It shouldn’t be a surprise to many that Steve Jobs has decided to take the “exit” from Apple. The question that I am pondering all day is when Apple will take the Exit from the smart phone/tablet market.

According to the history books, it didn’t take long for Apple to fall when Steve Jobs left Apple first time around. In fact, at that time, he was fired. Something Apple would still regret even now.

When he left Apple, Jobs found two other companies – NeXT and Pixar. We all know the history of those companies. If you want to learn more, you can read here on Steve Jobs personal profile on Wikipedia.

With furious competition in the smart phone/tablet market at the moment, it will be difficult to sustain the glow on Apple. Stock price has dropped by nearly 5% on this news.

To all those that are developing Apple Apps, I have one question for you – How do you feel about Jobs resignation today? Do you feel that Apple is on track and will survive without Steve Jobs full commitment?

I have such great respect for Steve Jobs. What a wonderful entrepreneur. I have previously posted a video of Steve Jobs’ Address to the 2005 Stanford Commencement. I still listen to that speech at least once a month OR whenever I feel that I need an energy boost for my entrepreneurial mind.

I was thinking about this so I thought I would share with you guys as well. Love to hear your thoughts.

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Today we are reviewing a website that was submitted to us by Kristen Carney. On their website it says, “you can quickly send handwritten notes for all occasions–from new customers to new babies. You’ve got a million tasks on your to-do list. Let us handle handwriting, hand-addressing, stamping and mailing your customized notes.”

This seems like a great service if it in fact works. I always wanted to send hand written thank you notes but never get around to them. If you get around to do it, they make wonders but many people don’t do them. Piles of sticky notes end up covering my desk and then they all end up in the garbage. This service could be effective if it indeed send hand written notes to the customers.

Website:

http://www.thankthanknotes.com

I’ve asked a few questions Kristen.

What is your Vision:

ThankThank Notes help businesses send handwritten messages to their customers efficiently.

What is your Business Plan or model:

Customers pay for each note they send.

Why did you Start this Business:

Customized, handwritten notes are truly remarkable in this age of IMs and emails. But who has time to sit down and write them?

How are you Planning to market it:

SEO, Google Ad Words, Social Media

Who are the founders of this website business?

Kristen Carney

Where are you located?

Texas

When did you Start This Business?

October 2010

How are You Different than Your Competitors?

We provide handwritten notes, and we will integrate with the tools that our users currently use (i.e. SalesForce, Highrise).

Anything else You want to Say?

Customized, handwritten notes are truly remarkable in this age of IMs and emails. But who has time to sit down and write them?

ThankThank Notes uses web tools and a staff of college students to automate the handwriting, hand-addressing, stamping and mailing of handwritten messages for busy entrepreneurs and sales professionals.

Also a little more on How We Got Started

The company was started by 2 entrepreneurs in Austin, Texas who were building an online business. We decided to send every new customer a handwritten thank you note.

Even after hearing again and again how much our new customers appreciated receiving a note, it was still hard to find time in our busy schedules to write notes. So we built the ThankThank web app, found dependable students with neat handwriting and freed ourselves to focus on revenue generating activities while still expressing gratitude to our new customers.

Please visit ThankThank Notes.

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I am sure all of you know how important time management is for your success. Lately I have been doing a lot of research on time management to make my life a little bit easier. I had my first baby on August 6th and life hasn’t been the same since. I needed to prioritize my tasks and activities so I can spend more time with my family and not lose sight of what I have worked on all these days.

Hence I needed to do something about it because we all know there is only a finite amount of time. We can’t make new time. Time is not a renewable resource. Once used, it is gone forever. Don’t waste it. We need to learn to manage the time we got. Yes we only have 168 hours a week. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Nelson Mandela, President Barack Obama and other prominent people have only 168 hours in a week as well. Ghandi, Albert Einstein and Mother Teresa all had 168 hours in a week to do what they have achieved in life.

Now if these people can all do so much with the same amount of time that you and I have, why can’t we all do it. Well this is where time management plays a crucial role.

We all tend to spend so much time on small or irrelevant things more than things that are of priority. BUT how would you know what is a priority if you don’t sit down and figure it out?

