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Your About Page Template

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Your “About” Page gives your reader very basic information about you and your business.  This is also an area that gives you an opportunity to tell a bit of your back story here.  The basic information you want to include is a picture of you out in nature, if you have pets, it’s ok to feature them here as well.  That being said, if you happen to be the crazy cat lady, just choose your one favorite cat to show people that you enjoy animals.  Your audience will get the idea.

The next area is the Who I Am section where you give your name, why you’re qualified to do what you’re doing.  Basically you want to tell your audience, why they should listen do you.  Do you have degrees or certifications?  Go ahead and list those here.  If you don’t have degrees or certifications and you just happen to be passionate in this area, let your audience know how long you’ve been doing work in this area.

After the Who I Am section, the What I Do section will tell your reader what exactly it is that you can do for them.  You can tell them in a very general way how you will produce results for them when they choose to work with you.  For instance, you might say something such as “I do live in-person events, teleseminars, video courses, streaming live worldwide events as well as eCourses via e-mail”.  Make sure you incorporate exactly what it is that differentiates you from everyone else in this area.

At this point, you’ll want to get a little personal and tell folks why you’re doing this.  This area is call the Why I Do It area.  You can use the DIP method to present your case here if you’d like.  The DIP method goes like this:

  • What you’re doing today
  • “But it wasn’t always this way…”
  • How you changed your stars
  • Tell them about your road to recovery
  • Why you choose to work with your clients.  What is your paycheck of the heart?

The Why I Do It area is only one short paragraph so you’ll want to just use one sentence each for the bullet points above to  create your paragraph.

Finally, you’ll want to give your audience information on how they can contact you in the How to Connect with You area.  Be sure to include your links to social media here along with a reminder to sign up for your incredible free offer and your newsletter to receive regular updates. 

That’s it!  Your template is below.  Enjoy!

<Insert Picture Here>

Who I am

What I do

Why I Do It

How to Connect With Me

 

Free Websites versus Paid Websites

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Are you sure you want a free website?  If you’re just looking to create a website for personal interest and you don’t care about making serious money or even having someone purchase your website at a later date for a large amount of money then having a free website might be an option.

Did you know that you can make money just by blogging about your passion?  You can and some people are supporting themselves by doing just that!  You don’t have to be a software genius either!  If you can type an e-mail, you can have a money making website.

Are you looking for a free website because you’re a budget-minded individual?  I can certainly respect that!  Most websites can be created in less than a day for less than $100 if you know what you’re doing.  The beauty of this is that you have control over your website.  You’re website can be sold later if you choose and you can decide what environment to work in to create your website.  Free websites offer a restricted environment and only a handful of applications that can be integrated.  WordPress has literally thousands of options for your to add to your environment.  You can sell your own products and not be restricted as to what you can and cannot do on the website that you actually own.  Imagine being able to say, “I have my own website”.

Free websites offer the ability to get your message out quickly and cheaply.  With a free website, there really isn’t an obligation on the host to actually back up your website or even to consider you when they choose to sell to another company or just close up shop one day.  If you’re planning to build a beautiful website and put a lot of work into it, wouldn’t you like to know that it won’t just disappear overnight?  That would be like going to work one day to find that your job has been eliminated.

I am creating a program where you can learn to create your own website and learn how to start a blog using a step-by-step formula and incorporate the website builder, WordPress, so that you can work in a very simple, easy to use environment.  You’ll see how easy it is to start a website and even start a blog at the same time.  I’ll show you, using video tutorials and step-by-step instructions, the best options to add to your environment so that you can achieve your desired results!  You’ll be able to begin making money online very quickly.  The beauty of this is that once you learn the method using my step-by-step formula, you can use it again and again to create an army of money making websites!

Write Your First Blog Post (Part 2 of 2)

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In the first part of this article, we discussed finding and using keywords as well as how to utilize the Six Servants to give your post a structure so that the reader can determine if the post is appropriate for them.   We will now discuss how to move your reader forward as you lead them to your desired destination.

