Today, I want to share a Ten Day Niche Blog Challenge by Dr. Mani, a person I greatly admire. He's a heart surgeon who uses earnings from marketing online to pay for operations for children of families who cannot afford the treatment - God Bless that Man!
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Welcome to Day #1 of your 10 day Niche Blog Challenge.
Today, you'll take the first step - and create your
blog.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Update: The demand has been overwhelming - and we have
over 100 members registered. Experience tells me not
all will follow through - but there will be some tweaks
made to the process to accomodate the bigger group - so
please bear with me if there are any problems.
Plus, I've allocated a 'marketing' budget for this project
- so if you complete the 10 days, at worst, you'll
enjoy some fruits from this expenditure :)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Step #1 - Pick a niche
This can be anything you like or know or feel will work.
There are many different ways to choose a profitable
niche, but I won't get into details here.
You can find some valuable material about picking a
niche on the 'Niche Marketing Forum' here:
http://www.Reach-n-Relate.com/ask-niche/
Once you've chosen a niche to use in the 10 day challenge,
do some basic keyword research to find the top keyword
phrase in your chosen niche.
A useful tool for this is 'Niche Bot'
http://www.NicheBot.com
Take note of the top 5 to 10 keywords or phrases in your
niche, ranked by popularity of search and degree of
competitiveness. For more details, check out the forum
mentioned above.
Step #2 - Set up your blog
I strongly recommend you use Blogger.com for this 10
day project - but if you insist on using another blog
software, I can't stop you :)
Why Blogger.com?
Many reasons. But most important is because I'm going
to give you a ready-made Adsense template for Blogger
that has brought me a high clickthrough rate on Adsense
ads over the past few months.
By using that same template on your blog, you too can
enjoy the fruits of all my testing and tweaking.
Also, the pre-done template includes links to other
sections of the project - and if you create your own
template, you'll have to make sure all these are also
duplicated on your blog too.
How to set up your Blogger.com blog?
First, go to http://www.Blogger.com
If this is your first time there, take a few minutes to
and do the QUICK TOUR. It will give you a nice overview.
Then, register for an account and set up your blog.
You'll have to choose a blog title and your preferred
blog address. Try and get your primary keyword in both.
Choose the 'Minima' template, the first one on the top
left.
Then make your first post - just a short test message
will do.
Step #3 - Register Your Niche Blog
We require that you REGISTER your newly created niche
blog so that you may enjoy all the search engine
benefits that come from the linking and promoting
strategy I will be implementing 'behind the scenes'
for this project.
Once you are registered, your blog will be added to
the directory of sites participating in this 'challenge'
- and be featured on a page which will get links from
many high traffic and high PR sites.
To register your niche blog, please go to:
http://www.EzineMarketingCenter.com/10dayblog/describe.htm
In the form, type in your Blogger.com blog URL (typically
http://______ . blogspot.com ), your primary keyword, and
a short 30 to 50 word description of your blog.
Click on the SUBMIT button below, and then, on the next
page, CLICK ON THE BUTTON to complete your registration.
This last step is important - please don't miss it!
Step #4 - Get your Google Adsense account
If you already have a Google Adsense account, you may
use it (maybe set up a 'channel' specifically for this
project to track progress)
If you are new to Google Adsense, you'll see a short
tutorial about it within your Blogger.com account. Go
through it to understand the basics.
You can even apply for an account right from there, and
since Blogger.com is owned by Google, you'll almost
instantly be approved - and get your code to insert
into your blog.
Step #5 - Customize Your Blog Template
First, go to this website:
http://www.EzineMarketingCenter.com/10dayblog/template.htm
In the box, type in your Google Adsense ID (only the string
of 16 numbers, WITHOUT the 'pub-' prefix.
Click on the button to generate your template code.
On the next screen, highlight all the code in the box and
copy it.
Log in to your Blogger.com account.
Click on the CHANGE SETTINGS tab beside the name of your
niche blog (it's the BLUE wheel icon!)
On the next screen, click on the TEMPLATE tab.
Delect all code inside the box, and then copy and paste
all the code from the form where you customized your
template.
Click on SAVE TEMPLATE CHANGES, and then REPUBLISH your
blog to see the changes.
Now, when you view your blog, you should see the changes
you just made reflected on your blog. You should have
Adsense ads showing up, and a HELP SPREAD CHD AWARENESS
button on the right side of your blog.
If everything looks ok, GREAT. If there's a problem, like
your Adsense ads not displaying correctly, PLEASE WAIT.
It sometimes takes a few hours for the ads to show up.
If things still don't look good after a while, you can
either repeat the process to make sure you haven't made
any mistakes, or post a note on the forum to seek help.
Step #6 - Add a Stats Counter
To help track how well your blog is performing, here's
where you can get a web page counter without paying for
it.
http://www.statcounter.com/
Install it on your blog, so you can see how your visitor
count grows over time.
That's all for today. Sorry if it took a little longer
than an hour, the other steps won't be as difficult :)
Take a well deserved break today - and we'll meet again
tomorrow for the next step.
