I have set myself a goal of raising £10,000 for a children's heart surgery charity. So far through asking on Twitter there has been raised around £700, so clearly I need to put in some extra effort if I am going to achieve this goal :) Through discussions with friends on the Authority Blogger Forum and Twitter we had the idea to hold a webinar or teleseminar, with a small ticket price of, say £1/$1.50 or so, and all the proceeds going to the charity. After sounding out a few folks on … [Read more...]

WordPress SEO Secrets from Michael Martine is launching today, and I am sure it will make a big splash. I have contributed a bonus and a testimonial. I guess you could say I am supporting the product! Frankly, when Michael told me he was developing a blog SEO product I was worried. You see, most of what I read about blogging and SEO is just plain wrong. I get sent a lot of products to review, and it seems to be the ones that focus on SEO that contain the most misleading information. The … [Read more...]

We don't do thanksgiving in the UK quite like our North American cousins overseas, but I like the idea of it anyway, so here goes: I am thankful for my family, pets and friends, That my work is something I love doing and am passionate about, and my wonderful clients who keep life interesting and a roof over our heads! Here are some links to share the love: Be thankful for our planet - Enter your email address for a chance to win a Solio Solar Charger and charge up your iPod or … [Read more...]

Partnering Profits has now launched, and there are great bonuses for anyone who moves fast. Previous products from Brian Clark and co have rushed out the door, so you don't want to miss out on this one. Can I recommend Partnering Profits? 100%, you will see on the Partnering Profits landing page that in a way I have put my name behind it already, Darren Rowse and I are going to feature on one of the calls! Seriously though, a great deal of my income has been generated through the partner … [Read more...]

Conversions are where websites pay off. A blogger might want to gain more subscribers, an ecommerce site more sales. You might want more leads for your business. Whatever the action you most want people to take when they arrive on your site, you are going to want to tweak and optimize to squeeze the best results out of the traffic you have. My friends at Invesp have released a great book that tells you exactly how to do just that. It's called "Landing Page Optimization: The Complete Guide" … [Read more...]

Thesis WordPress Theme from DIYThemes has another compelling feature coming that I just love. One of the key selling points of the theme is that it is so well built, and so flexible, that it's the only theme you need. How flexible? Did you know Copyblogger is now using Thesis? Can't see the difference, but now Brian has all the advantages of Thesis architecture but the look and feel we know and love. Cool, eh? :) Confusingly though, as mentioned in my last thesis theme post, they were … [Read more...]

This is just a quick note to say you were right and I was wrong. I was wrong when I said I would only leave my Authority Alliances ebook up to download for a short time, you were right to tell me I was being foolish! :) So now when you subscribe you will be given the download links for two free ebooks "Creating Killer Flagship Content" is about how you can write stand out, valuable material that gets you noticed, builds positive word of mouth, and grows your audience. "Authority … [Read more...]

John Haydon of Corporatedollar.org has released a free guide to Twitter that is well worth downloading. All you need to do is subscribe to his email list. Don't worry about the references to non-profits if that doesn't apply to you, the advice works for any Twitter user. I'm not promoting this just because John is enrolled on my Authority Blogger course, the guide is top notch! :) Choosing a user-name and photo that will engage other Twitter users How to create a stand-out Twitter … [Read more...]

Today is Blog Action Day 2008, and this year it is about poverty. I blogged about it at the Blog Herald and later I will be calling in to the Blog Talk Radio spectacular (hopefully), but other than that I have failed miserably to get my own act together. Which makes me realize about "good intentions" - they are no good without action. What kind of action can and should 9,920 bloggers and 10,877,968 estimated total readers take? … [Read more...]