Twitter-Tutorials.com – 23 Step-By-Step Twitter Training Videos

Twitter Tutorials is a collection of 23 step-by-step Twitter training videos that teach you how to create a new Twitter account and how to customize  it.

You will also learn how to use popular tools like Twellow to find and follow people that tweet on topics you are interested in.

Learn how to automate the tasks of following and unfollowing people and learn how to maximize your list of followers.

Learn how to use tools like TweetLater to schedule tweets to post over time and which times of day you should tweet for the most impact.

I encourage you to take a look at this cource.

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All Your Face Are Belong To Us – Facebook Censorship

I have been following the discussion on Twitter about Facebook’s change to TOS that allows them to keep the rights to everything you publish on Facebook even if your close your account.

In the Mashable article: Facebook: All Your Stuff is Ours, Even if You Quit
Stan Schroeder points out the real issue with the TOS changes.

The TOS says the following:

You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute (through multiple tiers), any User Content you (i) Post on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof subject only to your privacy settings or (ii) enable a user to Post, including by offering a Share Link on your website and (b) to use your name, likeness and image for any purpose, including commercial or advertising, each of (a) and (b) on or in connection with the Facebook Service or the promotion thereof.

It also used to contain another bit that is now missing.

You may remove your User Content from the Site at any time. If you choose to remove your User Content, the license granted above will automatically expire, however you acknowledge that the Company may retain archived copies of your User Content.

This is also reinforced by the “Termination” section:

The following sections will survive any termination of your use of the Facebook Service: Prohibited Conduct, User Content, Your Privacy Practices, Gift Credits, Ownership; Proprietary Rights, Licenses, Submissions, User Disputes; Complaints, Indemnity, General Disclaimers, Limitation on Liability, Termination and Changes to the Facebook Service, Arbitration, Governing Law; Venue and Jurisdiction and Other.
 

Basically, anything you post on Facebook is theirs to keep even if you terminate your Facebook account.

Now here is where it gets really creepy.

This morning I was warning a coworker about the changes to Facebook TOS and gave him a link to the Mashable article above.  He tried posting the link on his Facebook page to warn his friends.  Facebook striped out the title of the article and only posted the link.  Has Facebook started censoring negative comments about the changes to TOS?

If someone posts my copyrighted work to Facebook, does Facebook now have the rights to it even though I never gave them permission myself?  I hope the public outcry will put an end to this change.

If you found this post on Twitter, Please Retweet it.

John Hocking
http://twitter.com/10minuteexpert

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TweetWorks: Organize Twitter into Discussion Groups

TweetWorks is a really cool tool that lets you organize Twitter into discussion groups.

You can create public and private groups. 

These Tweets Are Threaded

No more clicking through an endless procession of “in reply to” links, no need for hashtags or writing queries on a search tool to get the whole conversation. On Tweetworks, tweets stay together where they belong.

Get started today at http://www.tweetworks.com

John Hocking

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Firefox Plugin PPC Web Spy Lets You Spy on Adwords Keywords

Brad Callen’s new plugin for Firefox broswer that will let you spy on what keywords your competitors are using with their adwords ads.

You can also see if that ad use  an affiliate link or not.

Get your free copy of PPC Web Spy

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Ranked #7 for Twitter Tools Plugin in 12 Hours

Last night I was testing the Twitter Tools Plugin and posted  about it.

I was surprized to see the post now ranks #7 in Google for the term “Twitter Tools Plugin” out of 7,620,000 sites in about 12 hours.

This is why I love WordPress.  I am sorry I stopped blogging for most of last year.  I am back and plan to keep this site up-to-date withn the latest in Blogging Resources.

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Twitter Tools Plugin For WordPress

I am testing out Twitter Tools Plugin For WordPress.

It lets you intergrate your Twitter Account with WordPress. You can display you Tweets on the sidebar and tweet directly from WordPress.

Twitter Updater Plugin For WordPress

I have installed  Twitter Updater Plugin for WordPress so that all of my posts will automatically update my Twitter Profile.

Follow me at http://www.twitter.com/10minuteexpert

John Hocking
http://www.blogging-resources.com

Upgraded Blogging Resources to WP 2.7

I just finished upgrading Blogging Resources to Wordpress 2.7 and I am testing the Twitter Updater Plugin

MILF Sale?

The Fort Lauderdale-based airline, which specializes in flights to the Caribbean, is advertising a “Many Islands, Low Fares” special.