All success
Dr.Mani
Theme Niche Minisites
http://www.ThemeNicheMinisites.com
P.S. - Please drop by the '10 Day Niche Blog Challenge'
forum: http://www.Niche2.com/forum/
95, 13th Street, Chennai, TN 60040, INDIA
Today, you'll take the first step - and create your
blog.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Update: The demand has been overwhelming - and we have
over 100 members registered. Experience tells me not
all will follow through - but there will be some tweaks
made to the process to accomodate the bigger group - so
please bear with me if there are any problems.
Plus, I've allocated a 'marketing' budget for this project
- so if you complete the 10 days, at worst, you'll
enjoy some fruits from this expenditure :)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Step #1 - Pick a niche
This can be anything you like or know or feel will work.
There are many different ways to choose a profitable
niche, but I won't get into details here.
You can find some valuable material about picking a
niche on the 'Niche Marketing Forum' here:
http://www.Reach-n-Relate.com/ask-niche/
Once you've chosen a niche to use in the 10 day challenge,
do some basic keyword research to find the top keyword
phrase in your chosen niche.
A useful tool for this is 'Niche Bot'
http://www.NicheBot.com
Take note of the top 5 to 10 keywords or phrases in your
niche, ranked by popularity of search and degree of
competitiveness. For more details, check out the forum
mentioned above.
Step #2 - Set up your blog
I strongly recommend you use Blogger.com for this 10
day project - but if you insist on using another blog
software, I can't stop you :)
Why Blogger.com?
Many reasons. But most important is because I'm going
to give you a ready-made Adsense template for Blogger
that has brought me a high clickthrough rate on Adsense
ads over the past few months.
By using that same template on your blog, you too can
enjoy the fruits of all my testing and tweaking.
Also, the pre-done template includes links to other
sections of the project - and if you create your own
template, you'll have to make sure all these are also
duplicated on your blog too.
How to set up your Blogger.com blog?
First, go to http://www.Blogger.com
If this is your first time there, take a few minutes to
and do the QUICK TOUR. It will give you a nice overview.
Then, register for an account and set up your blog.
You'll have to choose a blog title and your preferred
blog address. Try and get your primary keyword in both.
Choose the 'Minima' template, the first one on the top
left.
Then make your first post - just a short test message
will do.
Step #3 - Register Your Niche Blog
We require that you REGISTER your newly created niche
blog so that you may enjoy all the search engine
benefits that come from the linking and promoting
strategy I will be implementing 'behind the scenes'
for this project.
Once you are registered, your blog will be added to
the directory of sites participating in this 'challenge'
- and be featured on a page which will get links from
many high traffic and high PR sites.
To register your niche blog, please go to:
http://www.EzineMarketingCenter.com/10dayblog/describe.htm
In the form, type in your Blogger.com blog URL (typically
http://______ . blogspot.com ), your primary keyword, and
a short 30 to 50 word description of your blog.
Click on the SUBMIT button below, and then, on the next
page, CLICK ON THE BUTTON to complete your registration.
This last step is important - please don't miss it!
Step #4 - Get your Google Adsense account
If you already have a Google Adsense account, you may
use it (maybe set up a 'channel' specifically for this
project to track progress)
If you are new to Google Adsense, you'll see a short
tutorial about it within your Blogger.com account. Go
through it to understand the basics.
You can even apply for an account right from there, and
since Blogger.com is owned by Google, you'll almost
instantly be approved - and get your code to insert
into your blog.
Step #5 - Customize Your Blog Template
First, go to this website:
http://www.EzineMarketingCenter.com/10dayblog/template.htm
In the box, type in your Google Adsense ID (only the string
of 16 numbers, WITHOUT the 'pub-' prefix.
Click on the button to generate your template code.
On the next screen, highlight all the code in the box and
copy it.
Log in to your Blogger.com account.
Click on the CHANGE SETTINGS tab beside the name of your
niche blog (it's the BLUE wheel icon!)
On the next screen, click on the TEMPLATE tab.
Delect all code inside the box, and then copy and paste
all the code from the form where you customized your
template.
Click on SAVE TEMPLATE CHANGES, and then REPUBLISH your
blog to see the changes.
Now, when you view your blog, you should see the changes
you just made reflected on your blog. You should have
Adsense ads showing up, and a HELP SPREAD CHD AWARENESS
button on the right side of your blog.
If everything looks ok, GREAT. If there's a problem, like
your Adsense ads not displaying correctly, PLEASE WAIT.
It sometimes takes a few hours for the ads to show up.
If things still don't look good after a while, you can
either repeat the process to make sure you haven't made
any mistakes, or post a note on the forum to seek help.
Step #6 - Add a Stats Counter
To help track how well your blog is performing, here's
where you can get a web page counter without paying for
it.
http://www.statcounter.com/
Install it on your blog, so you can see how your visitor
count grows over time.
That's all for today. Sorry if it took a little longer
than an hour, the other steps won't be as difficult :)
Take a well deserved break today - and we'll meet again
tomorrow for the next step.
All success
Dr.Mani
Theme Niche Minisites
http://www.ThemeNicheMinisites.com
P.S. - Please drop by the '10 Day Niche Blog Challenge'
forum: http://www.Niche2.com/forum/
95, 13th Street, Chennai, TN 60040, INDIA
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