Open for Business, Promotion Tips and more |
Hello Author,
Well, we made it, MindBites is open to the public. And we do mean "we" since we couldn't have done it without you. Thanks for all the support. Now the real fun begins!
- Jason and the MindBites Crew
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YOU are open for business!
Congratulations, you are now officially a published web author! Your lessons are now being viewed by users from around the world and are available for purchase. Don't get a big head quite yet though. :) Internet stardom doesn't happen overnight. Our community will grow over time, but of course there are things you can do to actively promote your lessons (see below). Remember, "every journey begins with a single step."
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Promoting your lesson is as easy as 1-2-3
Every good marketing guru will tell you that building a great product is only half the battle. Here are three simple tips for spreading the word about your masterpiece.
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Look at your lesson with "Google-colored" glasses
The way you write your lesson title and description may be the single most important factor in promoting it. That's because we built MindBites to be search engine friendly. In fact some of your lessons are already ranking very well, such as How to Embroider a Greeting Card which is the #1 result on Google!
Take a look at optimizing your title and description. Include phrases you think someone would use in a Google search and as many keywords as you can. Don't skimp on that description, this is one place where less is not more! (Note that it usually takes a week or so for Google to "see" your changes).
The Missing Links
Another key in both search results and helping users find your instructionals is the number of other sites that link back to your lesson page. The more links, the better. So put links to your lesson on your own website or blog and see if you can get others to do the same. Here's an example from CraftyPod.com (great work Sister Diane!).
Get a little help from your friends!
Last and certainly not least, recruit your friends, family and colleagues to help get the word out! They can use the Share tools in the player to email, link and embed your lesson on their own site and blogs, and can even list them in social bookmarking sites such as Digg, and Del.icio.us. Feel the love!
With these simple steps and a little effort you'll soon be teaching people from here to Timbuktu!
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Talk Amongst Yourselves in the Author Forum
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Have a question or a tip for other authors? Put it in the Author forum and converse with your peers. The more we learn from each other, the more we'll succeed together.
This weeks discussion: promoting your lesson.
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Onward and Upward - What’s Coming
Just because we're out in the open doesn't mean we're slowing down. Stay tuned for these great developments:
- New and improved Author Dashboard
- Easier tools to donate proceeds to charity
- Increased buzz and PR
- More community and interaction tools
- And of course, more users, more lessons and more authors!
Have other great ideas? Let us know!
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"By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn." - Latin Proverb
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