5. Use social bookmarking sites - For this, you can install the socialble plugin mentioned in my ‘10 Essential Wordpress Plugins’ post. When people bookmark your blog on social bookmarking sites, your blog gets exposed to millions of visitors. The most popular of all is Digg where it gets 4 million unique visitors every single day. I do get quite a lot of traffic from Stumble Upon too. You may also want to submit your posts to these sites yourself.

6. Interact with your readers - Having an interactive blog that invites the involvement of readers is one of the best way of getting repeat visitors. Nobody likes to visit blogs with zero comments and no interaction going on. Initially, you might find it difficult to get your readers to leave comments. One way is to write controversial posts that will encourage readers to state their opinions. Or you can ask your friends to visit and leave their comments as well. Most importantly, you should always reply to your readers’ comments. Many times, people don’t bother replying. Chances are, people will stop leaving comments on such blogs. Nonetheless, it still subjective. Just look at Adam Khoo’s blog. He never replies but look at the number of comments. Talk about the advantages of being famous eh…

7. Build up the content - This is the last but the MOST important. And perhaps this is one aspect hugely neglected by many. Now the above 6 ways to drive traffic to your blog will come to no use if your blog does not have solid and sticky content. You may be generate a decent amount of traffic to your blog using the above methods. But it’s pointless if your readers see no value in your blog and decides never to visit again. So focus on creating value and providing useful content. Continue doing that and you will be able to generate a decent stream of repeated and continuous traffic.

So there you have it! The 7 Ways To Drive Massive Traffic To Your Blog!

I’m sure there are many other ways to drive traffic to your blog that you can possibly think of. I shan’t mention all of them here. To be frank, I haven’t been doing much to drive traffic myself. But will be definitely doing so once exams are over! And adding much more value to this blog for sure.

Still, if you would like to find out more about driving traffic and building a list, look out for my next post as I’ve managed to get hold of an interview done with Michael Cheney, the traffic expert. Be sure to look out for his Michael’s Traffic Videos which is due to launch in 3 days time.
Oh ya, if you have not downloaded your free eBook, be sure to do so now! Get it here.

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Took Patricia and I over an hour to solve the four puzzles. See if you can beat us to it! My last check, the two of us were the only ones who solved it.. (talk abt being the smartest couple around) Trust me, the puzzles are addictive but highly challenging. (talk about being humble)..

So if you think your brain requires some stimulation to keep it active and you dun mind killing some brain cells on a Sunday afternoon, head on down to The Creativity Club and start from Level 1!

You can ask me for clues if you want!

As for myself, I will kill some brain cells over my school projects.

More posts next week I promise!

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But the truly happy people in the world live completely in today. They have no worries about tomorrow, no thoughts of the past, they feel good every day … almost as if they are living in a compartment of one day.

And so here’s the irony … we want to be rich … because that money, and the journey towards the money will make us happy.

But because we work so hard to be rich, our attention shifts to the past & future … not NOW. And NOW is where true happiness lies. The ability to be happy despite your situation - to feel a good inside when we are poor, rich, sick, healthy

So, in my case … my ongoing goal is to remain happy without condition … if i’m successful, failing or anything else … i want to be happy with myself. If success, great meaning or riches happen along the way, it’ll be a nice bonus.

I think Rachit made a really good point about people focusing on the past and future and not the present. Certainly the case. True happiness does lie in what is happening NOW.

Hence, we should always strive to be happy with what we’re doing NOW. But my point is, those who are perpetually complaining about their lack of finances and lack of time etc are usually those who end up slogging their lives out for money. It’s because that they do not have this desire to be wealthy and have no dreams & aspirations for themselves that they are forced to report to a job which they dislike and end up being even unhappier.

Coincidentally, these are the people who will tell you ‘I do not want to be rich. I just want to be happy.’

Why do I say that? The friend which I mentioned in my last post has always complained to me about not having enough money. She’s NOT happy. And she WANTS to be rich. It’s just that she has not managed to identify the driving factor to move her out of her comfort zone.

Why is that so?

This brings us to the next comment by Moonaire:

I believe in helping people, and have been doing so since I could remember. Most are pro bono, and once in a while I do get paid (even when I don’t charge them), but either way, each time I successfully provide a solution, it brings a smile to their face, and it is that smile, that ‘customer satisfaction’ that pushes me forward.

Would I rather be rich or happy? I don’t really care about either. I just want everyone else (especially the billions of people on earth in state of poverty) to be happy, and I will do all I can for that smile on the face.

Now now.. Think about it for a second… Do you think Moonaire strives to be wealthy? YES! We’ve just had a short discussion on Friday about some big plans we’re going to launch and we want to be millionaires by the age of 25.

