Writing Articles Faster
I thought I would quickly pass along a tip that might help you write articles a little faster so you can get more content written for your online business in a shorter amount of time. We all know that making money on the internet usually involves a lot of writing so every piece of advice to do it more efficiently can be very helpful.
I always seem to find it hard to even think of something to write about so I go to http://ezinearticles.com or another article directory and click on the categories to something close to what I want to write about (maybe I click on ‘investing’ and then ‘stocks’). Then I read down until a title catches my eye and gives me an idea for something to write about. Usually that’s enough to get my brain working and help me through the mind block, but if I get stuck before I get enough words I’ll go in and read some of the article for a little inspiration.
Just be careful not to copy the words or plagiarize the article. You are only doing this to get ideas for your article, not to use someone else’s work.
Hope you find that tip useful,
Justin
The Keyword Academy Review
So a lot of people out there are wondering how to make money online, and it can be tough, especially for beginners. There is a place that is beginner friendly and can really get you on the right track for success in your efforts to work from home successfully. That place is The Keyword Academy (TKA) and you can try it free for the first month. Okay, so I guess I’ve given away my opinion that it’s a good place, but why? I’ll tell you…
First off they offer a very positive attitude with real usable advice that does work. A lot of people out there promise to show you how to make you a million dollars in no time with no effort, and that is a load of crap for sure. Courtney Tuttle and Mark Butler don’t make these kind of promises, but what they do is give you a clear road map for how to make real online passive income with a bit of hard work and dedication. This road map takes the form of the core videos that take you through the basics of making money online, from setting up a site, to how to choose a keyword, how to get your site ranked for keywords, and finally how to monetize your site. Have more questions after you watch the webinars? Well that’s not an issue because there are hundreds of experts on their friendly forum who are happy to answer any questions you might have. It’s a great additional resource.
For people more advanced in the make money online world there are some great benefits of The Keyword Academy for them too. Included with your subscription is the guest posting system called Post Runner (which allows you to automatically post articles on other peoples sites to build backlinks, rankings, and traffic) and also a very useful keyword selection tool called Niche Refinery that scans for low competition keywords that will help you make money with niche sites.
On top of that you also now get “streamline” – A task management tool to help support your business processes. This is another cool (and useful) part of being a TKA member.
They are also constantly growing their knowledge base and producing webinars for their advanced members. A recent video series was about how to bump your sites from getting some traffic to gaining “massive traffic”. They continue to teach to both levels of students with regular updates.
In my opinion, the best part about the keyword academy is the PostRunner guest posting system. That alone is worth the membership cost without even taking into consideration everything else that comes with the TKA membership. It is an awesome way to get backlinks, traffic, increase search engine rankings, and ultimately make more money!
So, I guess what I am trying to say is that my review of the keyword academy is very positive. If I had to recommend just one resource for making money online there’s no doubt that TKA is it!
In summary, there really is something for everyone inside the keyword academy. As an experienced online business owner I personally find the guest posting system and the keyword selection tool to be more than worth the membership costs. And if you are a new or struggling internet marketer you will definitely find the information they teach to be a goldmine. It truly is a killer system! The private forum is also a great place to ask questions and share ideas. Heck, if you sign up I’ll see you there.
Join The Keyword Academy today! You will be VERY happy you did. I’d bet on it.
The Google Sandbox Effect
One of the favorite things for people in the make money online and SEO worlds is to argue over theoretical concepts like “what is the best type of link?” or “how important is getting links from different c-class IPs?”. There are countless concepts out there like this, but few catch the attention of people like the google sandbox effect. Some people don’t believe it exists. Some people are so afraid of it that by the time someones site gets out of the sandbox they are getting their third link and are still on page 20 of the SERPs.
Ok so I’m getting a little ahead of myself I guess. First things first, the google sandbox effect is a phenomena where a site climbs in the SERPs too quickly and subsequently is applied a temporary penalty. The penalty can last anywhere from a couple of months to nine or more. A site that is seemingly going strong, climbing up towards a magical page one ranking, flies too close to the sun and gets knocked down a peg.
So what exactly gets a site relegated to the dreaded depths of the sandbox? Well this is where the debate truly heats up. We all know that the basic thing that happens is a quick climb followed by an even quicker fall, but there is more to it than that. A lot of people think that getting only strong links (in content, from high page rank, and high trust rank pages) will keep you out of the box. Others think the key is building links very slow and steady, not setting off any red flags. To be truthful I don’t have the answer to this question, but one can take a good lesson here anyway. Build your links naturally, which means slowly and from a wide range of quality sites.
Another thing to think about is why does google even have the sandbox? Well that isn’t too complicated to figure out, and since google is logical it also seems to be result that supports the theory. Google has the sandbox to, like everything they do, fight spam. Think about it, spammers are generally into sites for the short haul, the quick buck. When they run the risk of google slapping their sites down it deters them from building in the first place because unlike those of us who build a passive income they want a site to pay off short term.
A final question that is interesting to consider, and probably more useful is what to do if you think you are in the sandbox. The answer there is simple in the MMO world, keep building links. That’s all you need to do if you find yourself in the sandbox, or just in the midst of a normal shuffle. Don’t complicate things unless you’re just looking for some good mental exercise.
Oh and if you want to see the sandbox effect in action here is a good image of my site when it went in for NINE MONTHS! I kept working on this baby thought the rough times and it paid off well. Keep working.
Keyword Selection
One of the most important aspects of making money online is keyword selection. If you don’t pick the right keyword you run two risks:
- You won’t be able to rank for it
- If you do rank for it, you won’t make any money
As you can imagine either of these scenarios can be extremely frustrating. Even the best of us can run into a keyword the ends up being far harder than it should be, but people new to SEO often choose to go after search terms that they will never rank for. There are some pretty basic ‘guidelines’ that you can use to help you go after terms that you can be successful in ranking your site for (and I say guidelines because keyword selection is more of an art than a science).
- If the keyword isn’t in the title, you can beat it
- The lower the PR the better (While PR isn’t conclusive it is certainly indicative of page strength)… as an easy guideline if the site is PR 3 or less you can beat it
Really if you find a keyword that satisfies both of those guidelines then you should have little trouble getting your site to rank.
The next part of your consideration is will the term get my site traffic, and more to the point will the term make me money? I know what your thinking… my god this guy is going to give me more guidelines. Well think again. This time it will be a formula :)
First thing you want to do is go look at a keyword tool and see how many EXACT searches the keyword get per month. The next thing you need to look at is what the CPC of the keyword is. With that information you can figure out if the keyword will make you money. Here is what you do:
Exact Searches * .4 *.05 * CPC * .25 = Keyword Income Potential
The .4 is because 1st place in the serps gets around 40% of the traffic for that search, the .05 is because a typical site can count on converting 5% of visitors to ad clicks, and the .25 is because google will generally pay you are 25% of what they pay advertisers. For those of you who aren’t that good at math I’ll simplify that a bit down to this formula, but it doesn’t make as much sense to look at:
Exact Searches * CPC * 0.005 = Keyword Income Potential
Generally if I am building a small niche site I am looking for a keyword with income potential of around $50 or more.
So now you know how to choose a keyword that will both make you money and will pay you something too. Best of luck!
