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When you sit down to write a post for your Direct Sales blog it is important to remember that your blog posts should be more “informational” type of posts instead of “spammy” type of posts. When people visit Direct Sales blogs they are looking more for the important information that you post and less for your sales spam ads.

When writing a post for your blog, here are a few important tips to remember.

* Title your blog post with related keywords on the content that is contained within your blog post. This will help search engines find your post and will help give readers a ‘sense’ of the information that is contained within the post itself.

* The opening paragraph in your blog post should be a great paragraph that entices the reader to continue reading your post. Furthermore, it should be a “preview” of what your blog post is all about.

* The body of your post should have approximately 3 keywords within it. You do not want to overload your post with keywords as search engines frown on that and consider it to be keyword spam. The body of your post should be written cleanly and concisely to get your message across to the reader.

* The summary paragraph in your blog post should be just that…a summary of what the reader just read. Keep the summary concise and to the point.

Your blog posts should be 200-300 words when they are informational posts and you should always use spell-checker before publishing them. Writing a great blog post does take some time and practice, but the more you write for your blog the easier it will get.

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7  Quick and Easy Tips For Building Backlinks to Your Website Or Blog by Loretta Oliver

It has been said that links are the currency of the internet. While many marketing and traffic building methods come and go, this seems to hold true. Links make the internet go around. So, naturally you want to have as many incoming links to your site or blog as you possibly can. The more relevant they are the better.

There are many kinds of links and link programs out there on the web today. You’ll hear terms like one way links, three way links, do follow links, no follow links, SEO backlinks, .edu links, link wheel, and so on and so forth. It can be overwhelming and confusing to say the least.

Let’s simplify this and just look at 7 ways to build links to your website without ripping your hair out. Don’t worry about the technical details of things, just think of a link as a link and block the rest from your mind for a moment.

* Blog Commenting. This is a fast easy way to get relevant incoming links. Visit blogs that are about the same topic as your site and leave a relevant comment on a recent post. That’s it. You’ll get a link back from the comments section and hopefully you’ve found a great new blog to read regularly.

* Build a Squidoo Lens. This seems to scare some folks, but it’s really easy to do. Building a Squidoo lens is mostly point and click plus drag and drop. There are no special technical skills needed and you can have a lens up in 20 minutes or less linking back to your website or blog.

* Comment on a Squidoo Lens. Maybe you’re not feeling up to taking the time to build a Squidoo lens right now, or you’re in a bit of a hurry. No problem, you can still harness the link power of Squidoo by commenting on an already existing lens about your topic and including a link to your website as the resource. Easy peasy.

* Submit an Article to Directories. That sounds simple right? Write an informative article about your topic and submit it to article directories. Not only will you get an incoming link from the article directory, but also whenever someone republishes your article on their site. Again, super easy and non technical.

* Be a Guest Author. If articles and comments are a great way to get links, then being a guest author at another site or blog is just pure brilliance. Being a guest expert not only gets you a nice in content link to the page of your choice, it establishes you as the go to person on the topic and gets you in front of an entirely new audience.

* Bookmark It. While not my personal favorite method for link building, it is still a backlink. Bookmarking on social media sites like Digg, Delicious, Facebook etc…. I don’t really recommend bookmarking your own stuff, but instead putting a few select social media icons on your site to allow your visitors to choose which content to submit to those places. Don’t worry, they will.

* Help Someone on a Forum. Message board communities are powerful and amazing places online. If you find a forum that is based around your niche or topic, sign up and get active. Helping someone on a forum is like handing out free cookies. People will love you for it. Be honest, be yourself, and don’t forget to link back to your website in your signature and profile while you’re there.

Now go out there and get some links! If you’re looking for a step by step daily action plan for backlink building the easy way check out 5,000 Backlinks from Lynn Terry and Paul Short. The powerful daily action plans in 5,000 Backlinks make it easy for you to get at least 15 or more links back to your sites in an hour or less per day. It’s so easy you can even outsource the work to your kids!

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A few days ago I posted here on my blog about some inappropriate behavior I saw going on over on Twitter with some so-called business professionals. Well today…I would like to address some mistakes I see professionals making on their business blogs.

In today’s world…blogging is hot! You will find current event blogs, personal blogs, hobby blogs, business blogs…just about a blog on any topic that you could ever imagine.

When it comes to personal blogs…by all means, post whatever you want, as often as you want and use any type of language you want to use. However…if you have a business blog…you really need to watch what you are posting on it as posting the “wrong” thing can indeed reflect poorly on you and your business.

You do not want to trash talk other businesses and/or blogs on your business blog and you certainly don’t want to use foul or offensive language. I think for most of us that is common sense but apparently there are those out there that feel that it’s their blog and they can post what they want to post. While that is true (it is their blog) if it’s a business blog…your postings can and do reflect on you as a business professional.

I know when I visit business related blogs I don’t want to read about your “partying experiences”, posts about your naughty neighbors, fights you have going on with fellow consultants/competition, inappropriate language and other nonsense. I feel if you want to post those type of topics you should make a PERSONAL blog and post them there.

I have unfollowed many blogs the past month due to inappropriate postings on their business blogs. Yes..this is my personal opinion but I do know that it’s also a popular opinion with those who visit & read business blogs.

Keep your business blog about business…and leave the naughty personal things to a personal blog or keep them to yourself.

It’s that time of year again and the Work at Home Business Options blog will be participating in the Mom Chats Summer Blog Tour 2011.

Mom Chats is a wonderful site online that is owned and operated by my good friend Val Selby and this site totally caters to moms! You will find all kinds of information on Mom Chats like recipes, how to save money, parenting tips, household tips, home business tips for moms, how to set and keep personal and business goals and so much more!

