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January 27, 2009 by Mikkal Travvis Filed under Traffic Building
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Do you have a blog? Is hardly anybody reading it? If so, there is probably a reason. Most blogs are pretty horrible, and most of these horrible blogs make at least one of the mistakes you will find below.
#1) Ugly Layout
Nobody is going to come back to a blog that is really ugly. You know what I am talking about. No matter how good the content is on a blog, if the blog looks like it has been hit by an ugly stick then you are stone cold out of luck.
Looks matter. If you want to have a successful blog, then you MUST have an attractive looking blog. This is the real world. Get used to it.
#2) Too Many Ads
People don’t come to your blog for ads. It is okay to have ads. Just don’t wrap your blog posts from head to toe with obnoxious ads that are going to give people a headache.
People are going to be pissed at you if they see Adsense at the top, middle and bottom of each article. They are going to be pissed if stuff starts popping up over the top of everything.
And you know what? Pissed off people won’t come back to your blog.
#3) Your Site Is Too Slow
Do you want to know how much time you have got to get the attention of someone new who visits your site?
About 5 seconds.
If your site doesn’t load quickly you are dead.
So don’t splash all of the latest obnoxious widgets all over your blog.
Think simple.
#4) You Never Update Your Blog
If people are going to follow a blog they expect it to be updated once in a while. If the last time you updated your blog it looked like Hillary Clinton was going to be president, then you have a problem.
Seriously, if you want your blog to succeed at all, you have to update it at least a couple of times per week. Otherwise you might as well forget it.
#5) Heavy Handed Moderating
We have all seen these blogs, haven’t we? The new blog owner thinks that he or she is a little Saddam Hussein and starts insulting visitors and deleting everything in sight.
People do not come to your blog to be bullied by you. Owning a blog does not put you in a position of power. Get over it. Be nice to the people who visit your blog. They might actually come back.
#6) Lack Of Moderation
This is the flip side of the problem above. Some people do not moderate their blog at all, and it ends up being a spamfest filled with shout outs for male enhancement products.
Who wants to visit that?
So pay attention to what is going on in your blog.
#7) Your Writing Stinks
If you have this problem, then you might as well stop blogging. Or go back to school.
Seriously.
People are coming to your blog to read your writing.
If your writing stinks, people are not going to come back.
#8) You Don’t Publicize Your Blog
This is one of the easiest problems to cure. If you do not let people know your blog exists, then you will get very, very few visitors.
Why should people visit your blog and not one of the other 150 million blogs out there that look exactly like yours?
How are people going to find your blog when it is one the 57th page of Google searches?
Learn how to properly publicize your blog and how to start building legitimate, long term traffic that will bring you blogging success.
So how exactly do you do that?
How do you create a blog that is different, that will get people’s attention and that will bring in tons of visits and revenue?
If you are looking for some tips in this area, we would suggest checking out Rob Benwell’s Blogging To The Bank 3.0. It will save you months, or possibly even years of trying to figure all of this out on your own.
But whatever approach you take, don’t give up. Success comes to those who work hard and refuse to quit.
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These are some of his Comments on a ZDNet.com Post ‘Why Linux will not displace Windows’:
Linux looks very interesting, even if some of the screen colours and menu options appear to be a little out of the ordinary.
But you are missing a vital point, a point which takes some experience and depth of knowledge in the field of computers. You see, when a computer boots up,
it needs to load various drivers and then load various services
. This happens long before the operating system and other applications are available.
Linux is a marvellous operating system in its own right, and even comes in several different flavours. However, as good as these flavours are,
they first need Microsoft Windows to load the services prior to use
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In Linux, the open office might be the default for editing your wordfiles, and you might prefer ubuntu brown over the grassy knoll of the windows desktop,
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iTunes / Universal Split Finds Music Biz in Dire Straits
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Robert Gorell
July 3rd, 2007
By now, one would hope that the major record labels were bright enough to start taking online marketing seriously. And, finally, it seems they are. But
the music biz’s colossal failure to monetize online should be studied by every industry
, so let’s start with a brief history of why Apple (APPL) has been headed for disaster since well before Vivendi’s (VIV)
Universal Music Group
, the #1 music content company in the world, put Steve Jobs in check by announcing that they
won’t renew their distribution contract with iTunes.
