How to Create Your Own Blog For Bigger, Better, Sexier Results

Source: http://yourbrainonyou.com/build-big-blog-make-big-money/ By Drew Doggett

Why create your own blog?

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Firstly because blogging is the most e!!ecti"e long term strategy that e#ists ever !or getting !ree tra!!ic leads and sales. $t%s that set o! the sails o! your ship to sa!ely na"igate the oceans o! the economy. When you blog you%re putting out content that remains out. $t%s out there forever &essentially' with the potential !or attracting people and scooping up leads !or e"er and e"er and e"er. Blogging builds your business !or li!e. $t%s a li!elong business strategy( a skill set that will take you !urther than you e"er dreamed and that you can take to any business. $t%s also the smartest business building strategy in my opinion. $t pays long term. )ontrast it with the method o! getting tra!!ic and leads !rom paying !or ad"ertising* the tra!!ic and leads completely stop coming in when you stop paying right+

With a blog your business grows like a tree* it keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger. Which way would you pre!er to do business+ $ thought so. , couple o! other reasons why blogging is so darn special* https://www.youtube.com/watch+"-.mw/n/012bg

3ou ha"e a "oice that people can relate to. 3ou di!!erentiate yoursel!. 4his is crucial which you know i! you%"e watched my !ree 5nlightened Blogging "ideos &http://yourbrainonyou.com/s/uee6e/+createblog'. $%ll discuss this more below. $t%s an asset you own. 3our 707 blog is like your house or your car only it%s more "aluable than those because it continues to appreciate in "alue assuming you ha"e consistently produced /uality content !or at least si# months to a year. 8o one can take it away !rom you. 4hese are the reasons why 39: hold the key to success in your business no matter what company/business it is. Blogging will take you there sa!ely. But a big /uestion* will you blog e"ery day+ ,t least !or the !irst three to si# months+ $! you%re getting paying customers coming to you day in and day out my guess is: yes you will. 8ow some o! you may be blogging on your 5mpower 8etwork blog which is great ; that%s what it%s there !or. Better to be blogging there than not at all. But $%m pretty adamant that you own your blog and your blog%s content rather than a third party <owning= it.

For instance i! ; hea"en !orbid ; something happened to 5mpower 8etwork you%d lose e"erything you put there. &8ow $ don%t think they%re going anywhere. $ wouldn%t ha"e >oined them i! $ did. 4hey%re a solid company.' Plus by creating and designing your own 707 blog you di!!erentiate yoursel! !rom the thousands upon thousands o! other 58 blogs out there. &2owe"er see this post on why it%s a good and pro!itable idea to use your ?iral Blogging System.' ,lso as the company keeps growing we%ll see more and more identical-looking blogs with the e#act same layout. &4his applies to any cookie-cutter website or blog.' 4his <sea o! sameness= numbs people to the in!ormation you put up. $! they%"e seen the design be!ore they%re more likely to click away because it%s something they%"e already seen. $t%s like they%"e been there and there%s no reason !or them to stick around or gi"e it the time o! day. 7uch better to di!!erentiate yoursel! as a <purple cow = as Seth @odin puts it. &3ou%d stop and look at a purple cow in a !ield o! regular cows right+' 7ake people look twice. Be no"el. Di!!erentiate yoursel! !rom all the other 5mpower 8etwork cheerleaders. 3ou can gi"e "isitors something di!!erent. 3ou can be a brand o! your own rather than a company cheerleader. 4hus you%ll stand out. ,nd standing out is good. 8ow with your own blog you ha"e the opportunity to make multiple streams o! income by promoting other products and ser"ices ; e"en your own i! you choose ; and then your primary business opportunity on the back end. $! you%"e gone through my Facebook Secrets course &http://yourbrainonyou.com/!b-s/uee6e/+create-mlmblog' &which $ actually don%t recommend until a!ter you%"e been blogging !or a while' you know the importance o! !ront end o!!ers* they help !und your business and make you money e"en when people say <no= to your primary business. See how this stands apart !rom using only a company blog+ 5ach "isitor doesn%t ha"e to >oin your network marketing company !or you to ser"e and make money !rom him/her. 4hat%s what $ do here on 3ourBrainon39:.com. ,nd $ do declare: it works wonder!ully well. .ight on so now that you know why you should ha"e your own <online real estate = here%s how to do-it-yoursel! in about AB minutes* By the way i! you ha"en%t done your necessary prep work o! picking out your niche be sure to read and watch these &http://yourbrainonyou.com/target-audience-buyer-keyword-phrases/' as $ walk you through how $ pick out my target audience who will automatically buy what $%m recommending. 4his is hugeC Whether you%re using a company blog or your own blog this is a necessary step.

