80/20 Rule For Sales and Marketing

I've been talking to you a lot lately about Perry Marshall's book, 80/20 Sales and Marketing.

And that's because, as an online writer and marketer,  I've found it to be an invaluable book.

So buy it and don't just read it once, read it several times and each time take action and do what it says.

You wont' be sorry because you'll either make a lot more money or you won't. But I'm betting you will. It helped me and I'm positive it will help you.

But the 80/20 rule isn't just about money.

This amazing book not only teaches you how to find high profit opportunities, but also how gain time and give you greater income potential.

You'll learn how to gain huge insight from tiny clues - from your own business and your competitors.

It teaches you how to decide on price points for products and how some people will gladly pay more for better products.

And it all starts with knowing your market and how to talk to them.

So stop just "getting by" and discover how to make more money without doing more work.

You can save 80% of your time by zeroing in on the RIGHT 20% of your market.

This book even uses the 80/20 rule to show you how to discover the most valuable part of your day so you don't waste time doing 'low-value' work.

It shows you all this using the 80/20 Power Curve which will permanently alter how you think about time and money.

80/20 Sales and Marketing: 
The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More
Guided by Perry Marshall, sales and marketing professionals save 80% of their time and money by zeroing in on the right 20% of their market — then apply 80/202 and 80/203 to gain 10X, even 100X the success.

Find out more by clicking the link below.
http://viewbook.at/8020

Use the 80/20 Rule to Find Untapped Markets

What's one of the best ways to sell more products?

Find more people who want to buy it.

And this can be done with untapped markets.

In dictionary terms, an untapped market is defined as "demand that has not been met by an existing product or brand, or a market that could use an existing product in an innovative way. An untapped market is often the impetus for product innovation or customization."

This means looking for a product that no one else is offering, or finding different markets for an already existing product, or customising a product to fit a new market.

Can you see the huge income potential in this?

And it's easy to do using the 80/20 rule.

All you need is an internet connection and a few hours to spare, to research and find missing revenue that you never considered before.

The 80/20 research method can help you gain 80% benefit because you'll be able to target your most responsive customers and rabid buyers.

And you'll find them in places you never knew existed.

Once you know how to do it you'll slap your forehead and say, "Duh!"

You'll find it on page 64 of Perry Marshall's amazing book, "80/20 Sales and Marketing."

80/20 Sales and Marketing: 
The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More
Guided by Perry Marshall, sales and marketing professionals save 80% of their time and money by zeroing in on the right 20% of their market — then apply 80/202 and 80/203 to gain 10X, even 100X the success.

Find out more by clicking the link below.
http://viewbook.at/8020

How to Use The 80/20 in SEO Marketing

We all know that SEO is important for getting your articles and web pages indexed in search pages results.

And THE most important thing is to get them indexed on the first page or two because hardly anyone looks further than that.

It's no good researching keywords if they don't work. It's simply a waste of your time.

You need to know what you're doing before you start.

So if you want to get high rankings, then it's important to try and aim for 80% of your keywords being indexed in the first page of results.

To do this, you need to look at which 20% works 80% of the time and then dig even deeper find 20% of that 20%.

This is the start of the 'rabbit hole' of SEO marketing.

It only takes a little time to do but can bring huge results.

And you can find out more about it and how to do it on page 70 of Perry Marshall's book, 80/20 Sales and Marketing.


80/20 Sales and Marketing: 
The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More
Guided by Perry Marshall, sales and marketing professionals save 80% of their time and money by zeroing in on the right 20% of their market — then apply 80/202 and 80/203 to gain 10X, even 100X the success.

Find out more by clicking the link below.
http://viewbook.at/8020

What To Do Once You Find The Best 20% of Your Customers Using the 80/20 Rule

Using the 80/20 rule is great for breaking down how to do 80% less work by finding the best 20% of your target market.

But it goes even deeper than that.

If you look at all your customers and know how to find the 20% who are most interested in what you're selling, that still doesn't go far enough.

This is because deep inside this 20% is another 20% who are so eager to buy from you, that you can offer them a much higher priced product that gives them better value.

This means more profit without more marketing.

All you need to do is find out who is the 20% of the 20%.

Then you can market products to them that cost 10-times more and give you 10-times profit.

So even if you make the same amount of sales that you did before, each one will be more profitable.

And it's simple when you know how.