The music industry’s in trouble because, it turns out,
this Internet thing’s got legs.
Record companies have had over a decade to learn how to market online, but they haven’t.
When I read this
Rolling Stone
piece
on the record industry’s decline, a perennial topic for the post-Napster music journalist, I wondered what Don Dodge’s reaction might be. If anyone out there understands the fallout of the music industry’s “sue first, question our strategy later” mentality, it’s Dodge. These days, he heads business development for Microsoft’s (MSFT) Emerging Business Team. But in a recent past life, he was VP of product development for (the original) Napster.
So I forwarded the article with the expressed hope that he would blog it and
Dodge was kind enough to oblige
, and even linked to a 2005 piece about
lessons to be learn from Napster’s demise.
The goal at Napster was to be the online distribution channel for the record labels
, much like iTunes and the *new* Napster is today. There were several offers made to the labels that would have given them the vast majority of all of the revenue. The numbers were staggering. We had over 50 million users, many of whom were willing to pay $5 per month or $1 per download for digital music. That translates to about $250M a month or $3B per year. Even if Napster kept just 10% of the revenue that would be $300M per year against expenses of less than $10M. At the stock market multiples of the day
that would have been a $15B IPO.
Now
that’s
a tough pill for any entrepreneur to swallow, but it gives Dodge sage
wisdom on the iTunes shake-up
:
This is a very high stakes poker game. Apple’s iTunes service would be seriously crippled without Universal’s vast music library. However, iTunes brought in about 15 percent of Universal’s first quarter revenue, or about $200 million.
…
Universal Music has a good point
about music pricing. They believe that some new hit songs are worth more than 99 cents and some older songs could be worth less, or specially priced for a promotion.
They want the ability to set prices for their own product.
Wow, what a concept!
Dodge sees Universal’s willingness to take a stand on this issue as a good thing for consumers. It also provides a healthy reality check for Steve Jobs in the wake of iPhone mania. This line from
Business Week
’s Stephen Wildstrom sums it up
:
[Apple] might still be able to sell the special-edition U2 iPod, but the Irish rockers’ music would no longer be available from the iTunes Store.
money for nothin’ and your clicks for free
*
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of meeting the
William Morris Agency
’s Worldwide Head of International Music,
Ed Bicknell
; a man as renowned in the music biz for his sharp tongue and quick wit as he is for managing the 100X platinum British rockers, Dire Straits. (For instance, Bicknell recently joked to the
London Times
that he “…got into this business for sex, drugs and rock’n’roll, now all I do is look at computer printouts of P Diddy’s record sales.”) Bicknell was holding court amid a younger panel at the
In The City of New York
conference. After listening to him wax on about how much he despised the arrogance of record label executives and how most bands don’t even have the common sense to fire a drummer because his feet stink up the tour bus, I had to ask what I thought was a serious question: “Why does any up-and-coming band need a record label to promote them when the William Morris Agency would do a better job?”
OK, so maybe I did go on to explain why bands need creativity and good marketing more than they need the rock star trappings that folks at major labels or the William Morris Agency can provide. But my point was that, with all the hype about iTunes, people act as though it’s the only credible source for paid music downloads. I talked about how
iTunes has ignored the long tail
by not cutting enough distribution deals. Then someone raised their hand to point out that iTunes “…only accounts for 15% of album sales.”
Only
15% of global market share (um, that’s quite a lot for one channel) and they’re
still
not doing it right? If you can’t get the Beatles–and, soon enough, U2–imagine what else you can’t get at iTunes.
The thing is, iTunes exists to support the iPod and, although it’s done quite a good job of that, Apple doesn’t have the clout to reshape the music business on its terms, but very soon–with or without them–
you
will. Ease of distribution is iTunes’ premier selling-point, but not if you still haven’t found what you’re looking for.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get a straight answer from Bicknell–who promptly stopped taking questions–but sometimes that in itself is an answer. Much like the print world, the music business is floundering from an early lack of online vision. But things are coming around.
