New Book – Blogging the Smart Way

“How to Create and Market a Killer Blog with Social Media”

My new book is “now” published on Amazon. You can now purchase your copy from the ”virtual shelves” at Amazon.

In this book I outline all the tips and tactics I used to create and market my blog with social media. It reveals the different key elements and ways to apply social media marketing to be found on a crowded web.

So you Want to Make your Blog a Success?

So if you want to start a blog or already have a blog and you want  to grow your readers rapidly then this book will show you how.

I will show where to start, what to write about and how to attract readers to your posts alongside hundreds of other tips that I have learned from my own experiences.

Writing can sometimes be seen as the easy part. Marketing your blog so it goes from invisible to visible is the real challenge.

The challenge is, how do people discover your blog in a universe of over 550 million websites?

This book will show you how to create, build and market a blog that will take your online presence from ordinary to remarkable.

The Secrets of a Blog Powered by Social Media

I will reveal the secrets for the following:

• Marketing your blog with social media to rank high on Google and spread your business and personal brand globally.
• How I grew my blog traffic from zero to over 300,000 hits per month
• The tactics I applied to be ranked in the Top 50 Marketing Blogs in the world as listed by the prestigious AdAge Power 150
• Came to be listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers” globally – ranked #14
• Winner of the “Top 10 Social Media Blogs” by Social Media Examiner 2012

Creating an influential online brand either personal or for a business is now becoming vital in an increasingly digital world, whether you’re starting a business, writing a book, designing a website, recording an album or taking on a variety of other endeavours. Once you start getting your “blog to rock”, you’ll see how these concepts can be applied to a wide range of activities and along the way you will find opportunities that will constantly surprise and delight you.

You’ll Learn:

• The importance of passion and purpose
• How to find your audience
• How your audience can find you
• How to write and develop contaigous content your audience and readers will love and want to share
• How to find and use appropriate technology to build a blog on a strong foundation
• Outline the different techniques to write captivating headlines
• The secrets of how to use social media to spread your content
• How to optimize your blog so you will be found on Google and other search engines
• Why you need to grow a substantial Twitter follower base
• Ways to use Facebook to market your blog and your business
• The essential elements to create a personal brand that may dramatically increase your income and will change your life
• How to become an expert and thought leader in your industry.

Is this Book for You?

• You’re an entrepreneur, author, musician, business owner, corporate executive, designer, programmer or marketer working on a big idea.
• You advertise in the yellow pages or trade magazines.
• You’re not yet on board with the power of digital media platforms like blogging and social media, but you’re eager to learn more.
• You have been told you need to use the digital and social web to build, launch and display your brand to the world.
• You are starting to realize that the old rules of marketing don’t apply any more.

If any of these points apply to you or your business, then this book is for you.

Contents

The contents of this book are listed below to provide an overview of what you will find inside.

Introduction

Chapter 1. What is a Blog?

Chapter 2. My Story – How I grew my traffic to 300,000 page hits per month with social media

Chapter 3. The Secret to Every Successful Blog and How to Discover It

Chapter 4. 12 Blogging Essentials and Getting Started

Chapter 5. The Personal Blog

Chapter 6. The Business Blog

Chapter 7. How to Find Inspiration and Ideas for your Blog Content

Chapter 8. Why Headlines are Important

Chapter 9. Marketing your Blog: The 4 Key Essentials

Chapter 10. 10 Key Steps to a Successful Social Media Marketing Strategy

Chapter 11. Tips on Marketing on the Top Social Networks

Chapter 12. How to Market your Blog on Twitter

Chapter 13. How to Market your Blog on Facebook

Chpater 14. Optimizing your Blog for Social Media to Super Charge Sharing

Chapter 15. Monitoring and Measuring your Blog

Chapter 16. The Blogging Journey – Putting it all Together

To purchase your copy and be one of the first to receive it, you can now buy it from Amazon.

I look forward to your reviews and feedback.