So basically time management is a set of principles, tools, skills and systems that will help you use your time effectively. It will help you prioritize things so you can achieve your goals and mission. It will at all times tell you what is the number one priority for you and how much time you should be allocating for that priority.

Listed below are 10 Youtube videos that I’ve seen over the last two weeks. I believe these videos will help you tremendously. Without me repeating what all of them will tell you, why don’t you go ahead and take a look at them for yourself.

Randy is no more. Which is very sad because he has influenced a lot of people in his time. Don’t wait and regret later. Prioritize and work on them today so you feel fulfilled.

I really like the 4 quadrant model Darryl Cross explains here. I am following this model at the moment. It was originally explained by Stephen Cavey.

Learn about the 80/20 rule. If you make a list of 10 things you need to do everyday, two items on that list will be more important than any other items on that list. You just need to make sure you accomplish the two items that day. When was the last time you had to eat a live frog?

Once you’ve wasted your time, you will never get it back… careful how you spend it. It is a non-renewable resource. Spend it wisely.

Are you a poor time manager? Well check this video to find out if you are a poor time manager.

Great tips by Carol Bentley. She makes you understand what a “to do list” is and how to take advantage of it.

Time management go hand in hand with a set of principles. This video is a five minute version of Stephen Covey’s “the 7 habits of highly effective people.” If you haven’t read this book, I suggest you do. It will change your life.

What do you think? Is time management urgent or important?

Great video for a reality check. How well do you manage yourself? It doesn’t matter how much time you on your hand, if you don’t know how to manage yourself first.

and finally, you have to watch this video and listen to Steve Jobs. Ask yourself every morning, if you would do what you are about to do, if today is your last day…

Now I started with Randy on the first video and I ended the list with Steve on the last video. Randy and Steve explains the importance of time when you are truly running out of it – at the end of life. Watch these videos, so you will understand the value of every minute you have today.

There are ton of other videos out there. They will all say the same thing in different form or shape. You need understand yourself and you need to begin to take control of yourself.

I would love to hear your thoughts on some of this. Please leave a comment. Tell us how you manage your time. Do you have a favorite tool or an application that you use?

If you enjoyed these videos and like this article, please share it with your friends as well. Use the social bookmark buttons below to share it.

I look forward to discussing this with you.

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Recently I have been so busy with all the changes that my blog is going through hence I didn’t have a chance to talk about new startups that were submitted through the above site submit section.

I will try to get through all of the requests that are sitting in my inbox within the next two weeks.

Today I want to talk specifically about InfoAfricaNow.com. It is a free online directory specifically for Africa. It has listings in various sectors such as accommodation, finance, art, music, governments and organizations and many others related to Africa.

This website consists of over 15,000 listings so far in less than six months since it was launched. The vision for the founders, Akinyi Adongo and Zahra Haji, of this website is to be resourceful for the continent of Africa. Both Ms Akinyi and Ms Zahra are from Nairobi Kenya.

Their business plan aims at generating profit from advertising and through sponsor listings. Sponsored links will appear at the top of shown results. Some of the other things I would recommend for such site to consider classified advertisement system. If you are planning to go local, region by region, in Africa, you should consider adding classified advertisement option. This would bring in additional revenue.

According to the founders, “InfoAfricaNow.com came about as a result of lack of information on Africa on the internet. Less than 1 percent of the content discussed and written about on the web is about Africa. We wish to change this by providing a portal which conveys relevant and necessary information on Africa. We update our website daily, and are constantly on the lookout for what is new in Africa, unlike most other African websites which are rarely updated.” I am not too familiar with African websites, but the key to be successful with any website is to keep it current and up to date.

I’ve asked them about their plan for marketing. They are using social media, email campaigns and word of mouth. They also take advantage of local publications and advertise their website.

Although there are many directories on the internet, this seems to be headed in the right direction to be a local directory services for Africa which will allow people like you and I to find relevant information regarding Africa and the countries within it.

Visit: InfoAfricaNow.com

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Many people don’t realize that they are making a mistake when they don’t make any mistakes. Making mistakes and not being afraid of failure should be in your blood if you are an entrepreneur. If you don’t make mistakes, then you are not really trying hard enough to be successful. This indeed is a mistake on it’s own. How could you understand your potentials if you don’t try hard enough?