The first step is for content industries to realize they’re not at war with the Internet; they’re at war with bad marketing.
[*Limited time offer. See Dire Straits' 1985 sardonic pop anthem
"money For Nothing"
for details.]
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After the release of Mark McDonald’s
Craigslist Profits
(which is now closed) I really began to receive a lot of PM’s from the Warrior Forum and just general emails from other forums I frequent. Unfortunately, I do not know if he sold that site or not, or exactly what the deal is. I had one hell of a testimonial on his sales page using that product. I remember buying it and joining Mark’s forum very vividly. I should probably tell you now that the guy was either 14 or 16 years old at the time that I bought it. An awesome guy, and I wish I had started at that age. Anyway, the product was basically a set of MP3 Audios that I listened to.
It contained tips and tricks on how to market on
Craigslist
. The most important thing about marketing on Craigslist is your ad copy. I was blown away at Mark’s examples of his ad copy. It was really mind blowing. I decided to give it a try. The next morning I had email accounts setup and my ad copy written for them. I was marketing a link building campaign and a telephone SEO Consultation. Needless to say, I got more clients than I could handle. I did do it for over a month, but I got so overwhelmed after my first week of posting ads, that I shut it down completely. All in all, I was able to gross over $14,000 in about 12 days. Not too bad if I do say so myself.
Now that I have covered that I am very familiar with Craigslist and I have had some really good success, let me give out a few pointers when using.
For god’s sake do not spam it. It is likely with the measures that they have taken now, you will not get away with it for very long anyways. Why on earth would you abuse a resource that could spill so much money in your pockets. Thinking about it makes me want to hurt something. They have bots in place to sort through ad text, (which I will get to in a second), but they also track IP. They are quick to destroy you, if you decide to abuse their site.
Some dude over in the Warrior Forum already covered this, but I should add my own $0.02 as well. I used to write really long ads, and concentrate hard on my copy. I basically had to though, as I needed to impress the clients and have them wanting my services before they even called me. That was a huge trick I used. My main goal was that I instilled fear and a sense of urgency in them to acquire my services fast or I would not allow them later. This is basically how I made that $14,000 in less than 2 weeks. Nothing hard, just a simple psychological tactic.
These days though, I have been using images. First off, the bots over there cannot read them. There is no text to sort and see if it has been duplicated. A+ for us right? So linking your images wherever you want the surfer (client) to go is a very bold and smart move. One you should consider very seriously, given the circumstances that Craigslist is a goldmine.
Your ad titles will need to vary. There is no joking around here. The bots are real slick on picking up on duplicate copy so be sure to vary them up a bit. This will help you anyway. If you are tracking titles in some way, you will be able to see which ones are converting into clicks from the main city pages for you.
Consistency is key. Your going to have to develop some sort of time table for posting. I personally have 20 accounts on there. 5-10 is a good number, but I am a bit of an extremist :). Yes, you absolutely should setup accounts on their. This will save you a ton of time. Nothing more annoying than posting ads and having to go verify your email each time. You should also remember on what days you posted your ads. The ads will drop every 7 days, and your allowed to post new ones. Never delete the old ads.
That really sums up my process for using
Craigslist
. I found the Warrior that posted his process. His name is Steve Mount and wish I had found this sooner, because it would have saved me time and I would have not had to write this. The post is located –>
here
. Skim thru it if you like. He may have a few other methods in there, but I only reported what I do personally.
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Do Not Be An Unsuccessful Affiliate Marketer
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When 99% of Online Marketers are selling other people’s products, and 95% of them are only earning peanuts, it is very apparent that Affiliate Marketing is not as easy as it seems.
Affiliate Marketing IS a VERY lucrative business, but if you do not do it right, What can you possibly expect? Now, not doing it right and not knowing HOW to do it are two completely different things. Some affiliates prefer the lazy route, and that most likely will entail a long and stressful, (most likely) unprofitable career.
