WP-SEO Quick Setup Plugin 0
As I have been creating many affiliate marketing sites using WordPress I found myself constantly having to configure WordPress and a common set of plugins that I use. Being the somewhat lazy fool that I am, I thought “Why not create a plugin that can do this for me?”
And from that lazy idea sprang the WP-SEO Quick Setup plugin. This is really a very simple plugin but it is a major time saver for me. I have timed it on several different hosting platforms and found that I can upload this plugin and have it install and configure a standard install for me in under 1 minute (most of the time in under 40 seconds)!
So if you are building a lot of WordPress based sites then the WP-SEO Quick Setup plugin can save you a ton of time as well while it also gives your new site a leg up in the SEO game.
Here is a brief description of what this plugin can do for you automatically:
Upload and activate the WP-SEO Quick Setup plugin. Then go to the plugin settings page (Settings-SEO Quick Setup) and enter your Main Keyword(s), a brief description of your site and your Akismet key and save your settings.
Click the “Install Plugins “button and the WP-SEO Quick Setup Plugin will then install the following plugins automatically:
- All in One SEO or Yoast WordPress SEO – Enhances the SEO of your site
- CAPTCHA – Adds CAPTCHA anti-Spam to posts, forms, etc
- Contextual Related Posts: Show posts related to the post the visitor is reading
- Easy Privacy Policy: Adds a Privacy Policy Page to your site
- Facebook Like Button: Adds a Facebook Like button to your posts and pages
- Fast Secure Contact Form: Adds a Contact Form with CAPTCHA
- Statpress: Collects traffic data on your site
- Google XML Sitemap: Creates an XML sitemap for the search engines
- Link Cloaking: Easy way to cloak affiliate links for protection
- Mobile Version: Enables your site to work on mobile devices like iPhones, Android, etc.
- Multiple Language: Automatic translation of your blog in to 48 languages
- Ozhs Who Sees Ads: Manages ads on your site
- PC Robots Text: Automatically creates a virtual robots.txt file for your site
- Subscribe to Comments Reloaded: Enables blog commentors to receive email notifications
- Tiny MCE Advanced: Advanced features for the TinyMCE visual editor
- WP Database Backup: Database backup plugin
- WP Super Cache: Caching plugin to speed up your site
Clicking the “Create and Publish Policy Pages” button will the following create default policy pages that will keep Google and the FTC happy:
- Contact Us
- Terms of Use
- Privacy Policy
- Earnings Disclaimer
- DMCA Notices
Finally, clicking the “Update Settings” button will set the following options for you:
- Change the default permalink structure to Custom – /%postname%.html
- Change the post edit windows to 22 rows
- Enable Atom publishing
- Enable XMLRPC publishing
- Enable pingback notifications
- Set Syndication Feeds to show the most recent 5 items
- Set the feed to show a Summary of the items
- Enable Discussion Avatars
- Delete the WordPress Default Blogroll links
- Rename the WordPress Default Blogroll Category to “Your Main Keyword” Resources
- Delete the WordPress Default “Hello World” Post
- Delete the WordPress Default Comment
- Rename the WordPress Default Post Category to “Your Main Keyword”
- Enable the Facebook Like Button
- Feed the Akismet plugin your Akismet API Key
- Set Akismet to automatically delete spam on posts more than a month old
- Configure the All in One SEO Plugin with the best SEO Options for Your Main Keyword
- Configure the Contextual Related Posts for Your Main Keyword
- Configure PC Robots.txt to block robots from the GoCodes /go folder and your policy pages
- Configure Google XML Sitemap with the optimal settings for your site
All of that occurs in less than a minute so that you can start populating your new site with content and get to building those backlinks to get your site ranked in Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc. and start earning some money.
You can also use this plugin to speed up your site building process if you are a site flipper. Install the plugin, run it, add your content and get your site listed for sale faster than ever and you can build more sites to flip!
The WP-SEO Quick Setup plugin will be available on the Warrior Forum very soon.
300 Internet Marketers by Brian G.Johnson 0
I first became aware of Brian G. Johnson last spring. I read some of his SEO marketing materials and was impressed by his open sharing of what he found that worked as well as what didn’t work. Warts and all knowledge as he calls it.
