Last Tuesday the contestants of our Ebusiness Rising Star Challenge received their exclusive “Extreme Etool Kit” — and since then they have been busy using the tools and training provided to build their own successful online businesses completely from scratch.
… And remember, the first one to complete the Challenge tasks and ring in their first sale will be crowned our Ebusiness Rising Star — and will win $10,000 of online business building help from our entire team of online business building experts!
We’ll keep you updated on their progress in the weeks to come, so you can discover exactly how easy it can be to build your own online business — when you have the right tools and resources at your disposal.
You Can Get Your Hands On Their “Secret Weapon”
If you didn’t act fast enough to enter our Challenge, don’t worry. You can still get your hands on the “secret weapon” the Challenge contestants are using to build their own unique money-making website at a fraction of the time and cost it usually takes to set up an online business.
The Extreme Etool Kit is the equivalent of a copywriter, a web designer, an SEO expert, a computer programmer, AND a marketing consultant all in one package. With this kind of power at your disposal, you can have your own profitable online business that’s making steady sales in just a few months.
To claim your Extreme Etool Kit — and get your hands on the most comprehensive suite of online business building software and resources available on the Internet today — just go to:
http://www.internetmarketing.com/challenge
Anyone who uses these tools and completes the tasks outlined in the Extreme Etool Kit is guaranteed to make a sale. In fact, if you don’t make a sale after completing all of the activities we will give you double your money back.
So there is no risk involved… and no reason why you shouldn’t embark on your own personal challenge today!
42 Blog Post Ideas You Can Outright Steal
In this month’s issue of StartUp, we explained how exactly how to use a blog to turn your site into a content-driven visitor magnet the search engines will love.
(We also described how you should optimize your blog to make sure that every blog post you write appears near the top of the search results, so you can unleash powerful new channels of visitors to your site.)
Since the issue went out last week, we have received a flurry of emails from people who say they understand the value of having a blog on their site — but they just don’t know what to write about.
If you’re in the same boat — you want to start a blog but you don’t know what do write about, we’re here to help you out.
Here is our list of 42 Blog Post Ideas You Can Outright Steal!
Helpful how-to tips related to your product
Reviews for products you don’t sell but you know would appeal to your audience
Explain why you are so passionate about your business
Explain how you got into the business in the first place
What inspired you to take the jump into small business?
Describe a day in the life of your business
Share a photo or video “walking tour” of your business
Describe your customer service philosophy
Share Testimonials you get from your customers
Offer product tutorials, either for your product or other ones your customers use
3 things you love about the current state of your industry
3 things you wish you could change about the current state of your industry
What will the future of your industry be like — and how should people prepare for it?
What famous people have currently been associated with your industry lately?
The 25 best online resources for people in your industry
Review other blogs related to your industry
Review an online magazine related to your industry
Review print publications related to your industry
Debunk the top myths that are currently floating around about your industry
Go to a trade fair or conference and then write reports about it
Take a stand on a controversial issue related to your industry
Identify the most prominent experts in your industry, explain why they’re famous or important
Disagree with a well-known authority in your industry and list reasons why they’re wrong
Post about the best things you’ve read online in the past week (related to your industry)
Answer FAQs you get from your customers
Admit mistakes! If you’ve done something wrong in the course of building your business, share that information and explain how you dealt with it. People love learning from others’ mistakes
Create a list of “best practices” for businesses in your industry
Write a blog comparing what your industry is like now to what it was 20 or 30 years ago
Post a “Test Your Knowledge” quiz and give readers a chance to interact
Make a list of “must-have” free resources your audience will appreciate
Ask a question of your followers on Twitter and then blog about the best answers you got
Sign up for Google Alerts on topics related to your industry — then blog about breaking news stories
Find out which of your blog posts is most popular, then blog about it
Get involved in a discussion on another blog or forum and then write up a summary about it on your own blog
Post weekly or monthly wrap-ups about what you accomplished with your business
Offer a case study of how someone has successfully used your product or solved a common problem
Run a poll on a controversial issue and then discuss the results
Interview key people in your industry
Reveal a generally unknown secret in your industry
Create a list of books everyone in your industry should read
Run a contest, offering a free product sample or service for the winner. Then ask them to comment about what they thought of it — and make that its own blog post as well
Make a list of 42 blogging ideas specifically for your industry đ
Remember, when you write for a business blog you have to provide VALUE to your readers. If you offer them useful, interesting information they will love you for it — and when the time comes for them to make a purchase, your site will be the first one they think of.