Allow me (if you will) to share with you a few things that makes affiliates unsuccessful marketing other people’s products. I am not going to go into blackhat techniques here, I am going to speak solely on sound and fundamental things you need to do to avoid an unsuccessful affiliate marketing venue.
Do Not Recommend Bad Products
The very first thing to do starting out the gates is picking the right product. I know, easier said than done right? It is very easy to find out what is selling. Go into your networks and look at at what has been selling. If your unsure, then get with your affiliate manager. They are there to help you succeed, so you should be taking advantage of that. Picking a quality product is of the most important things you need to do. If you recommend crap, then your buyers are going to remember that for a very long time. Do not get desperate, and tell yourself “I will promote this, just one time”. All it takes to lose your buyers is one bad recommendation.
Knowing the ins and outs of the product your recommending is equally important. Mostly, I will buy the product so that I know 100% and feel comfortable recommending it. This will also help in questions from buyers down the road. These are questions that you need to answer as well. Even though you may feel it is not your job, it is vitally important to keep a close relationship with your buyers.
The Art Of Preselling
Knowing what to promote is your first step towards a potential lucrative affiliate career, but knowing HOW to promote the products is right behind it. The days of slapping your affiliate link all over the place are coming to end. The affiliate marketing arena is undergoing massive changes, whether you accept it or not. Affiliates are using the power of Social Media Presence, Video and Strategy to promote. If your lazy, you fail.
When your preselling a product, your ultimate goal is having the consumer ready to buy as soon as they hit the product page. When they first hit your presell page, they are looking for further information or review. This is not a selling tactic, that is what the merchant’s page is for. Your promotional technique should transform the consumer from wanting “more information” into “a buying state of mind”.
Most affiliates are trying to sell. Unfortunately that is a huge flaw inside their marketing presence. Successful affiliates presell their consumers to the point of the buyer “needing” or “wanting” the product so bad that they are ready to purchase it when they click the link to the product. Stop trying to sell, that is not an affiliates job, preselling and having the buyer to commit before the product page is your #1 goal.
Who Are You?
This is one of the most dumbest things you could ever do. How many times have you seen a landing page or presell page with the author “being someone else”. I always love those pages where it starts “From the desk of…”. This is so flawed, that is utterly ridiculous. Why on earth would someone buy from another they know nothing about is beyond me. It could be a fundamental flaw in a consumer, but those days are ending as well.
Consumers by the millions are becoming increasingly aware of the danger of sharing banking and credit card information online. You need to be personable and instill trust in your buyers. A guarantee on your presell is a great way to do that, or even a seal of approval.
Here is a really good example. When you go to all those big wig marketers, are they pretending to be someone else? No, they simply are not. They endorse everything they do with their true identity. The first thing I look for on a product recommendation is to see if the person recommending has the courage to bring their true self. If they do not, then I sense urgency, desperation, and definitely a horrible product recommendation. If you cannot be yourself when your selling something, then what sense does it make yourself and alter ego?
Got To Have Protection
I am only putting this in here if your dealing with other marketers or people who are “web savvy”. The amount of commission theft these days is outstanding. You need to take the time to cloak or redirect your links so that you can protect yourself from commission theft. Yes, I know it is a horrible thing, and I actually laugh at this. People who actually take the time to read a personable, down to earth, and right on the money review, then go and buy on their own affiliate ID’s actually make me sick. I try to take note on as many people as I can, that do this. It shows me a sign of desperation in that they want to try and save a few bucks.
It is amazing to think the amount of commission theft that happens these days. This is one of the major reasons I try not to sell to other marketers, or I sell to them with certain tactics that ensures they cannot “steal” from me. Protecting yourself and your hard-work is of the utmost importance, so keep that in mind.
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"Focus on the escape." - Pat Hahn
This photo was my screen saver during a time when a business was failing, money was tight and the thought of escape was never far from my thoughts. I have since found out that the
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. Which actually, has a lot of application in speaking and presentations. More on that in a later post.