And you can find out how to do it on page 93 of Perry Marshall's eye-opening book, 80/20 Sales and Marketing.


80/20 Sales and Marketing: 
The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More
Guided by Perry Marshall, sales and marketing professionals save 80% of their time and money by zeroing in on the right 20% of their market — then apply 80/202 and 80/203 to gain 10X, even 100X the success.

Find out more by clicking the link below.
http://viewbook.at/8020

How to Find Your Invisible Profit Potential With the 80/20 Rule

Until I read Perry Marshall's Book, 80/20 Sales and Marketing, I never knew that every business has invisible profit potential.

Once I read how to find it, it was a real eye-opening, forehead-slapping moment, because I realised it wasn't invisible at all, and it's actually in full view (if you know where to look).

And you can find it using the 80/20 rule because it's 'hidden' in the 20% of your sales.

In this book it says that when you're paying attention, you can find more opportunities for more income and less work.

So take a hard look at how and what you sell and see if there's something "between the lines" that your missing.

Or read page 31 of Perry's book to discover where to find it.


80/20 Sales and Marketing: 
The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More
Guided by Perry Marshall, sales and marketing professionals save 80% of their time and money by zeroing in on the right 20% of their market — then apply 80/202 and 80/203 to gain 10X, even 100X the success.

Find out more by clicking the link below.
http://viewbook.at/8020

How Understanding the 80/20 Rule Helped Me Earn More From My Marketing Efforts

We all know that marketing takes time.

First you have to find a product to promote, or create one.

And then you write articles to promote it.

Then you rinse and repeat.

But wouldn't it be great if you could make more sales from the marketing you're already doing without having to work more?

Just imagine that! You keep writing articles and promoting products, but instead of earning the usual amount of money, you earn a lot more. 10 times more.

More money with no extra effort.

I earn all my income from my writing and marketing and so I can't affort to waste time.

This is why I use the 80/20 rule to save 80% of my time by zeroing in on the 20% of the most  interested buyers.

It saves me time AND helps me profit more from my marketing efforts, because not only do I know who my target market are and where to find them, but I also know how to find those who are the most interested AND I know exactly what to say to them.

I learned this from Perry Marshalls book, "80/20 Sales and Marketing" on page 117 to be exact.

This book is full of golden marketing nuggets like this one.


80/20 Sales and Marketing: 
The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More
Guided by Perry Marshall, sales and marketing professionals save 80% of their time and money by zeroing in on the right 20% of their market — then apply 80/202 and 80/203 to gain 10X, even 100X the success.

Find out more by clicking the link below.
http://viewbook.at/8020

How Can the 80/20 Rule Help You Make More Sales

When you want to earn money from article marketing, it's easy to think that all you need is a great product to sell so that you can write lots of articles and make lots of money.

Sounds ideal doesn't it?

But having a great product to sell is NOT the most important thing when it comes to making money online (or anywhere else for that matter).

What is important is knowing who your market is so that you can sell them what they want or need.

And that's because, not only is it easier to make sales if you know who you're selling to, but people who want what you're selling are more willing to pay more for quality and value.

This is where the 80/20 rule can help you to zero-in on the 20% of the people who are looking to buy what you're selling.

And once you know who they are and where to find them, you'll discover that it's far easier to sell to people who are all ready looking for what you're selling, rather than wasting time marketing to those who are not really interested.

And once you find the 20% of the people who are your target market, you can dive even further (using the 80/20 curve) and find the 20% of that 20% who are willing to buy even more - or pay even more.

Once you know this you can use it in all your marketing which requires less effort and produces more sales.

80/20 Sales and Marketing: 
The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More
Guided by Perry Marshall, sales and marketing professionals save 80% of their time and money by zeroing in on the right 20% of their market — then apply 80/202 and 80/203 to gain 10X, even 100X the success.

Find out more by clicking the link below.
http://viewbook.at/8020

The 80/20 Rule of Productivity

Some days, I'm on fire with my writing and I get loads done, and my income increases.

And do you know what makes these days different from any other?

It's because I implement the 80/20 rule to my productivity.

I love the 80/20 rule (which is also called the Pareto Principle) because once you understand it - and I mean REALLY understand it, you can apply it to just about anything in your personal and/or business life.

So I apply it to productivity.

When I have a lot to get done, I break it down with the 80/20 rule, and the 80/20 curve, so that I have a better understanding of what needs to be done.

