My name is Matthew Bredel and as of March, 2007, I am a full-time, work-at-home internet marketer.
For close to 10 years, I worked for a defense company which was an OK job, but I was so uninspired in life and frankly, I needed some more money. That is when I first discovered internet marketing! Now I admit that I didn't start making thousands in my first couple of months (in fact, I lost my shirt!), but I finally saw the "internet light"...
The Wordpress - Thesis combo is one of the most respected and powerful website platforms that is available today. But not many people use it? Why not? I bet I know…and I’ll show you how to set it up in less than 5 minutes, too!
I would say the most common question that I am asked is “Where should I start online?”
But I think the better question is “HOW do I start online?”
Getting started is one of the hardest steps to building a business online. I’ve seen this time and time again: People buying into programs and eBooks and seminars and coaching, but at the end of the day, nothing is happening.
“What am I Going to Do Online?”
Yes, it is a tough question to answer and to some degree, this decision may affect both your success or failure with making money online. But I still tell everyone the same thing:
“START SOMETHING”
Yes, I am a big advocate of research and testing and choosing that right niche and right product, but at the same time it can be like chasing your tail, too. Plus, if you are just starting, you really are in the dark with what’s to come.
“What do I do once I find my niche?”
Good point! And I have seen this happen, too. This is when technology scares the “bleep” out of people. It is kind of the point when a person realizes:
“Do I really have to build a website?”
OK, these are a lot of questions and I want to get back to my original point…
START YOUR WEBSITE TODAY.
This is my BEST advice to anyone starting online. If you are reading this and do not have a website up, this is YOUR CALL TO ACTION to start it today.
I don’t mean to sound to “preachy” (or worse, “pitchy”) but just getting SOMETHING up on the web now is going to help out later, guaranteed. This is what I tell my clients:
Start a Wordpress Blog and Start Writing in it!
I don’t care what you write in it, either. Write about your kids. Write about your day at work. Write about the current batch of beer you are brewing in the garage (I’m totally into Home Brewing, BTW!). Write about the Padres (being in First Place!) or even your opinion about Mel Gibson and Lindsey Lohan.
Just Get it Up and Write Something.
Why? OK, so here are a list of reason why starting your blog today is better than tomorrow (which is better than after you “find your niche”…which is better than never!)…
1) Having your own website will give you SO MUCH confidence about building stuff online.
2) The process of building this site is SUPER EASY, yet SUPER SATISFYING!
3) Practice! Get ready for the “real deal”. You will save tons of time and effort later on if you are already familiar with the process.
4) Understand your own abilities and limitations. This will help when brainstorming HOW you want your niche to be portrayed online.
5) Testing Grounds! Play around with new widgets and themes at no risk to your business.
6) Search Engine Rankings are still important! It takes both time and content to be seen and respected by major search engines like Google. Start being seen now! (Rankings can sometimes take MONTHS!)
7) Search Engine Rankings can be shared with other sites (kind of like a primer!). You can use this blog to “prime” the search engines of new sites you create by linking to them…better yet, use this site as your money site in the future!
Build a Following Now. Social media is important and getting your name out there and in the circles (especially during the research phase) is important. This blog will give people a place to find and follow you.
9) Wordpress & Thesis (the blog platform and optimized paid theme) offer a 1-2 punch with being optimized for both search engines and social media. Both are easy to set up and with Thesis, making your blog (or even website) customized can be done with simple forms (no technical skills required).
10) Some Cash! Add some simple (and FREE) Adsense or other advertising links onto your blog.
You just need to do two things to make all of this happen and create a tremendous online foundation for whatever you end up doing:
ONE: Create Your Blog
TWO: Write in Your Blog
That is it! Get it up and running and start writing in it. The more you write, the better, but if it is just one-time per week, that is still better than nothing. Just be consistent in your writing habits. Traffic WILL come. Search engines WILL find your site. You WILL now have leverage with no matter what you choose to do (and maybe even make some money while you are at it!).
Today’s video outlines the general path it takes to:
1) Buying a Domain Name and Hosting
2) Setting Up a Wordpress Blog
3) Installing the awesome Thesis Theme
To watch the full video set, simply go to:
From Thoughts to Thesis in 3 Simple Steps
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cheers…matt
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October 24th, 2011 at 7:14 am