I’ve collected a few quotes that I thought you should read to motivate you to try a little harder. Don’t let the fear of making mistakes stop you from achieving higher success. Making money on the internet is not that difficult but I can guarantee you that you will not make money on your first attempt unless you’ve paid for a money making system and follow it step by step… even that doesn’t work for many people because they expect to make money overnight and also they are afraid of making mistakes!

Oprah Winfrey once said, “your mistake does not define who you are, you are your possibilities.” Your success will indeed define who you are. In order to get there, you must make many mistakes.

You should read my previous post on “Why Your Blog Will Fail” as well. It tells you what you need to do to be successful in making money on the internet.

See below for many more similar quotes that came from successful people… they were not afraid to try and they were not afraid to make mistakes… you shouldn’t be either.

1. A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. – George Bernard Shaw
2. Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them. – Andrew V. Mason
3. After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life. – Sophia Loren
4. An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. – Niels Bohr
5. Any fool can try to defend his mistakes – and most fools do – but it gives one a feeling of nobility to admit one’s mistakes. By fighting, you never get enough, but by yielding, you get more than you expected. – Lawrence G. Lovasik
6. As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy and we’re gonna make mistakes. – Mel Brooks
7. As you begin to take action toward the fulfillment of your goals and dreams, you must realize that not every action will be perfect. Not everyaction will produce the desired result. Not every action will work. Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens are all part of the process of eventually getting it right. – Jack Canfield
8. Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can’t accept your imperfections, that’s their fault. – Dr. David M. Burns
9. Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons. – Author Unknown
10. Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stones of genius. – Elbert Hubbard
11. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. – Scott Adams
12. Don’t argue for other people’s weaknesses. Don’t argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it–immediately.Stephen Covey – Stephen Covey
13. Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. – Franklin P. Jones
14. Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. – Mahatma Gandhi
15. I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge. – Igor Stravinsky
16. I have to say I’ve made many mistakes, and been humbled many, many times. But you know what? It’s never too late to learn. – Kathy Ireland
17. If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner. – Tallulah Bankhead
18. If I had my life to live over… I’d dare to make more mistakes next time. – Nadine Stair
19. If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake.  – F. Wikzek
20. If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down. – Mary Pickford
21. If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not taking risks, and that means you’re not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the competition, so you have more changes to learn and win. – John W. Holt, Jr.
22. In the game of life it’s a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season. – Bill Vaughan
23. It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time. – Winston Churchill
24. It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something. – Ornette Coleman
25. It’s always helpful to learn from your mistakes because then your mistakes seem worthwhile. – Garry Marshall
26. Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else’s can shorten it. – Cullen Hightower
27. Making mistakes simply means you are learning faster.– Weston H. Agor
28. Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it’s a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from. – Al Franken
29. Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience. – Denis Waitley
30. Mistakes are the portals of discovery. – James Joyce
31. Mistakes, obviously, show us what needs improving. Without mistakes, how would we know what we had to work on? – Peter McWilliams
32. Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one’s mistakes. – Oscar Wilde
33. “Picking up the pieces when they fall” begins a journey to living anew with love, courage, and hope for a bright future. – Steve Brunkhorst
34. Preparation for success means that any failure you meet is seen as an opportunity to learn from mistakes. Remember that failure is your best teacher. – Byron Pulsifer
35. Punishing honest mistakes stifles creativity. I want people moving and shaking the earth and they’re going to make mistakes. – Ross Perot
36. She had an unequalled gift… of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities. – Henry James
37. Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit. – Conrad Hilton
38. The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy. – Malcolm S. Forbes
39. The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake. – Nelson Boswell
40. The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one. – Elbert Hubbard
41. The man who achieves makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all – doing nothing. – Benjamin Franklin
42. The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. – William Connor Magee
43. The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. – John Powell
44. The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake. – Meister Eckhart
45. There is a certain degree of satisfaction in having the courage to admit one’s errors. It not only clears up the air of guilt and defensiveness, but often helps solve the problem created by the error. – Dale Carnegie
46. To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all. – Peter McWilliams
47. When you make a mistake, admit it. If you don’t, you only make matters worse. – Ward Cleaver
48. When you make a mistake, don’t look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power. – Hugh White
49. Whenever you make a mistake or get knocked down by life, don’t look back at it too long. Mistakes are life’s way of teaching you. Your capacity for occasional blunders is inseparable from your capacity to reach your goals. – Og Mandino
50. While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. – Henry C. Link
51. Your mistake does not define who you are…you are your possibilities. – Oprah Winfrey

These quotes were taken from The Great Inspirational Quotes website.

