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How to create your first blog with Blogger

Today’s tutorial is for those who have never created a blog before. So if you are clueless (like me most of the time)  and needed a guided hand, then this video tutorial will help you.

You can download your own copy below if you would like to watch it at your leisure.

 

Download your free copy of the video and other useful information here.

                 

If any anything is not clear in the video tutorial just pop your questions into the comment box below and I will answer each one for you.

Have a fabulous week.

Di

How to become a Twit – A beginner’s guide

I was discussing Twitter with a friend this morning over coffee and he mentioned that he had absolutely no idea how to set up a Twitter account. It struck me that there are probably crowds of people who do not know what Twitter is and how to even start exploring its possibilities.

It inspired today’s blog post, so John, this is for you. I have also packaged this tutorial into a FREE tutorial which you can download at the bottom of this post. 

 Twitter is an instant messaging system that allows you to send text messages up to 140 characters in length to a list of followers. It was originally designed as a social network to keep your friends and associates updated on your daily activities, but business’s picked up on its potential and started using it extensively for advertising and feedback on their products and services.

Once you have created a Twitter account, you can search for friends and start following them. They in turn might follow you back.

Twitter messages are called “Tweets” and are visible to anyone following you and someone who clicks on your profile. Alternatively you can keep your tweets ‘private’ and only approved “followers” can see your messages.

You will often see words preceded by a hashtag (#). This will group tweets together so if you search on #beach as an example, you can see all the messages sent by everybody who used that hashtag word in their message. It’s a great way to find people with similar interests.

Ready to become a Twitter Terminator?

 

 The nitty-gritty: How do you create a Twitter account?

You start by clicking on this link here: http://www.Twitter.com or alternatively type the address in your browser.

Once the window opens you will notice a block that looks like this: Click on the Join Today! link.

 

 

The following screen opens up:

 

Complete all the fields listed above and then click on “Create my account”.

Twitter will then send you an email to confirm that your email address is valid. When you receive the email, click on the link and it will take you back to the Twitter home page and validate your email. Now you are ready to get started.

We are now going to update your profile and upload a picture of yourself so that other twitter users know that you are a real person.

Click on your username to the right of the screen and select the options “Settings”

 

It will then open this screen:

 

 

Click on the “Profile” option and browse for a good-looking photograph of yourself and then type in a short description of yourself in the “Bio” section. Once you have done all that, click on “Save” and … you are done.

Now it’s time to go and find your friends. Click on “Home”. In the search box next to the Twitter logo type in the following @DynEBusiness and then click on the looking glass. It will come up with my Twitter username. Then all you need to do is click on the “Follow” button and you will be able to see anything that I post.

Now see who else you can find.

 

I really hoped that this helped those of you who have never done this before. If you have any questions please feel free to email me and I will be happy to help you. (All contact details are in the pdf)

To make life a little easier for you, I have included this tutorial in a FREE pdf which you can download here:

 

All you need to do is pop your email address into the block that opens up and your download link will be sent directly to your inbox.

Have a fabulous weekend.

What you learn at dinner.

Last week I attended a dinner held by 27Dinner which is a “ movement [that] aims to bring together informed, networked individuals with a common passion for technology, media and business in an informal but valuable real world space”.

Eric Edelstein from Evly gave us his insights from his four month visit to Silicon Valley and what he learnt there from venture capitalists. They always asked him three questions and naturally I wanted to know what they were. After a few days tracking him down on Twitter I managed to get the answers from him (thank you Eric).

 

 

1) What niche will you target?

Don’t try and target the world. Identify a small niche market that has a specific problem and solve it for them.

2) How will you get traction? 

I had no idea what traction was until Darren Smith from SmartR Media explained it to me. In his words,  traction is “… getting 1 customer to buy your product/service, then another, then another. Moving forward, doing business.” (thank you Darren)

3) How will you monetize?

What price will you sell your product or service? What other ways are there to generate income off your website?

The four main points I got out of that presentation were:

• Solve people’s problems.
• Target a niche market.
• Keep it simple.
• Do it in three months (gasp)

I came away from that dinner absolutely deflated. My entire business plan has to be revamped based on what I learnt that evening. I am not sure if I should be grateful or just plain mad, but I suspect I will be very grateful in the future.

Note to self: You need to get out more often!

(You can follow Eric Edelstein at @ericedelstein, Darren Smith at @DazMSmith and 27Dinner at @27dinner. Image courtesy of http://disney-clipart.com)

Why you should use Windows Live Writer!

Is time a problem for you?

If you are like me; running two on-line business’s, holding down a normal day job and and still having a family life then you will love Windows Live Writer.

It’s a tool provided by Microsoft that allows you to draft your blog posts on your pc and then publish once you are happy with the result.

So why should you use it?

1. It’s FREE -  You can download it here.
2. It’s EASY – Once you have set up your blog details,  you write your blog and then publish.
3. It’s QUICK – No stressing over formatting, alignment or spacing. It works like MS Word.
4. It’s FLEXIBLE – Insert links, pictures, videos and tons of other objects.
5. It’s SOCIAL – Add social share buttons by using the Plug-in facility.
6. It’s TIME SENSITIVE – Schedule your blog to publish on a specific date and time.
7. It’s INTEGRATIVE – Post your newsletter to other applications like MailChimp.
8. It’s TIME SAVING – Automatically update Twitter and Facebook when it is published.

That took me all of 5 minutes. Once I hit “Publish” it will automatically update my blog, send a Twitter message to @DynEbusiness and send an update to my DynEbusiness Facebook page. It will also add a “Share Buttons” at the bottom of the post.

Simple hey? Now I can go and wash the dishes.

If you have any questions or problems, please leave a comment and I will get back to you, after I have done the housework

Pre-Launch offer 40% off new ebook

I am about to release my new e-book.

 If you would like to get this e-book at a 40% discount when it launches in August,

all you need to do is give me your email address and you will be sent a special invite to purchase the book at the discounted price.

You can leave your email address here: Yes please, I would like to recieve my pre-launch discount!

Click here to qualify for your discount

Are you ready for huge traffic volumes? What if you are not?

I have been taking part in Maria Gudelis’s Traffic Webinars and I have learnt a huge amount. So much so that I have an information overload and have had to spend days reviewing my notes to ensure I remember everything.

We all want traffic to our blogs and websites, but Maria said something the other day that actually took my breath away. “What if you are not ready for large volumes of traffic?”

Oh come on! Bring it on! How can we not be ready for traffic?

But … listening further I realised she might actually have a point and so I want to tell you about her latest offering. It will help you to avoid mistakes that 99% of all marketer’s make! Just the same kind of mistakes I have been making.

Confessions of a Traffic Addict  is a series of webinars that will teach newbies and experienced on-line marketers to deal with huge volumes of traffic, and then show you how to generate those large volumes.

It’s intensive, it’s going to take a lot of work but it is worth it. I believe that this will change my whole online presence in terms of business.

Don’t waste anytime. Training starts on Tuesday the 19th of July.

The best part? The price! It’s $19.00. That’s a really low investment for a huge return. Hope to see you there.

You can see more information on “Confessions of a Traffic Addict” here.

http://tinyurl.com/are-you-ready-traffic

Di