Surprisingly, I did more than I should have while I was working on the mailing list and that’s because my early blogging endeavor was a habit that helped me produced content on a consistent basis. So there was always ideas happening, written, organized and re-arranged even when I didn’t have to.
That’s really a bad thing because it will delay your plans further. So what happened?
I started 2 more blogs! One is the Blogger version of this site, which I want to experiment with to talk more about what’s happening around here. So there is going to be some linking back and forth. Thus, what you’re getting is a summary version of all the posts I will publish here and then some.
I’ve made it look like a twin without all the fancy plugins which makes WordPress shine.
This was made possible in part to their new Template Designer Wizard which was quite impressive. I’ll say that it is something which newbies might like as well if they’re totally at a loss for installing and/or coding. So on the FREE side, this new feature isn’t really that bad.
Moreover, I did start off with Blogger as a beginner. I think we all have. If you didn’t, well, good for you. It’s just been a long time that I’ve forgotten what’s it like to blog simple. I won’t lie, the service can be very easy and you don’t have to tinker with anything technical. That’s a change because the only thing I started missing was the SEO part. 
I cannot find adjustments for permalinks, categories and their tags are called labels which you can add onto the sidebar just like our swirl of keywords. So the only way I can optimize my content is through the title and scattering the keywords within the article.
This is something interesting.
Blogger then is definitely for bloggers who aren’t interested in all things technical. They make it so easy that all you have to do is blog! You don’t have to think about search engine rankings for that part. And if you search onto their gadgets, the closest you’ll find to SEO is tips and services such as quotes and blogroll.
Thus, what we call here on WordPress widgets, they call gadgets. When you want to add one, just searching through the gadget list you can insert whatever you like from their list of 1300+. Furthermore, within the design portion of the Blogger dashboard, you can drag and drop the gadgets anywhere you want.
This is very much like what we see inside our widget section under Appearance. Furthermore, if have a theme like Headway, everything in WordPress may seem like point and click like above. Overall, Blogger really makes it easy to blog.
However, once you go WordPress, you don’t want to go back.
It’s almost like dumbing yourself down. Really. Nonetheless, it’s nice to leverage both platforms to see more ways on how blogging is effective as a whole and I’m all for research to help any blogger get closer to their goal!
Now the next site I created is actually self-hosted.
It’s called Already Used Info. I’ve had this domain for awhile because I wanted to make it something about weddings or clothes. Sort of like a niche site. In the end, I couldn’t find myself go deep into the topic nor did I had the time, so it’s been converted to my personal blog where I randomly talk and let loose on all things creative.
I’m thinking of repurposing content to make videos. What do you think?
Furthermore, I decided to carry my SEO education over. Especially with setting permalinks, keyword tagging, picture tagging and all that good stuff. It’s a nice change from what’s happening here. Hence, I find it more appealing just to talk about what I’ve written.
Watch out! It’s news anchor time!
For this site, I installed On the Go theme from Elegant Themes. I thought it was beautiful, simple and just gets straight to the point. What’s also fantastic is the dashboard configuration which they call ePanel is where you set your specific needs on how the areas will be seen.
So basically everything is set for you. Just adjust and save!
And you know what. All of this blogging elsewhere has really helped a lot with making the e-course. I actually went back in time to remember what it’s like to not have a blog and started from scratch. So while it’s actually taking much longer than I expected, I rather do it slowly rather than rush into making something I’ll keep modifying.
Hence, it’s enough for me to give it a thumbs up to go soon. And that’s a hard thing about seeing your ideas in action. The deadline is actually delayed now and if this was a real-world situation, I’m losing lots of money. Really bad. However, nothing done in excess is regarded as a waste. A couple of product ideas were also conceived.
So now I have about 3 more projects in the works.
Here’s are the ideas behind them:
- Extended Premium Lessons – that’s an extra 7 more weeks of blog unleashing
- Article Marketing Challenge Part Deux – a revamp of the 1000 Articles Challenge
- How to Make Your Own E-course – lessons or ebook, kind of unsure
So I’m curious, would you be interested in extended lessons for another 7 weeks after the first 7 lessons I give out? These would be not be free. Instead, it will be something premium. In addition, I figured that by the time someone completes these 14 lessons and perhaps surprisingly more, which I find that there’s always room for improvement, they would be well into their 5th month. This is enough to make a decision to carry on with blogging or dump it.
The premium 7 lessons will go more into depth on:
- recommended plugins and their usage
- site design and basic SEO
- tracking and analyzing your progress
- finding FREE ways to grow your blogging experience
- article marketing and how to spread your influence
- intro to product development and creating a continuity plan
- building a mailing list – everything you know VIP style
Keep in mind, you should finish the whole course in 14 weeks or more. A blogger who can withstand blogging that long can do anything! However, if you choose to not continue, the article marketing challenge will be something to look forward to. It’s an alternative route which I find will help us grow to communicate on a community level.
What do you think?
Finally, the e-course product is something which came out of the blue. I thought, hey, you might want to know how to create your own e-course as well. I’ve already put together a resource sheet on whom I’ve studied from, what they provided and how they worked their list. I’m sure as time carries on, e-courses will be making a comeback into the blogosphere too.
The sweet thing about it is, it’s absolutely catered to your style and no one else’s.
Furthermore, the sheet I’ve created was very insightful. I’ve learned so many things which I didn’t use for my own e-course, and it sure would go to waste if I don’t put into the hands of those who are interested in it. Thus, these ideas can really help a new blogger who is focused on providing awesome value in building their mailing list down the line.
Some of the topics include:
- How to see the big picture to teach
- Doing the research and tools to help you aggregate the information
- How to understand your process and create structure
- Deciding on monetization
- How to promote the course
- Learning from your actions to extend more lessons (or not)
Once again, what do you think?
Thanks to everyone who has voted and has supported the blog so far in it’s slow launch. I will be seeing you on the 200th post and official launch of the mailing list with the new e-course!