Admittedly, this is not laugh out loud, side-splitting funny, but it has an amusing point of view and can make a point. Now, how do you use it? The obvious first place would be as one of your opening slides to loosen up the room…
“I know a lot of you are very excited to be here this morning and others prefer the philosophy of this man.”
It could also be used later in a program to release some tension, perhaps after a discussion on handling disgruntled clients. Or it could be used to illustrate a goal or dream for someone in the room.
Be on the lookout for the amusing, the slightly off-beat, the unusual. For example I did a program in Albuquerque, new Mexico for a client and mentioned in my opening remark that no matter how much you spent on your automobile, you had to put that
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(I found the “Quit Your Job” picture a while ago and did not note where it came from (Bad Dan, bad, bad.) So if you know where it is from, please forward that information to me so that I can give proper credit.)
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TechnoratiMedia – Blog Advertising Network
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Technorati
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blog advertising network
. Have you try it? I already registered. However, it seems like they are still on the data collection stage. Frankly. the ads format isn’t the one I prefer. But I still select the most suitable one for my blog. Oh ya, it is a blog advertising network. Do this remind you something? If you are from malaysia, you probably know that there are two very competitive blog advertising companies.
Nuffnang
and
Advertlets
. So far, what have you earn from them? Some might be very satisfy with them and some may not…
Experience and Expectation
Okie, I am not going to compare or argue both of them. But I did tried them before. I also received cheques from them before. Okie, case close. Now, TechnoratiMedia, a place that you can earn something in USD. However, I still don’t know how is the performance. But I do believe that it depend on the traffics of your blog. Nothing like “I am friend of one of the insider, so I earn more.” or “the band isn’t match the earnings” or even “I got RM xxx in my account and I cash out 4 months ago, but it still pending, the person in charge say I am a frauder!” may not happen. I didn’t say it won’t happen. Just the possibility is lesser.
I expect that their network is way way wider. I also expect that they will have a better frauding system. So, what we need to do is only focus on our blog content. Nothing is more important than controlling your blog content quality if you wish to make money online. Try to turn your interest into business. Maybe it is just a small business and you only able to earn some pocket money. But, trust me, you will be very satisfy with that.
If you like photographing, write something about it. Share your thoughts, idea, skills, experiences etc. If you like to eat, share the good places you found. A niche blog is always better than a “rojak” (mixed content) blog.
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Looks like I’ve been tagged! While I’m not usually a big fan of these lists, this one appealed to me in particular as I’m in the middle of writing up a series of blogging tips.
—-Start Copy—-
It’s very simple. When this is passed on to you, copy the whole thing, skim the list and put a * star beside those that you like.
(Check out especially the * starred ones.) Add the next number (1. 2. 3. 4. 5., etc.) and write your own blogging tip for other
bloggers. Try to make your tip general. After that, tag up to 10 friends!
Here are the tips!
1. Look, read, and learn.
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2. Be EXCELLENT to each other.
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3. Don’t let money change ya!
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http://chocmintgirl.blogspot.com**
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http://psychosomaticwit.blogspot.com*
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http://manta57.blogspot.com *
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http://walksfarwoman.wordpress.com*
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So, what’s new?
Well, if this is your first time here, the “wow” factor may not knock you on your keister.
But if you’re used to the old Monk At Work, then my hope is that you’ll see quite an improvement. I got a lot of props about the old site’s design, but there are a lot of changes “under the hood” that make this change potentially HUGE for you:
It’s built on a blog platform.
And that means what to you?
It means:
Any time you read an article, it’s now a piece of cake to get into a discussion about it with me, and a bunch of other people. All you have to do is click the word, “comment” below, and you can tell me what you think, whether you think I’m full of it, right on the money, or missing anything.
In addition, if something’s not ever clear about what I write, it’s easier than ever for you to ask about it, using the same comment feature. And if I don’t have the answer, perhaps another reader will.
We can engage in dialogue now about anything related to Monk-ish topics — no more “one-way” conversations, where I spit out articles, and you read them. We can be in relationship in a way like never before.
The conversation element is a great one, with the potential to radically change how we interact and grow, both in value for you, and in the direction that Monk At Work takes… all to become a better resource for your learning.