And it works better than you can ever imagine because once you apply the 80/20 rule to being more productive, you quickly see that it's not about doing more.

At the same time, it's equally not about doing less either.

It's about doing less AND profiting more.

It's about time-saving and money earning.

And THAT'S the 80/20 rule.

You just start by finding your 20%.

Then find the 20% of that 20%.

It's easy when you understand how to go deep with it.


80/20 Sales and Marketing: 
The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More
Guided by Perry Marshall, sales and marketing professionals save 80% of their time and money by zeroing in on the right 20% of their market — then apply 80/202 and 80/203 to gain 10X, even 100X the success.

Find out more by clicking the link below.
http://viewbook.at/8020

Want to Earn More Money Online?

There is an unbelievably simple way to make more money from online sales.

And that is…make more sales.

Sounds simple, doesn't it?

But how can you make more sales?

You can do it, by using a copywriting “secret” that most writers don’t know about.

And that is, that people buy through emotion - not facts or benefits.

Emotion.

So how can you use this information?

Get a swipefile of the best ads you can find.

Then learn from them.

Look at how the writers of these ads talk about problems that their readers probably didn’t know they had.

These ads are emotional persuasion at its best.

And just one great idea from your swipe file can really multiply your sales.

From the right swipefile, you can learn from the master copywriters.

And that’s how those copywriters learned too.

Jeff Gardner Multi-Million-Dollar Copywriter
Sharing his swipe file with the world.

Includes a detailed template for you to fill in the blanks.

http://ruthiswriting.com/links/swipefile.html

How Do Copywriters Earn So Much Money?

You’ve seen it before so many times.

Copywriters making thousands of dollars from writing just one sales letter.

But how do they do it?

How do they know exactly what to write to make people eager to get out their credit cards and spend money?

They’re so good at what they do that they can earn up to $15,000 or more from just one email.

Their secret is two-fold.

Firstly they know that people buy through emotion so they need to use the right words to elicit that emotion.

And secondly, they don’t waste time with writers’ block or lack of ideas.

When they want to earn money, they open their swipe files and all the ideas they need are right there in front of them so they can get straight to work.

And this is easy for you to do too.

Jeff Gardner Multi-Million-Dollar Copywriter

Sharing his swipe file with the world.

Includes a detailed template for you to fill in the blanks.

http://ruthiswriting.com/links/swipefile.html

Instant Copywriting Ideas From the World’s Greatest Copywriters

No matter how you earn money online, it’s your copywriting ability that makes sales.

But it’s not always easy to write great copy that sells if you find yourself uninspired, lacking ideas, or just staring at a blank page.

This is because it’s not always easy to write from scratch.

So here’s the solution…

Get instant ideas from the world's greatest copywriters whose ads have already generated billions of dollars in sales.

Do it by building up a swipe file of the best ads and learn how to “swipe” their techniques for writing irresistible copy.

And the right swipe file can be worth millions.

It’s how the best of the best copywriters find their best ideas.

And you can do it too.



Jeff Gardner Multi-Million-Dollar Copywriter
Sharing his swipe file with the world.
Right now, you can save $60 and get it now for only $17.77.
Includes a detailed template for you to fill in the blanks.
http://ruthiswriting.com/links/swipefile.html

A Simple Little Tip For More Online Income

There’s a really simple way to earn more money online with article marketing.

And this one little tip can gain you time and provide you with a greater income potential from high-profit opportunities.

The clues are there already if you take the time to look at your own business and that of your competitors too.

And the simple little tip is this — 

You need to know your market and how to talk to them.

Once you start paying attention, you’ll realise that there are some of your customers who will gladly pay more for better products, or products that they perceive as highly valuable.

This helps with deciding price points for products.

When you start selling more high-priced products, you can stop just “getting by” and make more money without doing more work.

And it starts by saving 80% of your time by zeroing in on the right 20% of your market.

You can also use the 80/20 ‘power curve’ to show you the most valuable and productive part of your day so you don’t waste this time doing low-value work.

Once you truly understand this, it will permanently alter how you think about time and profits.

80/20 Sales and Marketing

Make Money Online With Article Writing

I’m often asked if it’s possible to earn money online from writing articles.

And my answer is always yes, because you can earn money from just about anything.

But it always depends on these three things:

~ what you do

~ how consistently you do it,

~ how well you do it 

— and that goes for everything.

