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Is Article Marketing Still Effective? (And The Simple Strategy For Creating Content That Converts)

Jan 5, 2012 at 4:36 pm in KARMA by ian · Leave a Comment »

Is article marketing still effective, or is it effectively dead? Can you still use articles for SEO, or for building backlinks to your site, service, blog, brand or business? And if not….what is the BEST way to create content that does convert into customers, clients and cash?

I can honestly say that I’ve gotten more comments, emails and questions about article marketing over the last few months than at ANY time over the 3 or 4 years I’ve been writing about [read more →]

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The Easiest Way to Launch a Coaching Program in 2012 (Content, Community, Contribution and Cash)

Dec 21, 2011 at 5:35 pm in KARMA by ian · Leave a Comment »

Here is an article I wrote and submitted earlier today to promote the Enlightened Entrepreneur Coaching Challenge, which is coming sometime early in 2012, and is going to be the simplest, SEXIEST and most straightforward system for coaches, consultants, teachers, trainers, mentors and passion professionals to create KILLER content, creative communities and an insanely inspired contribution in whatever niche, market or industry you choose.

If you can create content, and use that content to create a community, and be willing [read more →]

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How to Start an Online Business on a Shoe String Budget

Dec 16, 2011 at 2:00 pm in COACHING by ian · Leave a Comment »

Here is another short article we submitted earlier today to EZA for the home based business crowd who are trying to get started online….and are trying to do it with the smallest investment possible.

I love the Content Community Continuum strategy for passion professionals and enlightened entrepreneurs, and think the life coach model, as briefly laid out below, is one of the best examples for this style system.

Check out the whole article below……again, not the sort of thing I traditionally post [read more →]

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Free HUGS!

Dec 14, 2011 at 11:33 am in COACHING, featured by ian · 3 Comments »

I want to tell you a quick story.

It’s a small story.

Nothing earth shattering happened.

But it was very meaningful to me.

But in some ways, in a time of need……it helped me really clarify what I’m trying to do with my work, my art and my life.

It started with a simple question -

“what are you eating, I asked”

It was 2 am, this past July 1st.

It was also my birthday.

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How to Earn $100 a Day in 3 Simple Steps (Fast, Fun and Mostly Free)

Dec 13, 2011 at 3:25 pm in COACHING by ian · Leave a Comment »

I usually don’t do this sort of post on my blog……but due to complete and utter absence of any other alternative ideas, I’m going to re-post an article we just submitted to EZA, here. (I typically hate to do that, because this blog draws a much different audience, and I usually write those articles for a general audience, and list building purposes alone)

You can see the full article on EZA HERE: (or [read more →]

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Content, Character, Community (and Conversion) – Building Your Blog and Brand with Tumblr

Sep 27, 2011 at 11:14 pm in COACHING by ian · Leave a Comment »

“Newsweek has 100x the numbers of followers on Twitter as it does on Tumblr, but was getting 10x more engagement from those Tumblr followers.
That’s a significant number, I think.” NY Mag argued that the success of Newsweek’s Tumblr presence was due in part to Coatney’s conversational style and furthermore, a Tumblr couldn’t be managed by “fresh-faced interns,” that old-media publications wouldn’t pay.

A handful of traditional media outlets have since hopped on the bandwagon, signing up for Tumblr with hopes [read more →]