But the fun doesn’t stop there.
Oh, no. In addition to the conversation piece:
Also, all my past articles will now be
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to you, anytime. And not just in a boring, linear list, either…
See that section to the right called, “
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Don’t see what you’re looking for? Keep going down the sidebar… you’ll see a list of Most Popular Posts, and… there it is: a
Search
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Want to see what’s coming up soon? Check out the
Events
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And, I’m just getting started.
But don’t worry, I won’t overload you with the plans I have at the moment for what Monk At Work is to become at this point.
What I’d rather do is turn it over to you.
What ideas do you have? What would help you in your quest to work from your heart peacefully, intuitively, and productively?
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Yep, my 7 year old Gateway desktop passed on to computer heaven Thursday. It was a sad day for me (that’s and understatement, but I’ll keep it clean). I doubt I’ll bother spending the money to have it fixed. So, services will be held at the local
Best Buy eRecycling
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My Dad came to my rescue and rented a laptop for 2 weeks to get me past the holidays. Heather, at the
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One tough lesson to learn is back up, back up, back up! Yep, I thought I was indestructible! That most of my work was online, so I didn’t need to. Every hour I remember something else that I have lost and it is really…. keep it clean, Jen!
So, my readers today I ask for your thoughts and opinions. I’m looking into online back up. Opinions? Which ones?
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Greening Your Business
The Hands-On Guide to Creating a Successful and Sustainable Business
This book is based on four simple premises. First, human civilization faces an array of profound environmental problems that have already begun to negatively affect the foundations of life on this planet-with human-induced climate change at the very top of the list.
Second, business, in all its forms, is the only force on earth with enough reach, clout, personnel, and assets to confront and correct the most serious environmental problems that face humanity.
Third, every single business in the world has both the ability and the opportunity to thrive and prosper by becoming more sustainable in every phase of its operations and, in doing so, become part of the solution to these critical problems.
And finally, though creating a “green” and sustainable business can be an immensely complex task, the basic steps to doing so can be made both straightforward and understandable to any business owner.
This final premise is the task of this book: to provide owners of any business-from the tiny one-person proprietorship to the largest of corporations-a clear and comprehensive road map to creating a business that is part of the solution to our shared environmental, social, and economic problems.
Part One of this book provides a background on the need for greener business practices and the myriad benefits to greening your own business. An overview of the various theoretical approaches to developing sustainable businesses and a quick look at some green business tools are also presented.
The step-by-step method outlined in Part Two of this book provides a blueprint with which business owners may assess their own company’s operations and prepare a comprehensive environmental plan for taking their business green. Every element of a business’s impact on the environment will be examined-energy and water use, waste generation, transportation, computing and office equipment, supply chains and purchasing, building practices, and product and service design. Most importantly, the real-world steps that will need to be taken are presented in a clear, concise, and straightforward manner.
Definition break: When this book refers to “greening” a business, it is a reference to the continual process of moving towards an elusive goal-a business that produces no waste, is adaptable to innovation, uses the minimum of energy, matter, and the least toxic materials, and uses those materials in such a way that they may be easily reused or disposed of with no harm to the environment-a sustainable business.
Although this book can be used by businesses of any size, it is primarily intended for smaller and medium-sized businesses. Many, but by no means all, large corporations are already confronting many of the issues that are considered in this book. Naturally, large corporations have far more assets and personnel to address these issues and many have already adopted many of the practices and policies that are outlined. Additionally, nearly all of the available books regarding green business practices are geared toward the senior management of very large, even multinational, firms. These materials have fostered a dramatic move among these large corporations toward a more sustainable ecological footprint. In many respects, a few of the world’s largest corporations are leading the way toward the greening of business, in particular, Interface Inc., led by its visionary CEO, Ray Anderson.
