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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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Today is going to be a very short post.  I just want to share with you something fun from Connie Ragen Green. Watch it here:

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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Article marketing is the process of writing articles with the purpose of submitting them to directories and publishers on the internet to gain increased readership and possible back links.  The links are basically traffic going into the sales website which is an important aspect of your online marketing.  These sales leads will then need to be engaged in order for them to become buyers and customers later on. 

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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If English is not your first language, here are 5 Tips on How to Become a Successful Non-English Speaking Blogger:

1.  Be confident with your skills.

Believe that you can do it.  Do not listen to your negative self talk or comments from friends that you can not do it.  Others have already proven it.

2.  Persevere.

There is no such thing as a get-rich-quick formula in blogging or in online marketing.  I have been following a few bloggers and online marketers and they have been learning it and doing it for an average of 5 years before they became successful and known in the online marketing circle.

3.  Look for Role Models

If you look properly, there are now a number of successful bloggers from different language backgrounds.  Follow them.  But be selective and get to know them well.  By reading their posts, listening to their audios and watching their videos, you will know what they value in life.  While it is true that many internet marketers are very good in taking money from the unsuspecting customers’ credit cards, you will also find people who are very clear with their values, ethics and integrity.

4.  Do not create your own barriers.

Language is a barrier that we, non-English Speakers, are always uncomfortable with.  If we live in an English speaking country, there is a possibility of dressing ourselves down and behaving like we are somehow inferior.  So, it is important to get over this barrier in our minds.  Then, our good attitudes will follow.

5.   Learn as much as you can

There are practically hundreds of training online and offline on how to be a successful blogger or how to make an income online.  Learn about blog content, marketing strategies, distribution and traffic.  Also, learn to consolidate your learning and stick to your own strategies.   Learn from mentors.  You do not have to pay thousands to be mentored.  Once you have identified a blogger with similar values as yours, learn from them.  Follow them on social media.  Get in touch with them.

Although blogging and online marketing can be very overwhelming for most people,  those who persevere and build their confidence in what they do can ultimately reach their goal of making it their full time earner. And believe that there is a real possibility that you can be one of the successful non-English speaking bloggers in the near future.

All the best!

Ros

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The world of blogging is full of English speaking people.  So, majority of the very successful ones are natural English speakers and are naturally confident in this language.  Although, people can be successful blogging in their own language in their own country, it appears that the really successful ones speak English quite well.  Even if they do not come from  English speaking countries, their blogs written in English can attract more readers and more customers.

Success here means that the blog has been able to gather thousands of subscribers.  Consequently, the blog is able to build a pretty good business for the blogger.  However, this does not mean that only English speakers can make blogging as their main source of income.  Recently, more and more bloggers, mostly men and some women, who do not speak nor write English very well are able to make a full-time income online.

I have read some blog posts of a full-time blogger from Southeast Asia that are not well written in English. But still many people want to follow him because they are in the same boat and they can relate very well with him.  He has proven that even non-English speakers can create an income online.  Another lady online marketer has videos on you tube even though her English is not perfect.  And she makes some handsome profit from her online marketing products.  All these come down to their level of confidence:  in their content, in their strategies, in their experience and in their training from their mentors.

So, is it possible to be a successful blogger if your first language is not English?  Well, a growing number of Asians have proven that.  And I hope that you will be one of those successful people in the near future.

All the best!

Ros

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