I’m working on a product launch to be announced here shortly, probably next month; and I’m working on split testing my PPC and lo and behold …… Google don’t think so! Just great ….. Google slapped again!

Here I am trying to figure out what it is that was going to make my ad campaign fly and was told that Google can be kinda fussy when it comes to a PPC campaign for the Internet Marketers. Whatever!!!

“So how do we un-fussy them I asked”? I was then questioned about all the ducks-in-a-row with my Blog, which is where both the squeeze-page and landing-page will be hosted ….. “Next”! Of course I’ve got my ducks-in-a-row, I ain’t exactly asleep at the wheel keyboard here at Bloggers Market. Maybe I should look into my sales copy and double-check to make sure all is well. I really didn’t think so, but maybe the fact that I’m trying to motivate people to take action and change their lives by working a Blog Online has Google upset.

In the course of thinking it through and going over copy, I was asked if I had a “disclaimer” ….. I hadn’t gotin’ to it. I was then told that the structure for Google needed to be in place even before split-testing. “Structure”? I was told the same structure that is used for Google Adsense. However, “I don’t run Adsence on my Blog”! I was told that Adsense and Adwords are essentially the same thing. “You didn’t think Google would let you advertize a product without legitimizing your site did you”? “If they’ll make you do it just to carry the ads, they’ll certainly do it for someone who is selling through the ads”. Oh Man ………. now that’s cold! For split-testing?

“Structure”? “Is that just the disclaimer and privacy policy thingy I asked”? I was told that I need the 1) About Page, 2) Privacy Policy, 3) Terms Of Use, 4) Site Disclaimer, 5) Earnings Disclaimer 6) Contact Page ………. “I got a contact page” ……… stupid bag of hammers!!!

I amaze myself sometimes! I want to be at the forefront of modern Internet Marketing, but have yet to get with the program grab a mitt and get in the game. It’s not like I am blowing it off …….. I just didn’t think about it! Well, …….. dig this ……… Google did! And they don’t want to be a part of any legal dispute that you’re “I just didn’t think about it” program finds itself in because you failed to conduct yourself in a professional manner!

And I wonder why it is that I’m not at the top of the SERP’s after all the SEO work I’ve done; along with wondering why it is that I’m paying so frickin’ much for PPC on Google when I’m just trying to drive traffic to my site! Oh Man …….. Yoda Of WordPress Strikes Again!

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, also the internet; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

I had this idealistic thought back in the middle of 2011 that I would be able to tie up loose ends here at Bloggers Market and move on to the proverbial greener pastures. I like things neat and tidy. That’s what has me in this profession after all …… I rule!

However, the recent debate over the “SOPA / PIPA” legislation has the Internet if not the country up in arms about the government closing the doors on our civil liberties. My sites are down today as I join in the cry for “government for the people; by the people” and the course it takes in this most crucial issue that affects or will affect all Internet users.

When I started down this “Yellow Brick Road” my intention was to earn a living Blogging …… ya know like my sites slogan says’ “Learn How To Make Money Blogging”. I was in no way interested in involving myself with any kind of political fight or other social issues.

When one involves themselves they …… for a lack of a better term; they take sides. And when one takes sides, polarization takes place. Ok, I’ll quit dancing …… they get pissed and they usually get pissed pretty quick!

I’ve been reading dozens of posts Online today from those who have chosen not to take part in said issues and have remained active. As I read one quote from one of the more prominent individuals of our time; I think it was someone over at Twitter, said: “Closing a global business in reaction to single-issue national politics is foolish,” Yeah you keep thinking that way Richard! If you don’t they will! Close you up that is.

I’m with the majority ( At least I think I am ) here of course and join those like-minded brave souls like the one that tweeted. “If Wikipedia is going down, I’m going down with it,” Here Here I say!!!

This post is not about the ongoing coverage of SOPA / PIPA; you can get that from anyone of a number of media sites. My intention here is to focus attention on the ongoing never-ending assault on our civil liberties. I guess I could stir the pot with the never-ending lighting rod of “Roe v. Wade”, however I feel uncomfortable with the friction. I need to find someway to communicate the seriousness of these issues that threaten us all.

