Linus Tested, Linus Approved

So, how did the first half of  the Top WordPress Plugins for Internet Marketers sit in your brain?

Need a refresher from the First half of the Top WordPress Plugins for Internet Marketers?  Click Here

Did it all make sense?

I hope so, because here is the second half of the best plugins for internet marketing and SEO that I could find and actually implement well into my blog.  I wrote on them because I actually USE them and IMPLEMENT them.

PLUS – If you remember, yesterday I mentioned a link to the training source that I STILL use for learning about content marketing – and that it would be at the end of that post.

Well, I forgot to add it, so I’ve included a link to that training at the bottom of this post.

Anyways, here is the second half:

Onlywire For WordPress – A few weeks ago I did a post on this plug-in and it’s enormous social bookmarking power.  I’ll simply refer you to it now: Onlywire Plugin Review

Sociable – The Sociable Plugin is another social bookmarking gadget to have so that your readers will be able to share your posts with the rest of the world.  It works a lot like Onlywire, except that each “bookmark” you make is done individually instead of all at once.

TweetMeme Retweet Button – The TweetMeme plugin allows you to easily use the TweetMeMe button in your WordPress blog posts so that you can automatically Tweet your blog post after you post it.

WP Super Cache – WP Super Cache is a caching plugin for WordPress.   The way that it works is that it generates html files that are placed on a server without processing comparatively heavy PHP scripts.

If you are experiencing a slow load time, by using this plugin you will speed up your WordPress blog significantly.

WP Greet Box – This is one cool gadget to your blog.  Ha!  I love this one.

This plugin will show a different greeting message to your new visitors depending on where they came from.

For example, when a Digg user clicks through from Digg, they will see a message reminding them to Digg your post.  Or if they come from Twitter, they will see a message suggesting them to “Tweet” the post and follow you on Twitter.

You can also set a default greeting message for new visitors asking them to subscribe to your RSS feed.

And I just learned this after reading about the WP Super cache, but this plugin and WP Super Cache are compatible so you don’t have to sacrifice any site loading speed.

Akismet – If there were just ONE anti-spam plugin for you to use, this would be the one.  Download it.  Period.  You will see your spam traffic decrease dramatically.

Tie it together with Simple Trackback Validation plugin below, and you’re golden!

WordPress.com Stats – This is one of the first plugins I downloaded onto my blog – so we go back a long time.  Oh, the memories…

Installing this stats plugin is much like installing Akismet, all you need is your API Key and the rest is automatic.

Once it’s working,  it’ll begin collecting information about your page views, which posts and pages are the most popular, where your traffic is coming from, and what people are clicking on when they leave.

It’ll also add a link to your WordPress dashboard which allows you to see all your stats on a single page.

Simple Trackback Validation – performs a simple test on all incoming links to your comments section in order to stop spam.

When a trackback is received, this plugin checks if the IP address of the sender is equal to the IP address of the webserver the link is referring back to.  This reveals almost every spam link since spammers use “bots.”

So, there you go folks, that is my complete list of the top blog plugins for internet marketing and SEO.

If there is anything else you guys can think of, be sure to let me know.

Now you have a collection of Powerful WordPress Plugins to boost the SEO power of your blog, which will start generating you more blog traffic.   But something tells me that you want to learn more about generating Free and Responsive MLM Leads like I do right?

Well I’ve created a Special Training and a Bonus for you that will teach you how to  Generate responsive traffic and eager leads…

…To access my Exclusive training, Simply put your Name, E-mail, and Phone number in the “Prospect Attraction Guide” form to the right of this blog post, and I’m going to show you how you can increase your traffic and leads from blog posts and articles on a simple double-digit budget!

PLUS – I’m Including my Full “7-Day Attraction Marketing Blueprint” Course …as an added Bonus!  So look for it in your e-mail inbox.  Head over to the form on the right to access your training now, and I’ll see you on the inside!

P.S. – My Bonus

Now, that training course I mentioned.

It is called Viral Content Magic.

Without telling you too much, the design is that it takes you along 8 principles behind traffic generation using content marketing.

Inside you will learn more about :

• Supercharging your own blog.
• Use a simple keyword exercise that will uncover profitable keywords.
• Learn how to write the perfect closing lines in your articles to increase your response rate.
• Learn how to make your content go viral and generate massive viral traffic.
• And how to set up your sales funnel so that your prospects will have no choice but to sign up for your primary business.

This is just ONE of the many training programs that I have used to get my blog to where it’s at today.

I highly recommend you take a look if you are looking for an all inclusive training module to help boost your blog, article, and content marketing knowledge.

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So you’ve started a blog, you’re learning some SEO, learning some blog tactics, and already starting to generate some success.

But you know that there is others out there doing the same thing.  You also know that there are others competing for the same keywords and keyphrases that you are using.

So there has to be a way for you to step up and take a peek behind the curtain and see what they are doing and staying current with right?

Right!

That is where Google Alerts comes into play.

Google Alerts is a free tool from Google (obviously), and can be used to help track not only the personal branding of your own name, but keywords you want to rank for, other people that are using your key words and key phrases, and even specific sites that are using key words you want to keep track of.

So I created this little video on how I use Google Alerts in my blog marketing strategy and SEO strategy, how I keep an eye on my competition, and how you can learn to do the same thing in your on blog marketing strategy and content/SEO efforts.

If you like the content you find in this post, be sure to leave me a comment.  I love comments and responding to them as they flow in.  I also thank you in advance for “ReTweeting” the content here.

You can find more of my recent blog marketing strategies here: http://www.linusruzicka.com/blog-marketing-strategy-generate-more-traffic-with-a-comment-parade

Have a Happy New Year and see you in 2010!!

