Blogging Basics & Beyond:

Start Blogging
For Fun & Money

Have you always wanted to be an author?

Do you have something to share with the world?

Would you like to make extra money each month?

Do you want to tap an underexplored marketing resource?

Join me at The Glaser Center in Santa Rosa on Saturday, November 10th for the Blogging Basics seminar and you'll be blogging before you can say "Now what's an RSS feed again?"

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To: All blossoming Bay Area Bloggers

From: Edward Mills

I've been blogging for almost two-years now. I've seen some ups and downs. I've learned a lot about what works, and quite a bit more of what doesn't!

But one thing is clear, my blog, Evolving Times, The Law of Attraction Resource for Personal Growth, has become one of the top personal development blogs in the world.

Whether you look at its Technorati rank of 9,000 (out of over 100-million blogs) or its Alexa rank of 82,000 (out of hundreds of millions of websites) the 50,000+ unique visitors who read it each month or even the 750 Feedburner subscribers Evolving Times has achieved a level of success in the blogosphere that the vast majority of blogs will never reach.

Now I'm hopeful that at least some of that success has to do with the quality of my writing. However, I can assure you that I have seen plenty of fabulous writers out there whose blogs never reach this level.

So there is something else going on here.

That something else is a basic understanding of how blogs work and how to most effectively reach and attract the readers who are interested in what you have to say.

And I would love to share that knowledge with you!

So if you have been interested in starting a blog but have not known where to go or how to do it, I want to show you?

If you're a writer looking for a way to publish your work, this is for you?

If you're a business owner wondering how a blog could help your business, you'll want to check this out.

And if you've already started a blog and want to learn some insider secrets on how to quickly ramp up your traffic, you'll definitely want to be there on November 10th!

When you attend this one-day seminar you will:

Shave months off of your learning curve with essential tools, tips and techniques.

Save yourself hours of research with the information and resources you receive: Put that time into writing more of your awesome content.

Learn insider information that can skyrocket your blogging traffic very quickly.

Believe me, I have tried lots of stuff that has not worked. I have spent probably hundreds of hours researching blogging tools and techniques.

Why reinvent the wheel when you can learn what I already know?

I literally guarantee that the 8-hours you spend with me on November 10th will save you at least twice that many hours of research and headaches!

Here's just some of what you'll learn at this seminar.

• What blogging really is.
• What RSS is and why it is so powerful.
• How to choose a blog platform.
• Search Engine Optimization techniques for blogs.
• The most effective monetization sources.
• How to drive potentially massive traffic to your blog using social networking sites.
• Which social networking sites you should focus on.
• Why it's important to be an active participant in the blogoshpere.
• Some powerful blogging tools to increase your efficiency and speed.
• What it takes to be a "Pro" blogger.
• How to effectively monetize your blog: What works and what doesn't.
• Should you monetize your blog from the beginning or wait until you have traffic?
• How to set yourself up for long-term success.
• If you still need a website if you have a blog.
• How to use a blog to as an marketing tool.

Now before you sign up for this seminar, I want to make it very clear that blogging is not for everyone. I have seen many many blogs (some of them quite good) disappear from the blogosphere.

So here are some guidelines that might help you determine if blogging and this seminar are for you.

Ask yourself if these statements are true or false for you:

• I love to write.
• I'm a pretty good writer already and want to become even better.
• I have a topic that will continue to interest me and provide me with material a year from now.
• I have information that can be of value to others.
• My business could benefit from broader exposure.
• My business believes in the concept of "Givers Gain" and wants to freely provide value knowing that value will be returned many times over.
• I've had my 15-minutes of fame and now I want to create something of lasting value.
• I enjoy connecting with other people and would like to be part of the vibrant community that is the Blogosphere.

If at least four of these statements are true for you, you'll probably make a good blogger. One note though: If that first statement is not true for you - if you don't love to write - it's going to be difficult to sustain a blog. So if you don't love to write, you might want to consider another platform.

Now, about that guarantee I mentioned. Here's the deal. Like I said, I know that the information I'm going to share with you will save you at least 20-hours of research and frustration. I also know that if you use just a couple of tools and tips I share with you your blog traffic will increase significantly.

And I am so confident about this, that I gladly offer you a 100%, no questions asked, guarantee.

If at the end of the day on November 10th, you do not feel that you have gotten your money's worth from this seminar, let me know, and I will write you a refund check on the spot!

It's that simple.

So, you've got nothing to lose!

I know you've got something to share. Could blogging be the way for you to get it out to the world?

You won't know until you try.

Register now, ask questions later!

I really hope to see you on Saturday, November 10th. If you have any questions, send me an email or give me a call at 707-824-0554. I'd love to chat with you.

Warm regards

Ed

P.S. This may be the first and last time that I offer this seminar. Because my focus is on leading personal and business development type seminars, I very rarely offer a course like this. But when I do, the response is always positive.

P.P.S. If you bring a friend (a potential blogging buddy) you'll each save an additional $10 off the early registration price bringing your cost down to $89! Email me for the special link. info@edwardmills.com.

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