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Website Been Hacked? Here’s What You Need To Do Next…

By on June 10, 2013 in Affiliate Marketing, Business Success, Internet Marketing, List Building, marketing, Outsourcing & Systems, productivity, Search Engine Optimization

Most people don’t realize how inconvenient it can be when someone attacks your website.
And if you don’t think it will ever happen to you – then think again! At some point, IT WILL!
website hackedBeing hit by a hacker is no fun. However, it also reminds you how strong you are. An essential characteristic for ALL entrepreneurs.
Most people online give up at the first sign of trouble.
Others fight to the death. Work late. Get up early. And that is why they succeed.
Although some of the ‘gurus’ would like you to think you can just hit a few buttons and out pops a successful business. You and I both know it takes hard work and determination.
And once you’ve built a successful business – there are a few steps you need to take to protect that business.

Here are the changes we’ve made to make sure this never happens again…

1. It’s VERY important to change your passwords regularly. Also include capitals, numbers and symbols in your passwords. NEVER use ‘admin’ as the username for your website login area. Vary your password if you have several different sites or accounts.
2. Switch to a 2-step verification that is done via Gmail. This adds a very important extra layer of security to your account.
3. Backup your website on a regular basis. One of the easiest ways to do this is using BackupBuddy.
4. Ensure you are always operating on the most up to date version of WordPress. Also keep any themes you have installed updated too. WordPress is constantly releasing updates to fix any security holes.
5. Improve the security of your WordPress blog using a free plugin like ‘Better WP Security‘. This plugin adds a number
of additional layers of security for your blog. Other options for added security are also Wordfence and Bulletproof Security
6. Add whatever security steps that are available at your domain registrar.
(i.e. Registrar Lock, 2-Step Verification, and WhoIs protection)
7. To avoid revealing your real email in public at any point, you can also use wildcard emails .
It’s easy to get slack about passwords and protecting your site so I would strongly encourage you to put this on your to-do list.
There is no point in being paranoid but you do want to take every step possible to protect the hard work you’ve put into your business.
Fortunately, entrepreneurs are determined ol’ things and we always come back stronger.

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Here’s to your success,

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affiliate commissions

How would you like results like these!!

By on February 5, 2013 in Business Success, marketing, Product Reviews, productivity, Search Engine Optimization

Have you ever won anything?  If you have, even if it was a bingo game or a local raffle, you’ll know that feeling of absolute delight as your name is announced, and you can collect your prize.

How would you like results like these!!

affiliate commissions

Yesterday this is exactly what happened to me – my name was announced as a Top 10 Leaderboard finalist for affiliate sales on a product I own and also promote.  In fact – I ended up in 5th place, amongst some very skilled affiliate marketers so I was super excited!

http://myonlinebusinessempire.com/affiliateshub/2013/02/03/15kwinnerannounced/

So not only did I make $3322.29 in affiliate commissions for the month of January, I also won a prize valued $913.00. That’s a whopping total of $4235.29 in addition to my other business activities!!

I can swap the prize for cash, so I think I’ll be taking the cash and re-invest it into my business for advertising and marketing.  Boring I know – but much more effective for my business.

In fact, the prize is not really important at all – what is more valuable is the visibility and credibility this adds to my business and continues to confirm that the strategies I use to get customers, sales and conversions flat out WORK!

Here are some of the ways I know people earn their affiliate commissions:

  • Facebook Paid Advertising
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Solo Ads
  • Blasting their email list

I didn’t use any of these methods to earn $3322.29 in affiliate commissions for the month of January.

Here’s how I did it – and how you can achieve the same results too!

  1. I created some articles with high value content based around keywords and information related to the product.
  2. I optimized each article for SEO just like I describe in my post here.
  3. Then I used the process I explained to you in this post to distribute the articles.

Using these strategies, the traffic that was driven to the articles was enough to provide me with sales that even blew some of the high earning affiliate marketers out of the water.

But the lesson I want you to take away here is that you MUST TAKE ACTION!  If you have read these posts previously and not taken action to implement the same strategies, it’s likely you have not had the number of leads, sales or conversions that you wanted this month.

Taking on more information is simply overwhelm, if you are not implementing what you learn.  Remember, imperfect action will make you a lot more money than a perfect plan still in the making!

Affiliate marketing may not be your main business model, but it should be part of the income generating strategies at some level.  There must be tools, resources or programs that you already recommend to your target market in order to help them achieve their desired results.  These are a great place for you to start earning some additional passive income.

Decide on one product or offer (either someone else’s or your own) and use the strategy I describe here and you can set yourself up to have monthly passive income just like I do.

So go – now – and just do it!

P.S.  If you want to see  everything I do to  earn consistent sales and affiliate commissions you can  see it here…..

