Archive for July, 2021
How Do You Set Up A Blog?
by Rahimah Sultan
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In my last article we covered what to do before you start blogging.
Now, you need to actually set up your blog.
How do you go about setting up a blog?
1. The first step to setting up a blog is picking the right topic.
For a personal blog you’re only concerned about enjoying the topic and having fun.
But, if you want to create income you need a winning blog topic.
Don’t try to be unique or clever. Pick a topic that has an existing audience and popular blogs already competing for the audience attention.
Who will link to you if there is no competition? Where will you get your audience? How will anyone find you?
2. The correct blogging platform is vital. To test the water you can start with a free blog at Medium.com and check ideas for viability. (A suggestion only. No compensation for me.)
When you’re ready to build an audience and make money online, use self-hosted WordPress.
That’s WordPress.org NOT WordPress.com
You can check out the difference here.
3. Now, decide on a domain name. Make a list of topics that interest you. These could be topics you think might be profitable, hobbies, or something random you’ve read about.
When your list is complete, check out these questions:
Do blogs on this topic have a Facebook page with more than 10k fans?
Do any blogs on this topic more than 50k followers on Twitter?
Does Amazon have any books with more than 30 reviews on this topic?
Are there any Google ads when you search for words and phrases related to this topic?
Do any words or phrases related to this topic have more than 100k searches in Google’s Keyword Planner tool?
If the answer to these questions is yes, you’re good to go.
Your domain name needs to represent your audience, a specific topic, and a benefit. For example:
Name the Audience. TheBlogStarter.com
Name the Specific Topic. TechRadar.com
Name the Benefit. MakeALivingWriting.com
Once you’ve made a decision on your domain name, you need to check its availability and purchase it through a domain registrar. Any one of the following would be a good choice, and the fee is about $8 to $10 per year for a .com extension.
http://www.godaddy.com
http://www.namecheap.com
http://www.networksolutions.com
http://www.onlydomains.com
4. Purchase a web hosting plan. You need a place for your website on the Internet. You can pay a small fee to keep your website on the Internet, handle all your visitors, back up your website, provide customer support, manage the security of your website, and so on.
There are loads of WordPress hosts, but I recommend HostThenProfit.com (affiliate link).
Do not purchase anything else when you buy a domain name. The registrars will try to get you to do so, but don’t take the bait, as you’ll be setting everything up under your web hosting plan.
You’re now ready to roll.
So, how do you set up a blog?
By following these steps you can create your blog, grow an audience, and start earning a real, tangible income.
Don’t wait days, weeks, or months to get started. Start a blog today — right now.
MLM Is A Legitimate Business Model
by Rahimah Sultan
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MLM (multi-level marketing) IS a legitimate business model. MLM is a marketing strategy in which the sales force is compensated not only for the sales they generate but also for the sales of the other salespeople that they recruit. This recruited sales force is referred to as the participant’s “downline”, and can provide multiple levels of compensation.
MLMs have been around for over a century, are legitimate, and they work for some people.
In multi-level marketing, companies basically promise a chance to leave your 9-5 job, be your own boss, make lots of money, and make new friends in the process.
There is an ongoing debate as to whether these companies and programs are legitimate business opportunities or not.
The reason for most of the confusion is that multi-level marketing companies follow a concept similar to a pyramid scheme, except for two significant differences:
One being members at any level of a multi-level marketing model can theoretically make income through the company’s products and/or services without signing up any new members.
The second difference is that members of any level in a multi-level marketing plan can earn more than the people who signed them up.
Multi-level marketing companies are legal although structured almost exactly like a pyramid scheme.
A pyramid scheme is a non-sustainable business that involves the exchange of money, usually in the form of a sign-up fee, and usually has no product or service.
Following are some major indicators of a pyramid scheme.
* Programs that focus more on recruitment of new people rather than the sale of a product or service to an end-user consumer.
* Plans that claim you will make money through continued growth of your “downline” rather than through your own sales of products.
* Programs that ask distributors to purchase expensive inventory. There are horror stories of people with a basement or garage full of merchandise that no one will buy.
* Plans that ask you to sign a contract or pay money to participate in a multi-level marketing program, or any business opportunity, without taking your time and reading all of the paperwork.
Talk the opportunity over with a spouse, knowledgeable friend, accountant, or lawyer. If you feel that you are being subjected to high-pressure sales tactics or are not being given enough time to review the details, go elsewhere.
* Products or services are simply vehicles for recruitment. The products may be gimmicks and/or overpriced, but even high-quality products may serve as a cover for recruitment activities.
According to the FTC, a pyramid scheme is defined as a company that specifically pays members for recruiting purposes only.
Check the FTC’s website.
To be super-successful in network marketing, you have to recruit new members.
It doesn’t matter how good your product or service is — the real money is in the flow of new recruits.
There’s the age-old debate that standard companies are set up like a pyramid, with a CEO at the top, some more officials under them, managers at the next lower level, and the team under the managers.
MLMs are completely different from standard companies.
Most companies don’t require their new employees to pay a sign-up fee to join, or have the majority of their product sales coming from their own employees, nor do most companies allow workers to personally recruit other employees into the business. HR does that.
Once you have found a legitimate multi-level marketing company that you want to be a part of, you must put in the work to make it profitable. If you want to succeed be disciplined and treat it like a business and be willing to follow advice from others who have made it.
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