However, for medium and small businesses-which comprise 90 percent of the businesses in the world and represent more than 60 percent of all global economic activity-there has been little practical guidance available on the basic steps and systematic process involved in greening a business. In the U.S. alone, according to the Bureau of the Census, fully 5.4 million of the 6 million businesses now operating have 20 or fewer employees. In fact, an enormous 60 percent of all of the businesses in America-nearly 3.7 million in all-have fewer than 5 employees. For smaller businesses, both the choice-and the action necessary-to create a successful and sustainable business may be in the hands of a single person. Many small and medium-sized business have already taken great strides toward minimizing their impact on the natural world. Whatever the size of your business and whatever steps you may have already taken, there are many more opportunities awaiting as you begin the journey to a greener and more sustainable business.
To assist you as you begin this journey, many questionnaires, worksheets, and guidelines are provided that are designed to help business owners in the rewarding process of greening their businesses. Many of these aids, as well as other valuable resources, are provided in Appendices A and B and on the CD that accompanies this book. The many ideas, concepts, facts, and statistics noted in this guide can all be found, and further explored, in the publications listed in the bibliography or in the resources noted in Appendix B.
It is the deep desire of those who worked on this project that this guide help to show the way for businesses to save money, save energy, save resources, and maybe-just maybe-save the world.
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December 16, 2008 by Blogboy Filed under Free Themes
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You can check out the latest free WordPress Theme from What is a Blog at Help The Harts Go Green. Once again this is based on a RevolutionTwo GPL licensed theme. This is the the third generation of the theme, the second generation which has mostly SEO improvements can be seen at WTF Parenting Magazine. Neither theme is quite ready for release. I also urge you to check out the magazine version of Blogging in Black and White at Local News and Newspapers.
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February 28, 2009 by Blogboy Filed under Free Themes
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Spring Time - A free wordpress theme from Blogging for Noobs
The posts in the Spring Time Test Blog all come from Ezine Articles, a free directory, and are there to demonstrate this theme and because I thought they might enlighten a few of you on some link building techniques. I know I got a few ideas.
Spring Time Free Wordpress theme is an SEO enhanced theme distributed by Blogging for Noobs with most of the SEO, plugin, and advanced features coded by me, Bradley Hart. Spring Time Theme is the culmination of a few years fiddling around with different themes for myself and others. I would be remiss not to mention that the basic html and css framework of this theme has its origins on other Blogging for Noobs themes derived from the first release of RevolutionTwo’s free open source themes. Those Revolution themes are no long available for free nor did they have SEO up to my standards, but proper homage must be paid for solid css work.
Features:
Wordpress 2.7 Functionality ready for threaded comments
Plugin Ready
Enhanced SEO
Ad Ready
Featured Video Ready
Full Author Support with Forum
Several auxiliary page templates
distinct tag.php category.php and author.php (must download profile pic plugin to use)
Three widget areas in the sidebar
Blank logo file in photoshop and .png
Plugins Currently Coded For:
WP-PageNavi
Where did they go from here?
WordPress Related Posts - this and where did they go from here are the two plugins used at the end of every Web Tools Collection post.
Odiogo Listen Button - Give your blog a voice! Add a “Listen Now” button to your blog so your readers can listen to your posts and download podcasts. Free Sign up. By Odiogo.
Yoast Breadcrumbs not only provides a breadcrumb path for site navigation it provides an effective SEO linking structure.
Secure and Accessible PHP Contact Form - This powerful yet easy-to-install contact form features exceptional accessibility and usability while still providing extensive anti-spam and anti-exploit security features. A marriage of communication and peace-of-mind. By Mike Cherim and Mike Jolley.
Tweetbacks - as some people are having problems with the with cron functionality in the latest I suggest using the 1.4.4 version which doesn’t utilize cron.
Current Page Templates
Archive
Contact
Page with Comments - this page
Sitemap (not the xml sitemap google uses) WP 2.7 has some issues with the coding I have been using it appears.
Special Features:
Keywords are attached to Post Slug for improved SEO
Tags are transformed into meta keywords
Implementation of Google’s new Canonical Link system to avoid duplicate content, no plugin needed.
Notes:
future plugin integration request was made for Smart 404
some plugin integration into the functions.php file to reduce errors while editing will be done
See Spring Time Theme in Action Download: Spring Time (101.0 KiB, 196 hits)
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