Over the last year our government; as quoted by the “IVN – US Independent Voter Network” as well as “MSNBC” has enacted or will attempt to enact close to 40,000 new laws that cover a wide variety of human actions and public policies. You might say we have come a long way since the “Code Of Hammurabi”.

There is a cruel infrastructure that feeds off all of us with a motley crew of politicians, judges, law enforcement personal and lawyers all in the name of “keeping us safe”. God help us or YOU if somehow “during the course of human events” that we get caught in the gears of this most insidious of machines.

Government has it’s purpose of course …… the corruption and powers that be, keep us safe at night! Make no mistake though …… government is not your friend. Never has been; never will be ……..

It’s the first of August as I write this ……. with my head in my hands! As I prepare for the “Big Move” I’m getting in pretty deep here. This issue started about two weeks ago when I started to have problems with the new site ….. Jeffrey-Morgan.com. I originally started out to produce a personal page apart from my marketing activities and wound-up building a portfolio of a dozen sites.

First Things Frist

One of the more important lessons that I have learned over the past three years is that you need to make things as compact as possible for your readers and to stay on point with your communication. Let’s call it Point 1 ( for the sake of this post ), of the Bloggers Funnel.

Very Sharp Points

Point 2 is that when pitching an offer for services or products, have a direct as possible route to that offer. Enter the “Landing Page”.

Now I told you all that to tell you this ….. I have no way for anyone to get to the landing pages easily. If I were an airport, you would never know which runway to use for your landing. Not Good.

What’s worse for the last two months or so you, my loyal readers have had to read between the lines to get any useful information with which you can use for your own Online business. I just have not had the time to invest into any real study of different subjects that would be of interest to you because of all the jazz that I have had to deal with concerning my move. I apologize for this.

Please Don’t Do This

However, if you take the time to read between the lines you will indeed find some useful information ……… on what not to do with your Online Business. I’m kinda learning as I go along on this trip.

Please Do This Instead

I hope things are a little clearer over at the new site “Jeffrey-Morgan.com“. If you would please take a moment or two to browse the categories and check-out all the cool links and drop me a comment I would appreciate it.

As for the future of Bloggers Market; I’ll be posting here on the first Saturday of the month and this site will serve as my marketing arm for all of my WordPress Products.

Farewell To Arms

It Has Come Time For Me To bid Farewell To Bloggers Market. Yeah, there’s a catch of course …. almost like an up-sell of sorts. I’m not really going anywhere, I just love the drama!

New Address

Now for you skimmers out there, here is my new address: Jeffrey-Morgan.com

New Beginnings

As everyone pretty much knows by now, I’ve been planning this for months. And now the time has come for me to introduce you to the new ME. I told you I loved the drama.

The new ME has several components, and I’d just love to provide you with the details. However, as I am now re-writing this post for the second time, I’ve come to realize that the first post was a real mess after I had finished. I’m afraid that I have a real gift for confusing everyone. So I’m going to leave you with the new address of Jeffrey-Morgan.com which is a portfolio of my work really, and to leave you with the news that Bloggers Market will continue as my marketing arm for my products and services for Bloggers.

Goodbye Everyone

Over the past three years it has been a pleasure to know you all. There are too many to list here and the problem of course with that list is that you always leave someone important out ….. not meaning to.

I do look forward to seeing you all next year over at Jeffrey-Morgan.com and thank you for your ongoing support. God Bless You All!

Have a Happy New Year Everyone!  

Adrienne Smith’s Sunshine Award

The issue in question is Adrienne Smith’s “Sunshine Award”. As I understand it, the “Sunshine Award” is a rolling award for the best that the Internet has to offer in regards to the Bloggers out there. Whomever gets nominated also gets to carry on the list. It also comes with a series of rules. 1.) Thank the person(s) who gave you the award. 2.) Answer 10 questions. 3.) Pass the award on to 10-12ish deserving bloggers.

The Love Is In The List

The Internet ( Father Google ) loves lists. Usually power-packed information that can be consumed easily by the reader. As we move forward into the future, the Internet will become more and more inter-active. Meaning that the information that you see listed on Google will be real-time. That indeed is what will hold down the number one spots in Google …….. current real-time inter-active condensed information.

