some quality Blog Content.

#1 Remember you are not writing War and Peace or any other magnificent Classic Volume

Your readers are looking for information to solve THEIR problems (quickly) and will enjoy clarity, with brevity, more than painstaking proper wordage and long explanations. I am finding blog posts about 200-300 words better received than long dissertation. If you have more to say create more posts on same subject. Obvious benefit there…More fresh content for the search robots

#2 Get Motivated by READING the blogs of others in your Niche.

Your existing subscribers and new readers are arriving at your blog through three main sources, Direct Referral, Search Engines and Backlinks from Referring Sites. If you READ the blog content of others, in your niche, you will naturally become motivated to write a complimentary article (good to refer back). Keep a sharp eye on what key words are being sought through the Search Engines. I personally think TOO much emphasis is focused on KEYWORDsmithing. It seems to stifle the natural writing flow.

I use Google Alerts to keep a steady flow of Quality BLOG content about my favorite Niches and their relevant Keywords, and also start the Day looking at my subscribed Blogs on my iGoogle page, shown below.

Take a little time and READ these blogs and note the syntax and flow, especially on those Blogs with high page ranking. (Leaving relevant comments is VERY much encouraged). Another stimulation might be for you to write a post in contradiction or support of the other Blog Topic.

#3. Be sure to include references to some of those other Quality Blog posts that motivated you!

Taking the time to research other content just deserves some recognition to those who “helped ” release your writer’s block. So you should consider mentioning their article in your post with a hyperlink. You do not want your post to be a Linkfest but choosing one or two links to relevant posts can be very beneficial. Also a good idea to contact the author and let them know you did…

This is a good way to generate comments and develop relationships with like minds.

Well,  here I am, finishing a Blog post because I Unlocked the Writing Block by following my own advice.

We have not spent much

time on this

Business Building Blog

talking about MLM

Marketing Success

MLM Marketing has actually seen

an upsurge during these challenged

economic times and the pool of

mature work force seeking

supplemental or full time income.

A problem that many MLM Marketing
aspirants find when using the Internet
is they Lack a position of Authority and Recognition

We know the public typically chooses to BUY from those they know and trust and the Internet and Social media Tools allow many to gain that recognition quickly IF they are willing to invest Time and Energy and a small bit of capital. I have found one of the “quickest ” and surest way to OWN the Authority and recognition is to Create and Maintain a BLOG.

Experience has shown me that a self-hosted WordPress System has proved most effective.

An eager MLM Marketing developer can create enthusiasm and demonstrate Leadership qualities with a Blog focused on the “How to Build” and updates of the product need and quality. We discussed this concept in detail on our weekly Podcast Talk Show, You Can Build It, Business frrm Scatch

The following are two episodes of those Podcasts on setting up an

MLM Marketing Blog:

June 1, 2011

June 6, 2011

Many of our readers have found a real benefit in setting up one of our Networked Blog systems and enjoy the benefits of troves of Fresh Content through the Network and appreciate the quick high rankings and Search Engine Authority.
An MLM Marketer can benefit from this system and encourage their “associates” to also have a blog within the network and REALLY capture Internet Authority and dominate Search

Is your Blog making money?

Are you enjoying Making Money from

Your Company’s Blogging efforts

Studies are proving that consistent and well planned  Blogging efforts are making money for individuals and companies, globally.

Michael Stelzner of Social Media Examiner surveyed 3300 marketers with the goal of understanding how marketers are using social media to grow and promote their businesses. Much of the findings indicate that well designed Social Media Marketing, including relevant Blogs, have increases the money pipeline for many small and large companies.

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A copy of the report can be found on the Free Resource page, here at You Can Build It.

We have emphasized in  previous posts that well designed and maintained Blog can be making money and offer a true sense of reward for the blogger. I personally feel the Blog is the HUB of all Internet marketing success.

The words Inbound Marketing have become part of any savvy marketers vocabulary and the results of Inbound Marketing have been close to spectacular for many. San Francisco based HubSpot Inc. has been providing relevant data to prove the effectiveness of Blog in generating Income.

The Charts below indicates that Blogs (and other forms of Social Media) have proved successful in gaining new customers and sales

Another study shows how important Blogs become in helping a companies acquire new Customers

Of course in order to have your blog be a “Money Magnet” and a Lead Generator there must be traffic, and traffic usually arrives through three sources: Direct referral (e-mail marketing), Search Engines, and Referring sites (pingbacks and backlinks)

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