Monday, January 16, 2012

Legal Resources

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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Promoting Your Offline Business With Great Content

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Social media isn’t just a way to get together and talk with friends. While it would be entirely possible for you to set up a Twitter feed and tweet all day about the weather and food and television, this isn’t the most effective way to get people thinking about your offline business. The more effective way to get them to sit up and take notice is by your content. It’s one of the most oft-repeated mantras of our time â€" content is king. And so it is.


One of the cornerstone tenants of SEO is the importance of having solid, informative content. While it’s possible to stuff your website or your social media page full of keywords, this won’t necessarily improve the status of your site and definitely wont’ charm the customer. The reason why people subscribe to Twitter feeds and friend businesses is because the content those social network pages are offering is informative and interesting. Very few people are going to follow a business’ blog or Twitter feed very long if the content isn’t there.


So, how do offline businesses insure that their online content is interesting and informative? Well, the first thing that you can do is take advantage of the serious one-up you have on online business â€" that is, your ability to directly interface with the customer. In other words: ask. Ask your customers, “If this business started a Twitter feed or a Facebook page, what kind of content would you like to see? What would keep you interested?” Obviously, it’s more useful if you can ask repeat customers who have shown an open interest in the wares of your store. These are the people who will let you know what they want to see, and if your veteran customers are interested in something regarding your store or product, it’s likely that there’s a treasure trove of other people who would like access to that same content.


Another important thing to keep in minds insofar as content is concerned is keeping your “updates” useful and short. Nobody wants to have their inbox spammed constantly with daily updates from your store. It’s unlikely that many people are that interested, and if you overdo social media networking, it will turn off potential customers. The best way to go about it is to think hard about every update you make. Ask yourself, “Is this informative, or useful? If I were going to receive information from a company using this format, would I want to read this or would I trash it?” If you’d trash it, don’t send it.


A good rule of thumb is to keep your social media contacts updated once a week. This shows constant activity and that the account is a “live” one without being totally overbearing. Keep your content coming, but don’t bury your followers!

Friday, January 6, 2012

Keeping Your Site Updated With Wordpress Upgrades

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If you use WordPress to power your websites, there will be times you need to upgrade. Luckily WordPress lets you know this right in the back office of your website. You will get a notification that WordPRess is ready to be updated, and a handy link you can click on to do it. Should you click it as soon as you see it? I am not so sure about that, here are some things to think about:


1. Is the release brand new? If the latest WordPress release is brand new you might want to hold off for awhile. They do a great job of testing and re-testing their releases. Going live always brings up a hiccup or two, it is just the nature of the beast. If you hold off a week or two that will give the WordPress development team time to address any bugs. So for example, instead of upgrading to WordPress 3.0 maybe wait a couple days and see if WordPress 3.1 is going to come out.


2. Backup! Yeah i will admit I have upgraded WordPress before without backing up, and nothing happened. Why tempt fate though? Why take the chance. I know I never want to be the guy on WordPress support forums saying "I didn't back up my site but..." Make sure you back up your site before an upgrade.


I usually use the cPanel of my host to create a database backup. You will have to figure out how your host handles back ups. I also back up my wp-content folder by downloading it via FTP. I zip it and create a copy to store a couple different places. Lastly, I do an export from the back office of WordPress. I navigate to Tools and then Export. This way I get a small XML file that will cover all of my pages, posts and comments.


3. Plugin Compatibility - One of the best reasons for waiting to see if a release is stable is that it gives plugin developers a chance to catch up. When you upgrade there is always the chance your plugins won't make it. If you have a certain plugin that you find indispensable, you might want to monitor it to see if it gets updated to match the WordPress upgrade. Some plugins will work fine anyways, and if you keep an eye on the plugin homepage or forums you will find that out as well.


If you remember these three steps or rules, you will have no problem with your WordPress updates. The biggest key is to back up! Years of hard work can be flushed down the toilet if you don't! Enjoy your WordPress site and may all your updates be smooth and trouble free!

Monday, January 2, 2012

Making Sure Your PLR Investments Will Work For You

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There is a lot of PLR content available online these days.  With more content being created, there is more opportunity to find great PLR products.  I remember even a few years ago, there was much less PLR available and the quality was a bit less impressive, generally speaking.  Now that there is more and more good quality being created, it is time that people get picky.


Why?


One of the main uses and benefits of PLR is in re-branding. You can take a fully finished product and slap your name on it. You gain instant credibility, an asset and potentially a money making tool.  Just like with anything though do you want to slap your name on poor quality PLR?  As soon as your name goes onto that product, it reflects on you and your brand.


Imagine walking into a meeting looking to an offline meeting to secure a 6 figure deal, would you want to toss a bad quality “report” to the customer you are trying to close?  Worse yet do you want your NAME on it?


If you are even considering this, just to let you know the answer is…no.  No you do NOT want to do that.


You want PLR products you can be proud of.   PLR products that will help close a deal and brand you as a pro â€" not make you look like a rookie in over his head.


When you are buying a PLR product that you plan on rebranding as your own, and you want to be proud of it….then there are a couple things to look for:


1. Packaging â€" Is the packaging for this product unique and high quality? Are there some graphic design elements included with the PLR.  Packaging can make a report really stand out and adds professionalism.  A proper cover page makes a difference. It grabs and holds attention.  packaging isn’t just about the design though â€" what about the actual report/ebook?  You want to make sure it is typed out in an easy to follow style that looks professional.  Visual appeal counts in our society so if you buy PLR without any â€" you might want to consider the extra cost it will take to have some created.


2. How It is Written â€" You should always read your PLR to make sure it is error free.  While typos happen and can be easily addressed with the editable versions, significant grammar issues can be tougher to tackle.  Since the price of PLR is so low, often producers will outsource there work to people who have English as a second language.  This can lead to grammar issues, a clunky read and other confusions.  English is actually one of the toughest languages to master because of a lot of weird idiosynracies.  Even English speaking writers might not be any good.  This is why you have to read your products through to make sure they are the quality you’d be proud to hand someone.


3. Current â€" You want to have current info. PLR can be sold for years and if the content isn’t updated then it can quickly lag behind current times.  if you are an offline marketing trying to land web based deals, you want current info.  Your customer certainly will.  The best way to ensure current PLR is to buy freshly created content.  This won’t guarantee the content is current, but it certainly helps.  Often PLR membership sites are good for this because they are constantly adding new content.