In addition, you can network with other moms in the Mom Chats chat room or attending one of her great learning/educational chats. If you are in direct sales and want to hold an online party or attend one…you can do so in the Mom Chat’s chat room!

I am really looking forward to Val from Mom Chats visiting us on July 7th, 2011 and you can check out the Mom Chats Blog Tour Schedule to see all of the fabulous blogs Val will be visiting on her tour!

When Val visits my blog we will be doing a giveaway and the prize will be a fabulous ebook for Direct Sales on hosting & holding online parties! yeah!!!

Shelly

Writing Effective Blog Posts and Articles for Online Marketing by Roger Moody

If you’re reading this, you found it online and most likely are seeking assistance in growing your online presence or an online business. Any successful online business owner should have and maintain at least one blog.

Blogging has become an integral part of any online business and updating the blog or blogs should become routine. Having a business blog can be one of the best things you can do for your successful online business as it helps attract people to you and gain more prospects for your business.

Blogging and article marketing should be done simultaneously and can significant increase your online marketing efforts.

Blogging also allows you to stay in touch and build a relationship with people already on your team that may be scattered around the country or the globe. If you desire an effective and popular blog you don’t need much.

For example this author, Roger Moody has a successful online home based business from a home office in Indianapolis, Indiana. We may operate a successful online business from Indianapolis but our home based business income is spread nicely across the country. Our business blog (at rogerlmoody dot com) mentions Indianapolis but the information contained on that blog site is applicable to anyone working a online home based business.

The real trick to building an effective blog doesn’t lay in the domain name, or the layout (although obviously you don’t want an ugly blog) but in the content aka the posts themselves.

So how do you write more effective blog posts that will not only captivate your current readers and keep them coming back but help you gain a bigger and bigger audience and at the same time raise your blog in the search engines?

Her are a few simple tips to help you write better content for your blog.

1. Keywords

This can not be said enough. If you want to build a successful home based business, popular and effective blog you can’t do it without the use of keywords. Take some time and do your keyword research because it will pay off big time if you do it right! Another good tip is to use keywords in the categories for your blog as well! Wherever you can fit in a keyword do it!

2. Be Original

Nobody is going to come back an visit a boring blog. Make sure your content is original and exciting. The most effective blogs I’ve found will have a mix of helpful content and personal stories. You want your readers to know and trust you as a business person as well as care about you as an individual.

3. Use Videos and Pictures when applicable

I can not stress enough how much adding videos and pictures will add to your blog. Breaking up your text with pictures will make people want to read more and more and the more personal the pics can be the better. So if you’re talking about your trip to Hawaii with the family don’t just use a stock photo of Hawaii use one of you and your family! Another tip is to make sure and keyword optimize the titles of your pictures before you post them as well!

Those are just a few simple tips that will help your blog become more popular. Make sure you work on your blog at least a couple times a week and follow these tips and you’ll be good to go!

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7 Basic Blogging Tips For New Business Bloggers

If you are trying to build and market an online business, you should add blogging to your marketing efforts. When you have a business blog…it is a great way to communicate with your customers and clients on a more personal level.

If you are just getting your feet ‘wet’ with blogging for your business, here are a few of my favorite tips.

1. Organization: Your blog should be kept clean and organized. It is important that it have a professional laid-back appearance but not overly stuffy. Your topics should be listed in tabs across the top of the page or along the side, so that readers can easily find the content they are interested in reading.

2. Color Scheme and Layout: The color scheme you choose for your blog should be easy on the eyes and appealing. You should avoid dark backgrounds and neon colors for a business blog. Stick to contempory colors or neutral tones. Your layout should be user friendly and easy to navigate.

3. Content: You will want the content that you post to be related to your business niche. This content should be informative content. If you fill your new business blog up with nothing but sales pitches and advertisements, readers will stay away as it gives the appearance of a spam site. Readers want information…so walk a fine line between the advertisements and informative content that you post.

4. Graphics: When possible, post original graphics within your blog posts as it adds interest to the post that your readers are reading. You never want to ‘steal’ graphics from another site without that site’s permission. If you don’t have access to a digital camera and can’t provide your own graphics, you can find free graphic sites and low-cost graphics online that you can use. You will need to appropriately post ‘sized’ graphics to fit within your blog’s template.

5. Engage Your Readers: A great way to engage readers is by asking and posting questions or asking your readers for their opinion on a particular product or topic. A fun way to engage readers would be to offer the occasional giveaway of your products or business services. Everyone likes a great giveaway for free goods!

6. Back Up Your Blog: It is very important that you back up your blog on a weekly basis or after you post new content to your blog. In this day and age…you never know when your blog might go down and you will need to repost all of your material.

7. Consistency: To get a loyal following of readers to read your blog…you will need to be consistent with posting new content to your site. I personally recommend adding new content at least twice a week. Keeping your content fresh and updated will keep your readers coming back for more.

Blogging for your business can be an enjoyable and profitable experience if you start your blog off on the right foot. Spend some time reading various blogs and make some notes of what you like and don’t like and incorporate those thoughts into the design of your own business blog. Having a great blog that readers want to read…takes a lot of dedication and hard work. Keep with it and you will see fantastic blogging success.

Shelly Hill has been blogging for business for the past 4 years. Shelly owns Work At Home Business Options located at http://www.workathomebusinessoptions.com where you can find free business articles, tips, ideas & resources. Shelly Co-Owns the site Two Classy Ghostwriting Chics with her business partner Chris Carroll located at http://www.twoclassyghostwritingchics.com. Shelly and Chris can write articles, web site, blog and newsletter content for you to use on your own web site or blog.