Why I Use Multiple Landing Pages [Reader Question]
When I relaunched The Twitter Manual on it’s own landing page, I was asked on Twitter why I used a separate landing page. The question posed by Brent (@function_ality) was:
Why do you setup different url’s instead of putting these on DavidRisley.com site? I never understood this.
He went on to say it dilutes my brand and also spreads my inbound links around so that I don’t get as much SEO benefit. I thought it would make a cool blog post, so let me address his points that he emailed in.
The Twitter Manual – Relaunched
Some time ago, I wrote up a quick, down-and-dirty manual for Twitter. I wrote it as a response to the growing hoards of people who either write it off as a fad or sit there and stare at it with no idea what to do with it. 
This report has been buried in the archives of this blog for some time. So, I decided to bring it out again and launch it with it’s own landing page.
You can grab a copy at FreeTwitterManual.com.
If you like it or just want to help me spread the word, I’d be honored if you’d retweet it for me.
Let me be clear – this report is for newbies. If you are a long-time reader of mine who is already pretty clued in on Twitter, you probably won’t learn much from it. On the other hand, if I pretty much described you in my opening paragraph, perhaps you should take a look.
It is completely free. It is not part of any launch or marketing strategy. I just wanted to get it out there. You’ll just need to get on my email list to grab it.
You can grab a copy at FreeTwitterManual.com.
Return From Underground Seminar
I am fresh back from the Underground Seminar 6, hosted by Yanik Silver in Washington DC. As usual, I have some observations from the event that I thought I’d share.
One might ask… “David, you’re a blogger. Why are you at an internet marketing event and not at SXSW where all the other bloggers are?”
What Would Happen To The World Without Your Blog?
This is a guest post by Jason Ulsrud, at Forty2Fifty.
I have found myself asking this question a lot lately. Am I providing purpose to the world?
Your blog can effect humanity in one of three ways:
- Make the world better
- Not change the world at all
- Make the world worse
If I Were To Start All Over Again…
Today, my blogging efforts enjoy a certain bit of inertia. It is easier for me to do things because I have an audience and I have traffic.
What if I didn’t have it? If you take all that I’ve learned over my last 12 years of blogging and told me to start over again from scratch, how would I go about it?
Let me walk you through what I’d do. In fact, this is very similar to what I did when I launched this very blog a couple of years ago. [MORE]
The Blogging Ninja Guide To Strategic Positioning
What I’m about to share with you is a bit meaty, but it can have a huge impact on your blogging income. I want to address questions like:
- How accessible should you be with your readers?
- How do you deal with the issue of pricing of your products and avoid “sticker shock”?
I’m aware that some bloggers (those who aren’t making much money, mind you) may potentially take issue with what I’m about to share. However, this blog is all about being REAL with you and help you guys make as much money as possible from your blogging. [MORE]
Project Update: Conferences & The Blogger Bubble
This is my weekly project update, where I tell you what I’ve been up to this week in my business and share what’s on my mind.
I’m fresh back from Continuity Summit, an event hosted by Ryan Lee up in Stamford, CT.
All in all, great event. Ryan did a great job in delivering a lot of content. In many conferences, I’ll be in and out of the room. A lot of networking happens out in the hallways, after all. However, I attended almost every speaker this time because they were all good. I have a lot of notes sitting in Evernote to go over and process.
Continuity Summit is an internet marketing event. I’ve been to several of them and they are always different than a blogging event. The crowds are very different. The people in attendance are generally running internet businesses – real businesses like the kind I talk about on this blog. They weren’t so much interested in blogging. They weren’t that active on Twitter. They were just making money.
A Conversation Can Make You More Money
This is a guest post by Sean Smith of Powerofmore.net.
Recently I took a trip to visit a close friend. The purpose of my trip was not necessarily for business, but some how I always manage to meet someone during my conversations and interactions with others who wants to do business with me. After meeting probably the tenth person during my travels who was interested in my services, it donned on me that the questions I typically ask during my conversations with others whom I’m meeting for the first time create an infections environment where they become excited about what I have to offer them. This realization is my inspiration for todays blog post. [MORE]
Talking About Making Money Online In Order To Make Money Online
One of the most common confusions any new blogger asks themselves is… What should I blog about in order to make money?
Many of the times, the conclusion ends up as follows: The people making good money online are the ones who talk about making money online.
It leads to a huge catch-22. It leads to skepticism. But, is it true?
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Applying the 80/20 Rule To Get More Done With Less
The last week or so, I’ve been having to balance out work and family even more so than usual. For obvious reasons. 
And family has mostly won. But, it really brings to mind the whole balancing act.
Over at TheInfoPreneur.net, I talked about the 80/20 rule briefly in a post and I thought I would expand upon it somewhat today. It is otherwise known as the Pareto principle. Simply put, it says:
I'm David Risley. I've been making my living as a blogger for over a decade. Blogging is my business and how I support my family. With this blog, I'm just gettin' REAL and telling you how this business works. 
