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By Ruth Maude, a freelance Web site Designer based in Toronto

If you are like me you are anxious to hit the publish button as soon as your carefully crafted post is finished.  Last Sunday evening while my sons kept calling, “Hey mom, you coming? You’re missing the game.”  I finished up a post.  Now I know that Sunday evening during the Super Bowl isn’t a good time to publish a post so I started to ask myself, when is a good time? Other bloggers say that there isn’t a universal “right” answer to this question.  My feeling is that for the most part the WHEN doesn’t matter.

That said here are a few points to consider before you hit the publish button to ensure that you publish when you can get people to pay attention to your post.

1. If there is some big news item happening, such as the Super bowl or an Olympic Gold Medal hockey game, you should probably schedule your post for a later date/time.
2. Avoid publishing on big holidays when web readership is down unless your post is holiday related.
3. Maybe it doesn’t matter at all when you publish your post as long as you tweet strategically – If your post is about the latest buzz on the web then get it out there fast and promote it with twitter. If the post is sufficiently “buzz-worthy” then others may pick up the Retweets and Retweet again.  If your post is not about the latest buzz and that buzz is dominating the social media highway then you should wait till things quiet down before you tweet it.

I’ve read what has been said on this subject by bloggers who are much bigger than little ‘ol me; Lorelle on WordPress and Darren Rowse of ProBlogger.  They are writing from a ”big-time blogger” perspective.  These larger blogs stick closely to a publishing schedule and their audience knows when the posts are due to arrive. They say that you should know your audience and focus on the time zone that represents them. Business blogs tend to publish in the morning EST.  I’m not convinced that it matters. Faithful subscribers of the well-established blogs won’t care when the post is published, they will read the post in their feed reader when they are ready and pickup on posts they missed.

What about us little guys? For small-time bloggers that don’t have a RSS subscriber following, it doesn’t matter when we post.  It is the social media mentions that will bring traffic to our posts.  I’ve tried to watch how posts at different times of the day and different days of the week do, both in terms of traffic and reactions (comments/retweets/trackbacks). When doesn’t seem to matter as much as what the topic is;  my SEO posts get more reactions then do my WordPress lessons.

What is my blogging goal?  Am I blogging to get a loyal following and become a Social Media or WordPress Guru? Do I want a lot of comments and traffic? My blogging purpose is to provide a resource for my clients.   I love it when a new client tells me they are choosing me because when they read my blog they feel I am knowledgeable about SEO. I want to be able to point my client to a WordPress post that answers their questions.  Yes, I would like to build a reputation in my field but I’m happy to be serving my clients here in Toronto and not worry about who in the world is reading my blog.

Should I have a Blogging Schedule?  Probably, but in reality I can’t maintain one.  I’m not a full-time blogger and I don’t have a blogging team.  I can only devote so much time to writing posts.  Blogging isn’t what pays the bills around here. Often I’m blogging in response to a client’s question and I want to get the post up for them straight away so they can review what we’ve already discussed.  I don’t want to just blog for blogging’s sake.  I only post when I have something I feel is worth saying and I don’t want to put undo pressure on myself to meet arbitrary blogging deadlines. When I write a post and I don’t have a reason to publish it right away, I will schedule the post.  I will choose a time for early morning and a couple of days away from my last post and I avoid weekends. In this way I might be teetering on the brink of a schedule.   I agree that it is ideal to pick a regular time/day to post and to try to stick to the schedule if you can do it.

Why don’t I get more comments? For me I think the answer isn’t connected to when I post but who is my audience.  My blog has a lot of posts that are for newbies.  My audience isn’t the commenting kind. They are, for the most part, shy about using all these “New Media” tools and reluctant to add a comment; they haven’t yet learned about the benefits of commenting.

Grab your 5 minutes of fame and extend it: After you publish your post you want to promote it with social media.  Tweet your post to your followers using  http://bit.ly/ a url shortener service that also tracks the number of clicks your link receives. Some of your posts may also do well on social bookmarking sites like Digg or StumbleUpon.   Add a comment on a related posts on another blog if by doing so you are adding value the discussion there and you can direct readers to your related post.  Cross-promote your posts from within your own blog by internal linking and adding a related post plugin.

What do you think?  Is there a “best” time for you to publish your posts?

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I have noticed that only a small number of people who visit blogs actually comment so I went searching for some info on the importance and how it can help you in your marketing efforts This blogpost found at http://www.dandelionwebdesign.com says it all!

Enjoy!
Sherry Lynn

“New Media” is changing the way that marketers and advertisers reach their target audiences and it changes the way that we interact online. New Media is “social”: social networking, social bookmarking, social news, blogging, wikis… In this new social age communicating with consumers has suddenly become a two-way street. It’s about people talking; it’s all about conversation.

New media’s use of commenting does something that the traditional media can’t do very well; allow users to provide feedback openly, publicly and in real time. Let’s face it, a letter to the editor just isn’t immediate enough for us any more now that we can post a comment.

