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Creative Ways To Make Regular Posts

Posted by OpenSourceMarketer On April - 16 - 2008

SocialSpark Promotional Video Starting today I’m going to be posting to my blog on a regular basis. I know what your thinking, “Show me the money.” Well, I certainly intend to do just that.

As part of an effort to post to my blog every day I’m starting a series called, Microtweens.

Microtweens will be short blog posts that link to one new daily resource that I find on the web. I’ll include a short note about any possible marketing angles and a related thumbnail image.

Mainly I want to ensure that you’re getting regular updates from me as I find new tools for you to consider. I already have a stack of Del.icio.us bookmarks and emails that I’ve collected with the idea that I’d eventually write about them and tell you. The reality is I like to give a lot of detail, maybe too much detail, in my regular articles and that means it takes me a while to hammer out a final post.

So Microtweens should solve that problem because I can sit down and create a months worth of short posts, and then as time allows, I can slip the longer full calorie articles in between the Microtweens.

Obviously you’ll experience the result from your end as you get the updates, but I’ll be sure to update you on how the plan is actually working for me on the blogging end.

If you have a better suggestion, leave a comment and tell everyone about it. I’m sure I’m not the only one looking for ways to make sure their blog stays active while they work on other projects.

Oh, and here’s today’s Microtween:

SocialSpark Logo

Resource:

“SocialSpark is a Social Marketing Network that connects advertisers and bloggers through an online advertising marketplace. Advertisers are able to target blogs based on conversational topics and make cash sponsorship offers to the bloggers who publish them. Bloggers can make money by either placing display advertisements on their blog or by writing sponsored content. The sponsorships offered through the SocialSpark marketplace allow advertisers to build buzz, generate traffic and maximize social media exposure.”

Perspective:

Paid blogging is a touch subject for some people. I’m not one of those people. I do believe there is a right way to do it and a not so right way. Overall the market is still maturing and to me the most important aspect of the concept should be ensuring quality, providing value to everyone involved, and giving the blogger the freedom to choose what they right about.

Social spark looks like it’s moving heavily in that direction by creating a social network of advertisers and bloggers that can interact and do business openly.

I haven’t fully explored this resource, so I’ll reserve my full comments for a later date, but I do suggest that you go take a look at what they have to offer.

Be sure to post your feedback on the Open Source Marketer Community and let us know what you think.

Microtweening,

Charles McKeever
OpenSourceMarketer.com

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Join An Internet Marketing Social Community

Posted by OpenSourceMarketer On March - 14 - 2008

Today I’m opening up a brand new web 2.0 social networking piece for Open Source Marketer. I am totally excited about it and I want you to be a part of it too.

The social networking site is geared at connecting Internet Entrepreneurs to help everyone learn how to market online as quickly as possible. There is so much going on these days that it just doesn’t make sense to try and do everything alone.

Go there now and sign up and you’ll see everything I’m about to write about:

http://opensourcemarketer.com/go/social

Hopefully you’ve been watching how social networking and video have exploded. Well, they’re about to get even bigger. If the blog killed the website, then social networking and rich media are going to kill the blog, or at least change the way you think about content creation.

Social networking sites are huge and growing in popularity every day. One report I read said that a social networking site like Facebook draws more site visitors per day than Google! Now that’s saying a lot and with the maturing of technologies like Open Social, social sites are going to continue to dominate much of the Internet’s attention.

Since last year when Facebook announced that they were allowing people to create applications that could be displayed inside Facebook I’ve been listening to the social networking buzz. And now, as MySpace launches social applications, I’m seeing that the next step is to jump in and be an active part of the social networking scene.

That’s exactly why I decided it was time to start the Open Source Marketer Social Networking Community. Make sure you understand what I am saying here. This IS the time to get involved and learn what you need to do to grow a strong online business while everyone is trying to learn how to use the tools. If you think the wave has already passed and you missed it, your wrong.

Now is the time.

The doors are open so come join us. I’ve posted videos to the community and a lot more will be posted in the coming days and weeks. Be sure to post your own audio, videos, blog posts, and pictures after you get logged in. Everything you need to set up camp is available on your profile page, so let me know if you have questions.

Also, be sure to start a conversation in the community forum to start learning and sharing with other Internet Entrepreneurs right away.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Rock On!

Charles McKeever
OpenSourceMarketer.com

PS. The 100th person to sign up for the community gets a 1 hour conference call with me where I will answer your questions, or I’ll tell you personally how I’ve been using niche stores to make money online.

- Charles

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