Keep your blog comments out of the spam box

You will know that posting comments on other people’s blogs is a great way to get back links to your site.Go after sites that have a high PR ranking and Google will like that.

The problem is that many blog owners throw out most of the blog comments they receive as they are just computer generated spam.Most have a Word Press plug in called Akisnet which does the job for them.If you don’t have this plug in install it now.I expect you are being overwhelmed with spam if it’s not installed.

Whilst this plug in is great it can weed out legitimate comments,comments perhaps made by YOU on  a blog.So you need to know how to post comments if you are to get through the filter.Here’s what to do:

1. Use your real name not  some name stuffed with keywords.
2. Link to your home page not a specific page on your blog as Akismet will notice this and mark you as spam.
3. Leave long comments that add value to the debate that is going on.This is the big one.If you just say ” great post” that will be deleted.Show you have read the post and then add something that will help people.The blog owner will like you for it and encourage you to come back.People will see your helpful comments and come to your blog.
4. Avoid “spammy” words such as any relating to gambling,debt consolidation or hair loss!

Follow these simple rules are you will get through the Akismet filter.

How to you get through the spam filters?Leave a comment and let me know.

Selling your own products

When starting your own online business you will probably not have your own product so the next best thing to do is sell a product made by others.If you sell you get a commission.This is affiliate marketing.

As you build your list of email subscribers you can then move to Private Lable Rights or PLR products which are information products that someone else has written but which you can change and then sell as if you had written them.

These tend to be ebooks of 20-30 pages in length.You set the price and you get all on the money not 50% as is the case with most affiliate products.

My experience is that you offer one PLR product for sales and then have a pop up lightbox appear on your sales page after 10 seconds, which offers another PLR product for free.You will get many more email subscribers grabbing your free ebook than buying your paid product.BUT you will be growing your list.

This will in time become your most valuable asset.

In the meantime grab Tony Shepperd’s freebie“Quit Your Job in 90 days” ebook.It’s what got me started.

Best Wishes
Andrew Collinson

PS I’ve now sold two PLR ebooks,not many I know but all the greats started here.