But what’s the difference here??

Moonaire has managed to identify a cause that is so much bigger than himself. You see, when your cause is just YOU alone, you will never find the motivation to work hard. You will never see the need of having big dreams and aspirations because it’s all about YOU alone.

If it’s not for my mother who has to stand and work for 8 hours every single day even though she’s already 55, I will never see a need either. If it’s not for my father who has to constantly face debtors knocking on the door and contemplate declaring bankruptcy, I will never see a need either. If it’s not for the majority of the world’s population who lives on only US$1 a day, I will never see a need either. If it’s not for our Lord & Saviour who has gifted us with our life and a chance to make a difference in others’ lives, I will never see a need either.

So it’s not really about YOU being happy and YOU being rich.

I’m sure many of the wealthiest people do not just work hard for their wealth and happiness. In one of the comments in my last post, I mentioned about the various large charitable organisations in the world being set up by some of the billionaires.

They recognise that the cause is bigger than them. Which is why despite accumulating so much wealth, they still do not stop working. And GIVING.

Here’s a quote from Johnny Wimbrey: ‘When you put money before the cause of helping people, money is your master’.

Then are those so called ’spiritual’ people who criticize people for seeking wealth. But yet, they themselves are slaves of money and are perpetually unhappy as well. So many people believe that wealth and spirituality are mutually exclusive. I beg to differ. I believe in Enlightened Wealth. I believe in giving first. I believe that our Lord has abundance of good things in store for us, with wealth being one of them. Not for us to enjoy, but for us to help the needy ones.

Alright, if you actually bothered to read this long post, I really thank you for your time. having said so much, bottomline is: Find something that you really enjoy doing. And try to convert it into a profitable stream of income. In that way, you will be able to be happy not only now, but also in the future. And you’ll be able to be rich at the same time. Coincidentally, this is also what is being preached by adam Khoo.
And yes, I do aspire to retire young. Not because I can enjoy for the rest of my lives. But because I can devote more time and energy to accomplish the greater things in life.

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Today, divorces and crimes are influenced by the lack of money. Now, I’m not saying that all poor people are sad and all wealthy people are happy. I’m not as myopic as to equate happiness with wealth.

But, while I do agree that money will not buy you happiness, I do believe that not having money will not make you happier as well. Hence, I would definitely rather to be unhappy with money than unhappy without it. Though that’s besides the point.

Coming back to the comment, I just wonder how many people also share the same belief? Why can’t you strive to be rich and happy? I feel that people who share that belief are simply having some misconceptions about money.

You see, the true wealthy people do not think of money just as coloured pieces of paper. They see it as tools to fulfil every one of their dreams. The fact is, money itself is just a concept. A spiritual concept if you would like.

And money contains the power to do so much good. One got to look beyond the surface of money notes and see the benefits it can bring to one’s family and loved ones. If you do not think of yourself, at least think of others.

When you keep thinking that you only want to be happy rather than be rich, you’re simply only thinking of yourself. But, the reason why so many wealthy people work so hard for money is not for themselves! The cause is bigger than each individual!

Just take a look at Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, two of the wealthiest individuals in the world. They could have retired long ago, with the sheer amount of wealth they have built for themselves. Instead, they still continue to work. (though Bill Gates has recently stepped down from managing Microsoft’s operations) Is it because they are so money-minded that even with so much wealth they are not satisfied? Of course not!

People like to associate rich people with being materialistic and claim that these people worship money. But take a look around once again and you will realize it is the people who lack money who worship money. Who woks all day, year after year in a job which they hate, just for the monye? Who is constantly worrying about money? Who are those who constantly queue long hours each week to have a go at the lottery?

Is it those who are wealthy or those who have no money? I rest my case.

So why do Warren Buffet and Bill Gates still continue to work? It’s because of their passion and for a cause is greater than them!Why do I say that? These two men have pledged the majority of their fortune to charity.

Judging by their actions, do you think they are not happy??

Stop holding on to the belief that you just want to be happy and not rich. When you have that belief, you will NEVER be rich. And trust me, you won’t like that feeling.

Money can give you the power to touch so many more lives and fulfil your mission on Earth. I believe we were born not to just lead a normal life. If you want to be special, work for it. Stop letting these limiting beliefs impede your success.

I know only by being rich can I relieve my parents of the misery and burden they face due to financial problems. I know by being rich can I truly help the poor in the world. I know by attaining financial freedom can I have the time to accomplish more of the greater things in life. It’s because of these ‘whys’ that I operate differently from the majority of my peers, and I’m proud of it.