Lay Out the Path to Your Destination

Your reader will need to know how to get from point A to your desired destination.  Lead them step by step to the finished product.  Point A is simply where on the path your reader is now.  Your desired destination is where your reader will be once the information you have is transferred to them.  At the end of reading your article, you will want to include direction (hopefully to more of your content) to more information or the next logical step to take to get to the next level in their journey.  As your blog post unfolds, your reader may need specific tools/information to take them to the next step along the way.  Equip your reader as you proceed just as the Google Keyword External Tool was introduced at the beginning of this blog post.  Your blog post takes the reader on a journey from Point A to your desired destination with you leading the way.  The question you want to answer along the way is “The reader will leave with an understanding of…”.  If this question is answered with “I have no clue”, that’s a great opportunity for your to rewrite that area to gain clarity for the reader.  Here is a simple outline for you to follow:

o  Answer the Six Servant questions for the reader.  Give them a reason to want to read your article.

o  Describe Point A

o  What tools does the reader need at this point?  Where do they find the tools?  What is the tool used for?

o  The reader will leave with an understanding of…

o  What is the next logic step along the path?  Describe the next logical step.

o  What tools does the reader need at this point?  Where do they find the tools?  What is the tool used for?

o  The reader will leave with an understanding of…

o  Summary

o  What are the next possible steps once the desired outcome is achieved?  Where can the reader possibly go from here?  Why would the reader want to revisit your blog?

Key Points to Keep in Mind

Use the rule of 21 W’s.  You will want to create a template with 21 W’s to determine how wide to make your posts for easy reading.  A good rule of thumb is to put 21 W’s on your page as your guide to how wide to make your post.

Keep your posts to about 300-350 words.  Anything long can be broken up into a series for easier reading.  That way the reader can choose if they wish to continue reading or not.

At each point along the way, you will want to give a subheading to describe what that section of the article is about.

Summary

You now have a framework around which you can structure your blog posts.  By using the Six Servants and Laying Out the Path to Your Destination for your readers, you will have a well written, concise blog post that creates value for your reader.

Now that you have your first blog post written, you will want to publish it.  I will describe publishing a blog post in my next posting, Publish Your First Blog Post, with a video example.

Web Pages Made Easy!

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Are you stuck trying to build your first website, or frustrated
looking for just the right niche WordPress theme for your site?

Well, I’ve just found the solution you’ve been waiting for… and
you’re going to love it.

You’re probably familiar with WordPress.

As the world’s leading blogging platform, WordPress offers a
number of standard “themes” anyone can use in the design of their
website.

But these themes were not created with you in mind.

So my friend Joel Comm has been developing a premium WordPress
theme specifically geared toward online marketers and niche
bloggers which can be setup in minutes…

Watch the video at:

You’ve never seen a theme as easy to use with so much
functionality.

Some of the features include:

– Custom Header Design System
– 160 + Niche Headers
– 1000’s of Design Combinations
– Built in Clickbank Monetization
– Built in Social Media Slider
– WordPress Tutorials and Training
– Internet Marketing Training videos
– Integrated Affiliate Links for Theme earn 50%

With Socrates, not only can you control all the links on the
primary navigation bar, but there are also give you three
optional navbars. At the top right, bottom left and bottom right.

There’s an optional “Ad Bar” which allows users to insert a
728X90 Ad Unit above their content, and lets them enter a
Clickbank ID to rotate two Clickbank products on the top right.

There is also a “custom html” section in the upper right where
more ad units, optin boxes, or any html code can be added.

It’s get better.. in this same space there are some social icons
for Facebook, Twitter, and your RSS Feed.

– Choose From 50+ Backgrounds or Upload Your Own

The Socrates Theme comes preloaded with 50+ backgrounds to suit
your own personal style.

– Create Custom Headers On The Fly!

Over 160 Niche header designs which you can instantly insert into
your theme and brand with your site title and description.

– Multiple Layout Design

You have the ability to choose left sidebar, right sidebar, and
split sidebar designs with either 150px width or 300px width.

This is just the beginning of Socrates. There are even more
features coming in the next version.

Go check this out now and watch the brief video for an overview
of how Socrates Theme is the answer you have been looking for!

To Your Success,

Joan Pounds