A limited number of flights to the Bahamas are as low as $9. Most of the flights included in the sale are in the $69-$89 range.

On Spirit’s web site they are calling the offer the “MILF” sale; short for “Many Island, Low Fares.”

Some Internet bloggers have pointed that “MILF” is known as an obscene acronym in some circles. It is used to describe an attractive older woman.

Was it a sales gimick or an honest mistake?

It sparked a good debate over at the warrior forum
http://www.warriorforum.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=202796

 John Hocking

WidgetBucks – A new way to make money from your blog.

WidgetBucks is an alternative to Adsense.  It allows you to easily add interactive ads to your blog.

 Just sign up, pick your ad size and colors and add the code to your template.  WidgetBucks studies your blog content and serves up realated ads.

You can sign up for free at WidgetBucks

 

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MyBlogLog – Social Networking meets Blogging

I wanted to welcome vistors from MyBlogLog.

You can join my community at
http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/10minuteexpert/

 MyBlogLog is a service of Yahoo! that allows Bloggers to get new readers by creating communities.  You just register your blog and add your tags (keywords) and other members will vist your blog.  If they like it, they can join your community.

Blog Rush – Get Traffic to Your Blog

BlogRush is a free service that was created to help bloggers solve their #1 need:
More Readers For Their Blog.

By adding the BlogRush Widget to a blog, a blogger can get instant distribution for their latest blog post titles across a network of related blogs.

BlogRush users earn “syndication credits” (the right to have their blog post titles shown inside a widget on another related blog) based on their own traffic (loads of the widget) as well as the traffic of other users they refer to BlogRush. Users can automatically refer others to BlogRush via special links on the widget, as well as through the promotion of a special referral URL they are given.

BlogRush is a “Cooperative Syndication Network” that rewards its users for their contributions to the network — from the impressions they provide of the BlogRush Widget to the referral of other users through 10 ‘generations’ of activity and the impressions of the widget that they provide. BlogRush was designed to be incredibly viral and to provide its users with tremendous distribution leverage to receive exposure for their blog content (onto related content blogs) that they could never achieve on their own; at least without a massive advertising budget.

You can join Blog Rush for FREE!

John Hocking
http://www.blogging-resources.com

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10 Minute Expert – Video-Based Training Center

I am proud to announce the launch of my new video-based training center called 10MinuteExpert.com

What’s Inside the 10 Minute Expert Membership Site?

  • Training Videos
    • Get instant access to over 8 hours of step-by-step tutorials.
    • If you can’t find what you are looking for, just use the Contact Us form to request it as a future addition.
    • New video series will be added monthly
  • Article Manager
    • Access our ever growing directory of articles created by our members. 
    • Free members an read all the articles
    • Gold members can submit thier own articles to the directoy.
  •  Joint Venture Zone
    • Gold members are allowed you to make and receive joint venture offers directly with other members. Examples of Joint Ventures are cross promotions, thank you page swapping, ezine ad swapping,  exit page swapping, higher commissions, extra performance bonuses, product for testimonials, services in exchange for exposure, integrated marketing.
    • There is no extra cost for this service.
  •  Member’s Offer Zone
    • Free members are allowed to receive special offers directly with other members. This section is used to offer discounts on products and/or services.
    • Gold members can create special Offers to members.
    • There is no extra cost for this service.
  • Members Only Affiliate Program
    • Members have the exclusive ability to become an affiliate and start earning a 50% recurring monthly commision on every membership they sell.

Below are a few samples of the video series currently available. 

PLEASE NOTE:
Video series marketed with a gold star require Gold Level access to view.

Videos available for immediate access

Site Setup Video Series

in this 5 lesson video series, I ‘ll show you how to register your own domain and set up hosting..

  • How to Register a New Domain
    Using GoDaddy.com

  • How to Create a Hosting Account
    with HostGator.com

  • How to Set Up Name Servers
    Using GoDaddy.com

  • How to Add Your New Domain
    to Your HostGator.com Account

  • How to Set Up An Email Address
    Using HostGator.com

WordPress Video Series

In this 10 lesson video series, I’ill show you how to download, install and configure your own WordPress blog.

  • How to Create a MySQL Database
    Using HostGator.com

  • How to Download and Install WordPress

  • How to Configure WordPress Options Part 1

  • How to Configure WordPress Options Part 2

  • How to Add a Post or Static Page to WordPress

  • How To Manage Blog Posts in WordPress

  • How to Manage Comments In WordPress.

