One of the benefits from working in a large multinational company is that you are encouraged to learn about self development. The current tool of choice is a simple circle with 3 colours. Blue is good, Green / Red are bad.
Working on improving the blue areas will automatically drag down some of the other areas and ultimately make you a better person. I know that sounds like a lot of BS, but once you get your head around the whole concept it may actually be true.
Here’s what Humanistic Encouragement means to me.
If someone is doing a brilliant job and getting ignored it can be heartbreaking, so a real simple thing to do that doesn’t cost a thing is to say “Thank You” in a public forum and let the rest of world know that a good job is being done.
Something this simple is worth so much more than a monetary reward, in fact it inspires others to work just as hard and get that warm fuzzy feeling inside that brings about loyalty and respect. I know that when I’m happy I work better, and when my hard work is ignored I get annoyed and the quality of my work drops.
Here’s 2 brilliant bloggers that to me have a great future.
Gabe Johansson – Great use of the thesis theme with tons of brilliant content in September and he’s learning from an awesome bunch of marketers. I’ve watched his video series and the content is better than a lot of the paid products I have bought recently.
Doug Johnson – Another new blogger, and I found myself totally agreeing with his vision and really loved the writing style.
This video series has been created as part of a competition being organised by Barry Wells.
Part 1 shows you where to put the form, Part 2 tells you what you need to get their email address, Part 3 explains how to use the aweber plugin to get the form into your sidebar.
So these first 3 parts tell you how to optimise your blog for listbuilding, but if you don’t have traffic then you still won’t build your list. I think the video may have missed one method (blame the good weather) but here’s 4 ways to get visitors to your blog.
#1 Write one good quality post a week, regular content encourages repeat visits.
#2 Include a link back to your blog at the niche forum which you visit regularly and give away free advice.
#3 Write brilliant comments on the other blogs in your niche. This builds relationships and shows you’re more than a random affiliate trying to push products.
#4 Guest Blogging. Do this over and above your own weekly posts and make sure you put lot’s of effort in. If you want to know more about guest blogging here’s a great article I read over at MenWithPens.
Hope you’ve enjoyed this series and that you’re list is growing daily.
So this video series has been created as part of a competition being organised by Barry Wells.
Part 1 shows you where to put the form, Part 2 tells you what you need to get their email address, and this part will show you how to put the opt-in box for your lead magnet into the sidebar.
As you can see over on the sidebar I managed to get the font sorted
Look forward to sharing the last part with you soon.
So this video series has been created as part of a competition being organised by Barry Wells.
From Part 1 you know where to put the forms, but what do you need to get people joining your list?
Simply put you need some sort of lead magnet that will add value to your new subscribers. It’s important to realise that by giving away your best content you will create a strong relationship that will result in more sales during the follow-up process.
If you don’t already have a good lead magnet then it’s time to get creative. Go find an expert to interview, combine some old blog posts, or convert a front end product into a giveaway.
In part 3 we’ll be back on the computer showing you how to set up an aweber box in the sidebar.
So this video series has been created as part of a competition being organised by Barry Wells.
In this video I highlight several high traffic blogs, and those I read on a regular basis as I joined the owners list as a result of their blogging.
You will see that all of them have a very clear opt-in box either on the top right or a plug-in that displays it across the footer. If you don’t make it obvious then will be guaranteed of is a low conversion! Will you go as far as Chris Brogan & John Thornhill who are shouting out at you to join their lists?
In the next 3 parts I will talk you though what you need to do if you want to start building a list via your blog, including some technical stuff such as installing the aweber wordpress plugin.