So if you’re not into long writing projects, like books, writing online articles for a living can provide you with a regular income while allowing you the freedom to work from home — or from anywhere.

This is a true Laptop Lifestyle.

There are several different ways you can make money from article writing, including your own blog/website content, article syndication, marketing articles, guest articles, and being paid (commissioned) to write articles for other people.

But first you need to set up your own blog or website and get traffic to it. And you do that by writing useable content and using SEO.

SEO makes sure that your articles get ranked higher and, done properly, you should be able to achieve a top 10 ranking in search results.

One way to do this quickly is by using ready-made SEO optimised website so that all you have to do is start writing articles.

The Niche Blog Pack
A collection of 299 Ready-Made Wordpress Blogs built with money making and SEO as the primary focus. Also comes with resell rights.

The 7 Deadly Work From Home Sins and How to Avoid Them

Do you know what the hardest thing is about working from home?

Self discipline.

When you’re out of the house working at a job and you have a boss, it’s easy to keep working, because you have to.

But working from home is so different because not only do you not have a boss or any deadlines to meet, but you also have so many things to distract you like dogs to walk, groceries to buy, dishes to wash and even glorious weather that distracts you from getting your work done.

It’s all too easy to put your work last on your “to do” list and let yourself get distracted by things that seem more important.

It’s also difficult to get any work done if you’re not sure what it is you want to do. It’s OK knowing that you want to work from home on your laptop computer, but you need to have a plan and be able to work from it and know what it is you want to achieve.

There is also the problem of critics. When you first set up your own online business you’ll find that everyone you know is a critic and will think you’re mad for wanting to quit your job and go it alone. So you just have to learn to thank them for their advice and then ignore them.

And do you know who your biggest critics will be? Your family. But don’t let them get you down.

They’re not bad people. They just don’t want you to change from who you already are. Just keep working. Keep doing your best work and believe in yourself.

To help you, below is a list of what I call The 7 Deadly Work From Home Sins, and falling for any of them can cause you to give up. But if you know what they are you can avoid them.

Here are the 7 things you must NOT do:

1. Put your work last on your “to do” list.



2. Listen to critics (especially your inner critic)



3. Listen to complaints from family members.



4. Work without a plan.



5. Have only long-term goals. Shorter goals help motivation.



6. Produce anything except your best work.



7. Stop believing in yourself.

Remember that you need to keep moving forward in your business every day.

Your goals can and will change along the way, but that’s OK.

Keep up with technology and use it to work smarter not harder.

If you're not sure what to do next, you can start with these free online courses for article marketers:

~ How to Start an Online Business

~ Beginners Guide to Selling Products Online

~ Online Business Crash Course: How To Launch Yours Today

~ Start Monetizing Your Website Today (for Beginners)!

~ Make Money from Home: How to Build an Online Business

~ How I Make My Living 100% Online In 2 Hours A Day

If you've ever wondered where and how to start with your own online article marketing business, or you're looking for new ideas, start here by clicking the link below.

Free Online Business Courses

Then scroll down to the free courses.

How I Earned Over $4,000 Writing Articles in Just One Day

If there is one thing that is essential to making money online it's being able to write articles.

They are the lifeblood of every online business.

There are also many different ways that you can use articles to earn even more money.

For instance, you can package them up into a short report or ebook, or upload them as an email autoresponder series.

Articles are used for marketing and with every article you write and publish online you're either selling a product or selling yourself (as a brand).

The 'secret' to earning money writing articles is being able to write them fast.

And I've found that there are two things you need:

~ A fast article writing system

~ Plenty of practice writing articles so that the more you write, the better and faster you get.

I must have already written tens of thousands of online articles (and freelance articles) and it's now how I earn all my income.

I even earned $4,000 by writing and publishing 20 articles in just one day.

Not many people can earn that much money in only a day, but I can show you how to do it because I've written a course on How to Write An Article in 15 Minutes or less - Including Research, Writing and Proof Reading.

It also comes with 2 free bonuses:

10 Ways to Make Money Writing Articles

How to Write 1 Article in 7 Different Ways

It's all available for immediate download at:
http://ruthiswriting.com/books/15.html

And I also wrote a free ebook called 15 Minute Article Writing System - The 3-Step Process For Writing Articles Quickly

You can read and download the free ebook at
https://www.ruthiswriting.com/free_ebooks/15-minute-articles.pdf


Happy reading and writing.