  • How to Manage The Blogroll in Wordpress

  • How To Change, Edit, or Install a Wordpress Theme

  • How to Configure WordPress Plugins

 

AdWords Mastery Video Series 

In this 27 lesson video series, I will help you maximize your profits from the Google AdWords program.

  • An Introduction to Google Adwords
  • Setting Up Your First Google AdWords Account
  • A Deatiled Guided Tour of the AdWords System
  • An Introduction to the Google Adwords Editor Software
  • How to Set Up a New Keyword-Targeted Campaign
  • How to Read and Understand Advertising Numbers
  • A Talk Through of How to Edit Campaign Level Settings
  • Various Ways to Change Your Advertising Bids
  • How to Add and Edit Keywords for Your Campaigns
  • How to Start Building Up Your Keyword List
  • How to Set Up a Site-Targeted Campaign
  • How and Why to Seperate Your Search Network and Content Network Campaigns
  • How to Exclude Some Content Network Sites
  • How and Why to Split Test Ads
  • How to Work With Negative Keywords
  • Using the Traffic Estimator Tool
  • Google Adwords Diagnostic Tools
  • How to Create Google AdWords Reports
  • How to Install Conversion Tracking
  • How to Work with the Account Snapshot Page
  • How to Add & Customize Columns and Understand Quality Score
  • How and Why to Specify Unique Landing Pages, Plus How to Modify the Display URL to Increase CTR
  • How to Use Dynamic Keyword Insertion
  • How to Use Image Ads
  • How to Set Up Unique Landing Pages at the Keyword and Site Level
  • How to Use Preferred Bidding
  • How to Use the Position Preference Feature

Online Market Research Video Series 

In this 13 lesson video series, I will show you how to research a market before commiting to an idea.

  • An Introduction to Online Marketing Research
  • The First Steps to Researching a Market
  • How to Start Collecting Keywords for Your Market
  • How to Find your Competition Through Yahoo & Live
  • How to Use the Google ‘Related’ Command
  • Alexa for Market Research
  • Shopping Comparison Sites for Market Research
  • Finding & Understanding the Page Rank
  • Building Keyword Lists for Your Market
  • Using Whois and Archive.org for Market Research
  • How to Find Exactly Who’s Linking to Your Competition
  • ebay Tools that Show You “What’s Hot”
  • Using ClickBank and Amazon for Market and Product Research

And You Can Start Right Now!

That’s right! You can get your  membership and gain access to all the information described above for now!  Just click on the Join Now link and fill out the registration form. You will be sent a verification email. Just click on the link in the email to activate your account.

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Twenty Usability Tips for Your Blog

Twenty Usability Tips for Your Blog is a great list of blogging tips from http://www.idratherbewriting.com

If you have a blog, I would strongly suggest you review and comment on the list.

 John Hocking
http://www.blogging-resources.com

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Authority Black Book – over 500 Links to Web 2.0 sites

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Jack Humphrey has released Authority Black Book.

Authority Black Book has 64-Pages Of Resources For Web 2.0 Niche Domination,
Buzz Generation, Higher Rankings, And Endless Traffic.

Here’s A Small Sample Of What You’ll Learn In The Authority Black Book:

  • Over 500 links to the most powerful and useful Web 2.0 traffic and buzz resources on the web! We’re talking immmediate traffic to your mini-sites, Adsense sites or affiliate sites.
  • How to use RSS subscriptions to explode your reach! So many marketers and webmasters are doing RSS the wrong way… we’ll show you the right way!
  • How to create and syndicate video to the top video sharing sites for high-powered and valuable backlinks (Google likes video links!)
  • Linkbait: What is it, How to write it, and how to generate massive buzz and hundreds of backlinks in your niche using it.
  • A tool to instantly and with the click of a button bookmark any page on the web in all the social bookmarking sites – FREE!
  • Where to get buttons for your browser to submit your pages to all the leading buzz sites like Netscape, StumbleUpon, Reddit and dozens more!
  • Thorough explanations of more technical steps and strategies by Jack Humphrey, the author of Power Linking Profits and the Authority Black Book.

