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Syndicating Your Content
Show Notes: January 24, 2011

Blogging, The Center of Your Social Media Hub [ 14:02 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (27)

In this episode of Syndicating Your Content you’ll learn a bit more about using a blog as the heart of your social media marketing strategy.

As shared in our previous Syndicating Your Content episode, the RSS feed (Really Simple Syndication) is what takes your blog post and delivers it to the sites its been asked to deliver your content to, like Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and your blog subscribers.

WordPress Mastery, 101

Nov 3, 2010 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT
Nov 10, 2010 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT
Nov 17, 2010 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT

I remember when I first discovered WordPress. I had been blogging since Feb. 2005 at Blogger.com. I had been attending online expos at the time and, in January 2007 learned about WordPress and self hosted sites.

I programmed my first blog, moving North San Diego Business to a self hosted blog. Through the years I’ve chosen to focus just on WordPress blogs. To me it’s the heart of my content syndication strategies.

However, I’m sensitive to the budget issues facing the small business community and have found a WordPress blog service, Free Blog Factory. They fill a great need in having a self hosted blog, but not having the budget to have the blog custom designed and built.

Free Blog Factory is hosting a free webinar tonight, November 3, 2010, then again November 10th and 17th entitled WordPress Mastery, 101 to show you how easy it is to use WordPress as your website. If you have time, sign up and check it out.

If you check it out, let me know what you think? Is it a service that might benefit you?

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Join Social Spin CEO Bradley Will and co-founder Russell Yermal as they bring you 60 minutes packed of top-notch Social Media Training.

+++++5 Part Formula to Build a Better Blog+++++
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT or
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT

This webinar will give you the 5-part secret formula to building a blog with more traffic, better content and making you more money!

We will also give you first glimpse at our brand new Blogging Starter Kit which teaches any newbie on how to dominate online with their blog. This is the answer to solopreneurs who want a self hosted WordPress blog, but don’t have the budget to have the blog custom programmed. You can test drive the blog for FREE for the first 30 days.

Jason Grigsby of Cloud Four discusses the bloat that’s crept into web site design processes and how to combat it to keep your WordPress installation lean and optimized. He shares tips and tricks for caching, choosing the right resources for your blog, compression, and other optimization strategies for your WordPress-powered site.

Let me know if you have any questions about the video, or your WordPress blog.

I had the distinct pleasure of being named one of the Women Bloggers to Watch in 2008. It’s always nice to be recognized by your peers. I’ve been touting blogging since February of 2005, when I started my first blog over at Blogger. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen eyes glaze over and roll to the back of heads. What is blogging?  Only kids blog, right? Finally, blogging arrives as a business tool.

Let me share with you why blogging is so beneficial to a business.  Let’s say I visited your site a month ago, I saw what I saw and I read what I read. If I visit your site today, will I see what I saw and read what I read? Will anything be different?  If not, why should I come back to your site?

The two most popular free blogging platforms are Blogger and WordPress. You can start there. Here’s a document that shares the differences between these two popular free platforms. Here at Magic In Blogging you’ll find how-to videos for common tasks .  As I work on adding videos, please let me know if there’s a specific task at Blogger or WordPress.com that you need a "how-to" for.

Now, if what you want is a totally robust blog like North San Diego Business, or Magic In Blogging,  you can have blog software installed and programmed for your site. I used WordPress because of it’s extendability, flexibility and the vast number of plugins available. It’s also very user friendly.

Blogging is here. It’s an essential asset to any business web presence. Think about embracing it!

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1. eJohnson and Company with Elizabeth Johnson
2. Susan Mernit
3. Personal Development Demands Success with Priscilla Palmer
4. Mom Gadget with Gayla McCord
5. Laura’s Learning about Business
6. Organize Your Life with Sarah Kimmell
7. The Technology Vixen with Gennipher
8. Natural Living Blog with Pennie Mills
9. What Sells Online with Samantha Tang
10. Organicsyes with Susan Loughrin
11. California Musing with Susan
12. Phoenix Consulting with Theresa Rhoden
13. Angie Pedersen – Scrapbook Marketing
14. Debra Simpson – Magic in Blogging
15. Ash Joie-Lee – the Paisley Goddess
16. One Minute Book Reviews with Janice Harayda
17. And a Mom with Jules
18. How I changed the world today with Julia
19. Social Net Rocks True with Jacinta Gascoigne
20. Biz Chicks Rule with Kristen King
21. Home Biz Notes With Mary Emma Allen
22. Suburbia Queen with Jamie
23. Eavesdrop Writer with Vienne
24. NuNomad Blog with Carmen Bolanos
25. ZenGuide by Yang-May Ooi

This is the Heart Book Series site I programmed for Sheryl Roush. Sheryl has been an icon in the women’s community for many years now. Several years ago Sheryl complied a book full of inspirational passages, the Heart of the Mother. She’s also put together the Heart of a Woman and has just published the Heart of the Holidays.

She is using her Heart Book Series as the central internet site for an on-going conversation with the women who’s works are published in her three Heart books. Take a look at her site, and, given it’s the holiday season, pick up a couple of her fabulous books as gifts.

Sheryl Roush is an internationally adored inspirational speaker, helping to rekindle spirit, hope and love. Her own story is one of strong faith, overcoming rape, twice contemplating suicide, filing business bankruptcy, and surviving domestic violence. Today, she encourages women who have experienced similar, including battered and homeless women, bringing hope into their lives.