So Many Free Article Marketing Courses...So Little Time

When I first started my online business many years ago, one of the first things I discovered was that I loved seeing my writing published online and knowing that people all over the world were reading it every day.

And even though I wasn't 100% sure of what I was doing, I still managed to create an online income.

The problem though, was that it wasn't enough money for me to be able to quit my job and work from home, which is what I really wanted to do more than anything else.

So I began to study to find out everything I needed to know.

I read books and did courses, but it all cost money. There was not much good information around then, and what there was, had to be paid for.

Now, however, it's easier than ever to find a plethora of information on the internet.

And at places like Udemy, which is a well-known, respected and trusted online educational site, there are thousands upon thousands of video courses on just about every subject, including article marketing and working online.

And I find that not only do these courses provide great information, but they can also be used to infuse you with new ideas of how to take your online business to the next level or introduce you to ideas that you never even thought about before.

Best of all, the prices of these courses start at FREE.

Here are just a few of the free courses that can help you with your article marketing:

~ How to Start an Online Business

~ Beginners Guide to Selling Products Online

~ Online Business Crash Course: How To Launch Yours Today

~ Start Monetizing Your Website Today (for Beginners)!

~ Make Money from Home: How to Build an Online Business

~ How I Make My Living 100% Online In 2 Hours A Day

If you've ever wondered where and how to start with your own online article marketing business, or you're looking for new ideas, start here by clicking the link below.

Free Online Business Courses

Then scroll down to the list of free courses.

Online Marketing: Get Up and Running Fast

It was nearly 20 years ago when I set up my first website.

I wasn't very good at web design but I wanted to make money online.

So I set up a gaudy-looking website and put a few ads on it and a few affiliate links, which were mostly banners rather than articles.

Yet despite the ugliness of my little website, I still managed to earn income from it.

Over the years I've practised and learned a lot so now I know what I'm doing and I earn all my income from my websites and my writing.

Yet I still come across people who spend so much time planning how to make money online that they never actually get down to doing it.

They spend too much time trying to figure out how to do it perfectly.

But from my own experience, it's far better to get something set up and running while you think about better ways to do it.

In other words, don't get it right, get it going.

And it's much easier to do it now.

When I first started out I had to do a web design course and then make my own website from scratch.

But now you can simply buy out-of-the-box, set up and go sites that are SEO optimised and focused on earning money straight away.

This is a turnkey solution for complete, ready-to-go websites, all ready to make money online so that you can get your online business up and running fast.

The Niche Blog Pack
A collection of 299 Ready-Made Wordpress Blogs built with money making and SEO as the primary focus. Also comes with resell rights

Article Marketing: What to Write Articles About

Earning money online by writing articles is a great marketing concept because it's free to do and the articles that you write can go on earning your money for years.

But it only works if you do it right, and that means knowing what to write about.

Naturally, it all depends on what niche/market you're writing for.

Not only that, but when choosing a niche to work in you have to remember that just because it's something you know a lot about or have an interest in, doesn't mean that you can write about it.

I've even made this mistake myself in the past when I've set up niche websites. I thought that if there was a marketable subject that I was interested in or knew a lot about, then I'd be able to write copious articles about it. But it wasn't so.

Also, every article you write is marketing because it attracts customers as well as readers.

I've learned a lot about online marketing, and marketing in general, by studying under some of the greats (The Titans) and I found that it's a subject that I love to write about.

I'd sit and study my Titans courses and take pages and pages of notes and I loved doing it. So that's how I discovered that I wanted to write about article marketing as a niche.

Along the way I also discovered the saying amongst marketers, "money likes speed" so getting online quickly is a must, followed by writing great articles, which is easy if it's a subject you enjoy writing about.

So find your niche first and then the article marketing will be fun and easy.

One of the quickest ways to get online fast is to use PLR niche sites that are already set up with content and marketing revenue opportunities.

And using the 299 Niche Sites package ensures that you can find your niche site already set up and ready to upload.

Remember, you don't have to get it right, you just have to get it going.

https://bit.ly/2Q5EjxB

Getting On the Path To Becoming a Millionaire

Today I wanted to tell you about a new course that is one of THE most amazing I've ever come across.

It's called The Awakened Millionaire and it's a practical manifesto that guides you effortlessly to new dimensions of personal wealth, spiritual growth, and...as a result...global transformation.

