Internet Marketing Guide

Day 28 - Creating Blog Authority

2008-12-13T22:28:00.000-08:00

GET MORE LINKS USING MARKET SAMURAI - GuruBob shows you how to use
Only Wire and takes you through creating your account and using the
service effectively. He also introduces a brand new Promotion
feature of Market Samurai. It will help you find relevant Squidoo
lenses, Hub pages, Weebly sites, forums and blogs where you can
leave quality comments to build backlinks to your site.

The video runs under 20 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAY 28 LESSON

How to Add Google Analytics to Your Blogger Blog

2008-11-29T00:03:00.000-08:00

How to Add Google Analytics to Your Blogger Blog

Yesterday we talked about Google Analytics, Google's free service that lets you track the performance of your websites and blogs from one simple, easy-to-use interface.

Grab Your Google Analytics Code Block

Login to Google Analytics at http://google.com/analytics/. The main Settings page loads.
Click on Add Website Profile. A form displays.
Select Add a Profile for a New Domain.
Enter the URL of your site or blog.
Select your country and time zone. Click Finish.
Analytics provides you with a code block - a swatch of HTML - to add to your site's pages.
Highlight the code block and then copy it by selecting Edit > Copy or Ctrl-C or Command-C.

Add the Google Analytics Code Block to Your Blogger Blog

Login to http://www.blogger.com/. The Dashboard loads.
Under the blog you want to add Analytics tracking to, click on Layout or Template.
Click on Edit HTML. An editing screen for your blog template's HTML displays. Don't freak out. Just scroll to the bottom.
Look for the end of the template. It'll look like:

(Google Analytics Code Block is going to go here!!!)

Put your cursor right before that tag.
Paste the Google Analytics Code Block by selecting Edit > Paste, Ctrl -V or Command-V.
Click Save Changes.

You have now added the Google Analytics Code Block to Your Blogger Blog.

Check Your Work

To ensure that you have successfully added the Google Analytics Code Block to your Blogger blog, go back to http://google.com/analytics/.
Next to your blog's URL it will say either Receiving Data (you were successful) or Tracking Not Installed (something is amiss).
If it said Tracking Not Installed, click on Check Status. Google then checks your blog for the Analytics Code Block and reports back if it find it or not.
If not, try re-pasting the Code Block in.

Day 23 - Wordpress Autoposting Intro

2008-11-17T13:12:00.000-08:00

WORDPRESS DIRECT CONTENT SOFTWARE - Ed talks about why the powerful
Wordpress Direct autoposting feature must be used properly to get
a good result. He also shows you how to access this feature from
within your Wordpress Direct account. Remember, today is just an
introduction and you should not use this feature until it is
explained in more detail later in the Challenge.

PODCAST WITH ED & GURUBOB - Ed and GuruBob talk about the real
purpose of the Thirty Day Challenge and answer some great questions.

The video runs a little over 5 minutes and the podcast is just
under 40 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAY 23 LESSON
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day23.php

Day 22 - Manage Your PPC Account

2008-11-17T11:30:00.001-08:00

MANAGE YOUR PPC ACCOUNT - Caro reveals some handy information about
managing your maximum CPC (cost per click), your CTR (click through
rate), and your ideal ad positioning. She also shows you a few
tips on conversion tracking, and how to evaluate when it's time to
delete a keyword or ad.

The video runs about 10 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 22 VIDEO
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day22.php

Day 21 - More on AdWords

2008-11-17T11:26:00.000-08:00

GOOGLE ADWORDS KEYWORD RESEARCH - GuruBob introduces another
feature of Market Samurai that helps you find keywords to use with
your Google AdWords campaign.

MORE GOOGLE ADWORDS - Caro shows you how to add additional keywords
to a campaign and create new ads using those keywords. She also
explains split testing, how the Quality Score works and how it
impacts the cost of your ad campaigns.

The videos run about 20 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 21 VIDEOS
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day21.php

Day 20 - Getting Started with AdWords

2008-11-17T11:25:00.000-08:00

GETTING STARTED WITH GOOGLE ADWORDS - Caro takes you step by step
through the entire process, from setting up your AdWords account,
creating your first ad campaign, setting your daily budget,
creating your first ads, and setting up your keywords.