This may be the best FREE ebook available right now

John Hocking
http://www.blogging-resources.com

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101 Great Posting Ideas That Will Make Your Blog Sizzle

101 Great Posting Ideas That Will Make Your Blog Sizzle is a great list of 101 things you can post about in your blog.

 

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$7 Report Generates over $3000 in 7 Days

Short Version: Sure, it ain’t Butterfly Marketing, but Jonathan Leger seems to be on some sort of misguided quest to write the perfect scripts for a launch where you or your affiliate gets the immediate cash into your PAYPAL account. Why misguided?

He’s charging a mere $7 !? It even NOW includes a On.e Time Offer that you can use and split with your affiliates.

Download it at:  7 Dollar Secrets

More Information? Read This!

Jon originally put out a “stupid little ebook” (sorry Jon) in January on putting videos on the web. I could have written it in an hour (and should have) He made an immediate 3,000 bucks, and built his list with it. The irony? Instead of giving it away like I would have thought, he charged $7 with a very simple “script” running the show, so that anyone who sold it got paid instantly to their paypal account.

Now, he turned around, and wrote ANOTHER ebook documenting what he did (thereby in effect teaching YOU how to build a list instantly) but threw in the very script he used to run the whole process! TODAY he has updated that script so almost anyone can concoct one of these sales with any product that you come up with, even a resale product, and yet it is sophisticated enough that it is a really sharp tool!

 

7 Dollar Secrets

John Hocking
Blogging Resources

Blogs Are Us! Create A Money-Making Winner

Do you have a blog? Maybe you have more than one. It may just be a vehicle to publish your personal views. Or you may have set up a blog to make money.

Maybe you don’t have a blog yet. You’ve been thinking of starting one because it’s all you keep hearing about and you want to get in on this cultural phenomenon. You just are not sure how to go about setting a blog up. After all, it wasn’t too long ago that you didn’t know what or who a “blog” was!

Either way, I’ve noticed bloggers seem to take advantage of AdSense. That tells us the blogger wants to receive payment from Google. Who among us can say NO to having our incomes supplemented?

What if there was a new and one-of-a-kind way to make money with your blog? What if it was easy to set up? So easy, total newbies are doing it!

There are simple steps to follow setting up your new blog…

1. Choose your target market.

Obviously, it will be a niche you are interested in. A hobby or a subject where you have special knowledge. This is important. After all, you want to have fun blogging. Not much enjoyment in doing something that gives you zero interest. This system offers you a choice of over 25 million markets! The most time you will spend on setting up your blog will be the time it takes you to decide which markets you want to pursue.

2. Set up your blog.

(Blogger.com offers you a free service) With this software, as soon as you have selected the products you want on your blog, you simply press BUILD and voila! Your very own store/boutique is automatically created for you!

The best part? Your blog will be unique! Nobody, nowhere, will have a store like yours. You’ll be thrilled when you see what you can achieve with this software.

And, you don’t have to stop with only one shop. Build more. Go crazy with your piece of virtual real estate.

3. Turn traffic into money.

Each page of your store will target different keywords. Meaning, better search engine rankings. How? Because you now have content- rich pages which search engines love!

And…it’s constantly changing as products are bought and new stock added. Search engines will love you.

When visitors are attracted to your blog, they will be funneled through to the products they are interested in.

You will be paid commissions on the products your visitors purchase. Plus, they have the bonus of a pleasurable shopping experience. Who can say that for the mall?

So, whether you have a blog for fun or profit, this newly-developed system deserves your attention.

(c) 2007 Karen Cook

Karen Cook works in a Public Library where she helps patrons with their blogs. For a live demo and case studies, visit http://addebay.blogspot.com to boost your blog!

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Can a video really generate 1000 visitors in 24 hours?

Jonathan Leger discovered a new technique for converting viewers into visitors that sent 1,000 visitors to a brand new site of his in under 24 hours. This new method converted 25% of the people who viewed the video into visitors. That’s an incredible rate compared to the 1/2 percent he was getting before’Read all about it, and about how you can learn to duplicate his success, at:

1000 visitors in 24 hours

John Hocking
http://www.blogging-resources.com/

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7 More Sure-Fire Headline Templates That Work

Brian Clark over at CopyBlogger has just post a great article called “7 More Sure-Fire Headline Templates That Work

Brian shows you how to use time test headline to get more readers to your blog

For example:

Give Me [short time period] and I’ll Give You [blank].

This headline promises a strong benefit to the reader, like all good headlines do. But this one is especially effective because it promises to deliver in a very short time period.

Read the rest of the article at
7 More Sure-Fire Headline Templates That Work

John Hocking
http://www.blogging-resources.com

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