Book Trailer–“Promote Your Business Or Cause Using Social Media

Promote your Business or Cause using Social Media is a handbook for beginner's interested in using social media to grow a small business or take any cause to the internet. Learn how to create a blog, start a blog radio show, upload videos to YouTube, Tweet on Twitter and build a fan page on Facebook with social apps and even eCommerce.

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- Learn how to add a shopping cart to your Facebook fan page and sell product right from your fan page.
- Learn how to get your own personal Facebook URL.
- How to get started with WordPress and your own blog.
- Twitter Tips!

About the author:
Dennis has been creating websites and browsing the web since the days of Netscape 1.0 while living in Seattle, Washington. His technology background goes back to the days of the Commodore Vic 20 and 64, Pong and Pac-Man.

He later turned his passion for technology and web design into a love for Internet Marketing, blogging and now Social Media.

He is the owner of IgniteHost website hosting, search engine optimization and social media consulting located in Boise, Idaho and writes the tech blog GigaDroid.com for the popular Android phones.
During his free time he enjoys road trips back to Seattle, exploring Idaho, microbrews, great coffee, sharing his knowledge with friends and Facebook acquaintances.

Happy Freelancing for the Writer – A Book Review

Working Writer Happy Writer: How to Build a Thriving Writing Business from NOTHING (Paperback) – Sue LaPointe

Due to the economy and the desire to break free from corporate America I’ve been reading a lot of business related books.  Anything from Twitter Revolution to the Bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad have been thumbed through lately.  I’ve been on my personal quest to find something that can set me free and allow me to control my own destiny.  I recently had lunch with a friend who was a former co-worker.  Because of some health issues and the need to be a stay at home mom she had started to freelance.  She told me how much she was making and about a woman she had met over the internet named Sue LaPointe.  We talked about the book she had read that was written by Sue and how it was inspiring.  I was interested in knowing more so I went home and did some research right after our yummy Thai food lunch.

Just Do It

I put off buying the book for several weeks because the bills to keep the power and heat on come first.  But I did some searching and found some great freelance websites.  Just recently I finally ordered the book and just finished reading it earlier this week.  I’ve always said you have to spend a little money if you want to make money.

Freelance Freedom

It’s no wonder why Sue is at the top of her game and one of the top writers on Guru.com.  She writes in a style that keeps you turning the pages and with a sense of humor tossed in.  I now feel like I have the basic knowledge need to start my own freelance writing business or even web design.  The book doesn’t go into depth but gives you enough information on how to get started.  Readers are given a list of freelance websites to check out from Sue’s favorite Guru.com to Rent-a-Coder, the popular E-Lance and more.

It’s all about getting the Gig

Sue talks about getting your first gig (freelance job), finding local clients, building and updating your portfolio, setting your rates and more.  I enjoyed reading about the 8 projects she recommends such as starting a blog.  I already can check that one off my list because you’re reading this on my blog.  Keeping your portfolio up-to-date and building on your work.  Her recommendation is to keep your work in PDF format instead of its native format (i.e. Word format).  It looks better and most everyone has the ability to view a file in PDF format.  The most current version of Office will even convert from Word to PDF on the fly.  Recommendation number 5 is advice to visit forums on a regular frequency.  Warrior Forum is one that I’m a member of but need to visit and utilize more often.  The forum not mentioned that I found a few months ago can be found on Freelance Folder.  You’ll usually find me posting under DJInBoise on both the forums.  I’ll leave the other recommendations for you to discover when you read the book.

Smart Goals

The last thing I want to mention is goal setting because it’s SMART (Goals should be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely).  I always try to set small realistic goals so I can attain them.  Reading Working Writer Happy Writer was one of my short term goals.  Never having to work for a corporation again in my lifetime is my long term goal.  What’s your short term goal?  What are your long term goals?  This book gives you lots of information and ideas to make your own goals.  It’s up to you to seize the moment and decide your future in freelancing.

DJ

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Making Sense Of AdSense, Content and SEO

The Land Of AdSense, Content and SEO
Written By DJ Smith

January 28, 2008

I was reading some of the postings on the Google AdSense forum recently. It's funny how people think they can toss AdSense advertisements on a web page and expect for the money to roll in. People have this notion that the money will come without doing any leg work.

Click Me

Before AdSense will even work, you have to have a site with traffic. Chance are you aren't going to get many clicks on your ads if you only have a few visitors a day. So how do you create traffic? Well there's several ways you can create and build traffic on your site. It really depends on what kind of content you are providing and how well you've optimized your pages. Boring content or content that you rarely update isn't going to bring visitors in droves. Updating your content, optimizing your site and creating content that keeps people coming back. So what is good content?

Content Is King

Writing good content depends on your knowledge of the subject matter. You won't find me writing articles about how to tune-up a car. Write about stuff that you are knowledgeable in so you can enlighten others. Make sure to use good grammar and spell check before you post your article. I've seen so many postings out there with poor grammar and numerous spelling errors. Use your resources! Most blogs have built in spell checking and the same goes for word processing programs such as Microsoft Word. When writing content think about how search engines will view your site. Keyword are relevant to how well your site will rank with the search engines. Don't overdo it when writing content but keep it in mind as you create. By writing good content you gain the respect of your peers and your visitors. This generates repeat traffic, links to your website and a host of other benefits.

Queen SEO

You have your website and you have content written so where are the visitors? Well have you notified the search engines? You don't move without informing the Post Office of your new address do you? The search engines might eventually find you but you really need to let them know about your website. I use a program called Simple SEO which is offered by my web hosting company 1&1.com. Simple SEO lets me submit my websites to all the major search engines and lots of the other players you don't hear about often. You can go to each search engine and request to add your site. In Google just type in "Add My Site" and you'll see a link that will allow you to submit your website. One of the books I've read that you might want to check out is
Search Engine Optimization: An Hour a Day by Jennifer Grappone and Gradiva Couzin. I bought mine through Amazon.com along with a few other books on AdSense, SEO and Internet Marketing. Besides the books there's a lot of great websites and online resources to learn more about AdSense, SEO and writing good content.

Part II - Updated information is coming soon.

More Resources:

Check out these great resources for more information on AdSense, Content, Search Engine Optimization(SEO) and Internet Marketing.

What Google Never Told You About Making Money with AdSense e-book
The web's best-selling e-book helps people make more money with AdSense and pays great commissions!

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KillerAffiliateMarketing.com - KAM features e-books from some of the best in the industry. Joel Comm (author of the Adsense Code), Mark Joyner and more.

SpreadViralVideo.com - Showcases the best video on the internet along with videos on Internet Marketing. Sometimes people find it easier to learn from a video rather than read about a topic. Personally I like a mix of both formats depending on my mood.

Learn how to make your on viral videos
Learn the secrets to making viral videos with Charles Trippy's Viral Video Fever!

Thanks for reading!