The videos run about 20 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 20 VIDEO
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day20.php

Day 19 - Increase Traffic to Your Blog (PPC)

2008-11-17T11:23:00.001-08:00

HOW TO INCREASE TRAFFIC TO YOUR BLOG - Ed talks about why free
traffic isn't really free. He then introduces the various types of
paid traffic, and lays out why pay per click advertising is the
logical next step. And for those short on cash, Ed explains why
pay per click advertising is optional and how you can still make
your first dollar without spending a cent.

The video runs about 15 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 19 VIDEO
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day19.php

Day 18 - What Does the Data Say?

2008-11-17T11:04:00.000-08:00

WHAT DOES THE DATA TELL YOU - Ed explains why traffic is the key to
the decision process, the importance of the magic number 200, and
what to do if you don't have enough visitors. He also explains why
you must know the difference between broad match, phrase match and
exact match to analyze your results correctly. He also talks about
taking the emotions out of your analysis and why a failed test is
not a character assessment.

The video runs about 20 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 18 VIDEO
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day18.php

Day 17 - Check Your Blog Rankings

2008-11-14T12:02:00.000-08:00

CHECK YOUR BLOG RANKINGS - GuruBob shows you how to set your Google
search preferences to 100 results, and how to check the ranking in
both phrase match and broad match.

The video runs just under 5 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 17 VIDEO
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day17.php

Day 16 - Creating an Ezine Article

2008-11-14T11:18:00.000-08:00

CREATING AN EZINE ARTICLE - Caro explains the best way to create
your account, submit your article, and optimize it for your
keywords. She also explains the importance of reviewing the Ezine
Articles Terms of Service and Editorial Guidelines to ensure that
you are following best practice when using.

WORDPRESS DIRECT UPDATE - Guru Bob explains some must know updates
to Wordpress Direct.

The videos run about 20 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 16 VIDEOS
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day16.php

Day 15 - Setting up Weebly Site

2008-11-11T13:30:00.000-08:00

SETTING UP A WEEBLY SITE - Dan's back and introduces Weebly. He
shows you how to use the Weebly Elements to layout your site, get
your first article published, insert your links, and insert the RSS
feed of your Wordpress Direct site.

The video runs just under 15 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 15 VIDEOS
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day15.php

Promoting Your Blog

2008-10-29T14:32:00.000-07:00

By Biz Stone

Blogger Application Settings

Blogger itself has an array of settings, many of which work to your advantage in this endeavor. This first grouping is quite simple and just requires that you sign in to your Blogger account and flip a few switches.

help.blogger.com

Day 13 - Assessing Blog Traffic

2008-10-29T14:20:00.000-07:00

ASSESSING YOUR BLOG TRAFFIC - Ed (and a special sleepy guest) take
you through Google Analytics. He shows you how to navigate the
Analytics Dashboard and how to find out which keywords are bringing
traffic to your site.

The video runs just under 10 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 13 VIDEO
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day13.php

Day 12 - Build a HubPages Site

2008-10-22T13:52:00.000-07:00

HOW TO BUILD A HUBPAGES - Caro takes your through setting up a Hub Page. She also shows you how to publish your first article on the site, link the URL and RSS feed to your blog and bookmark it.

The video runs about 20 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 12 VIDEO
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day12.php

Day 11 - Build a Squidoo Lens

2008-10-22T13:23:00.000-07:00

HOW TO BUILD A SQUIDOO LENS - Caro makes her 30DC video debut! She shows you how to sign up to Squidoo, build a Squidoo lens, link it to your Wordpress Direct blog and social bookmark it.

FINDING CONTENT USING MARKET SAMURAI - GuruBob walks your through an important update to Market Samurai. Now you can use this tool to help you find even more content for your niche.

The videos run about 25 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 11 VIDEOS
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day11.php

Day 10 - RSS Submission

2008-10-22T13:08:00.001-07:00

THE 30DC RSS SUBMISSION SERVICE - Dan introduces the 30DC RSS
Submission Service and shows you how to use this time-saving
service tool to add your site's RSS feed to various feed submission
services and directories.

The video runs a bit over 5 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 10 VIDEO
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day10.php

Day 9 - Backlinks & Indexing

2008-10-22T12:38:00.000-07:00

HOW TO GET MORE BACKLINKS - Ed shows you where to find forums and discussion groups in your niche and the right way to contribute their conversations to build more backlinks to your site.

