Blog Design Issues Resolved
Posted by Alan Mater on Jul 3, 2009
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If you happened to stumble onto my blog last evening and early this morning, you probably noticed that it looked very weird. No, it wasn’t your computer or browser. The design was messed up.
What happened was I trying to fix a simple write error by changing the permission settings for a particular directory. Instead of fixing the simple problem, I inadvertently created a much bigger problem. The main functions of the blog still worked and navigation shouldn’t have been a problem, though.
Without trying to sound too “techie,” the read/write permissions that I screwed up caused my Wordpress theme to not show up. So, you saw my blog, but without the header and other graphics. The layout was also messed up as a result.
I’m just happy everything is working properly again. I have folks from the Warrior Forum and my web tech guru from Niche Power Group to thank for helping me resolve this issue.
This is a good lesson to remember that if you plan on making changes to your blog, no matter how small, to first make a backup of your blog in case something terrible goes wrong. All I can say is… lesson learned!
PPG Annual Marketing Contest
Posted by Alan Mater on Jul 2, 2009
The PIPS Power Group (PPG), a group of mentors established to help Plug-In Profit Site members excel with their home business, is holding their 2nd annual summer marketing contest.
For whatever reason, I didn’t participate in last year’s contest. This year, however, I decided it would be a good idea for me to participate as it can only help my work from home business. Getting motivated and staying focused on daily tasks can be hard, so this contest is a way to keep me on track with what I need to do.
I just wanted to share with you all what requirements were included with this contest, so you can get somewhat of an idea of what it takes to market your online business and that it takes a daily and consistent effort on your part.
Here’s what we are required to do each day:
- Post at least once to our blog
- Post at least 4 comments on other blogs
- Post at least 4 forum posts, on 4 different forums
- Make at least one post in the PPG forum
- Write at least 2 articles per week
After that, we have to post our daily activity of what we did, including posting the links to all the posts we made in forums and blogs, a link to our blog post, etc.
Now before the marketing contest began, we posted how many inbound links we had to our site as well current Alexa ranking. The winner of the contest is the one who has the biggest positive difference of those numbers and what those numbers are at the end of the contest.
The PPG marketing contest runs for 6 weeks, and this is day 2 of the contest. So far I’ve been able to manage to meet the requirements for yesterday, and I’m on a good track to meet them for today.
Doing these tasks everyday will make a positive impact on my business. Looking at this, this should give YOU a good idea of what is needed to take your online business to the next level.
If you’re struggling with your business or just want to take it to that next step, but feel like you just keep hitting roadblock after roadblock, I highly recommend checking out the PIPS Power Group and see what they can do for you.
Do You Suffer from Information Overload Syndrome?
Posted by Alan Mater on Jul 1, 2009
Do you suffer from information overload? When i was first learning internet marketing, I was presented with so much information that I couldn’t make any sense of it. I felt even more dumb about the concept than before. You could say I suffered from information overload syndrome.
This occurrence happens quite frequently among people. There are ways to avoid this from happening to you so you don’t feel lost and confused. If you’re looking to start your own home based business and learn how to market and advertise, there’s a lot of information to sift through. Even in the corporate business world, this is a huge problem.
Dealing with a lot of information all at once can be a nightmare. It can literally make your head spin, and you’re left wondering where to even start. Here’s what I did to combat my information overload problem and how you can do the same.
Tips to prevent information overload:
- Take a deep breath and relax
- Take a break (as long as you need) and let your mind sort through the information you just read. Go back later to anything that still doesn’t make sense.
- Evaluate where you are right now, and where you want to be
- Set small goals for yourself, utilizing only the pertinent information to reach those goals
- Tackle only one project at a time (this tip is a lifesaver!)
These tips are geared more towards entrepreneurs looking to work from home who are faced with heaps of information right from the start. Of course, these tips can be applied to any individual, but they should be tailored specifically to your needs.
The other option is to not do anything about your information overload problem, in which case you could end up like the people in this video…
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