First off, there is no magical secret to getting your site onto Google’s first page. Search engines are a strange and not-easily-navigated realm with many undisclosed algorithms in place ordering the rankings.
It’s good to know though, that there are a few things you can do to have your site be…
Reblogged from Race To The Bottom
“Race To The Bottom” is opposite from “Race To The Top”.
It’s a phrase coined by marketer Seth Godin that describes the race by all companies to get to the cheapest possible business model.
What this means is, more: WalMarts, Targets, Dollar Stores, et cetera.
It’s a race to get cheaper and cheaper labor.
Watch this video: http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/videos.html?ID=2183085294
Wake Up To Reality
We think we have more time than we really do to achieve our personal and professional goals.
When I was younger, I remember thinking “When will it be my birthday?” or “When will this school day end… I can’t wait any longer.”
Now—in my mid 30’s—I think “I can’t believe we are already half-way through the month.”
It seems to me, the older you get, the faster time passes you by. I dream about the businesses I want to start while I work on all the other things.
I’ve been slowly waking up to the realities around me. The real world has constraints, demands and opportunities. The clock is constantly ticking, and every day that passes us is one day closer to the end of our limited time on earth.
The fact is, I can achieve great outcomes in business and my personal life. But I need to take responsibility for myself.
Six or eight months ago I made a plan to lose weight, lower belly fat and start working out in the gym again. I took me 6 or 8 months to actually do it.
I’m on my first week of the program, and although I’m very sore, I feel really good! I set up a new website to track my progress: Workouts For Men Over Thirty.
The point is, I’ve taken steps to get back in shape. I have a plan and a vision. Now I am taking steps to accomplish that vision.
Future Life Decisions
It’s crazy how a simple sentence or two can guide future life (and business) decisions. By asking a few questions, you can come up with some solid life visions and goals.
As we begin 2012 I have been thinking a lot about what I want this year to give me.
I always start with some simple questions:
- What do I want to achieve?
- Where do I want to go?
- Why do I want it?
- What problems am I addressing?
In 2011, I was able to accomplish a lot of goals. This year, I have set my sights even higher.
For the beginning of 2012, my most important personal goal is to get back in shape. Now, get back in shape might not be the best description because I am in really good shape (I ran a half marathon in December). What I really want is to get my body back.
All my life I have worked out with weight training. Except last year. In 2011, I don’t think I lifted a single weight… and by body shows it. It’s looking a little fat and sloppy.
I know exactly what I need to do to look great again. Here it is.
1. Purchase the Dana DeSarle System [DDS]
DDS is a workout system for men. The system is designed specifically for busy men who don’t have much time to workout. Each workout is 30 minutes long. The system includes how-to videos, nutrition guides, personal email coaching and workout guides.
2. Dedicate Myself to the 9 Week Program
DDS is nine weeks. In the scheme of life, 9 weeks is nothing.
3. Follow the Workout Program
The men’s workout program is designed to be done 5 days per week. If each workout takes 30 minutes, that’s 2.5 hours per week. Again, two-and-a-half hours spent completely on my body is not a big deal at all.
4. Follow the Nutrition Guide
I am a realist. I know to lose weight and look good, a person needs to exercise and eat right. So, for the 9 week program, I am going to follow the nutrition guide exactly. (What’s great about DDS is the nutrition guide is not a diet, so I’m NOT going to be starving myself).
5. Document My Success
I am going to keep a detailed journal of my 9 weeks. I have created a new website: Workouts For Men Over 30. I am going to document each day’s workout and nutrition with blog posts and video.
I’m really looking forward to this. I know it’s going to be hard, but nothing worth anything is ever easy.
Everything begins next Monday.
SageNine: Importance Of Great Content To Your Online Business
If you want to make money online, you need traffic to your website.
There’s two ways to get traffic:
- Pay For Traffic (pay per click).
- Get Free Traffic (organic).
Obviously getting Free traffic is better than paying for traffic.
So how do you get free traffic?
Let’s not make this any harder…
When you are trying to create effective internet marketing strategies, the first course of action is usually not the best.
It’s really easy to get buried in the information overload. Buy this info product, read this blog, watch this video, and so on. I find myself sometimes getting into this…
Take the Distractions Out of Your Life
I remember the first cell phone I purchased. It was little, with clunky buttons. I hardly used it. When I was in high school I remember my buddy’s dad got a cell phone… it was giant. To use it, he had to carry around a big box with all these wires and a big antenna.
Today cell phones are much smaller, but still a huge pain.
I hate cell phones. They are a distraction to me. Maybe it’s because I grew up without them. (We didn’t even have them in college).
Alright doubters, I grant you we wouldn’t be where we are today without cell phones—but I still hate em. They are “time-suckers”.
One thing I hate about cell phones is how people get angry if you don’t text back instantly. I’ve done a good job in training my friends, family and employees that I don’t text back immediately—but it took awhile.
In my work day, I keep my cell phone in another area of the office. I don’t answer my cell phone or reply to text messages during the work day. It’s too distracting and takes away valuable time I need to get projects finished.
Email is very similar.
The worst thing you can do in the morning is open your email account. Why? Because you will get lost in the “open / answer” sequence of email. You can’t help it. Our brains are hard-wired to “close the loop.” This means you need to finish whatever you start. Email pulls you into this trap.
One of my clients at my Reno web design company was frantic the other day, telling me “I need more space on my email account!”
“Okay, not a big deal… just delete some emails and you’ll be good.”
This was a huge shock to her that anyone would ever delete email. But, she did (and I would argue better off for it).
If your inbox in chalked-full of emails, your mind wants to close that loop. It wants to reply to these emails. If your email is open all day while you work, every time you get an email, your mind wants to check the inbox.
My solution is to answer email twice per day. I open my email account everyday around 11 AM and again at 4 PM. If a client really needs something done badly, they call my office phone.
Trust me, if you take away these two distractions—Cell Phone and Email—you will be able to accomplish so much more each and every day.
At Bullsprig, our main revenue driver is creating effective internet marketing strategies and campaigns for clients. This is highly intensive work that requires intense concentration. If I spent my day answering email and replying to text messages I would not get anything done.