I tried some of his free methods and had enough success that I quickly jumped in to his Halloween Super Affiliate coaching program when he made it available. I can honestly tell you that this coaching program was the first one that I ever participated in where I made more money than the coaching program cost.
So when Brian announced that his new program – 300 Internet Marketers – was getting cranked up I didn’t hesitate to buy it. Yes, that’s right, I am a member of this new coaching program and I strongly recommend that you join too if you have any interest in creating an ongoing affiliate marketing business that can generate cash flow each and every month.
This coaching program isn’t built around a seasonal niche like the Halloween Super Affiliate coaching was. In fact, it isn’t built around any niche at all. Brian is teaching the foundation for building affiliate web sites that generate free traffic (SEO based) in any niche that you choose.
I didn’t think that Brian could top what he did in the Halloween program but he has proven me wrong with 300 Internet Marketers.
He starts with the basics – getting your focus on your business, then loading WordPress and configuring it so that Google and the other search engines are attracted to your site like a slimy politician to your wallet…they just can’t help themselves. They must crawl your site and index your content!
Brian covers how to create your content, link building, using video to drive traffic and any thing else that is needed to make your site profitable.
He even includes a high quality SEO friendly WordPress theme that is highly customizable so that every site you create can have a unique look if you so desire.
Everything is laid out in a clear, concise manner. He uses tons of videos and PDF’s to explain each step thoroughly. If you have any questions, go to the user forum and ask away. Brian actually participates in the forum and there are many other helpful people there as well that are willing to help.
This is a 6 month coaching program with the stated goal of every member having an income producing asset that they can keep growing or duplicate in another niche so that you can create a job ending income stream and get out of the rat race and start enjoying life again.
I highly recommend 300 Internet Marketers to anyone that is interested in building a solid, steady income via affiliate marketing web sites.
SEO Tips for WordPress 0
SEO Tips for WordPress
If you use WordPress to set up your web sites then you already know what a powerful platform it is.
With a few minor tweaks you can turn it in to a Search Engine Optimization powerhouse.
Download my Free report – SEO Tips for WordPress – that will show you which plugins to use to enhance the SEO power of WordPress and which Firefox add-ons you should install so that your Firefox browser can be your easy to use SEO guide that is always available to help you improve the SEO quality of your pages and posts in WordPress.
Right click the image and select Save As or left click it and it will open the report in your browser.
Building an Internet Business 0
I recently joined Marketing with Alex 4.0, a coaching program developed by Alex Jeffreys. Here is what led me to learn from Alex:
In looking over my past Internet Marketing efforts one thing became crystal clear to me. Instead of focusing on building a business I was focused on building web sites. I would build sites using different affiliate programs, different plugins for driving traffic, etc. and not really focus on the big picture which was to build a sustainable business that could provide me with what I was really looking for.
This realization led me to re-examine my goals. What was it that I really wanted from my Internet Business? How was I going to get there?
This process made me realize that I really needed to take a step back from my daily activities and figure out where I wanted to be 6 months from now, a year from now and even five years from now. This was a scary process to me. I am a very logical person by nature (I guess that is why I ended up working in the IT field) so trying to plan the future seemed like nothing more than guesswork at best. But I knew if I didn’t plan the future I really wouldn’t have much say in where I ended up. I would just be along for the ride (and the control freak in me didn’t like that!).
I started looking online for advice on goal setting, planning and business building. I came across many “gurus” who claimed to have all the answers but I felt like I needed to take a shower after reading most of their claims. These guys were probably slimy used car salesman in a prior life!
I finally found Alex Jeffreys, a guy who told it like it is…warts and all! He admitted there were things he had no clue about (but he had a mentor that would point him in the right direction) and was offering to help people that were where I was in this process…looking for answers and ready and willing to learn. He showed proof that the methods he was using to build his business were sound. He started with the basics (maybe it was his background in construction)…build a solid foundation for yourself and your business, set your personal and professional goals, use your goals to help build your business plan, then work your plan and grow to the level that you want. It all made sense to me…it was very logical.
