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Why Social Media won’t make you rich… yet
Everyone always bleats on about Social Media marketing as ‘the next BIG thing’… Online ‘gurus’ would have us believe there is untold wealth and success to be made if you can just tap into the Social Media phenomenon. The problem is, the Internet is filling up with more and more Social Media tools for every…
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How to add your ‘author’ image to online articles and comments instantly
Here’s a simple 2 minute fix to help unify your online presence and brand I’m not kidding, doing this will instantly help you add credibility to your website or blog. You only have to it once, it takes 2 minutes and it’s free – the rest is automatic. In fact you don’t even need to…
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How to set up a WordPress website in 7 clicks
If you’re a regular Insider’s Edge reader you’ll know that I highly recommend WordPress for anyone who wants to set up a website for business or fun. You can use to create news sites, hobby sites, portfolios, online journals, sales pages, photo galleries – virtually anything you can think of. It’s free, incredibly user friendly and…
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Which is the best website or blogging platform for you? Blogger vs Tumblr vs WordPress vs Joomla
I’m often asked by readers: “Which is the best blogging/website platform?” It’s a very good question. There are a vast array of excellent (and free) choices on offer. If you haven’t had the chance to take the ‘What kind of online entrepreneur are you?’ test yet you can do so here. It’s a simple checklist…
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What kind of online entrepreneur would you like to be?
Setting up your own website or blog is a great way to create a side income that could turn into something more lucrative. Becoming an ‘online entrepreneur’ is the easy part. These days you can have a website up in minutes and filling it up with adverts or setting up affiliate deals (depending on which…
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How to set up a simple website in 20 seconds
Getting you get up and running with your own website (or improving your existing site) by increasing traffic and adding different revenue streams is something I really want to help you achieve this year. I’ll be covering a lot of different strategies over the coming weeks and months to help you do this. Today, to…
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How to get 20,000 Twitter followers in under 24 hours
This is a quirky way to ‘get viral’ off the back of a popular news story or Twitter phenomenon. Eagle eyed readers of the Insider’s Edge blog will have spotted my post about Angelina Jolie’s right leg recently. If you missed it you can see it here. During the Oscars Angelina’s dress – or rather…
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Why it pays to kill ‘corporate’ and start getting personal
Help! Big brands are slowly taking over the world, influencing our buying patterns and turning us into zombie shoppers. It might seem like a tragic scenario, but for savvy small businesses the rise of supermarket chains and juggernaut clothing labels this presents a real opportunity. You see there’s one thing big brands are rubbish at – giving…
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How to make fast cash from last minute lovers
A quick look at the trending topics this morning revealed that the word “Valentines” featured heavily in online searches. Here’s a screenshot: (The figures reveal that lingerie only has slightly more sex appeal than 0% credit cards). It shows, once again, that there’s a HUGE profit opportunity here catering for the last minute Valentine’s Day shopper.…
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Writer’s block? Just shoot yourself in the head NOW
A copywriting ‘guru’ once told me that writer’s block didn’t exist. By writer’s block I’m talking about that feeling you get when you try to type something (an email, an article, a sales promotion, anything) and the words just won’t come out. It’s not fun, you just sit there feeling like a useless blob. He…