Archive for February, 2012

1077303_playing_guitar_3Bad habits can be tough to break, trust me I am an expert and have had a lot of practice breaking bad habits. Like smoking, I got an early start at age 15 and then worked hard for 30 years trying to break the habit. Eventually I learned by having my first heart attack. I quit smoking immediately.

I tried learning how to play guitar step by step many years ago and learned a bunch of bad habits that were tough to break. Eventually I joined Jamorama to learn with their step by step tips for beginners to advanced.

I have a long ways to go but have already learned the right way to do so many things and have even broken a couple of bad guitar playing habits. I should point out the I did get some things right but those things I do incorrectly are what hold me back from becoming faster.

I thought hiring someone to teach how to play guitar step by step but he was too impatient and intimidating for me but I still had to pay him. Just two of the three lessons I paid for would have paid my lifetime membership with Jamorama.

Another thing that really turned me off of hired help was the fact he was only available to talk to when he was at my house. So between lessons I was on my own and that’s where I learned improper methods of chording.

With my Jamorama step by step lessons, which I’ve downloaded to my laptop, I have full access 24/7/365 and can take my lessons with me, even to our guitar jams practice sessions.

I have a Yamaha acoustic guitar so I was really pleased to find they have a specific lessons with an acoustic focus, exactly what I need.

More to come as I learn more step by step tips for learning how to play guitar.

Learn how to play guitar at Jamorama

Step By Step Article Writing Tips

work from home bloggingFor my work from home business as a blogger I spend a big part of my day article writing for my niche related blogs. There are many days that I just can’t get into the swing of things to come up with the content I need regularly.

Some days I just need a little help and from what I have seen I am not alone when it comes to hitting the wall called writer’s block. My idea if writer’s block isn’t complicated. When I can think of an article title to get me started I have writer’s block, plain and simple. It doesn’t have to go on for day, even a few hours and I’m looking for ways to get my brain in gear.

I Like To Check On My Competitors

There is lots of competition in the niches I focus on so when I am having trouble coming up with topics to talk about I just visit the top few sites in my niche, which match my main keywords and see what they are talking about.

A Good Title Can Trigger My Brain

There are times that I check competitors for topics they have thought about but I also get inspiration from just reading titles on relevant blogs. With a title in mind I am back in gear and ready to start writing my next article, sometimes even a series of articles.

Now I don’t like to steal title, just kick-start the old grey matter.

Just A Little More Keyword Research Helps

Research is important but when I feel I have exhausted my keyword topics I just go back and do some more keyword research using Keyword Elite or Micro Niche Finder. I have never been let down yet and always seem to find more topics to go with my keywords.

For me it’s a step by step process I go through to come up with article writing ideas. But these methods work great for me and I will continue to use them when my brain remains asleep after I start my work from home article writing day.

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Quality First Then The Right Quantity

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Think Outside The Box

When trying to industry your articles, you may have to innovate to spread the word. Don’t limit yourself by utilizing a single version of one’s articles, instead be innovative to locate techniques you’ll be able to effectively make the most of all of your articles. You’ll be able to convert your articles into slide shows after which put them up on media sharing sites.

An additional alternative is to group many articles and convert them into PDFs which you can upload to document sharing sites or give away for your guests. You usually have to be on the lookout for original concepts to ensure you get one of the most out of your content and affiliate article marketing efforts. This will enable you to separate yourself from the majority of other article marketers, producing it simple for you to generate a better impact on your target audience, and reach out to far more of them.

Speak To Your Readers

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keyword research

My advice, as one who is making money blogging is to find a niche you love and can work for a long time without difficulty. I work from home and mostly focus on my hobbies to make money online.

However, in the same breath I would also add that one should NOT go into a niche just because they like it. That cleared things up, right? Keep reading it gets clearer as you go.

The Thing Is Niches Today Are Competitive

When you think about it competition in most online markets and niches today actually began more than a decade ago. This means huge numbers of marketers have been working their niche focused keywords for a long time making it rather difficult to compete.

If you happen to be new at marketing or stepping into a new niche this means you need to do some good keyword research before you begin. Finding the keywords you can rank for gives you a chance to break into a niche and over time you can even rank for top keywords, like I do.

For Any Success Today Niche Research To Find Keywords Is Vital

Don’t even think about buying a domain until you’re research is complete. The first goal should be to find the right keywords for your new niche focused domain name.

If you were search Google for some helpful gardening information and the three domains listed below appear in the top three positions, which would you be likely to click first and think about why you chose it.

hbb2obm.com or homegardeningtips.com or backyardgardeningtips.com

When I’m viewing search results in Google or any search engine I of course look at the description as well but right now it’s just about the domain names you see in listing. Personally I will always click the domain name that is niche targeted as they appear to be more authoritative.

In today’s competitive niches it’s always best to purchase keyword focused domain names. But don’t go get it just yet, there’s more.

If You Can Get A DOT COM Extension For Your Domain

Today DOT COM is imprinted on most people’s brain. It’s all we’ve heard for years, so when anyone mentions a domain name DOT COM is usually the extension that pops in their head, automatically. Go for the DOT COM unless you have a great reason for not doing that.

Because there are so many keyworded domains that are DOT COM it can be harder to find keywords to use in your domain and still have a DOT COM, so let me give you some ideas to help.

Add a suffix to the end of your keyword phrase.
Adding a suffix didn’t work, then try adding a word to the front as a prefix.
Add a hyphen or two if the other options haven’t worked.
Using your city or town is a great way to get keyworded domains using a suffix.

Finding domains with your best keywords can take some time but research is your best tool and it works for me. Today I need speed in my research and have a few paid tools that speed things up. Keyword Elite 2 is a niche research tool that saves me time I can then spend working my sites. I also use Micro Niche Finder to find profitable niches but this tool helps me find those hard to find domains.