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31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge

Problogger's 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge (http://www.problogger.net/archives/2009/03/25/31-days-to-build-a-better-blog-sign-up-here/). It officially starts on April 1 and I am really looking forward to it. It sounds like a good idea. I know I have been neglecting this blog over the last few months. I have really been missing it. So once I decided I wanted to start to learn more about getting extra money online again, I realised I needed to do this challenge. If you feel like your blog needs a wake up call then you should register for the challenge too. It would be interesting to see who is doing it. If you are also going to register for the challenge then leave a comment with your details and I will add your link to the challenge page. -Bec

Building Rapport with your readers!

Building rapport is not an easy thing to do but it is one thing I've realised lately that is quite important. In my job, we are trained that the first thing to do when you meet someone is to build rapport with them. We use the rule of 9, which means that you find out 9 things about them and give them 3 things back about you. This could be anything from where you live, if you have kids or a partner, what kind of job you have and what interests you. So how does this help me? Well it is very important if you write a blog to build rapport with your readers. In this online world that would be through comments, forums and instant messaging. It is important to encourage your readers to leave comments and also to join the network. Do you enjoy having comments left on your blog? Does it give you ideas about which to write? Or if you are a reader, do you revisit sites that gave you something in return?

Introducing the new Make Money Online Club!

Hi Everyone, Finally the launch of the Make Money Online Club! When you join you can submit your link to the Links Page, Topsite List and participate in the Forum amongst a lot more. Please read below to find out some more details. I will be adding more and more each day! So what is this Make Money Online Club? Well, it's a place to mingle, interact, learn, grow and change your life! So who can join this club? Do you make money online? Do you wish you made more money online? Then this is the club for you! Over the last 15 or so years, the world wide web has evolved and websites have become much more interactive and easier to create. There are now many tools that can help you get your voice and business out there, in front of the world! This means that the number of ways to make money online has also grown exponentially and it's our job to find and share those ways! So who is this club intended for? This club is intended for people with an interest in internet marketing, online advertising, affiliate marketing, netweb marketing, multi-level marketing, ppc advertising, blogging or anything else that may be related to making money online. So what does this club aim to do? This club aims to bring people from all different backgrounds together to share effort and gain knowledge. It is a community where we can learn what works and what doesn't. It is a place to make friends with people in similar working situations. It can also be a place to expand your business! So what are the benefits of becoming a member? -make connections with other members -browse member profiles -read and post in the forum -submit your site to the topsite list for more exposure -submit your site to the links section and track hits -keep track of your forum posts and replies -sign other members guestbooks -upload profile pictures -share information and ideas -network with other members -private message center and more being added each day! So if gaining exposure and learning heaps is right for you, join the Make Money Online Club (http://becslife.com/index.php/Create-an-account.html) today!

Million Blog List & Blog Review

Hi Everyone! I discovered an interesting little project! Apparently there are said to be around 70 million blogs published on the internet today. This is a project to list them all and see how long it takes to get to 1 Million! It's easy to add your site. If you've got a blog I recommend you get on the list (http://millionbloglist.com/), the worst that can happen is you get some traffic! The Million Blog List (http://millionbloglist.com/) is a cool experiment to see how fast word of mouth travels on the internet. They are up to about 1400 blogs at the moment. On another note, my site has recently been reviewed. You can see the review here (http://todaysblogreview.blogspot.com/2008/04/becs-quest-to-work-at-home-full-time.html). Unfortunately it was done before I changed my theme. I did take into consideration some of his advice though. If you want your blog reviewed and featured on Today's Blog Review (http://todaysblogreview.blogspot.com) it costs about 300 Entrecard credits so it's a good deal! You can find his Entrecard profile here (http://entrecard.com/details/22174) and ask for a review or purchase one in the shop. He's sent a bit of traffic my way which is nice. Another Entrecard Blog that I enjoy reading is a friend of mine from back in Canada. She decided on January 1st this year to try something new each day! So everyday so far this year she has been blogging about doing something new. It includes pictures and some crazy things. She's left a disposable camera in a park with a note for people to take pictures and leave the camera. She went back and found the camera developed it and posted the pictures up! You can visit Lisa 365 Everyday New (http://lisa365everydaynew.blogspot.com/) and see how someone is changing their life everyday by trying one thing new and writing about it. Last but not least, I read an interesting post on Hochstadt (http://www.hochstadt.com/why-i-do-not-use-feedburner) about him not using Feedburner. I have been debating in my head the same thing about whether to stick with Feedburner (which I have combined with Aweber) or to just stick with Aweber (http://becslife.biz/goto.php?link=aweber). I'm going to research it a bit more and make a decision but I'm curious about what you think. Any strong feelings either way? -Bec

Twitter and MyBlogLog Statistics

Hi All, Well, as promised I have signed up for Twitter! I've added 'My Twitter Updates' to the sidebar. It's a quick way of writing an entry and letting people know you are still alive without writing a whole article! I haven't set it up to text me when friends update theirs (even though that's an option). I don't want my phone to be constantly beeping! Let me know if you have a twitter account as well because so far I am not following anyone and nobody is following me! You can find me at http://twitter.com/becslife (http://twitter.com/becslife) although I think it is pretty neat in the sidebar. There are a few different widget layouts you can choose. I just chose a simple one as you can see on the right sidebar. On another note....I've come in 2nd in the Entrecard Beauty contest! Thanks to everyone who voted for me! I had 1000 credits sent my way earlier today! Where should I spend them? Anyone want me to advertise on their blog? Also, today I passed the 200 RSS subscribers mark! Yay! Thanks to everyone who has signed up to receive my feed. It's integrated with my Aweber newsletter account (http://becslife.biz/goto.php?link=aweber) as a feedburner feed (http://www.feedburner.com) so it counts subscribers from my newsletters, email updates and RSS readers. If you want a really good way to manage your readers, I suggest you check Aweber (http://becslife.biz/goto.php?link=aweber) because it works well for me and you can create multiple lists. Yesterday I decided to subscribe to the MyBlogLog Pro version. It costs either $3/month deducted from Paypal or $25/year. I decided to get the $25 out of the way upfront. So far I am really enjoying seeing the statistics it provides. For example, not only does it show you where people visit from, it also shows you what they clicked on! See for yourself! Some of my statistics so far this morning: (Click to view larger version) If you want to keep track of what links visitors are clicking on your site it's ideal to have a statistics program like this! Well, hope that helps! -Bec