There are good reasons why you should start commenting on the blogs you read; here are some of them.

Reasons you should Comment:

1. Links that drive traffic to your site: Commenting on other blogs allows you to post a link back to your site.  This can drive related traffic back to your blog/website.
2. Build Personal/Brand Credibility: You can build credibilty for your name as an industry leader.  People will start to pay attention to your tweets on twitter,  your blog posts, and  the comment you post on blogs as you create a name for yourself, as you become known in your niche area as an expert.
3. Give Feedback: Commenting allows you to give feedback to another blogger. When you find a blog post helpful, thank the author. It’s just a nice thing to do.
4. Join in the conversation.  Add value to what the blogger has said and future post readers will benefit from your comment.

Blogging Comment Protocol:

We’ve looked at the why now let’s look at some widely accepted blogging commenting how to’s.

When writing your own blog posts:

1. When you write a blog post end your post by inviting comments.  Ask a question that will encourage their response.
2. When someone comments, return the favour.  Follow the link back to their site, check out what they have been blogging about and add a comment on a post that interests you.
3. When you write a post acknowledge the inspiration for your post, and link back to the original author.  I read “5 reasons why you should comment on blog posts” when I wrote this.  It is common practice to read other blogger’s posts on the same topic when you are writing your posts, be sure to give credit where it is due. When the original author receives a trackback or a pingback (notification from the blogging system that you have linked to them) they will check you out and hopefully comment thanking you for the link.
4. When someone trackbacks or pings linking to your blog post, check out their post and comment thanking them.
5. You can moderate your visitors’ comments via the Comments menu in the wp-admin backend. When you moderate a comment you can fix typos but be sure not to change the intent of the remarks.
6. You have a number of options that you can set to control Comments appearing on your WordPress blog.  These are adjusted in the wp-admin under > Settings > Discussion.

When commenting on someone else’s blog:

1. Make sure that your comments add value to the post and to join in the discussion in a positive and constructive way.  This will make the blogger more likely to read and comment on your blog in return.  If you make a good point you will give their readers a reason to check out your blog as well.
2. Respect other commenters.  Bloggers don’t want their blog to be hijacked by rude comments and their fallout.
3. Show your face… Get a gravatar so that when you comment on a blog your own image shows beside your comment. Gravatars are great to build your brand presence.

Now the next time you read a blog, try and comment, go ahead, you can start by leaving a comment here for me!

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Happy Marketing!
Sherry Lynn

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Micro-Membership is a basic, easy to use WordPress plugin that adds full featured  “membership” functionality to any WordPress blog.  The real benefit of this plugin is that it seamlessly integrates PayPal or ClickBank payment processing into your blog allowing you to charge a membership fee and automatically collect payments from your users.

Micro-Membership fully automates your membership system from the user registration to confirmation of payment and account activation. Micro-Membership integrates with the subscription and notification services of both PayPal and ClickBank to fully automate the subscription billing and payment process.  Micro-Membership generates the required PayPal or ClickBank “Subscribe” buttons on the fly, so you don’t need to add or change any WordPress code.

Micro-Membership installs just like any other WordPress plugin.  You can use use WordPress’s Manual installation process or you can install “the old way” – using FTP to place the plugin in your WordPress plugins directory.

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How does a guru become a guru?  (Sorry if you dislike
that word, but hang with me a moment so I can make my point.)

EVERY single Internet Marketing “guru” or expert becomes one after creating their own info product, whether it’s a small report, a full ebook, an audio
course, or multi-media with video.

Can you name ONE guru (or internet marketing expert) who does NOT have an info product? I’ll bet you can’t.

I couldn’t.

Now, I’m not going to lie to you and say that every person who creates an info product becomes a guru, but it is pretty much a requirement to making serious income online.

Yes, a list is important. And, so is traffic. And, yes, affiliate marketing is a great way to make money, too…

BUT – if you have an info product, then those other items become much easier.

Having your own info product turns you into a traffic magnet and you begin to attract the things that you are currently looking for. When you have a product, and an affiliate program, other people will begin to promote you.

It’s the key, really, in my opinion, to going from blogger & affiliate marketer to a stable business.

I love blogging and I wouldn’t knock it, but honestly, profiting from your own info products can be so much less work.

There are only two steps:
You create the product.
You promote it.

Of course, you can make that as involved as you want. But, there isn’t the daily effort that comes with blogging.

So, why don’t you have a product yet?

Is it overwhelm? Fear? Frustration?

Have you tried, but run into roadblock after roadblock?

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And, they’re even offering to personally help you to do just that through private e-coaching and phone calls.

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You might have noticed that Twitter is the biggest news on the internet now. With some hundreds of thousands of new people joining Twitter each day, it is emerging as one of the largest and fastest growing social networking sites at this time.

As there are millions of people joining up to and logging into Twitter everyday, Twitter turns out a bigger and better opportunity to get you loads of targeted traffic to your website.

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