So without further ado …….. I’d like to thank “Adrienne Smith” for my being at the top of her “Sunshine Award” list. As for the 10 questions well …… here goes:

My List As I Live It:

1. Favorite colors – Gray; Blue; Brown.
2. Favorite animals – Black Bear and Grey Wolves.
3. Favorite number – 12. I always like things being even and I’ve been told things are cheaper by the dozen.
4. Favorite drinks – Coca Cola! Ice Tea.
5. Facebook or Twitter – Twitter … it’s real-time.
6. My passion – Wilderness and The Multiverse.
7. Giving or receiving gifts – Both.
8. Favorite day – Saturday, time to think and reset for the next week.
9. Favorite flower – Nightblooming Cereus.
10. Favorite food – Hamburgers and French Fries.

Now for the 10 deserving Bloggers:

1. Adrienne Smith: Top Blogger On The Internet Today.
2. Frank Kern: Not really a Blogger, however he gets it!
3. Seth Godin: This guy can really write and bring home the point in a paragraph or less. How cool is that?
4. Barry Wells: Unique subjects covered with insight.
5. Alex Whalley: Covers SEO subjects and products.
6. SEOmoz: Thank Goodness!
7. Michael Dunlop: Straight forward and easy to understand.
8. John Chow: The Power Blogger That I Follow.
9. Yaro Starak: Australian Internet Business Entrepreneur.
10. David Risley: Down to earth, tells it like it is Blogger.

Merry Christmas Everyone! What a year. This is to be my last Christmas message to you all here at Bloggrs Market. Next year I’m afraid all you will find here at Bloggers Market is a store front of sorts at Christmas time.

I am looking forward to seeing all of you over at Jeffrey-Morgan.com, so don’t be a stranger.

Here’s hoping that you had a prosperous year and that you are ready to indulge a bit with family and friends. Time to let everything go that was the past year and prepair for the new one. Time to unwind.

So enjoy the family, food, and wrapping paper and all that is within and I’ll see you next year.

God Bless and Merry Christmas Everyone!

Well I’m two weeks away from the big launch and as things have played out ……… this is to be my last post I am writing here at Bloggers Market. I’m actually writing this on August 20, 2011 for posting on December 17, 2011 and I have finished my Christmas Message to you all …….. call it “Christmas In July August”……… I’ve finished my Farewell Address.

Here Comes That Crystal Ball

I thought I would take this week’s post and give you a glimpse into the future …… like way into the future ……… like would you believe 2016. Yeah well …… I’ve never been one to sit and wait until the last-minute, so here go’s. I’m giving you a glimpse of “Jeffrey Morgan.me” which is to be my personal Blog. I am facing some issues which will not allow me to post for some time to come however, I thought I would give you a look-see into my work.

Jeffrey Morgan.com … That’s Me!

I’ll be leaving this up for the rest of the month and taking it down on January 1st, 2012, when I will unveil my new { COMMERCIAL } home on the Internet; “Jeffrey-Morgan.com“. I’m setting the launch time for 6:00 P.M. on January 1st 2012 ….. some 135 days and an hour from now. You are really going to have to spend a little time at this site to get to know it ( which I guess could be a post in its own right ….. how often do we really go to the backend of the Blogs we read ? ).

Jeffrey Morgan.me … That’s Me Too! It’s A Long Story.

You are going to find Jeffrey Morgan.me a bit more easier to navigate then the rest of my work. I’ve spent a great deal of time developing a very simple system. Just Content and Scenic Images. No Ads; no distractions. Talk about a smokin’ hot Blog set-up. All you have to do is hit the “START” button and you are on your way. For such a simple design it took me a ton of time and pain to develop it. It seems these days the only way to provide themes for the Bloggers is to offer all the Bells and Whistles. Shedding that from a theme is a real challenge.

Make Money Blogging

As I finish this post, I’m left with the feeling of putting the Newbie years behind me and getting on with the task at hand which is ………. would you believe “Make Money Blogging”? Sorry I just could not help myself.

I’ll see you back here for a special Christmas message and I hope you like the new site. Now if you will excuse me, I’m off to begin writing my first post for “Jeffrey-Morgan.com“, even if it is August.