There weren’t any promises of overnight millions, the only promises he made were that he would show me how to properly plan, build and scale a business, whether it was a brick and mortar business or an Internet business. And the business would be based on what I wanted, not what some “guru” said that I wanted.
I found his approach to be honest and refreshing. Sure, he showed parts of his business to prove that he wasn’t talking out of his rear end, but he made sure that I understood that if I wanted to achieve this kind of success that I had to build my foundation the correct way and work my butt off to get the business strong enough to allow me to bring in additional people as needed to grow.
I will be posting more comments here as I go through this coaching program but I have to say that so far I am very impressed with what he has been teaching. Each lesson is really a standalone course worth many times what he charged for this coaching program. I understand why he says this will be his last coaching course…the time he puts in to helping his students is unbelievable.
Alex has finally made the modules available as an independent program (without coaching). If you would like to learn how to properly build an Internet Marketing business then take a look at this free video from Alex Jefferys to see if it may be right for you.
Introduction to Internet Marketing 0
The goal of this training is to show:
- how I select a niche to promote
- the steps I take to get my site live
- how I build my content
- and finally how I promote the site
so that I receive some Google Love (free traffic!).
For the purpose of this training I am going to use Amazon as the affiliate program that I am promoting.
The reason for this is the Amazon program is fairly easy to get in (free) and they have a massive selection of products to choose from.
The Amazon program also offers affiliates some pretty fantastic tools to help you dress up your site so that the user experience is pleasant.
So let’s get started by doing some niche research so that we can select the product we want to promote.
Downloading and Installing FileZilla FTP Client 0
What is FTP?
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It is a method used for sending files between computers.
It even allows files to be transferred between computers that are not running the same operating system. This means you can transfer files from your Windows PC or Mac to a web server that is running Linux.
When you set up your web hosting account you will receive an email with your CPanel login info and FTP login info. You will need to use an FTP client and your FTP login info to transfer your files to the web server.
I use a free FTP client called FileZilla. You can download FileZilla by clicking here. All you need to do is select the correct version depending on whether you use a Linux PC, a Mac or a Windows PC.
How to Download the FileZilla FTP Client
Save the file to your computer, then double click it to install it on your PC.
How to Install the FileZilla Client on Your Computer
Once it is installed, double click the FileZilla icon to start the program. When it comes up, you will need to enter the FTP host name, your username and password that you received in the email from your hosting company. You can leave the port field blank unless your hosting company tells you to change it (very rarely does this happen).
Once you have connected to the FTP server successfully, FileZilla will remember your connection details so that you do not have to enter them again.
FileZilla is very similar to Windows Explorer in appearance. When you are connected to your web host, your web server folders will appear on the right hand side of the screen (under Remote site) with your local PC folders on the left hand side (under Local site). You can select the files/folders you want and drag them to the web server folder and FileZilla will copy those files to your web server. Once the copy is done, your website is ready to go! Note that you can also drag files back to your local PC to make a current backup of your entire website.
Using the FileZilla FTP Client
Blogging with WordPress 0
I’ve been working with WordPress for a couple of years now. At first it seemed a little confusing to me. I mean how could a program that was so simple to install and configure have so much power? I kept thinking that there had to be some hidden gotcha that would bite me in the butt! But the more I worked with it the more impressed I became.
It is so easy to change the appearance of your blog. Just go to the WordPress theme directory and download a new theme, use your ftp client to upload it to your web server and presto! You now have a completely different looking blog. There are tons of free themes available as well as developers that sell custom themes.
Want to add a feature? Just go to the WordPress plugins directory and put what you are looking for in the search box. Odds are there is a free plugin that will do exactly what you want! If you can’t find a free plugin then you will most likely find that a developer has a plugin that you can buy very inexpensively to accomplish your goal.
But what if you don’t want a blog? Then just change a few built in options and now your blog looks and behaves like a regular website! The power of this free platform is absolutely incredible and the simplicity of customizing and expanding its capabilities is astonishing.
The newer versions of WordPress even let you browse the directories for themes and plugins and install them automatically from within the admin area of WordPress. It doesn’t get much easier than that!