I had to post these sites for all my students and those who wish to be socially responsible with their spending.  Especially us powerful internet marketers!

xoxZ

Greetings,

Please see the ad below and visit our websites www.siteprint.biz and www.projecteat.org for more information on how you can support Organic farmers in the Blue Mountain region of Jamaica and SUPPORT a grassroots organization with your business!  Your Coupon Code is on the bottom and will save you additionally for all services.

Thanks

Imara
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www.myspace.com/indigoseed
www.ecovillagelife.wordpress.com

Check out the link below.  For those of you that are worried already - it is G-rated but still very entertaining!

http://www.allowe.com/Humor/femalePorn.htm

The blog classes will resume by October 15th!  Thanks for your patience, y’all

Toodledo.com is an online task manager that will keep track of all of your to-do lists. I’ve been using it for awhile and it has really helped me stay on top of things (kinda - I have too much to do as it is but it is helping me to recognize where I need to simplify).   It is super-easy to use and web-based (long live the internet) .

You should try it - and love the feeling of keeping track of all your tasks.  It’s a beautiful tool to help you avoid disorganization, stay motivated and be more productive. Check it out.  Let me know what you think.

Hi Blog Students,

I want to know how  everyone is doing with the videos and the materials.  I’d like to know if you are still out there and able to keep up easily with  the lessons.  This is “Phase I - Set Up” of the class and in Phase II the pace is going to quicken considerably.  So I want to be sure that you are all up and running with your blogs.  If you are not please let me help - it literally takes me 5 minutes to get you set up.

For those of you who are not able to buy your hosting or  domain names at  the time, you can still participate in the class - you just need to get yourself signed up with a free blog at http://www.wordpress.com and follow along that  way.  In working with Laurel I found out that it is fairly easy to export your blog out of the free version of wordpress and import the posts and categories, etc. into a paid hosted version (when you are ready to go independent and have your own host and domain name).  So just get started with the free version of WordPress and upgrade later.  You’ll be fine.

OK - So I’m looking forward to your feedback - Thank you everyone for your participation.  +Z

P.S. The next lesson will be out Tuesday and covers how to create your first posts and manage your blog once  it is installed.

Now that you have the inspiration, the studio/apartment (hosting), the studio’s address (domain name), now you need the tools to create your masterpiece (wordpress installation).

A Video, Folks! See Lil’ Zhen-zhen in Thrilling Mouse-Gripping Action!

Ok, I know I said this class was going to be super duper easy, and it is. Still, you might need some handholding for this lesson. So I made a video to show you how to install WordPress in a 3ix.com hosting account.

Watch it and learn. It’s less than 10 minutes short. If you still need extra help getting WordPress installed and properly set up (say if you have another host that looks different), I am happy to offer individual assistance in exchange for something of value (cash or trade - massage, dance, wax, childcare, etc )

Video # 4 - Install WordPress - Move Into Your Apartment Already! - 9:12 - 6.6 MB

Hola

I conducted a private tutoring session with Laurel of www.ConsciousMamas.com (previously http://wordpress.consciousmama.com ) today. I will make a separate post to include you all in the great progress that was made.

I hope Laurel learned something in working with me, and I thank her for her time as well because I learned something about some of you…in working with the videos.

She expressed feeling a mite intimidated about watching and working with the videos. She also did not know what to expect. So let me just clue all of you in that may be afraid to even open the videos and see what they are all about. (more…)

Now  that  you’ve:

1. Picked a topic
2. Purchased a domain name from a registrar (your apartment’s address)
3. Purchased a hosting account (rented an apartment  for your blog)

You next need to tell your registrar to attach your domain name to the actual physical location of your hosting account.  You will:

1. Make note of your hosting account’s DNS Nameservers (found  in the Welcome Email from your  hosting account)
2. Log in to your Godaddy.com (or your registrar) account
3. Navigate to the Manage Your Domains area of the site
4. Change from Godaddy’s default Nameservers to Your Hosting Account’s
5.  Save

Don’t worry!  I have 2 videos to walk you through the process…

Video # 2 - Buying Hosting with 3ix - 5:14 minutes - 7.3 MB

Video # 3 - Point Your Domain Name to Your Hosting Account -  5:36 minutes - 6.2 MB

I know these lessons are coming at you fast, don’t  worry I think most  of you are at  this point, and if not, well, the videos will be here  for you to watch when you are ready to.

Merci beaucoup for your support, y’all!

Aloha,

Everyone still there?  I’m about  2 weeks overdue on the last lesson, but take heart! because I’ve got  the next 4 lessons  all ready to go now.  Major progress is about  to be had by all.  Yeehaw.

I got  a new piece of software that  allows me to record my computer screen as I  click around and do things and my voice  narrating what it is exactly I’m doing.   I think it  is an excellent way to provide you with  instruction, especially as we get into the more technical aspects of getting your blog set up and then actually blogging.

And be sure  to let  me know what  you think so I can  continually improve.  These first  videos are definitely a tad bit “Raw”.  Also, if you still find yourself confused after watching the videos, please submit your questions here and I’ll try to  answer, if  that doesn’t work, you can always hire Divina Commedia to install WordPress for you.  Just contact me if  this becomes an issue  for you.

This Video is a review of the previous 3 blogging lessons as well  as an overview of buying a domain name from Godaddy.com .  Click the “Blog Class Video #1″ link below and be prepared to wait for  a few minutes for the video to load and play on your screen as the video file size is fairly large (you’ll need to be on a high speed connection).

Blog Class Video #1 - 11.1 MB - Video time is 6:04
Review of Previous Lessons; Buy a domain name at  Godaddy.com
http://www.smart-easy.com/videos/Blog-Lesson-2/Blog-Lesson-2.html

Enjoy!

Hello my  Hungry Blog Class students - thanks for keeping me on track.  Every question and comment you send to me reminds me to keep on delivering.  The post below is not for the class per se.  It’s actually an answer to a question an Anitron client asked me - figured I’d keep my blog fresh by sharing my answer to him.  Lesson # 4 is coming  I swear, I’m using new software to produce the lesson and also it has been busy for me with some projects I’ve got cooking.  In due time you shall know  just what it is I’ve been  up to so late every night!

Q:  “What’s the difference between blogging and authoritative articles”

A:  If  you work with Anitron Internet  Marketing, Authoritative articles are “ghostwritten” for you; of course our clients are always welcome to collaborate on these articles.

A couple of possible differences in blog content and article content is formality and length.  Typically blog posts are broken into short posts 3 or 4 paragraphs tops is ideal; articles are ideally 300 to 500 words.  Blog topics can meander a bit from post to post, covering  a variety of subjects from directly about  real estate, to those that are related or supportive of (ex. for real estate blog, related topics would include reviews about nightlife, attractions, stores, etc.). 

Articles can focus on any topic, but they typically stick to this topic for the duration of the article.  Therefore it is more advisable to cover a related topic that lends credibility to the industry as well as the company.  Next to the blog, this is a  powerful way to build reputation and traffic on the internet.  Articles bring incoming links. 

Check out this article in WorkZ on how this is done:  http://www.workz.com/content/view_content.html?section_id=517&content_id=6999

so hang in there so you can find out what it is.