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Well I guess you have to stay hungry just like all other entrepreneurs out there to land on the right opportunity. In essence, it is the case but let me break it down a little for you.

If you are serious about making money online, you need to be able to quickly grab the opportunities that are presented to you at any given time. In order to grab those opportunities, you need to look for them and know how to identify them as they emerge.

For example, within the last few months we had a 17 year old kid launched a simple, but yet most entertaining, idea on the internet. I stumbled upon it while reading my regular technology news. First it didn’t click for me but then my local news paper here in Toronto picked up on it a week later. Hence I went to the site to check it out. I am sure you are aware of this site – it is the latest fame www.chatroulette.com. Is there any practical application to this idea? Maybe not unless it is incorporated into an existing product.

I had a domain name for a long time that one of my friend from the Gay Community convinced me to buy years ago – called GayCiti.com – The Gay Chat Roulette Site! I simply put together a website and implemented the same technology that was used in ChatRoulette to allow people to have random video conversations with total strangers.

Now – Why did I choose this domain name over hundreds of other domain names that I have? Well it is simple. At the time when I was about to launch my site, there were already many other Chat Roulette Clone sites. Yes maybe about 15 to 20 of them. However, I liked the concept and I knew the hype will be only around for a short period of time because this application on it own will not last for long. Therefore, I thought about how I could be a little unique and I thought about which niche market I could target. I thought about what my friend used to tell me when I registered the site GayCiti.com – that the Gay Community has money to waste and that they love entertainment! BINGO!

Well I just didn’t copy and make a similar site to Chat Roulette! I made a site that required users to register before they get to the simple random video chat application! Now you may ask, why did he do that? Well I did that because I knew it was a short term hype and that I needed to maximize the opportunity. I wanted to capture the leads for future needs.

Today I have over 6500 registered users on GayCiti.com and everyday about 75 to 100 new users are registering just to check out the site. I am sure I can take advantage of the contact information when I want to launch a real product on that particular site.

Why did I share this information with you?

I basically wanted to let you know that you have to keep your eyes open for opportunities. They don’t come knocking on your door for you. You have to go after them and you need to know which of the opportunities to take advantage of. The simple example I’ve provided to you should give you a quick sense of what I look out for. I was looking for long term gain rather than just a short term gain – build a site and flip kind of idea won’t go with me at this time. I used to do that before to make quick money. Imagine how much I could get for GayCiti.com if I sell it today with the kind of users and traffic. I am sure I will get ten fold for my investment but that is not what I am looking for. I want the returned to be many many times more than my investment.

Everyday new technology, new platforms, new communities and new tools are being created and formed by someone else. Learn to take advantage of this sort of technology advancement. The good thing about this is that someone else is spending the money to create the market for you to make money! What else do you need?

Now how do you find those opportunities?

You need to stay alert and you need to stay on top of the niche that you are good in. You need to setup time daily to read the latest news so that you can identify what is emerging in that particular market. You can use your smart phones to read news and blogs during your commute to work, etc. You can setup particular triggers and keywords to alert you in most news feed services. It is not difficult but you need to look out for them.

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I came across a blog post by Seth Godin today – Simple five step plan for just about everyone and everything. It was a simple post with few lines but he is absolutely right. This goes to all of the entrepreneurs out there – if you want to be successful, then you might as well follow the following five steps that Seth talks about.

1. Go, make something happen.
2. Do work you’re proud of.
3. Treat people with respect.
4. Make big promises and keep them.
5. Ship it out the door.

Go, make something happen

It is not difficult to understand this. Why are you trying to be an entrepreneur if you are not going to make something happen? You have to have the passion to succeed on the things you are trying to do. If you are not going to make something happen, then move on to something else.