And the next time people criticise you for being materialistic just because you work hard for your goals, tell them to give you their money then. Since it’s not going to make them happy. Might as well relieve them of the misery. Enough said.

To learn more about adopting the right mindsets and beliefs about wealth, check out Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires. If it could create wonders in my life, likewise for yours.

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1. Attractive theme and colour

Firstly, the theme and the colour used for the blog is attractive. I especially like the refreshing orange colour used for most parts of the blog. From the header, to the navigation bar, to the opt in list, the colour is synchronized throughout and blends in nicely with each other. It breaks the monotony of a regular blog that is usually filled with only information and nothing else.

2. Easy Navigation

The table right at the top of the blog which lists the announcements and recommended articles is useful as it helps in navigating around the blog. Overall, the layout is clear and simple. And there aren’t many banner ads. I don’t get the idea that he is hard-selling anything to me, and can freely explore the blog with ease. Hence, it’s rather pleasing to the eye.

3. Useful Information

Overall, the blog does indeed provide useful content, especially for internet marketing newbies. It also recommends tools which I was unaware of previously. Most of the entries are aimed towards educating these newbies, which I feel is a relatively good outreach. And the theme of the content is focused, concentrating on well, Internet Marketing.

What I Dislike About This Blog:

1. Poor Usage of English

Ok, I must admit I might be biased in this aspect. I believe not everyone may be as particular as me, but I often pay close attention to the usage of English as it allows smooth transition of ideas when reading. No offence intended really, as I understand everyone’s command of English varies (I won’t say mine is perfect either). I do cringe when I notice poor grammar and sentence structure, and also obvious spelling errors. I admit that content is still the main priority, but blog entries should be kept free from grammatical and spelling errors as far as possible. One does not have to write in fluent or bombastic English. But in order to reach out and appeal to a wider audience, it would certainly help if the level of English is reasonable at least.

2. Inactive Forum

I felt that it was nice of Alvin to set up a forum, however I think it is very under utilized. I believe that if an interactive and vibrant forum is to be created, the owner has to take the first step to create the reason why people should participate in the forum and thereby encourage them to do so. As the forum is now relatively ‘dead’ without any activity, attempts to direct people to join the forum would probably end up futile.

Suggestions For Improvement:

1. Correct the spelling and grammatical errors

As mentioned above, a blogger should strive towards keeping his/her blog free from spelling and grammatical errors. He can get someone to proof read his entries. Furthermore, the titles of blog posts can be made more catchy and free from spelling errors To Alvin, if you find it troublesome or tedious, well, do at the very least proof read your recommended articles and perhaps, the ‘about me’ section. Anyway, I will willingly do it if I win the best review (*hint hint*). (Note: Change ‘Alvin’s personnel Story’ to ‘Personal Story’. )

2. Turn the Forum Alive

I understand it takes both time & effort to maintain an interactive forum, as I personally manage one as well. Nonetheless, if you are serious in using the forum to benefit others, you have to take the first step, for example by starting a controversial topic and getting others to feedback and participate actively.

I guess that’s about it. Having said so much, I must applaud Alvin for starting this campaign. Though he should benefit from the spike in traffic and the increased publicity, I feel it still takes a certain amount of courage to put your blog up for review, which is tantamount to having to face with criticisms. Though I do not expect him to face any backlash, as I guess most people will try to appear nice in the hope of winning the prize he has put up.

Nonetheless, as the saying goes, ‘there’s no such thing as bad publicity’. Good luck to Alvin. And for those of you who are interested in winning the Digital Video Creator, head on down to Alvin’s blog. I would love to have some competition.

Lastly, to those who are thinking of setting up a similar blog review campaign, do remember to include attractive prizes! It helps, well, look at what I’ve just spent my Sunday afternoon doing!

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Everyday, I would wish for a way whereby I could generate an income but yet do not require me to work every weekend. And the answer came in the form of ‘Secrets Of Self-Made Millionaires’.

Recently, I’ve gotten to know many like-minded individuals through some of the weirdest occurrences. It’s funny how these people just appear in my life. And some of these people have became good friends of mine, as I forsee many more meaningful relationships being forged.

And just yesterday, Patricia and I conducted our first ever live workshop to a group of individuals whom we got to know in the past two months or so. Ever since I saw Adam Khoo speaking on stage, I actually visualized myself doing the same thing. And this visualization finally became a reality yesterday. Though it was just a small step, I know it’s a stepping stone to many more good things to come.

Just as ‘The Law Of Attraction‘ states, everything that is happening in your life is a consequence of your thoughts. Everything, including the people you meet, the occurences that happen, the wealth & success you have managed to achieve.

Positive thoughts = Positive results.

