And I’m always the first to be skeptical of these kinds of outrageous claims.

But today I may have to actually eat my words.

Because I just picked up a listbuildilng system that really is incredibly fast…,

And the traffic actually does keeps flow in on auto-pilot.

It’s a pretty new tactic on the scene that I’ve heard of.

But I never really knew how to implement it.

Then I found this:

Free Plug N Play Listbuilding System

At that link 7 figure marketer Bill McRea is GIVING AWAY this listbuilding system totally free…

It’s his way of getting some buzz going for his upcoming product launch (apparently he’s go another system up his sleeve that’s even better than this)

In any case..

I went and got this myself and it’s totally legit.

There’s nothing scammy about it all.
It’s just a way to instantly create a win-win offer that potential JV partners can’t refuse.

Bill hands you EVERYTHING you need to make it work. And I mean EVERYTHING.

So if you know the power of having a mailing list..

Do yourself a favor and go get this.

Do it now: Free Plug N Play Listbuilding System

I mean…you can’t beat the price, right?

P.S. There is one catch to this…you’ll have to help spread the word. But that’s easy for me because I’ve seen this strategy in action and know that it works.
You should get Free Plug N Play Listbuilding System now!

I am a huge fan of WordPress blogs.  They are easy to set up and can be molded to fit almost any application.  However, if you are using them “out of the box” so to speak, you aren’t getting their full benefits.  JT Pratt has a post on 20 Things WordPress Doesn’t Do Out of the Box.  Here’s a listing of the subtitles but you really need to visit his post to get the nitty gritty.

1. Page 1: WordPress Has No Breadcrumbs
2. Page 2 – WordPress has no Contact Form
3. Page 3 – Most WordPress Themes have no Archive Index
4. Page 4 – WordPress Has No Built In Stats
5. Page 5 – WordPress Has No Sitemap
6. Page 6 – WordPress Has no Database Tools
7. Page 7 – WordPress Has No Voting or Polls Tools
8. Page 8 – WordPress has no “Related Posts” Mechanism
9. Page 9 – You Can’t Reply to Comments Without Visiting Post Page
10. Page 10 – WordPress Comments are “nofollowed” by default
11. Page 11 – WordPress Has No Way to Append or Add Content to Your RSS Feed
12. Page 12 – WordPress Has No Way to Enforce URL Preference
13. Page 13 – WordPress Has No Mechanism for Adding Code to Posts
14. Page 14 – WordPress Has No Way to Control Meta Tags or Titles for SEO
15. Page 15 – WordPress Doesn’t Log or Notify 404 Not Found Errors
16. Page 16 – WordPress Doesn’t Log What People Search For
17. Page 17 – WordPress Has No Built-In Translation Capabilities
18. Page 18 – WordPress Has no Built In Advertising Mechanism
19. Page 19 – WordPress Has No Monetization Abilities Built-In
20. Page 20 – WordPress Has No Cache

If some of this makes no sense to you, feel free to comment and ask questions.   Obviously, all of these areas have work arounds.  Usually you just have to add a plug-in and configure it to do what you want.  Sometimes they come in paid packages but often they are free.  Why not use this list to make sure your blog is working its hardest for you and let me know what you think.

Rather than put some ratty old picture up, I found a YouTube video that celebrates balance.  Hope you like it!

If you are so new to all of this that you are afraid to touch anything on your WP Dashboard, do yourself a favor and visit Caroline Middlebrook’s site.  She has a free ebook and video series on building Niche Sites that will help you install a blog on your own server.  In the process, the fear of using the dashboard tends to evaporate. (It helped me).  She also has The Blogger’s Bible that you can get as a free email course.  It takes you from creating a niche blog site to what to do with it to make it work.  If you can’t wait for the email version, you can purchase it but start with the free one to see if it helps you.  She is very good at explaining what she is doing and why.

Of course, you can contact me or comment on this post.  Either way, I will be glad to get back to you if there is something I can help you with.  I don’t claim to be an expert or anything but I do like sharing what I have learned.  :0)

I did find a better way to use StumbleUpon.  Like any online community, StumbleUpon wants you to be an active member.  They don’t want you to use them as a bookmark repository and nothing more.  However, they do stimulate traffic (non-targeted) and can keep you from dropping into Internet Oblivion.

In my last post I said that I was going to start blog commenting and try to find some online communities in my niche.  I want to find blogs where people are commenting and not just posting.  By using the search feature in the StumbleUpon toolbar, I set my search parameters for blogs in my niche (garden blog) and then Stumbled a few of them.  I found some great sites to work with.  Over the next couple of weeks, I am going to do some daily posting to 5 or 6 of them and see what happens.  This should be fun.

My blogs have matured enough to have  some interesting information on them and I feel good about promoting them.  I’ve got backlinks accumulating through Traffic Bug and have submitted them to my accounts on Delicious, Diggo, etc.  In most cases I have articles submitted to Ezine Articles and Qondio and one or more Squidoo pages.  In short, they have a good start but need to go to the next level.

I have decided to start visiting forums and blogs to meet people with similar interests,  It’s one of the strategies Gideon and Yaro promoted in a recent Become A Blogger Mini Course email.  If this sounds like something that would help you, please take advantage of their course.  It’s free and worth spending some time on.  The following are notes that I want to refer back to.  I am sure the original will make more sense to you as he explains what I just noted.  (I don’t get a commission for saying that.)

My notes on their content:

1.  Leave amazing contents on blogs in your niche.  Target 5 blogs in your niche and develop a relationship with their owners and readers.

2.  Find popular forums in your niche.  Respond to other people’s questions.  You can submit a helpful original article and ask for other people to discuss it.  Make sure you check back and respond to their comments.

3.  Article Marketing – focus your efforts on 2 or 3 main directories and get known.  Never duplicate blog entries and articles.  (You don’t want a duplicate content penalty from Google.)

4.  After you have built a relationship, guest post on other blogs.  (Remember you built a relationship first in #1)

5.   You can use offline media such as fliers, ads, business cards, etc.

Long Term Recommendations to Move Toward:

1.  Create an original resource and build a list.

2.  Online video – YouTube is a great way to start and does generate traffic.  Check out http://getyourvideoonline.com for help getting started.

3.  Social Media – Pick three like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter and get involved.  [For me, this is part of life as we now know it but I haven't moved into them for promotional purposes.  Maybe this is more of a change of direction for the use of these services?]

4.  Audio/Video podcasts – I don’t think I’m ready to face this.  I think YouTube should come first.

Remember, this blog is a place for me to figure out what works for me and what my next steps will be.  I also record neat things I come across and don’t want to forget.  It’s purpose isn’t so much promotional, as experimental.  If you find something here that helps you, please let me know what and why.  Your insights will help me as well.