Do work you’re proud of

Success comes from passion. If you are not proud of the work you are doing, then it is time for you to move on to something else. As an entrepreneur, you have to be passionate about what you are about to do. If you are not, then you will most likely fail.

Treat people with respect

A must in my dictionary. People you deal with today could be your business partners tomorrow. You have to treat everyone with respect. Otherwise it will come and bite you when you really need their support.

Make big promises and keep them

Well don’t make promises if you can’t keep them. It is simple as that. You have to be able to make promises and keep them. If you don’t, people tend to distrust you. You will not gain their trust when you need help for yourself. If you want to create a good reputation, then learn to keep your promises. The payback will be huge!

Ship it out the door

I think Seth means this in an office environment. It would definitely fit the entrepreneur community as well. Get things off your table and get them out the door. You need to learn to make a decision and move on with things that are important for your business. If you keep piling them on your table then nothing gets done. Therefore you will not succeed.

I hope this little information helps you succeed. Please share your views in the comment section below.

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I am sure by now many of you must have heard of ChatRoulette.com and what the 17 year old Russian kid was able to do. Well in my view there wasn’t a new technology invention but it was an interesting idea put together in a matter of hours. ChatRoulette.com allows you to randomly connect through a video chat with another stranger on the internet. This has sparked up a lot of curiosity among many net users. Chat Roulette at times had over 20,000 users at any one time using the system. Recently I have been notified by a few Chat Roulette Clone sites to talk about on my blog. I find many of them are exactly the same with no creativity. However, I was informed about GayCiti, the Chat Roulette for Gays, I thought they have done something important in their website business – capture the leads and provide additional services to keep the visitors on their sites. They have asked users to register before they get to use the free chat roulette. This way GayCiti is able to gather user information as the site grows.

Here is the information for you to visit GayCiti.com.

GayCiti.com – Gay Chat Roulette. It is made for the gay community and it provides a private Chat Roulette conversations compared to others where everyone can join in.

The point of this story is to let you know that we have always had hype around the internet with this sort of websites popping up left, right and center. However, mark my words, not a lot of people will remember ChatRoulette.com in a year or so. I’ve  heard CamRoulette.com, the domain name alone, was sold for $15,000 recently. Someone is really wasting their time. No one is going to go to CamRoulette.com unless it is totally different and provides additional features than ChatRoulette.com. I wish the new buyer all the best.

If you come across such new ideas, I encourage you to take them and twist them and always do your best to capture the leads so you can always build on it later. Remember with the hype comes the traffic and it doesn’t last long. So it is important to think about your next steps early on than to wait for the traffic to die out.

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ONLY A TINY PERCENT of all published blogs in the online world becomes a magnet of earnings. The rest either gets lost in the online space or gets read a little but left miserably untouched after some seconds of being read half-hearted. While many bloggers contend that the success of a blog greatly depends on the topic being written about, whether it’s hot-stuff or not; the truth is, whatever topic a blogger writes about, a blog can be a big thing when it is written perfectly and strategically.

Why then do most blogs fail and get lost into oblivion, and sometimes, even left untouched by online users, except of course the blogger himself? In order to understand fully the right things to do when blogging, it is necessary to give a rundown of the most common errors a blogger commits. Here are some of them.

Why Do Most of the Blogs Fail?

Blogging Without Direction

The most common mistake a blogger commits is not knowing the purpose of his own blog. While most blogs are purely intended for exhausting one’s feelings, opinions and points of view, there are also blogs meant for business purposes like SEO (Search Engine Optimization), sales and marketing, advertising and the like. With a purpose in mind, one can make the right blog which can attract more readers, and eventually, more flow of cash.

Writing For No One

Failure to identify the target audience is another gaffe of a blogger. Once the purpose of a blog is determined, definitely, the target audience should be identified. By identifying the right people to “converse” with in a blog, your blog becomes more “personalized” in a sense, and appears as though you are speaking with your readers in person. This make the readers “connect” with you personally, making your flock of readers steady going and increasing as time passes.

Hypo-Blogging

This is another common mistake of a “fledgling” blogger. In all cases, maiden blog posts do not make huge cash instantly. It takes time before one establishes his blog and makes a name in this hugely-contested market. Because of the “adaptation” time needed for a blogger to make a name, many bloggers give up after blogging a little- seeing no improvement in his blogging career.