I was making the Blog-Hopping rounds ( at 6:30 A.M. no less ) this morning, and stopped off at Dee Ann Rice’s site. She’s got a good little series going on “John Thornhills’ Master Class” as she works here way through the maze of challenges that is Internet Marketing.

The Praises Of Bansal

As I browsed the comments section, I couldn’t help but notice one comment from a “Bansal Tutorials“, that was well …….. laying in on pretty thick; for lack of a better term. Don’t get me wrong Dee Ann’s got a solid platform, if she didn’t I wouldn’t be reading there. However, when the comments posted stray from the focus of the given post and fall on the Blogger like a ton of bricks, you can bet your bottom dollar that it’s comment spam. The only problem is, just when you turn such fouter over to Mr. Akismet, you find out that it was indeed a genuine comment. So in this case, Dee Ann did in fact reply with courtesy.

Killer Comment Spam

We have all done the same thing. Hell, I’ve seen comment spam that I swear was sent by my grandmother from the here-after. However my post here is not about comment spam, rather it’s how you commute to those around you and to your market. As I followed Dee Ann’s comment link back to “Bansal Tutorials” it was clear to see that no one connected to that site ( which is based out of New Delhi, India ) had any interest in anyone besides those that they were trying to market to. I followed their link to the “Mission Statement” and was left cold. If that’s the best that they can do with marketing their School; good luck, they’re going to need it.

Crummy Marketing Efforts

As I continued to browse the site I was struck not only by their disjointed marketing effort, but the really rigid communication efforts. Maybe it’s just the culture, what do I know? However, it got me to thinking about the difference in marketing approaches between Pro Internet Marketers and the school’s effort. I singled out Frank Kern for the title of my post, yet it could be any number of Marketeers that we know. Their down to earth, plain spoken and easy to understand approaches lend themselves well to connecting, be it to friends or their market. This indeed is the difference in Internet Marketing today and media platforms of yesterday.

The Bottom Line

Providing a warm and welcoming message with a can-do attitude will provide the interaction that is needed for a successful Internet Marketing Effort, rather than the one-way stoic mono-tone communication of the past from the paid direct-response pitch-men that are quickly becoming a footnote to a most miserable marketing effort of history.

As this is the last month here at Bloggers Market, the rush is on to tidy things up for the big launch. I’ve got a bunch of pieces going into place and ALL OF THEM REQUIRED NEW TEMPLATES! I thought this would be rather a straight forward process, however I have been taken aback by the amount of work involved in finding something suitable and then in bring it online.

One Big Puzzle

I’ve had to search for all the right pieces to the puzzle for the past year, only to discard some, deploy some, and rebuild a few derelicts that have, for all intents and purposes been abandoned. I’ve had to work about three to four weeks on each one to tweak it to my specs. One took 90 days to totally rebuild. What a pain!

Unsupported Foundation = Weak House

Looking back ……… rather looking forward, I’m not so sure that I want to get any further involved in doing anything what-so-ever with my sites. At first it was a real hoot …. now it’s a time consumer, dealing with derelicts and unsupported messes. I’ve got everything running as it should, but it took me six months to do it. I’m really miffed!!! If I have a theme or template that I build and support. I can build a complete Blog in about 70 hours. So six months kinda surprised me.

Lions And Tigers And API Glitches

I’ve just come off a well supported template that I am planning for a future launch of which I have yet to set a date that had a KILLER API bit.ly configuration error that I thought was going to do me in. I go through something like that and I’m really shy to jump back into the next big thing.

If It Ain’t Broke…

Moral of this post? If it ain’t broke, limp on down the shoulder on the rim for another mile or two. Seriously, before you jump into changing things around at your place, think long and hard about what it is that you wish to accomplish and then provide yourself plenty of time to do the work. And do the work as you continue to manage your existing Blog. Don’t take your Blog down and then go to work on it. Place your new work in a “Test-bed” or “Sandbox” and complete it there before you take yours down. That way you can just switch domains which will take about five minutes. One goes down the other goes up at the same time.

All That Glitters

Remember that “all that glitters is not Gold”, so make sure that you are making the right move by changing themes. And for Goodness sake, do your dead-level best to purchase a premium theme that offers ongoing support. You’ll really thank yourself ( and me ) if you do!