1.  Try writing a short review on a product, share your own experience with it, or someone else’s (a case study). Write pros and cons of the product. If you don’t like something about it, say that–but in a kind and constructive way. If you only state the good points,  it may give a false ring to your review.

2.  Do a list of questions and answers, or questions you know or think may be the most frequently asked about a product, or any subject.

3.  Write a how-to article. Make it a complete step by step guide so that someone reading it will have the information they need to start and finish a project. You can write a guide for just about anything, from building a dog house to the correct way to plant a cherry tree.

4. A list of the “top 5″ or “top 10″ of any tips, “secrets”, products, websites, blogs, best recipes for apple pie, or anything you can think of, for any niche you’re writing for, will work fine.

5.  Use keyword density in your articles, up to 2%, so long as it continues to make sense.
For an article of more than 300 words, divide it into at least two paragraphs and consider using a subheading. 

All of these angles will help to add interest to your articles, meaning more people will read them and that will bring more traffic to your website or blog. If you write for someone else, and drive more traffic to your clients’ websites, they will naturally want to keep hiring YOU!

to your website. If you do not have money for advertising,

there are many free ways of driving traffic to a website,

depending on how much time you have available to work

on building your online business.

One of the most powerful and low cost ways to generate

traffic to your website is to offer free reports and content.

Giving away freebies and including your website URL in

those freebies is an effective and low cost way of bringing

traffic to your website. You can write a few useful short

reports with your website link in them and offer those

reports for free on a website or blog, where you will

ask visitors to leave their email address before they

download the free reports or articles. This means you

can give away the report with your URL included,

capture the email addresses and build a mailing list

at the same time.

Blogging is another very effective way of bringing

traffic to your website. On your blog, you can

discuss your website’s products and services,

and add some links to your website. You can

also answer any questions your prospects and

customers may have. By blogging regularly,

you will have fresh content that will get your

website indexed by search engines and rank

high on the search engines. This in turn

increases traffic to your website.

Good luck in starting and expanding your

online business. 

Feel free to leave comments and any

questions you have about this post, or

any other area of your internet business.

I wish you the best success in your

endeavors.

Raz

The other day I was wondering, how difficult it would be to put together a product that really helps people make money online irrespective of their experience. After all, all you need is a proven system that works and which can be replicated over and over.

Now, if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably drooled over many sales pages promising that exact same thing and gone through numerous ‘all secrets revealed’ products only to be disappointed later on. And I know how you must have felt because the confusion and overload that all those products create can be overwhelming, not to mention the incomplete information that gets you nowhere.

However, some time ago, A-List Internet Marketer Justin Michie launched what in my opinion was the most comprehensive, easy to follow training program that took complete newbies from no income to over a thousand dollars a month by the time it ended. And I’m not talking about just one or two people but a whole bunch of newbies who are now successful internet marketers.

That program is Internet Marketing Gone Wild where Justin Michie reveals not one or two, but over 10 different ’systems’ that will help you make money online even if you haven’t got a clue where to start!

1. Justin covers all these systems in a series of modules, each with newbie-friendly videos, quick start guides and resources you can use immediately.

The first time Justin created the program, hundreds of people trying to make it online signed up and built their own internet businesses. And Justin has now reopened his flagship program for a very limited time. In its new avatar, Internet Marketing Gone Wild is more robust and refined and improved upon through customer feedback.

So not only are you getting a time-tested system that is proven to work, but also one which is far superior than its previous version.

You can check it out here: http://www.internetmarketinggonewild.com/amember/go.php?r=2922 

You can get your hands on this all-in-one system with a measly ‘investment’ of just $1. With that $1, you get to try the first module of the program for 10 days and you only pay the full monthly price if you see real world results. That means, you can implement the Quick Cash Strategies that Justin reveals in the first module immediately and see the results for yourself.

What’s more, Justin is also offering a bonus to the first 100 people who sign up for the program. The first 100 members receive personal coaching from Justin himself. As you know, even the BEST of the business world were once mentored by someone or the other. And having a personal coach as Justin can work wonders for your success online.