She is a 10-time author, her most recent and passionate work, Heart of the Holidays, is a touching collection of original poems, stories and tributes to our most holiday traditions. Her other books include Sparkle-Tudes (scripture plus quotations by and for women), and Heart of a Woman (stories and poems celebrating our inner strength, wisdom and faith). Sheryl is also a contributor to The Princess Principle: Women Helping Women Discovering their Royal Spirit.

Sheryl has presented throughout Canada and the US, as well as Southeast Asia, Australia, Middle East, and the U.K. She has on programs alongside: Olivia Newton-John, Art Linkletter, Good Morning America’s Joan Lunden, Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul), and Commander in Chief’s Geena Davis.

Twice honored for her service to women in the community, Sheryl was crowned “Ms. Heart of San Diego” and is this year’s “Queen of Hope.”

This is the Heart Book Series site I programmed for Sheryl Roush. Sheryl has been an icon in the women’s community for many years now. Several years ago Sheryl complied a book full of inspirational passages, the Heart of the Mother. She’s also put together the Heart of a Woman and has just published the Heart of the Holidays.

She is using her Heart Book Series as the central internet site for an on-going conversation with the women who’s works are published in her three Heart books. Take a look at her site, and, given it’s the holiday season, pick up a couple of her fabulous books as gifts.

Sheryl Roush is an internationally adored inspirational speaker, helping to rekindle spirit, hope and love. Her own story is one of strong faith, overcoming rape, twice contemplating suicide, filing business bankruptcy, and surviving domestic violence. Today, she encourages women who have experienced similar, including battered and homeless women, bringing hope into their lives.

She is a 10-time author, her most recent and passionate work, Heart of the Holidays, is a touching collection of original poems, stories and tributes to our most holiday traditions. Her other books include Sparkle-Tudes (scripture plus quotations by and for women), and Heart of a Woman (stories and poems celebrating our inner strength, wisdom and faith). Sheryl is also a contributor to The Princess Principle: Women Helping Women Discovering their Royal Spirit.

Sheryl has presented throughout Canada and the US, as well as Southeast Asia, Australia, Middle East, and the U.K. She has on programs alongside: Olivia Newton-John, Art Linkletter, Good Morning America’s Joan Lunden, Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul), and Commander in Chief’s Geena Davis.

Twice honored for her service to women in the community, Sheryl was crowned “Ms. Heart of San Diego” and is this year’s “Queen of Hope.”

What kind of blogs do I program?

When I started talking about blogs in March 2005, I was using Blogger. In January 2007 I discovered WordPress. WordPress.com is the free WordPress site. There you can easily start your blogging adventure. However, your blogging url will be http://magicinwords.wordpress.com and you won’t have the flexibility of WordPress until you have it installed on your hosting service.

Why do I like WordPress?

I want to create passive income from the Internet. WordPress allows me the ease and flexibility of putting up a search engine friendly site that anyone can keep updated without programming skills. It’s the perfect answer to soneone who’s a solopreneur or small business owner. It’s easily customizable, has thousands of themes to choose from and, the plugins take the pain out of any task.

What are themes and plugins?

Themes are the design of the site. You might think of them as templates with unique looks. You can visit WordPress’ Theme Viewer to get an idea of the variety of themes that exist for WordPress. Themes are either one, two, three or four columns wide. The “style” can be changed through the Cascading Style Sheet. Very fun to play with!

Plugins extend the usability of WordPress. There are plugins for contact forms, surveys, tags, rss feeds, the list goes on and on . . . . Visit the WordPress Plugin page to see examples of what plugins can do for a WordPress site.

Sites I’ve Programmed with WordPress

• North San Diego Business
  
• SBS Associates
  
• Imagine Carlsbad
  
• Shirley Carolan
  
• Business Builders, Inc.
  
• Granny On The Go
  
• San Diego Women, Inc.
  
• Spirited Boutique
  
• Walters Consulting Group

Sites That Use WordPress To Manage Their Content

• Ali Lassen’s Leads Club
  
• BenchFit
  
• Vicki’s Flash Pops
  
• Chad Of All Trades

Contact Magic In Words today for
more information on how to get your business blog up and running!

What kind of blogs do I program?

When I started talking about blogs in March 2005, I was using Blogger. In January 2007 I discovered WordPress. WordPress.com is the free WordPress site. There you can easily start your blogging adventure. However, your blogging url will be http://magicinwords.wordpress.com and you won’t have the flexibility of WordPress until you have it installed on your hosting service.

Why do I like WordPress?

I want to create passive income from the Internet. WordPress allows me the ease and flexibility of putting up a search engine friendly site that anyone can keep updated without programming skills. It’s the perfect answer to someone who’s a solopreneur or small business owner. It’s easily customizable, has thousands of themes to choose from and, the plugins take the pain out of any task.

What are themes and plugins?

Themes are the design of the site. You might think of them as templates with unique looks. You can visit WordPress’ Theme Viewer to get an idea of the variety of themes that exist for WordPress. Themes are either one, two, three or four columns wide. The “style” can be changed through the Cascading Style Sheet. Very fun to play with!

Plugins extend the usability of WordPress. There are plugins for contact forms, surveys, tags, rss feeds, the list goes on and on . . . . Visit the WordPress Plugin page to see examples of what plugins can do for a WordPress site.

Sites I’ve Programmed with WordPress

• North San Diego Business
• SBS Associates
• Imagine Carlsbad
• Shirley Carolan
• Business Builders, Inc.
• Granny On The Go
• San Diego Women, Inc.
• Spirited Boutique
• Walters Consulting Group

Sites That Use WordPress To Manage Their Content

• Ali Lassen’s Leads Club
• BenchFit
• Vicki’s Flash Pops
• Chad Of All Trades

Contact Magic In Words today for more information on how to get your business blog up and running!