Leaving No Network Marketer Behind,

Nine Keyword Tools At Your Fingertips – All For Free

When I first started out with PPC keyword research, I had NO IDEA where to turn for my keyword research (which as you know is VITAL to you PPC campaigns).

I could pay for some of the more popular keyword tools out there (Word Tracker, Google Cash Detective, SEO Book.com, etc), but I was on a budget and frankly, I hadn’t budgeted for keyword tools.  So I was left looking for inexpensive alternatives.

Some I was well aware of, others I had no clue existed until I received an article from Mike Dillard talking about inexpensive keyword tools.

Since it was enlightening for me to hear of these tools and I had not seen or heard of them myself, I’m passing them along to you here today.

But before I get into the tools, I want to mention something first.  It’s not necessarily the keyword tools themselves, but it’s how you use the tools that really make all of the difference in your keyword research.  In some cases you need to get creative.  But the thing to keep in mind is that at the beginning, if you’re willing to do just an ounce more of work than your competition, you will be further along than they are in the long run.

So lets get started:

1. Google Search.

I’m talking about just the normal routine Google search at http://www.google.com

When you type in any word or phrase in the Google search bar, you’re going to find related phrases in a little drop down window from the search bar.  So if you were searching for a phrase like “MLM” you’d see related keywords like:
•    MLM companies
•    MLM leads
•    MLM watchdog
•    MLM scams
•    MLM software
•    MLM lead system pro
•    MLM business

These are all keywords that potential network marketing buyers will be looking for, and therefore you should try bidding on.

(view my example listed below…)

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2.  Google Adwords Keyword Tool – https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordTool

& Google Adwords Search-based Keyword Tool -  http://www.google.com/sktool/#

These are the two that I use – both within Google Adwords.  I heavily recommend signing up for a Google Adwords account just for these two tools.  You don’t even need to use Adwords for PPC campaigns, just for the tools themselves which can be used in SEO campaigns, tags, etc.

The Keyword Tool allows you to do 2 things:
A.  Research by entering a keyword (ex. network marketing) and it will churn out details on that specific keyword as well as related keywords.  It also breaks down the research into
•    Advisor competition – which other competitors are using the same keyword.
•    Local Search Volume for the month – search volume for that keyword in the month your currently in and inside your country.
•    Global Search volume for the month – seardch volume for that keyword in the month your currently in for everything OUTSIDE of your country.

B.  Website content research.  Enter a site (ex. http://magneticsponsoring.com) and it will break the number of keywords down into different categories, and tell you what those keywords are.

The Search-based Keyword Tool:
The main difference between the Search-based Keyword Tool and the Keyword Tool is that the Search-based keyword tool generates keyword ideas based on your WEBSITE, and identifies those currently not being used in your AdWords account. Both tools, however, offer the option of browsing all keywords across all categories.

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3.  Google Alerts – http://www.google.com/alerts

One more Google tool to use – Google alerts.  You can set Google Alerts up to send you e-mail notifications whenever news, blog entries, websites, or companies are created on the internet.

As these new sites are launched, they tend to get a lot of attention – therefore spiking an notification to Google, and Google Alerts will send you a message.

Now, since the products (and therefore the keywords) are new, that means very few advertisers.  The names havn’t yet hit the keyword tools yet, but yet the key here is that there is a lot of buzz in the social networks on these products and the traffic to these sites is high.  If you have keywords with these products, you get the traffic without the competition.

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4.  Keyword Mixers – http://www.keywordmixer.com

These programs allow you to enter 2 or more lists of words, and then have them mixed into new combinations.

For example, I took one list:
•    mlm
•    network marketing
•    home based business
•    work at home

And combined it with another:
•    online
•    leads
•    mentors

And it created 12 new combos:
•    mlm online
•    mlm leads
•    mlm mentors
•    network marketing online
•    etc.

Imagine if you had a list with more words or more lists.  Depending on the number of your lists and the number of words in each list, you could very easily get confused.

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5.  Typo Generators – http://tools.seobook.com/spelling/keywords-typos.cgi

Typo generators are devious because they allow you to make less competitive versions of already high volume keywords.  When you start bidding on the mistakes of other people, you have a very good chance to be positioned first and or the only ad they see.

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6.  Keyword “Brainstorms” – http://www.kwbrowse.com/
& http://JimYaghi.com/?p=355

These 2 online programs allow you to to an online brain storm of keyword ideas.  The words that are generated share a theme with the keyword that you enter.  For example, enter in “internet marketing” at KWBrowse.com and this is what is shown to you:

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7.  Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Now you’re probably trying to figure out how Wikipedia relates to keyword research – well, here’s how.

Say you’re doing keyword research on Monavie.  To reach their distributors, you can use Wikipedia to get the names of all of their distributed products and bid on those keywords.

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8. Alexa – http://www.alexa.com

Alexa is a site that gives you a ton of information on any domain name or website that you enter into the search bar.

You can use Alexa in this manner – after you perform a search, you click on the “get site info” link which takes you to the details for that website.  Select “Related” links.  This will tell you all of the popular sites that you’re marketing to.

Many of these websites are often times errors in typing, so collect the sites that are errors and save them into your database, Excel file, etc.

Now you can bid on these “error” site key word names and direct them to your sites before your competitors do.

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9.  Amazon – http://www.amazon.com

There are two reasons you should be using Amazon in your keyword research.  You can look at a list of books that people starting a home based business would be looking at if they wanted to start a home based business and bid on those titles as keywords.

The second reason is that when you go to a particular book that a home business owner is looking at, there is a section called “Customers who bought this also bought…”  These are book titles that you should also be bidding on.

So, there you have it.  The 9 Free Keyword tools that I use to make my keyword research more beneficial and productive for my online campaigns.

If you have more questions, be sure to drop me a message.

Good luck with YOUR keyword research,

Linus Ruzicka