Take my word for it: these 100 spots will be gone in a snnaaaap! So sign up now before it’s too late:

http://www.internetmarketinggonewild.com/amember/go.php?r=2922

his coaching program is beyond exciting!

https://marketingwithyou.infusionsoft.com/go/mwa/RAZ/ 
I know you’re heard about it by now, but

did you know he has added a payment plan

for those who may not have been able to

take advantage of this fantastic offer yet?

That’s right!  You only need a fraction down,

and you’re on your way to making money

online, quitting your job, spending more time

with the family, or whatever it is your heart

desires!

Hurry–there are only a few slots left!

Go here now, and good luck getting in:

https://marketingwithyou.infusionsoft.com/go/mwa/RAZ/ 

All my best to you,

Raz

Hope you’re doing well so far in 2010.  Into the second month of the year already–how time flies!

We have been in the deep freeze in N.E. PA, as a good part of the country has, but the temperature is starting to moderate a little.  I, for one, am ready for Spring!

I have been very busy working on new projects and building my subscriber list.  I will have a lot of good information coming up for you soon.

I just got some good news from one of my mentors, Alex Jeffreys, and I had to share it with you.  Although he does not have a coaching program open at the moment, he is going to share his coaching expertise and provide some free coaching tips, on his blog and possibly by email, as I understand it.

You can head on over to his blog and read all about it.  It’s worth your while to do so.  Just click on this link:

http://marketingwithyou.com/public-reflection/

Be sure to leave a comment for Alex, and please leave any comments or questions you have on this blog, too. 

I welcome your questions, as I am dedicated to helping new internet marketers get their start, and help to clear up some of the confusion that seems to be inevitable when you’re starting a business.  I wouldn’t say I have all the answers, of course, but I will certainly get the answer for you if I don’t know it. 

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Regards, RAZ

Download it here:  The Newbie Treadmill     and enjoy!  

All I ask in return is that you leave a comment and tell me what you think of the book, what questions you may have and what you would like to see in future ebooks.   Tell us your story–what has your journey to wealth been like–how have you been treated, and what are your triumphs or frustrations as you start or build your online business.  What do you need help with, or what tips would you like to offer to other newbies?  I want to hear from you.

Thank you for visiting, and I hope you will come back and visit often and find “Help and Hope”  in your “Flight to Freedom”.

My best to you,  RAZ

On the left side of the page, write the item you want to work on, and on the right side, write the “stepping stones” to completion of the task.  For instance, if you’re going to write an ebook  some of the steps would be:    1.Decide on a niche.  2.  Research.  3. Decide on a title and ecover design.  4. Begin writing, etc., or whatever steps you want to take. 

Assign an approximate time limit to each task, according to how long you think it will take you–(you’ll get better at it as you do a few lists)–and try to stick to the time allotted.  Set a timer, if you need to, to keep you on track.  Setting a time limit will keep you from getting ”bogged down” with any particular item.  For instance, maybe you would give checking and sending email one hour.  When the timer signals, or hour glass runs out, it’s time to quit, and move on to the next task.  You’ll find that at the end of the day, you have accomplished much more than you did without the planner and the time limits.  It prevents moving from item to item in a haphazard way thoughout your day, and never finishing anything.   It also minimizes distractions, and will go very far to keeping you focused on the task at hand.  Work in 60 minutes blocks of time, get up, stretch your legs, maybe exercise a little, etc.  It will prevent you from getting too fatigued,  and you’ll produce more in the long run.  Stay hydrated–drink water throughout your work day.  Dehydration kind of creeps up on you, and causes fatigue.  

Depending on how far ahead you want to plan, set up  a twelve-month planner.  You can find free planners on the internet, or just take a plain sheet of paper and rule off 12 squares, one for each month.  Fill in whatever you need or want to do in each month, so you can look at your “year at a glance” and know exactly what’s coming up.  You can include personal items, of course, such as upcoming weddings or vacations, as well as business seminars you plan to attend, a course you’re going to start, or when it’s time to renew your domain names, etc.  It’s your calendar–write what’s important to you and what you want and need to look forward to.

