Marc Guberti

Why You Need To Be On Twitter

April 30, 2014 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

If you are not on Twitter, then you need to get on right away. Twitter has allowed small business owners, authors, entrepreneurs, and others to interact with customers on a large scale. Twitter’s character limitations make the giant social network simpler to understand than other social networks.

One of Twitter’s big features is the ability to create lists. You can use lists on Twitter to read tweets from desired users. You can put all of your customers on one list, and you can put all of your sources on another list. You have the choice to make your individual lists public or private. Many small business owners, entrepreneurs, and others use this feature to connect with customers at a faster rate and learn more about their niche.

In addition, Twitter will allow you to build connections who you do not know yet. I have been privileged with the ability to make thousands of new connections just from Twitter. The people I connect with on Twitter are eager to join in on conversations and share my content.

Twitter has allowed many people to put the “social” back into their businesses. In a world where there are too many automated telephone messages to count, the customer greatly appreciates it when they have a conversation with another person. Instead of listening to, “If you would like to schedule an appointment, press 1,” your customers will be able to read, “Let’s get a date for that appointment!”

Twitter is a powerful way to build your presence on the web. I have written multiple case studies about how Twitter has helped this blog, and I will write more as well. Most of the people who visit this blog came from Twitter. By sticking with Twitter and growing a strong presence on that social network, it will eventually be able to drive hundreds of daily visitors to your blog (then thousands).

There may be some people reading this blog post who have no interest in using Twitter for business. However, anyone can use Twitter to get real-time news. Twitter’s trending topics allow people to stay up to date with what is happening in the world. In addition, you can see what people in the world think and say about important events.

There are several other reasons to use Twitter as well, but know that if you do not have a Twitter account yet, you should get one as soon as possible.

How To Double Your Blog’s Traffic In 1 Month

April 29, 2014 by Marc Guberti 12 Comments

It is the question that every blogger has. Bloggers want to see their traffic rise exponentially, but most bloggers do not know how to make that happen. For some bloggers, doubling monthly traffic will be easier in some months than on other months. Doubling 100 views in 1 month is easier than doubling 1000 views in 1 month. However, both of those numbers can be doubled within 1 month.

After several months of consistently doubling my blog’s traffic, my blog went from 500 monthly views to over 10,000 monthly views. The rise of this traffic was because I was getting more targeted followers at a faster rate. My traffic doubled yet again when I decided to tweet every 30 minutes instead of tweeting once every hour. Now, I am going to try and double my blog’s traffic again. My goal is to get my blog to surpass 25,000 views in May. It is going to be a challenging task to implement, but at the rate I am moving in, it is possible.

My goal is to schedule pins every day of the month, continue growing my Twitter presence, and boosting my blog’s SEO. Something helpful to know is that a blog’s SEO rises as traffic from social networks rises. I calculated that I should be able to get over 6,000 extra monthly views just from this, so I am halfway there.

The big thing to know that social networks and how frequently you post on those social networks is critical to your blog’s success. I have not tried this yet, but now with HootSuite Pro, I may be scheduling some posts to go up on my Facebook Page. That can give my blog an extra 100 views every month. In addition, getting traffic from the Facebook page will boost my blog’s SEO.

If you want your blog’s traffic to double, look at your social networks. If you are tweeting every two hours, bring the rate up to one tweet every hour. Then, bring that rate to one tweet every 30 minutes. If you are not using a social network effectively, build a presence on that social network. When I started to use Pinterest, I was getting no traffic to my blog from that social network. Over 10,000 targeted followers later, people are regularly repinning my pins and visiting my blog.

It’s all in your social media presence. Your SEO improves as your presence on your social networks build.

How To Schedule Pins On Pinterest For The Lowest Price On The Market

April 29, 2014 by Marc Guberti 9 Comments

Millions of people on Pinterest have been searching for a way to schedule their pins for free. In the hopes of being able to schedule pins for free, many people clicked on outdated blog posts that either promoted services that are no longer free or services that do not work at all. Just like many of the Pinterest users out there, I was disappointed. However, after doing a lot of research, I have found a way to schedule pins for a low price, and in some cases (like mine), for free.

The answer is ViralWoot (formerly PinWoot). ViralWoot has been known for allowing you to follow users, repin, and like other people’s pins in order to get seeds (their point currency). However, one of ViralWoot’s features is the Pin Scheduler. The Pin Scheduler allows you to schedule pins to your boards. I tested out this feature, and it works!

