SEO Secrets by Glenn Murray

Learning about SEO can be tedious and time consuming. If you’re determined to equip yourself for building a successful online business without much outside help, you need a shortcut to the right information.

A few days ago I was privileged to download a new ebook on SEO. Called SEO Secrets, the book is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of SEO. It is perfect for complete Internet newbies, but it is also a useful guide for those with a bit more experience. Online business owners in particular should definitely consider adding it to their business resource collection.

SEO Secrets author, Glenn Murray, has been writing successfully for years, and has consistently held the #1 spot on Google for his major keywords, as well as helping numerous clients with their Internet presence, so it’s plain he knows what he’s talking about.

SEO Secrets can be downloaded here.

We are perched on the precipice, ready to hurtle into a new year and a new era!

Isn’t it exhilerating that the first few days of 2009 will bring with them the most exciting new US president in living history? I’m feeling a little anxious, I suppose because we are all so desperately hoping for positive change and there is always a possibility that Obama somehow won’t live up to the great things that are expected of him.

As we enter into this new world phase (God forbid we have  to hear the words ‘new world order’ ever again), it seems like a good time to take stock.

Yesterday my son was trying to talk me into buying a new iPod Touch. He’s got one on order and wants the same for me. He’s sweet that way. I’m tempted, really I am, but wonder if this tiny piece of fabulous technology might just turn out to be a further drain on my time. Whaddya think? Am I right?

Considering technology like the iPod set me to thinking about how much things have changed on the technology front in the past few decades–and change shows no sign of slowing. Just as I was pondering, I cam across this amazing video which just about sums it all up:

What does it all mean? It means that I, for one, will sit down and weep that Mankind has achieved all this but still cannot find a way to love and be peaceful on this beautiful planet. And that we haven’t found a way to save children from cholera epidemics, or ourselves from the ravages of 21st century disease. I ask God that in 2009 we will all make strides in the right direction and that, for once, we will get our priorities right.

PS. My marketing predictions for 2009 will be along in a matter of hours.

For those of you who hate it when I’m in a bad mood, RANT ALERT!

I woke up this morning to find this on my blog:

Hi,
let me first tell you this not spam.i am a real person sitting at a real desk.I am Rajeev Mahadevan from India.I just wanted to tell you that i have found a really easy way to make money online.its free,and easy.i made $142/- in my first week.below’s the link.if you want to make effortless money.
A.W.SURVEYS

First, Rajeev, let me tell you that if you had read any of my blog at all it would have been plain to you that if there’s anything I hate, it is spam.

You seek to justify yourself by telling me that your comment is not spam, so it seems I am going to have to enlighten you about the definition of spam.

How do you think spam gets written other than by real people at real desks? True we might think of them in our mind’s eye shuffling up to a trough in a barn, but the truth is most of them look just like you or I and they do, wait for it, sit at a desk somewhere.

Whether or not you sit at a desk is not a measure of how spammy your comments are. The measure is this:

If your comment contains a self-serving link leading to a site that has NOTHING to do with the contents of the blog post then, yes, you are a spammer, whether you choose to call yourself that or not. You are attempting to steal my traffic. And while you say you are inviting people to ‘make effortless money,’ let me tell you there is no such thing as a ‘free lunch.’ You may not be working for the traffic, but the people who own the blogs you are spamming most certainly did work hard for that traffic. They spent endless hours educating themselves about their subject, they have built up a network of people they know, like and, dare I say it? TRUST online (and yes, who also recognize them by name). Additionally, legitimate bloggers spend hours researching and writing blog posts so that others will want to visit and read.

Which brings me to yet another point: while you’re posting spammy comments on other people’s blogs, you are not finding targeted traffic. Targeted traffic is when you aim for people who are looking for what you have to offer (just so you know).

So someone, somewhere is paying for your traffic (assuming anyone in their right mind would want to click on your link).

Sorry Ranjeev, your spammy comment is in the spam bin where it belongs.

Legitimate Promotion Strategies

But in the spirit of online camaraderie, let me just give you some advice.

Unless you’re planning to give something back, such as a valuable link from your website, a talkup on your blog, or the like, never try to benefit from someone else’s hard work. They’ll resent it.

There are plenty of legitimate ways you can promote your product. I suggest you try one of the many great forums on affiliate marketing for this.

Create a web page to promote your product and drive traffic to that with legitimate comments on other people’s blogs (no need to spam, you still get the link if you take part in their conversation). Create meaningful, mutually beneficial online relationships that will fuel your progress. Heck, shell out and buy some PPC. That’s always a great choice for anyone who doesn’t know what else to do and it needn’t be very expensive.

Quite simply these three ingredients are the secret to your success. You need to have passion and self discipline if you’re to make any type of business work.

Once in a while I come across someone who I think is truly inspiring, and amazingly gifted at motivating others. Without doubt Kirk Nugent falls into this category. Do yourself a favor and watch this short video. Don’t forget to leave a comment below to let me know if you too found it inspiring.