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If you would like to put photos on your blog and you are still unsure if you can afford to buy licences for photos, here is a quick and easy way to secure photos for free.  The only catch is that the name of the owner will appear below or next to the post.  Well, if you don’t mind that, here is how to add  flickr photos on your blog:

photo credit: brendan.adamson

1.  On your (WordPress) Admin Dashboard, click on your plugins.                                          
Then click, add new.

2.  Search for Photo Dropper plug-in. Enter.

3.  Install and activate the plug-in.

Once it is uploaded on your blog,  this is how to use the photo dropper plugin on your blog:

1.  On your (WordPress) dashboard, click posts and click on Add New.

2.  Click the new Pd icon on the Upload/Insert line.

3.  Type in your keyword of the photo you are looking for. Click search.

4.  Click next to scroll the photos and choose. Enlarge to confirm your choice.

5.  Pick your size. The photo will automatically drop into your post with the credits on it.

6. Click on the image and edit. Keep the link URL.

7. Click Update.

Presto! You have a photo with a credit below it. Now you know how to do it, make sure you keep on putting photos on your blog.  This will definitely enhance the appearance of your posts!

Keep on blogging and all the best!

Ros

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Did you like it? Go on create your own. It is very easy.

It is almost winter in this side of the world I live in. It has been getting cold and rainy the last couple of weeks. I got the bug last week but I am getting better now.

I have a surprise present for you in my next post. Watch out for it.

Til then.

All the best!

Ros

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So, before you market online, do some research about the possible products that sell themselves well, whether online or offline.  The products basically have to be solutions to people’s problems.  The three basic things you need to consider to market online:

• Will your product solve a problem?
• Is there a huge hungry crowd waiting?
• Are they willing to pay to solve their problem?

If you believe that the product will honestly solve their problem, it is easier to sell that product.  Also, you can promote it no end if you do not feel guilty about selling it.

Products that help improve people’s quality of life or assist them in living a better lifestyle would be a great product to market.

There are several products that can help people such as those related to health, wealth and happiness.  Health products include but are not limited to vitamins, medicines, exercise program and tools, relaxation methods, meditation techniques and natural therapies.  Wealth products may include courses or books on business creation, stocks trading, building a property portfolio or internet marketing.  Happiness-related products may include coaching or resources on joyful relaxation, faith formation, positive attitude building and others.

It is important to remember that when you market online, you are in business.  Therefore, like any other business, you need to research on the viability and profitability of your products before you embark on them.  You also need a business plan.  Whether the plan is one page or hundreds of pages, you need to have a plan to succeed.  You also need to be organised to be able to work on the business and in the business.  This is especially true to solo entrepreneurs.  Whether you are in business full time or part-time, you need to manage your time wisely and productively.

Many people involved in online marketing believe that it is easier to be successful if you make your hobby into a business.  However, the basics still remain.  You will never be successful in a hobby related business, or any business for that matter, if you get too attached to it and forget about the main purpose of business:  to make a profit.

All the best!

Ros

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Articles may be written monthly, weekly or daily and posted on the directories.  Obviously, the frequency will depend on how much time you have  and how confident you are in writing articles.  There are also plenty of opportunities to outsource this activity.  The principle is that the more articles you write and the more directories you submit to, the more readers you will have and the more possibilities of your website being found on the internet.  

These articles may not be written in an academic style but will be more conversational.  So, anyone can practically write these and you do not need to be a great writer.   Article marketing can also establish the writer as an expert in a certain niche.  Generally, this method of marketing brings people into your website as the articles are provided free for web publishers to use on their websites and ezines.

Here are some advantages of article marketing:

• it quickly gets your name all over the internet
• it boosts your credibility
• it brings you large levels of traffic
• it increases your sales levels

Online marketers use article marketing as one of their main sources of free traffic to their sites.  It is important however to have a website where products and services are listed.  Ultimately, your article marketing efforts will not bring you any monetary rewards without any sale of a product or a service.  Therefore, if done properly, article marketing can be a viable source of online traffic.

All the best!

Ros

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Many of my teenage relatives who are my friends on Facebook regularly post and are very active on the site.  The attraction of these social networking platforms is that you can express your feelings and write or share almost anything without your lecturer checking out your spelling or grammar.  The downside is nobody will have the heart to correct you of your mistakes.  There seems to be a general culture of tolerance and people just want to take away the good and fun side of the social site. 

Office workers also get into the social networking sites even during office hours to break the monotony of their daily routines. These sites also help you to get in touch with your long lost friends all over the world.  Connecting regularly with your relatives and friends makes you feel close to them and can add some fun and excitement to your otherwise dull moments. 

 So, is social media a help or a distraction to our daily lives? 

 Well, here are some reasons why social media is a great help:

• it provides us an avenue to get some loving words of comfort from our family and friends
• it keeps us posted on the whereabouts of our friends
• it allows us to share our interests and beliefs with the special people in our lives
• it allows us to share photos of our magic moments

When is it a distraction?

• when it takes us away from our urgent and important tasks, such as doing homework or doing our real work 
• when we lose some of our sleeping time just so we can post our latest photos
• when you have other chores to do and these get neglected due to a change in priority, i.e. checking facebook before doing your tasks

The important thing to remember, in order to avoid the social media and online networking sites to distract us from our important tasks and activities, is to be disciplined with our time.  As we all know, time is gold and once you lose it, you can never get it back.  The good news is, you have control as to how you want these sites to work for you: either a help or a distraction.

All he best!

Ros

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