If you created an account on ViralWoot back when it was PinWoot, you will not have to pay anything to gain access to the features. However, if you do not have an account on ViralWoot, you will have to pay $5 every month. If you have $5 every month to spend, you want to grow your presence on Pinterest, and you want to schedule pins, give ViralWoot a try. They also have a 7 day free trial so you know what you are getting.

The only problem with ViralWoot is that there is a limited number of pins you can schedule per month which can get expanded at a more expensive monthly cost. Regardless, ViralWoot will give you a good idea of the potential that comes with scheduling pins every day.

Why The Placebo Effect Works

April 28, 2014 by Marc Guberti 2 Comments

When brought up in the middle of a conversation, the placebo effect can become very controversial. There are people who believe in all of the gifts the placebo effect has to offer while other people see the placebo effect as luck. The truth is that we all live under the placebo effect. In fact, numerous famous people such as Oprah, Henry Ford, Earl Nightingale, Zig Ziglar, Napoleon Hill, and many others have spoken about the placebo effect at some point. These people spoke about the placebo effect in the form of those inspirational quotes you see such as, “You become what you believe,” or “Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.”

The best athletes are the ones who know and believe that they are good. The best writers are the ones who believe their content is remarkable. Although the placebo does not hide the truth (an essay with spelling mistakes is not the best essay in the world), the placebo is very motivational. By believing you can become one of the best, the placebo will kick in and give you the motivation you need to eventually become one of the best.

Whether you know it or not, the placebo has a big impact on your life. If you are wondering why you cannot accomplish a certain goal, think about your attitude towards that goal. The attitude was most likely a “cannot” attitude. If you are wondering how you were able to accomplish a certain goal, you probably had the “can” attitude.

The placebo does not substitute the work and effort you need to put in so your goals can get accomplished. However, living the life of the placebo makes putting in the work and effort much easier.

Before He Changed The World, Steve Jobs Was “Nervous And Scared” During His First TV Interview

April 28, 2014 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

Steve Jobs had a big impact on the world. He founded Apple, created revolutionary devices, saved his company from bankruptcy, and turned it into a multibillion dollar enterprise. However, there was a point when Steve Jobs had to actually start. When someone becomes as successful as Steve Jobs was able to become, we often forget that there was one point when the company did not exist. Many years ago, there was Steve Jobs but no Apple. Not as far back was a time when there was Jeff Bezos but no Amazon. In addition, we often forget that Steve Jobs is a human being, and at the starting stage, he was “nervous and scared. Rare footage from Steve Jobs’ first TV interview back in 1978 says it all.

The Three Options Self Published Authors Have To Become Successful

April 27, 2014 by Marc Guberti Leave a Comment

Of course, self published authors have more than three options. However, the only way a self published author will become successful is by choosing one of these three options. These options have different effects on sales and customer relations. All three work, but it is up to you to decide which one works the best for you.

Publish 1 eBook every month. If you choose this option, then there are no excuses. You must be able to publish 1 eBook every month. That means getting the cover, writing the content, and proofreading what you wrote in just one month. These eBooks can be relatively short, and most of them range from 40-60 pages. If you publish 1 eBook every month, they need to be priced between $0.99 and $2.99. Publishing 1 eBook every month will get you more returning customers and a greater volume of sales.
Publish 2 eBooks every year. If you choose this option, the launch for your books is much more important than if you publish eBooks every month. Publishing eBooks every month allows each eBook to attract returning customers. By publishing 2 eBooks every year, you will need to have at least 100 pages per eBook, and at this point, they should also be paperback books. If you choose this path, you would need to have at least 100 people eager to buy your book before it gets published. I have been using this method for my upcoming book Lead The Stampede. It has been mentioned in several blog posts and tweets. Charging for a low price ($2.99-$3.99) would result in a greater volume of sales.
Do a mix of both. It is very unlikely that you will be able to publish 1 eBook every month while writing 2 eBooks every year that are 100+ pages that at least 100 people are going to buy on the day of the launch. If you decide to do a mix of both, I recommend publishing 4-6 eBooks every year depending on your speed. Publishing eBooks at this rate will ensure many people know about your launch and that you are able to get returning customers. This is the method that I am going with.

In order to become a successful self published author, you need to decide which of these options you are going to implement into your strategy. The successful self published authors implement one of these three strategies. Which one are you going to implement?