An important part of your planning, and something our coach Alex Jeffreys teaches, is to Plan Tomorrow Today.  Don’t go to bed at night without knowing exactly what you will start with the next day, and what you need to accomplish each and every hour.   In all of this planning, remember to schedule some “time off” or “down time” for yourself.   Plan a day to just enjoy something you love doing, and don’t let anything (like work!) interfere.  You need this time to recharge and reset and clear your mind.  Especially if you work at home alone, you need to get out  and do something for, or with, other people, or at least have some  fun, feel good hours for yourself, outside your home office, and get away from the computer for awhile.

Happy planning, and my best to you, as you accomplish all you set out to do.

Well, don’t do that!  Let’s do this instead: 

First of all, we’re going to do a “brain dump”–literally, dump everything you’ve been thinking about doing onto paper.  Write it all down, make a list of everything you want to accomplish, say,  for the next month, 90 days, a year, however far ahead you want to plan.  Get everything out on paper, in no particular order–just write it down.  Be specific.  For instance, “make more money”, is pretty vague.  Write down exactly how much extra money you want to make each month, whatever amount would help you to breathe easier, or make it possible to give up a second job, etc.  These are your goals, or what-ever it is you want to do, or to have, within the time frame you’re aiming for.  Do you want to set up a blog, a website, join forums, or just look forward to spending a long week-end with your spouse or family, train your puppy, paint the fence, etc.–it doesn’t have to be business related–just get it down.  All the business things, all the household tasks, and all the fun things you want to do.  Make a big mess on paper–everything you’d like to do–then we’ll priortize, and organize.   

Now, go over the list and mark each item with an A, a B or a C, in order of importance to you.  If you want to write an article more than anything else, then that’s an “A”– if making an extra $200 or $500 a month is very important, that’s also an “A”.  After you mark all the “A’s”, then start on the “B’s”, and so on.

Now get three sheets of paper, and make three separate lists, of all your A’s, B’s and C’s.  Next, you’re going to break down how you will accomplish each task or “wish” on your lists.  What will it involve, and what steps  you have to take to get from where you are now to where you want to be.  You will end up with a clear path to follow.  (Yes, we’re going somewhere with this).  You’ll be amazed at what you will be able to do. 

 Do your lists, and stay tuned….until next time.

There are other good hosting companies, but I recommend this one because they will do so much for beginners. Not all hosting companies have the option for you to have your blog or website set up for you, or maintained, with the expertise that ProHost Management has.

Next, you will need hosting for your domain name. There are also several places to get hosting and you can research different hosting companies to see what fits your need.
I use what I believe to be the best hosting on the internet–ProHost Management. They provide very inexpensive basic hosting if that’s all you need. However, if you’re “Techno-challenged” as I am, I can’t say enough good about Adam Spiel and ProHost Management. I don’t know how long I would have struggled to get a blog set up and working properly if I hadn’t found them. At ProHost, they will set up your blog on WordPress, submit your site to the social networks, and much more. Of course, it costs a little more than basic hosting, but for what you’re getting, it’s an exceptional bargain. Maybe you can’t afford not to host with them when you’re starting out. They will definitely get you started on the right foot. You owe it to yourself to check them out here:
http://razschultz.com/go/ProHost/

So that’s all you need to begin blogging:  A domain name, hosting, and WordPress or similar program installed, and you can begin “blogging” or writing, on what-ever subject you’re interested in or passionate about.
You may recognize that the links I gave you are “Affiliate” links. That means, of course, that if you buy something through those links, I will get a small commission, which will help keep this blog going. This is something you can do on your blog, also, and it’s one way to monetize (make money from) your blog.  More on that later. (Of course, you won’t always tell people it’s an affiliate link–this is just “secret inside” information for you). Come back to visit and we’ll talk soon.  Feel free to ask any question you may have.

What information would you like to see on this blog, or what suggestions do you have?  I would appreciate any comments you wish to make.

Thank you for visiting, and all my best to you.