Focus on your problems & misfortune and you will constantly be bugged by even more problems and misfortune will continue to befall.

Focus on solutions to your problems and count your blessings and more good things will follow.

You’ve got to visualize you attaining success and wealth so vividly and act as though you have received it.

Though I do not wish to discuss religious issues, but if you think about it, it’s all about receiving. We all have abundance of blessings in store for us, but not everyone are willing to receive them.

So how much are you letting the Law of Attraction manifest in your life today?

The later you delay applying this Secret which is slowly being revealed to many, the more good stuffs you’re depriving yourself of.

To end off, I would like to share this quote from Les Brown during one of his seminars, which I have the privilege of viewing because of Success University. He says, ‘Our life is a gift from God. And how we live it is our gift to God’.

How true indeed.

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The thought of it scares me.. I log on to the Internet even during lectures and tutorials. The moment I reach home, I switch on my computer.
So will I ever survive?? Only time will tell.. Meanwhile, my friends over at the Creativity Club have came up with ‘7 Things To Prepare For Shutdown Day’. It should help you to better cope with such a tragic day.. Oops..

As for myself, it’s time to think of how I should restrain myself on that day.. Well I can easily spend the entire day with my darling Patricia.. There are tons of things I could do with her..

For instance, we could watch DVDs on my laptop, or play games on the computer, or better still set up our websites……….. You get the picture…

The Internet Rocks! Shutdown Day? I’m not so sure.. Haha… What About You?? Are YOU Up For The Challenge?

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1. Optimal Title - Now by default, here’s how Wordpress displays your post::

Your Site Name >> Your Post Name

But by installing this plugin, your post will be displayed as:

Your Post Name at Your Site Name.

Hence, by placing your post name which includes your keywords first will increase your chances of getting ranked faster on the search engines. And it will appear more relevant to whoever is searching for that particular keyword.

2. Ultimate Tag Warrior - In simple terms, tags are like keywords which are used to categorize posts in the blogging community. It will help you build incoming links from Technorati, an essential community which you ought to join. Once you install this plugin, you will be able to include tags in your posts. And once you’ve tagged your posts, it will appear on Technorati under the tags you have stated. In other words, traffic!

3. Get Recent Comments - This plugin allows you to place excerpts of the most recent comments that have been placed in your blog. With this feature, it will attract further comments from your readers and hence build interaction.
4. Adsense-Deluxe - Allows you to place Google Adsense ads in your wordpress conveniently. I understand that you can simply copy and paste the code from your Google Adsense account. But for some who chooses to place Google Adsense ads in certain posts, it might be troublesome. So, this plugin enables you to just insert a special code each time you wanna place Adsense ads.
5. Related Posts - This plugin will display other posts which are relevant to your current post. Firstly, this builds inter-links within your blog. More importantly, it displays posts which might be of interest to your reader since it’s related to what he/she is reading. Thus, it will encourage them to stay longer on your blog.

6. aLinks - This wordpress plugin will convert words/phrases into links.

7. Sociable - Automatically add links on your posts to popular social bookmarking sites. hence, makes it easy for readers to bookmark your posts on social bookmarking sites.

8. Subscribe To Comments - This plugin will enable readers to subscribe to your comments. Hence, it encourages interaction and re-visits to your blog.

9. Popularity Contest - This plugin will help you identify and list your most popular posts. hence, it helps in getting an idea what your readers are most interested about and also helps to direct your readers to your most popular posts.

10. Sidebar Widget - And finally the last one! While I personally do not use it as is not supported by my theme, many have found it to be extremely useful. Makes it extremely convenient for anyone to arrange their sidebar by simply using drag-and-drop. Certainly saves beginners lots of hassle of customizing your sidebar.

And there you have it! The 10 Essential Plugins Everyone Ought To Have. Now this list is by no means comprehensive and there are many more plugins which have served many others well.I myself also use many more plugins. To get a more comprehensive list of useful plugins, you can visit Lorelle’s blog…

So what about you? Which plugins do u personally like other than those mentioned above? Do share ya!

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Man.. What was I thinking? So I spent around half an hour designing my squeeze page.. And uploaded my product to it.. And I was ready to build my list!

Next I just needed to wait and see the results..

Did it come?

You bet….

Within less than a few hours of it’s launch, I had 6 sign ups to my list..

Enough said..

GiveAways Rock!

If you have not signed up for any, what are you waiting for?

Go ahead and sign up for the Viral Marketing GiveAway 4 which just launched a couple of hours ago and grab the chance to download over 200 internet marketing tools!

And if you wanna build your list, this is your chance indeed..

http://7WaysToEarnMoneyOnline.com/resources/viralmarketing4

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