The truth is, in order to adapt into this competitive blogging environment, one needs to publish a regular “dose” of blog entries. This increases viewership and “fans”, so to speak. And luckily, by word of mouth, your blog can earn good reputations.

Blog Clutters

Everyone wants order. Practically nobody wants to scour over a much cluttered blog as it would eat up too much time. Internet users are fonder of being spoon-fed with contents and very rarely you will find a successful blog without any tags or categories. In keeping you blog organized and clutter-free, it is necessary to make use of available blog features such as tags and categories. More importantly, one should see to it that the tags used are properly constructed.

It still remains, however, that no person is born a perfect blogger. Many of the most successful bloggers today have acquired the perfect mix of skills in blogging through experience. And now that we’ve had a quick rundown of the common blunders of a blogger, it is important to apply these things when you make your next blog.

How to Make Your Readers Stay on Your Blog

A normal reader stays on a blog post and attempts to read the first few lines of it. If nothing on the early part of the blog post is found interesting or worth reading, the user leaves and looks for other articles. Some researches say that an average user initially reads less than twenty percent of the words of the entire blog post. This means that the introductory parts of the blog is very crucial, and plays as a determinant in the readership of an article.

Apart from that, the overall appearance of the blog is also a pre-cursor as to whether the article will have a good number of viewership. A blog that appears to be very dragging will most unlikely pique a reader to stay and read further. The same thing applies to blogs which is underwritten- say for example a blog with only two paragraphs or so.

Excited to create your own blog post? Wait up a second- knowing the blogging no-no’s is not enough. You should first learn the right things to do when blogging. Here are some of the most vital tips one should learn to make blog posts with impact!

Right Title= Good Readership

The title of your blog should be catchy. It should be constructed in such a way that out of the hundreds of blogs which a user can choose from, it would stand out and shine. Your blog post’s title is like a “free taste test” of your creation and it should be made a delectable as possible in order for customers to bite in and eat the whole lot.

Shaping the Body

As much as the introductory part of a blog, the body is also equally important. Although it is not the part which is initially read by users, some if not most avid readers skim through the body in order to get a partial gist of the entire article before reading in details. The length of the body, as mentioned earlier is also a thing to give focus to.

De-Jargonize Your Blog

Too much jargon and highfalutin words does not make any sense for an average user’s perception. It’s plain flaunting and nothing sensible can be acquired from it. Readers need something their intellect could grasp. If you are to write about teeth whitening solutions, it would be impractical to write about the major chemicals structure of the teeth and give all sorts of dental and medical lecture. No one would dare to read this, and if read, probably users would swear never to read again from your blog. Normally, one would not want to spend on something which would not bring them good information so present something worth reading- an article which can bring information to average readers.

Focus, Keep It Straight and Shoot!

An introductory part containing 300 to 500 words is a dragging article. Readers don’t want endless introductions and beating-around-the-bush, most especially avid readers who have, more or less, background knowledge on the topic they have in mind.

Sometimes, a blogger gets too enthusiastic and so into blogging about something in mind. This is a double edge as it can make things either better or worse. It would be productive if the blogger makes a perfectly written blog; it would be otherwise if the blogger has been too obsessed writing, to the extent of being less focused and topic-oriented. This way, the blog becomes a hodge-podge of information, a salad bowl of ideas which go into all directions.

This instance may happen even to those who have developed blogging proficiency because enthusiasm hits anyone at any point in time. In order to prevent these blogging blunders from happening, it is an alternative to create another blog post in deviation to the original blog. This way, the writer exhausts his enthusiasm without sacrificing the quality of the original blog.

Breaking Your Paragraphs

Sometimes, a paragraph becomes too long making it look too lazy to read, it’s like swallowing a huge piece of cake in one bite which makes you too full to eat another piece. Short and precise paragraphs are better to look at and easier to read, it’s like offering readers just about a piece of everything, making their reading experience worth the while.

Making use of paragraph headings, bullets or enumerations is also advisable. It helps the blog post look more organized. By this, the reader can understand the blog post in an orderly and organized manner.