And it's already helping thousands of people, so let me tell you more, including how you can get it for free.

Make Money Online As An Article Marketer With This Free Book

If you want to make money online then it's logical that you need to know how to do it.

Right?

But if you don't where to start then...where do you start?

Free Internet Marketing Book

Internet marketer, Patric Chan, is giving his internet marketing book away for free.

Unlike other fake offers you've seen online, this is actually a REAL
best-selling, physical book that's available in all good local bookstores.

He is sharing his 72 killer internet marketing techniques,
ideas, and tactics to help you to make more money online...

This best-selling book contains some of his best marketing ideas, strategies
for making money online, business lessons, and all kinds of other valuable
information for you to start and grow your internet business.

Just one idea from this book could be responsible for your entire
internet marketing success...

How to Make Money With a Blog For Beginners

Making money online from a blog sounds simple. Doesn't it?

But what if you've never done it before so you have no clue what to do or where to start?

If you want to earn money online but you don't have anything of your own to sell, or you don't want to have to keep items stocked or have to ship them, then these are the three steps you need to take:

Designing Your Website

Sometimes, people get too hung up on website design.

No one really cares what your site looks like as long as the content is good.

My first attempt at website design was a site I set up to make money as a freelance writer.

I had silly ideas about the site being colourful and it ended up looking awful.

But I didn’t care.

I was online.

It seemed no one else cared either because plenty of people hired me to write for them.

Money is Like a Seed: You Can Eat it, Or Sow (Grow) It

Far too often I hear from people who say they want to buy this or that product but they don’t have any money for the purchase.

To this I say, it’s not true.

Money is like a seed. You can eat it, or sow it. If you eat it, it’s gone forever. If you sow it, it grows and you get more money.

So how does this work?

13 Content Writing Tips To Improve Your Website Copy

By Judy Karimi Mboroki

Good content for your website will earn you more shares, earn back links for your page and earn the trust of your visitors. We are in an age where capturing a reader's attention is challenging. People are spending fewer seconds on pages than they did before.

To beat this, one must give visitors good content that can be optimized for the web and hold a reader's attention. These tips will help you give your content the attention it deserves.

Know your audience
Before you get down to writing, who are you targeting with your content? What audience are you trying to reach? The primary audience is your clients while your secondary audience is anyone else who may need your services later. Make your content accessible and interesting. Answer all questions your audience may have questions to?

Stay away from keyword stuffing
Keywords are very important when writing for the web, however, using too many of said keywords is frowned upon. The keywords make it easy for your readers to read your content. It also, makes your content valuable and search friendly. Overdoing the keywords just makes your work look untrustworthy to your readers and to Google too. It starts to look like low-quality content and you get a high bounce rate. Over time, this may cause you problems with the search engines.


Elicit emotion from your readers
Your content should make your readers feel something. Your headline should compel your readers to click, your introduction should hook your readers and make them stay, while your content should make the reader feel something.

Article Marketing Strategies - How to Write Articles That Get Your Reader's Attention

By Tim Gorman

How to write articles that get your reader's attention starts with the obvious, by avoiding writing anything that is boring. Normally, you can quickly tell if something is going to be boring to read because it is usually boring for you (the writer) to actually write about.

If you're writing on a niche topic that is mundane and boring and no matter what method you try to spice it up with some excitement your attention keeps drifting elsewhere than it is a good bet that article will only to serve as a cure for insomnia for many of your readers. The best way to avoid this from happening is to focus your writing on creating something that is fun to read.

Understandably there will be some topics that prove difficult to make fun or craft in such a manner where the subject material is fun to read and if this is the case then you might consider opting out from writing articles on that particular subject or topic.

What Exactly Is a Blog?

If you're new to the blogging world, you may still
be wondering what on earth a blog actually is.

And you may even feel a little embarrassed or even
ashamed when others talk about blogs and you don't
really know what they're talking about.

Well, don't feel bad, because I'll now help you
demystify this whole blogging thing once and for
all...

The word "blog" is short for "weblog", and it's a
term that was created for a special kind of
website that essentially helps you write down a
"log" of...stuff... well, anything really!

In the "old" days (just a few short years ago now)
a lot of people used blogs as a type of online
journal where they could write down whatever
happened in their lives, and share it with their
friends and family.

And this still happens today. But, nowadays, blogs
are the most popular type of website on the
internet - for both people, as well as for search
engines - but more on this soon...