P.P.S.  Oh, and don’t forget – you can use these same strategies to sell your own products as well as affiliate products!

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Fiverr Gigs: The Best This Year

By on October 19, 2012 in Business Success, List Building, Outsourcing & Systems, Product Creation, Search Engine Optimization

fiverrMany online business owners make the mistake of trying to do everything themselves.

WordPress setup, Graphic design, eCover design. Facebook Fan Page Creation. Twitter Background. Tech Support. Transcription. Video Submissions. Press Release Submissions. And sooooo much more.

You simply can NOT do it all yourself.

Not if you want to create a successful business quickly, rather than at a snail pace.

Fortunately, there are sites like Fiverr where you can start outsourcing VERY affordably.

If you haven’t yet taken the leap into outsourcing, Fiverr is one of the best places to start.

Here you will find someone to do everything from video submissions, article writing, link building, press release submission, video intros and more! Gone are the days when you have to have a long term contract and pay a fortune for hired help.

You may remember that I’ve mentioned the focus for my business this quarter is list building. This means getting my message out there in the market to as many places as possible, and as quickly as possible.  I’m not interested in slow growth.

And in this article I’m going to share with you some my all-time favorite Fiverr gigs. Many of them I am using right now to get my marketing message out quickly and effectively.

Without a doubt, there are some doozies on Fiverr, so I want to share these so you don’t have to spend hours wasting your time scouring through hundreds of gigs and reviews.

This short list from Kim Roach includes the very best Fiverr gigs for the online business owner and blogger…

1. Press Release Submission

fiverrManual Submission to the Top 35 press release sites.

This is one of the best gigs on Fiverr with over 3,000+ Positive reviews. Nishmeh will manually submit your press release to the top 35 press release sites online.

Press releases are one of the best ways to build high-quality backlinks. Plus, they send some great traffic as well :) Win-Win!!

 

2. Slide Sharing Sites

fiverrManual submission to the top 12 slide sharing sites.

Submit your Powerpoint presentation to top sites like SlideShare.net, SlideRocket.com, and SlideBoom.com. These are great sites for high PR backlinks AND exposing your
content to a completely new audience.

This is one of the best providers on Fiverr and she provides a spreadsheet with login info and live links.

 

3. Document Sharing Sites:

fiverrManual Submission to the top 15 Document Sharing Sites

This ‘Top-Rated’ provider will manually submit your doc/PDF file to the top document sharing sites like Scribd, Docstoc, Issuu, and Calameo. She’ll even create your accounts.

The PDF doc must include anchor links so that you gain extra link juice and get extra traffic :)

 

4. SmashWords Prep:

fiverrFormat Your Ebook for Smashwords to pass AutoVetter

There’s a little-known site online called SmashWords.com that can get you a LOT of
extra traffic and exposure for your website. However, their formatting specifications
to be accepted into their premium catalog are pretty tedious. Many people have
spent hours pulling their hair out trying to get it just right.

Fortunately, Fiverr has someone that can do it all for you!

Check out his 100+ RAVING testimonials

5. Video Submission:

fiverr Manual submission to over 30 high ranking video sites.

Lance will submit your video across the web to popular video sites like YouTube, Metacafe, and Viddler. He also provides a detailed Excel report with all video placements and links. Top Gig! (1,800+ Positive Reviews)

Here’s another Highly-Rated gig that does manual submission to 15 high PR video sites.

And one last provider… just to give you a few options :)

This gig provides manual submission to over 30+ top video sharing sites online. It comes with a complete report with login details and live links.

6. Transcription:

fiverr Transcribe 15 minutes of audio for $5. This is one of the BEST transcribers on Fiverr. You can transcribe conference calls, presentations, live voice mail messages, interviews etc…

Another great option is He does 6-minutes of transcription for $5 and has great quality.

 

7. Caricatures:

fiverr

Some of the BEST Caricatures online for just $5!

Looking for a way to get the attention of any potential joint venture partner.

Send your JV partner a personalized video along with one of these personalized caricatures. Guaranteed to get their attention!

 

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P.S. Here is a comprehensive system that shows EXACTLY how to outsource effectively.  Everything, from what to outsource first, to where and how to submit your project.  Check it out here.

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Optimize Your Blog for SEO

How to SEO Your Blog Posts For Best Results

By on May 14, 2012 in Affiliate Marketing, Internet Marketing, Search Engine Optimization

How To SEO Your Blog

 Use Simple Techniques to SEO Your Blog

You have to understand how search engine optimization (SEO) works if you want to get loads of visitors to your blog or website and how to SEO your blog for best results.  When people enter a search term into the worldwide web, the search engine robots crawl every site looking for the most relevant information. Without an understanding of how to SEO your blog, people searching for the kind of information, product or service you have, will not even know you exist.