Build Your Own (MLM) Blog

Step 1: Buy Do ain !nd "o#ting $%"e tried a !ew hosting companies and o"er the years ha"e !ound 2ost@ator to be the best. 4hey%re the easiest and most cost e!!ecti"e way to create and host your network marketing website. $%m especially impressed with their customer support and ha"e always gi"en them a AD out o! AD !or ser"ice. 3ou can get on a li"e chat with a polite help!ul customer ser"ice representati"e !or any /uestion or concern EF/G/1HB. $%"e also noticed that my websites tend to load !aster than with others $%"e tried &like @oDaddy and Blue2ost'. $%"e secured a coupon !or you !or EBI o!! your entire order with 2ost@ator. :se t$i# lin% &http://bit.ly/A!4a,#G' and when prompted to enter a coupon code use <yourbrainonsa"ings=. ,!ter you click my partner link 2ost@ator opens in a new window. )lick on <?iew Web 2osting Plans.= 3ou%ll see three plans and they%re all good. $%d recommend going with either <2atchling= or <Baby=. $ ha"e the <Baby= plan which allows you to add and host unlimited new domains. So i! there%s any chance that you%ll be creating more websites you might as well play it sa!e and go with the <Baby= plan. $! you already own the domain name you want to use >ust tick the <$ already own this domain= and enter the name. $! not tick the button that says <.egister a new domain= and enter the name you%"e chosen.

4his latter option is easier since you don%t ha"e to point your domain to 2ost@ator and wait !or it to <propagate.= )hoose your billing cycle !or to the plan you%"e selected. 4he more you buy in ad"ance the more you sa"eC )hoose your username and password. Be sure to record them somewhere so you can easily access them. $ keep mine in a te#t !ile that $ codename. 3ou could also write this in!ormation down somewhere. Fill out the re/uired personal in!o and deselect the ,ddons since they%re not necessary.

Be sure to enter the coupon code yourbrainon#aving# to get EBI o!!. 4hen re"iew your order and click <)reate ,ccount.=

Step &: 'n#tall (ord)re## 3ou%ll recei"e a welcome email !rom 2ost@ator. Be sure to sa"e it or star itC From within that email na"igate to your cPanel login and log in with your username and password. 5"en though it may look a little o"erwhelming inside your cPanel you probably won%t e"er ha"e to do anything in here a!ter this step. So !eel relie"edC Jeep in mind that towards the top o! your cPanel is one-click access to li"e support billing email accounts and password change. :-' ,side !rom this simple step those are the only other things that you may need to use in cPanel* so that%s coolC 3ou should set up an email !or your new blog so click on <5mail ,ccounts= and !ill in the bo#es like so:

$n place o! <support= you can put anything you like like <hello= or your name or <admin.= Whate"er !loats your boat. 4hen >ust click <)reate ,ccount.= $t%ll appear below so go ahead and ho"er o"er <7ore= and click <,ccess Webmail.= Jeep in mind this :.0 to your Webmail is di!!erent !rom the :.0 to you cPanel so be sure to bookmark it so you know e#actly where to go to check your email. 9r !ollow this tutorial to !ore"er import all your blog%s email to your @mail account. 5!!iciencyC 8ow click the <2ome= button in the upper le!t corner to get back to cPanel. 4hen scroll down to <So!tware/Ser"ices= and click on <Kuick$nstall.=

9nce on that screen you%ll see a menu on the le!t. :nder <Blog So!tware= click on <WordPress= and then click on <)ontinue.= 4hen !ill out the !ields like so:

0ea"e the bo# in the top right blank. 0ist that email address you >ust created. ,nd keep in mind that your Blog 4itle can be changed anytime !rom inside WordPress so it doesn%t really matter what you put. )lick <$nstall 8owC= 4hen on the ne#t screen click <Finish $nstallation.= $t%ll do it%s thing and BoomC 3ou%"e got your "ery own sel!-hosted 707 blog li"e on the internet* and 39: own

itC 3ou%ll see the link where you access your blog%s login: 3ourDomain.com/wp-admin. 3ou may want to bookmark this as well. From here on out e"erything you do can be taken care o! !rom right within your blog%s WordPress dashboard. So you can graciously grate!ully close cPanel. 4hat%s a wrap. 4hat wasn%t so bad eh+ :-' Step *: Opti i+e and ,u#to i+e (ord)re## For this part $ thought it would be easiest to >ust make a "ideo !or you to !ollow. $%ll show you how to optimi6e your blog add some plugins and install a sleek industry standard theme. 4he theme is optional but i! you want to rank high in @oogle attract more leads and con"ert them to sales it%s highly recommended. $ use the @enesis !ramework with the Prose child theme. Don%t worry i! you don%t know what that is :-' $ gotcha co"ered. Plus the Prose theme is speci!ically cra!ted !or utmost speciali6ation without the use or knowledge o! code. Download -ene#i# and )ro#e $ere and get y cu#to i+ation bonu#e# free. &http://bit.ly/Aga8/54'

When you purchase Prose through my partner link abo"e $ recei"e a small commission at no e#tra charge to you. ,s a thank you $%ll send you access to all the customi6ation "ideos $ make !or Prose to styli6e your blog to your heart%s content. Plus i! you ha"e any re/uests o! something $ didn%t co"er $%ll !igure it out and get it to you. 4his%ll help sa"e you a bunch o! time and money plus help you make more money !rom your blog. Lust be sure to lea"e a comment below a!ter you click the link abo"e and download the Prose/@enesis package so $ can gi"e you instant access. ,lrighty here%s the "ideo !or step 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch+"-9?pWF0rp!6:

$%m pretty sure $ co"ered e"erything but i! there%s anything you need >ust let me know in the comments below. So what%s ne#t+ 8ow all you need is an email management ser"ice so that your new blog can attract leads prospects and sales hands-!ree 4his crucial part o! your 707 business allows you to e#perience true passi"e income. $ use ,Weber and am as happy as a clam at high tide with them. @reat ser"ice. $%"e arranged a MA trial !or one month: ,lic% y partner lin% $ere to try !(eber for only /10 &http://aweber.com/+FD11DG'

,!ter you sign up it%s super easy &and necessaryC' to create capture !orms that you can place on your blog%s sidebar in the content or on a s/uee6e page. &)heck out those "ideos here http://yourbrainonyou.com/opt-in-!orm-s/uee6epage-blog/' &3ou%re almost done trust me* 3our machine will be set up and ready to propel you steadily !orward a!ter this. ,nd then we add the !uel and make you go go go &MBJ'C' ,nd that%s about it. 3ou now oughtta ha"e a shiny network marketing blog capable o! pulling in si# !igures. 4o re"iew you >ust* A. Bought your domain name and hosting E. $nstalled WordPress 1. @ot an automated email ser"ice to capture leads 8ow it comes down to blogging e"ery day.

&But don%t worry about that. Be happy. )heck out these "ideos right here !or a beginner%s guide to WordPress.' )ool right+ ,nd simple* ,lic% $ere if you1re confu#ed &http://yourbrainonyou.com/launch-your-business/' ,lic% $ere if you want e to do it all for you &http://yourbrainonyou.com/ser"ices/'

3ou now ha"e no e#cuses. 3ou can absolutely do this. 4urn o!! your Facebook. 4urn o!! e"erything and focus* !or one minute at a time. @et it done. 3our business depends on it right+ What are you going to do instead* wait+ 0aunch 39:. business. 8ow is the time. @o o"er this tutorial again i! you need to. $ o!ten look at things $ wish to understand multiple times. .epeat e#posure is a help!ul practice. So what are you promoting on your blog+ Because you can promote anyt$ingC See what $%m promoting that earns me 2:@5 commissions. &http://yourbrainonyou.com/empower-network-"scollege/' ,lic% t$roug$ $ere to tea 2up wit$ Big Blog Builder ready to help 39: Drew Doggett e. &http://yourbrainonyou.com/partner/'