FIND OUT IF YOUR SITE IS INDEXED - Guru Bob explains getting into the search engine indexes and what steps you can take to get your site indexed more quickly. He also shows you how to find out if your site has been indexed.

The videos run about 20 minutes.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LESSON 9 VIDEO
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day09.php

Day 8 - Social Bookmarking

2008-10-22T12:07:00.000-07:00

SOCIAL BOOKMARKING - Ed explains how social bookmarking lets people know about sites you're interested in and how you can use its power to take you a step closer to earning your first dollar.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LESSON 8 VIDEO
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day08.php

Day 7 - Tracking & Analysis

2008-10-22T11:50:00.000-07:00

HOW TO SET UP GOOGLE ANALYTICS - Guru Bob introduces Google Analytics and helps you set up an account to track your blog statistics.

TRACKING AFFILIATE LINKS - Dan shows you how to use the Thirty Day Challenge Stats Tracker to track the affiliate products you're testing on your Wordpress Direct blog.

ADDING TRACKED LINKS TO YOUR BLOG - Guru Bob is back and shows you how to link your Wordpress Direct blog with your sales offer and your articles.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 7 LESSON VIDEOS
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day07.php

Day 6 - Publishing a Blog

2008-10-22T11:45:00.000-07:00

There are four videos in Lesson 6:

AWESOME SOFTWARE & DOMAINS - Dan explains the advantages of owning your own domain name and shows you free options for hosting your blog.

HOW TO SET UP YOUR OWN HOSTING - Dan details how to set up your own independent hosting to give your new blog that extra push.

INSTALL A BLOG WITH WORDPRESS DIRECT - Ed shows you how to create your own SEO optimized blog with just a few mouse clicks using fantastic service called Wordpress Direct.

ADD CONTENT & PUBLISH A BLOG - Guru Bob brings it home and shows you how to get your first article up on your blog and how to insert your chosen affiliate product link.

The videos run just about an hour.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 6 LESSON VIDEOS
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day06.php

Day 5 - Getting Some Content

2008-10-20T12:41:00.000-07:00

FINDING ARTICLE CONTENT - GuruBob reveals another great feature of
Market Samurai: the Find Content module. He walks you through how
to use the tool to find content relevant to your target keyword.

MAKE YOUR OWN CONTENT - In this video, Ed shows you how to become a
Newsmaster. You'll learn how to collect news relevant to your
target keyword from a variety of sources (using his favorite,
Google Reader) and turn it into content that is uniquely yours. Ed
also explains the Attribution Method for creating content fast.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 5 LESSON VIDEOS
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day05.php

Other Challenge

2008-10-20T12:31:00.000-07:00

Immediate Edge - http://www.immediateedge.com/

Internet Marketing Glossary

2008-10-20T12:26:00.000-07:00

Anchor Text Analysis -
Backlinks -
Broad Match - search results that contain either 'Internet' and/or 'marketing'
Content Authority -
Deep Links -
EPC - Earnings Per Clicks
Hub Pages - are another Web 2.0 way to build off page authority for your blog.
Key Words
Key Words (Long Tailed)
Page Aurthority -
Phrase Match - search results that contains 'Internet marketing'
Pingback - are a common feature in most blogs - it's the way that blogs talk to each other when one blog links to another. (Often, they're mistakenly called a "Trackback")
SEO - Search Engine Optimisation
SEOC - SEO Competition
SERP - Search Engine Results Pages
Social bookmarking services
Squidoo Lens -

Day 4 - Finding Stuff to Test & Sell

2008-10-20T12:18:00.000-07:00

FINDING AN AFFILIATE PROGRAM - Ed introduces affiliate programs.
He shows you how to find the many products and services available to test your market to see if the buyers are biting.

WRITING YOUR FIRST COPY - Dan tackles copywriting, and shows you
how to take an existing piece of copy and turn it into a short "slippery" summary.

CREATING AMAZON LINKS - Here Dan shows you how to create a unique affiliate link for any of the thousands of products available on the Amazon site.

MANIPULATING IMAGES - In the last video, Dan walks you through how
to use a free web service to resize images to upload online.
The videos run about 50 minutes total.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DAY 4 LESSON VIDEOS NOW
http://www.thirtydaychallenge.com/members/training08/day04.php

Internet Marketing Guide

2008-10-20T12:17:00.000-07:00

Guide to the Thirty Day Challenge