SEO Your Blog – What is SEO/Search Engine Optimization?

Search Engine Optimization is often referred to as SEO.  The principle behind good SEO is that it will maximize the opportunity for your webpage to be listed high in the search engine results. This means your webpage is more likely to get a bigger slice of any traffic searching for a particular term or ‘keyword phrase’.  You can easily increase the chances of your web page ranking high by focusing on good use of keywords, links and relevant content.
Why? Because web pages that contain high quality content based on the search term are considered relevant.  Search engines also look favourably on pages that other domains link to (search engine robots believe your site must be relevant if other similar web pages link back to yours).  This is called Back Linking.
Getting to understand SEO and learning how to SEO your blog content can seem overwhelming with all the information that is out there so I’ve tried to provide you with some of the fastest and easiest things you can implement immediately to optimize your blog for SEO.

 SEO Your Blog With This Keyword Checklist

1.    Your article or blog title must have the keyword in the title.  It’s best if the keyword shows up near the beginning of the title and the title should be at least three words long, but no longer than six to seven words.
2.    Break your article or blog post up with headings.  Include your keywords in these headings.
3.    Your content should have two to four-percent key word presence.  However, don’t be tempted to overload your content with your keywords.  If you do, the search engine robots may think your site is a fraud and your rankings can be heavily penalised. These little robots will think you are being more concerned with driving traffic rather than providing high quality content to readers.
4.    Write content that is at least 300 words, and even better if it is closer to 500 words.
5.    Use your keyword right away in the content.  It should show-up within the first 50-100 words and then again in the last 50-100 words
6.    Include an image that has the keywords added into the ALT attribute.
7.    Only focus on one keyword or keyword phrase within one article or blog post.
8.    Be mindful of keyword proximity.  If you’re writing about how to optimize your blog, it’s more valuable if you use the keywords optimize your blog for SEO without any additional words in-between them than if you use the word optimize for SEO in the first paragraph then use blog in paragraph two.
9.     If your domain name includes your keyword – that’s a bonus.

Avoid These SEO Pitfalls On Your Blog

1.    Do not use excessive amounts of unrelated keywords in your text.  Doing this tampers with content relevance in search engine results.  This activity can demote you in search engine rankings.
2.    Don’t use keywords or phrases out of context. This will severely push your web page down in the rankings.
3.    Search engine robots severely penalize keyword stuffing (more than 10% of your content is keyword-rich). In fact, this can get you banned from posting online.

How to Use Links to Optimize Your Blog SEO

1.    Link your keyword within at least one sentence, to another page within your website
2.    Get other websites with relevant high quality content to add your link on their webpage (Remember, this gives search engine robots confidence that your site is relevant).
3.    Try to get links to your site from .edu and .gov pages.  These are considered more reputable by search engines than .net .info, .biz and .com websites.
4.    The more backlinks the better as long as the sites are similar to yours and reputable.
5.    Create new links to your page gradually.  If you get more than about 10 links leading to your website at once, the search engine will think you bought them.  Remember, search engines want authenticity.
6.    Choose websites to link to your page that have a limited number of existing outgoing links.  This tells the search engine that your link is most important to the host website.

How NOT to Use Links in SEO

1.    Limit Your Links.  Google especially, will frown upon too many links in your content.  Keep it to less than 100 links.
2.    Relationships.  Make sure all of the websites you link to remain relevant, up to date, and have a good reputation.  You don’t want to appear connected to “bad” sites by search engines.
3.    Do Not Enter Into Link Exchanges.  You may get approached to do ‘link exchanges’. Avoid these at all costs. This will appear to be a paid relationship and go against you.

What Content Will Optimize Your Blog?

1.    Keep your content unique. Don’t copy other people’s articles onto your own site.
2.    Post regularly.  Search engines LOVE new and regular updates.
3.    Where appropriate bold, underline or italic your keywords.  Don’t overdo this or you’ll get penalized but done tastefully and this will improve your rankings.
4.    When using headings in your article, select the ‘headings’ font.
5.    Articles around 500-700 words are ideal.  If you have lots more than this to write, think about breaking it up over two or three posts as a series.

Final Thoughts

Most of these tips will help to improve your rankings across all the major search engines – Google, Bing, and Yahoo!  SEO can sometimes seem hard to understand at first, but it’s not difficult.  The great thing is that when you implement these small changes to optimize your blog for SEO, you will see an improvement in your rankings and the traffic your site receives.

So there you are – go and SEO your blog today!

The strategies I use every day to get my blog posts ranking high in the search engines.

What methods do you use for your website?

SHARE YOUR “TOP TIPS” WITH US!
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE STRATEGIES?

P.S.  Here’s the step-by-step system that makes it easy to understand how to SEO your blog and it’s content to ensure that every blog post or page on your website is optimized to the maximum.

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