Double Check Before Hitting the Button

A rule of thumb is never get too hasty. Sometimes, due to so much fervor, a blogger just blogs his way without any second thoughts about double-checking his article. This is a gaffe which should be avoided. Check everything first before heading into battle. Imagine the jungle there is in the online world- your blog would compete with millions of other blogs published on a daily basis. Certainly, your blog should be armed with good content, proper grammar and spelling and perfect construction.

Keeping Things In Order

A steady supply of blogs in your site will eventually create an online “library”  where interested users can spend their time reading your blog posts. Creating an orderly online archive of blogs is necessary so that users will not get virtually lost in your blog. With the help of tags and categories, users can have a smooth experience in browsing through your contents. This way, readers can be more enticed to find more and dig deeper into your archive.

Taking It To The Next Level

Now that you have created a well-constructed blog, it should be ready for publishing in the world-wide-web. However, the journey doesn’t end with just an endless cycle of creating blog posts and publishing them.

By publishing a steady stream of correctly written blog posts, you will notice the viewership of your blog increase day by day. And if news and reputations about your budding blog spreads like wildfire, it would be to your advantage. By this time, you should have kept your blog uncluttered and organized (as mentioned earlier on) to add more “reputation” to your site.

Blogging Bonuses on How to Make Money with Your Blog

Next level blogging also implies making something out of blogging. What makes blogging more interesting than other routines in the online world is that through blogging, one can earn a significant amount of earning.

After mastering the art of blogging, you should consider writing about the hottest topics and most-searched keywords. These blog posts may be just about anything from flower arrangements to best vacation spots- practically anything will popular will sell.

By writing about these terms and keywords, your blog might just make it big and may yield a big chance “clickability”. There are many affiliate programs in the world-wide-web which may offer you a chance to make something out of blogging.

“Adsensing” Your Blog

Google Adsense is a good example of a money making scheme which can be inculcated in your blog. In Google Adsense, your blog will be tweaked in order to contain links which are related to your blog posts. These links are directed to some websites which offer services and products. For every click your readers have made, you get a fair amount of commission or earning. Thus, your article should be a little more flaunting and promoting. You should keep in mind however the difference between advertising a product and nonsense spamming. Spamming can greatly hurt your reputation so be extra careful in publishing articles meant for advertising.

At this point, you are practically ready to blog. Remember that it takes time to make it big in the world of blogging, as it is a highly contested market. By keeping in mind these simple but very crucial steps in blogging, who knows, you might steadily climb up the ladder where contemporary blog celebrities have passed through painstakingly. Just learn by heart that the best blogs are founded on the best contents and are tested through time.

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Happy New Year to you! May it be your best one yet! I hope you are enjoying the first day of the New Year and is excited about the changes to come… As an year end tradition at StartupBooster, I have picked out a few of my best blog posting throughout the year to help you achieve your financial goals – to make more money online!

This will be my last post for 2009… I have many new plans for 2010 and I hope all of you will share the excitement with me. In 2010, I will be focusing on helping startups make more money online. Many startups are going under everyday without making a penny. My goal will be to help every startup make some money; enough money for them to pay for their own expenses so they can keep going for a little longer. To give them a little boost so they can keep trying for a little longer. I hope you will help me help others this year. This is my New Year’s resolution… What is your’s?

List of the best postings of 2009 at StartupBooster

1. Five Basic Rules for Startup Success
2. How to Start a Startup
3. Is a startup the same for every entrepreneur?
4. All You Need to Know Before Buying a Website – Part 1
5. All You Need to Know Before Buying a Website – Part 2
6. You Need to Stop Trying to Make Money Online
7. Startups – How to identify Niche Markets
8. Internet Startups – What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur
9. Internet Startups – Testing is Crucial to Maximize Your Revenue
10. 21 Words All Entrepreneurs Must Eliminate To Be Successful
11. Entrepreneur: Keep Your Heads Up and Think Outside the Box
12. Entrepreneur: Know Your Customer Better to be Successful
13. How to Make More Money: Making Money with Your Website – Part 1 (there are four parts)
14. Entrepreneurs: Believe It or Not, You Are Always Right
15. First Principle of Marketing: Give Before You Ask

I hope you find this list useful. If you do, please share it with your friends.

Again, I wish you all the best in 2010. Have a wonderful day.

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