This is the second in a series of blog posts about building a niche blog. Part one was all about choosing a niche. Now that you've discovered your most profitable passion, we need to make sure other people can find you, and that's where keywords come in. A keyword (or, more likely, a keyphrase) is quite simply the words someone types into Google when they're looking for something online. It might be "blue suede shoes" or "1963 World Series winner" or "printable calendar." Discovering what keywords most closely match your message is called keyword research. But it's not enough to decide … [Read more...]

Have you ever noticed how much misinformation makes its way around the Internet every day? Even the Internet marketing space - where people should be more savvy than average - has its share. Keyword research and search engine optimization are shrouded in mystery, battles are waged over the relative value of profile backlinks, and private label rights articles are considered by some to be the work of the devil, and by others to be the best invention since WordPress. Take a look at some of these oft-repeated questions and you'll get an idea just how confusing the world of PLR can … [Read more...]