If you've heard about this new blogging software called Firepow around the web, you're not alone.
The programs not released until May 13th but I thought I'd post about it here with all the information I can gather for now so that you can stay well informed up until it's launch :)
Basically Firepow is a blogging software but with a whole lot of features
stacked on top of it... features that seem to make it a pretty darn interesting little (or big) tool.
It's based on wordpress, and begins by installing you a nice wp blog - in fact from what I can tell, REALLY nice - you can create your own blog theme from scratch if you want, with the advanced theme generator and then select from a list of all the plugins under the sun, to have installed and activated on your blog with no further action from you.
Then you can go about adding your content - you can set the content to appear on schedules, including into the future, plus you can take advantage of other people's content via various means not disclosed yet...
It also seems to have a focus on video content but I'm not quite sure in what capacity yet - in any case, more relevant video on your site can only be a good thing - oh and as well - they just released that there will be an "add camtasia video plugin" so you can easily get camtasia vids on your blog without using youtube... which if you're in internet/software niches is a BIG plus.
Anyway after your blog is looking good with all the cool content, Firepow helps you generate traffic and promote your site around the web. At the moment the only traffic tactic I've seen is the promotion of your site through an in house network of blogs owned by Andrew which you can use to obtain links and a few extra visitors.
I've also heard mention of social bookmarking and rss feed promotion but we can't be sure about what capacity these tools take.
Finally Firepow apparently lets you manage your sites too. You can view and make changes to your multiple sites from the one control panel, as well as monitor certain aspects of them.
One plugin we saw released was one that allows a user to split test variations of posts you make to see what generates the most click throughs. That alone makes this product exciting for me.
Even though what we've seen so far seems only a fraction of what this software will be capable of.
8/11/2008
How To Avoid Spam With Akismet
This Tutorial is Part of Atomic Blogging ( A Step By Step Guide to Blogging )
What you see above are the number of Spam messages I get so far on my blog! It's HUGE! Arent they ignoring? To avoid and prevent all this spam you must use Akismet - A Free Plugin to avoid spam for your blog.
Before I start, Akismet is a free open source spam program online to help fight spam for wordpress owners.
Just follow the following steps to get started to prevent Spam on your blog.
What you see above are the number of Spam messages I get so far on my blog! It's HUGE! Arent they ignoring? To avoid and prevent all this spam you must use Akismet - A Free Plugin to avoid spam for your blog.
Before I start, Akismet is a free open source spam program online to help fight spam for wordpress owners.
Just follow the following steps to get started to prevent Spam on your blog.
How To Choose The Right Affiliate-Product To Promote
Why do we go through the hassle of promoting affiliate products? Of course that reason is to earn big! So are your efforts in endorsing these products going to be rewarded financially? Use the right product in conjunction with the right marketing methods. This article will help you determine which products to promote by looking at a number of factors.
First of all, you should consider the revenue you receive for each affiliate product. Consider promoting an affiliate product that can give you , $20 or more per. You must do the right amount of research and really get to know your product and your niche because high paying products are often much harder to promote. Rationally, try chasing 20 sales at $20 rather than 20 $100 sales per day.
Are the affiliate products you are already promoting good enough? Each day, some sales are being brought in by a particular niche product on Clickbank. Any similar products with a higher payout per sale will be brought to your attention by Clickbank so just set the links on your landing page to point to the new product. Using landing pages for your affiliate marketing means that it requires very little effort (just the changing of a few links) to increase your weekly income quickly and simply!
The Clickbank Gravity of the product (assuming you are using Clickbank) should also be thought about. If other affiliates are successfully making sales of a particular product then the product is popular and is the kind of thing people are buying so this will be indicated by CB. Don't dismiss a product just because it is low gravity, it might just be because the product is new. As there is no previous track record to go by, promoting low-gravity products could be a gamble.
Offering recurring-payment type products may be preferable to one-off payments. You get automated recurring sales each month by promoting this type of product. This type of payment setup can be a great long-term money earner and is usually used with subscription-based services or websites. You now have a better chance at choosing the right affiliate product to promote which is the key to a successful affiliate marketing career.
First of all, you should consider the revenue you receive for each affiliate product. Consider promoting an affiliate product that can give you , $20 or more per. You must do the right amount of research and really get to know your product and your niche because high paying products are often much harder to promote. Rationally, try chasing 20 sales at $20 rather than 20 $100 sales per day.
Are the affiliate products you are already promoting good enough? Each day, some sales are being brought in by a particular niche product on Clickbank. Any similar products with a higher payout per sale will be brought to your attention by Clickbank so just set the links on your landing page to point to the new product. Using landing pages for your affiliate marketing means that it requires very little effort (just the changing of a few links) to increase your weekly income quickly and simply!
The Clickbank Gravity of the product (assuming you are using Clickbank) should also be thought about. If other affiliates are successfully making sales of a particular product then the product is popular and is the kind of thing people are buying so this will be indicated by CB. Don't dismiss a product just because it is low gravity, it might just be because the product is new. As there is no previous track record to go by, promoting low-gravity products could be a gamble.
Offering recurring-payment type products may be preferable to one-off payments. You get automated recurring sales each month by promoting this type of product. This type of payment setup can be a great long-term money earner and is usually used with subscription-based services or websites. You now have a better chance at choosing the right affiliate product to promote which is the key to a successful affiliate marketing career.
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