Blog client becomes a blog coach!

Last week client, Sital Ruparelia, 6 Figure Career Management Coach, sent me this email:

I answered a question on how to increase traffic on blog and just ‘won’ the ‘best answer’. Take a look and see how far the student of the blog coach, is now a teacher himself!

I am already so proud of him for consistently blogging and getting his blogsites to the top of Google’s lists asap! But the article he wrote put smile on my face that made my cheeks hurt! Here it is for you to read and enjoy:

Question: How are you taking advantage of your blog?

I’m a fairly new blogger so by no means an expert - but here are some things I do to promote my blog

I use the word ‘promote’ loosely as the emphasis is on offering value and building relationships rather than ‘promoting’ as such.

1. Write interesting, relevant content that is of value (the obvious one).

2. Adding comments of value on other blogs read by my target audience.

3. Answering questions on LinkedIn and other sites similar sites.

4. Writing guest articles and blog posts for other sites and publications.

5. Guest speaking.

6. Post articles with links to relevant articles on other blogs (Google likes this and rewards you with more traffic).

7. Use Word Press as a playtform (Again very google friendly - my content is on Google as soon as I publish a blog post).

8. Review stats to see where traffic comes from, key words used etc.

9. Use some of these key words on future blog posts.

10. Use numbers on titles of articles “10 Tips, 5 steps, 3 ways” etc to encourage people to read.

How are you taking advantage of your blog?

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Written by Sandra De Freitas

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2 comments August 25th, 2008

What can a BlogsiteWhat can a Blogsite do that a website can’t?

This is a question I get all the time. Here’s just part of the long answer.

A website (a traditional site created with html) becomes a pain to maintain. You either need to know html, have expensive software to update it or have your web person update it when they have time.

A blogsite is easy to maintain and you can update from any computer in the world (yes macs and PCs) with internet access.

Google and other search engines are giving priorities to blogs over regular sites for many reasons. Two main reasons are that blogs are updated with fresh content more frequently than regular sites and blogs are structured in a way that makes it easier for Google to find, index and add them to their list of results.

With blogsites you can:

* create static pages such as “our services”, “our products”, “contact us” etc.
* maintain your own website
* blog by posting articles, tips, promotions, etc.
* interact with web visitors and start building a relationship with them
* promote your newsletter, services, affiliate programs
* get Google to fall in love with you and your site as it’s built with search engine optimization in mind
* take advantage of web 2.0 functionality
* add media to your site easily

All this and more is available in our book “Does This Blogsite Make My Wallet Look Fat? How to use a WordPress Blogsite to make money, attract clients and gain expert celebrity status”. To order your copy visit www.WordPressBlogsites.com

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Written by Sandra De Freitas

If you liked this tip check out our Help Desk at HelpDeskForCoaches.com,our products at TechToolsForCoaches.com and our book Does this Blogsite Make My Wallet Look Fat?"

Add comment May 15th, 2008

Help title my book!

I’m working on my book but I need your help creating a powerful title for the book.

The book will be about WordPress Blogsites and all the amazing features that it contains and that can be added to it. How to set up your own blogsite. How to use it to get to the top of Google’s list, how to attract international clients and how to easy maintain your own blogsite (website + blog) easily!

How you can help:

Please add your suggestion in the comment form.

Be the first to know when the book is ready by getting on our VIP list. Simply send a blank email to bookvip[at]aweber.com.

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Written by Sandra De Freitas

If you liked this tip check out our Help Desk at HelpDeskForCoaches.com,our products at TechToolsForCoaches.com and our book Does this Blogsite Make My Wallet Look Fat?"

2 comments April 8th, 2008

What is a Blogsite and Why Would I Want One?

A blogsite is a blog with all the features of a website. A website has a static menu bar linking to static web pages such as about us, contact us etc. A blog allows you to add new posts, articles and tips onto a webpage easily without a degree in Computer Science! So a blogsite has the features of a website and the functionality of a blog all in one. The greatest blogsite software out there (in my humble opinion) is WordPress. Our websites www.TechCoachForCoaches.com and www.TechToolsForCoaches.com are both blogsites created with WordPress. There are many advantages to WordPress blogsites over traditional websites. Blogsites are:

• easier to update (you can do it yourself without a Computer Science degree)
• search engines like Google and Yahoo love them
• you can update them from any computer with internet access
• you can add posts or articles to them quite easily
• you can delete any post or page whenever you like (you know in case you make a mistake or change your mind)
• you can password protect pages or posts for client or project sensitive information
• you can add accessories (known as ‘plugins’) to spice up your blog such as polls, ‘email to a friend’, statistics, site maps, books from amazon and many more
• WordPress is free to use
• WordPress offers 1000’s of free blogsite designs (known as ‘themes’)

If you’d like your own blogsite here are a couple of options for you.
1. Join us for a 6 session “Building Your WordPress Blogsite” teleclass series beginning soon.
2. Watch our training videos on www.HelpDeskForCoaches.com
3. Don’t want to create your own? We can do it for you. Our webpage will be updated soon with our offerings. If you cannot wait, and I don’t blame you, reply to this email to ask your questions and to get us started on your blogsite.

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Written by Sandra De Freitas

If you liked this tip check out our Help Desk at HelpDeskForCoaches.com,our products at TechToolsForCoaches.com and our book Does this Blogsite Make My Wallet Look Fat?"

Add comment March 15th, 2008