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WordPress changed the way we build websites, communicate with our subscribers and clients, and sell things online. It evolved to become a really good Content Management System, even though it started off as a blogging platform.

Every day, there are thousands of new WordPress users. Although there are tons of technical documentation online, the majority of new users won’t find them useful at all. In fact, most of them prefer a non-technical, step-by-step “how to” guide to getting started. That’s why a lot of smart marketers are making tons of money selling WordPress video tutorials that teach others how to set-up, configure and use WordPress.

The problem is, creating a WordPress video by yourself is an uphill task. Even in the past year WordPress has changed so much. This means that by the time you’re done creating your WordPress video tutorials, there are already outdated. Even if you manage to sell them, you’ll be getting a lot of angry customers when these videos get outdated a few weeks down the road.

A smarter solution is to get video tutorials with private label rights. Most of the PLR peddlers you find in forums are selling you low-quality stuff. In fact the main reason why these WordPress video tutorials were created is to sell them off cheap with Private Label rights to unsuspecting marketers like you and me.

The only good source of Private Label WordPress and blogging tutorials I’ve seen to date the one created by Gobala Krishnan who writes some really good stuf in his Work at Home blog. Gobala Krishnan is pretty famous as a blogger and WordPress guru. For more than two years he kept these WordPress video tutorials to himself and make quite a fortune.

Recently however, Gobala decided to sell Private Label or PLR versions of his excellent WordPress video tutorials and blogging tips, which means that now you can buy them and use them in your own products, membership sites or as part of your coaching program. Outdated videos is not a thing you will worry about because as a member to PLR WP Videos.com you can request for updates, and also suggest new videos. Brand new videos are also delivered to your every month as part of your membership.

WordPress video tutorials are planned and produced carefully, which is what I love about this site. Because of this they are light weight, small sized and more user friendly. Plus, you can always choose the exact video formats you need and avoid paying for stuff that you’re never going to use anyway.

Calling all editors, publishers, writers and freelance journalists. Now is the time to breathe more life into your articles. Turn your articles into living pieces that spark measurable debate, get closer to your readers and engage their mind and soul - we’re talking revolution.

As it was in the beginning

Publishers have for many years relied on letters to get feedback from their readers and although email has opened up this method of communication it is still time consuming and difficult to monitor and process, and for the more popular articles, it is either a case of only a fraction of the received correspondence ever being used, or where online comments have been allowed, well written and good comments can be buried under poorly written and abusive comments.

Let’s face it, as well as being an overhead for the publisher, to most people it is an unrewarding medium in terms of effort required and response received, just think of the number of letters that go unpublished and unread.

As it is now

New channels of communication have been created by the Internet and this in turn has created opportunities that allow us to challenge traditional methods. The Internet is now a mature technology, no longer the preserve of the new fad brigade but a technology that has been embraced by a global population, young and old alike and it allows us now to re-evaluate the way things are done. Newspapers, trade journals, magazines and ezines now have the opportunity to change the mental process.

When people read an article that provokes thought they now expect the opportunity to comment either by writing a comment, sending an email or writing a letter. Sure emails are easier but it still takes time to craft an email and time for the majority, is what they haven’t got.

Although interesting a letters page or a list of comments are at best a sample of views or an endless unmanaged list of comments; a letter may be well crafted and well written letter but due to the free text form it is difficult, or near impossible, to measure.

As it should be

Now consider the advantages of linking articles to online surveys where as a publisher you will have the ability to obtain valuable readership feedback in a form that can be easily measured. Just as important as you communicating with your readers is giving your readers a way to communicate with you where they know it will count.

Do you want to deliver a snapshot of opinion? How much did they like the article? Did the readership agree with what was said or do they have a different view?

Now it’s easy

In the past surveys would have taken considerable effort to design and publish and altogether was a process too long winded and therefore reserved for the niche and bigger topics.

However, using a hosted survey site surveys and questionnaires can be created and published via the Internet by anyone who has a pulse. Professional looking questionnaires and surveys created in minutes make the perfect complement to articles that prompt opinion and debate.

The advantage over letters, e-mails and comments are that all the feedback gathered through a survey is managed and measured and sites like Survey Galaxy will provide you with a real time poll and charts that you can either keep to yourself or share with your readers.

It can even be complementary to sending an email

Linking articles to online surveys will extend the life of the article and involve your readers in the discussion in a way where they are confident that their opinion will be counted.

If you think they would rather send an email? - not a problem - just include the facility within the survey and get the best of both worlds.

It’s quick, low cost, and easy to do; it will empower and engage the reader, provide first class feedback and having established a communication channel you then have the opportunity to promote other related articles.

There is an opportunity to register your view of this article here:- Readership Feedback Survey

Few things are as important to blogging as site traffic is.  When you intend to make money blogging, the success of your site is going to be reliant on the number of people who manage to make it to your site, stay there, and return to become loyal readers.  Fortunately, driving traffic to your blog doesn’t always have to be a herculean task.  Here are a few tips we’ve collected for you so you can boost your site stats and encourage people to come to your site:

1.  Get out there and socialize!

If you want your blog to be visited by other people, you’ll have to do a lot of house-calls yourself – to other blogs, that is.  Shoot for blogs that concentrate on the same niche as yours, since the people who are already visiting that site are likely to be interested in what you have to say about their favorite topic, too.  Drop a well-composed comment that’s relevant to the post you’ve chosen, and don’t forget to leave a link back to your site’s URL at the bottom of your comment.

You can also link to other sites as a means of getting more traffic.  More often than not, these blogs will link back to you (unless they’re the larger, more successful blogs), therefore opening up your site to their own visitors and network.

Forum boards are also a good venue to plug your site in subtle ways.  Participate actively in discussions that you have some good knowledge of, and make sure that your contributions are informative and helpful.  Don’t forget to leave a link to your site in one of your messages or in your signature!

2.  Fan out your work to article directories:

Article directories are a great way to spread your work, cement your credibility through your articles, and get backlinks from other sites.  Places like eZine Articles and Buzzle are a great place to send your articles to, since they have a lot of users and your articles – which should come with a link to your blog — are sure to find an audience there.  Take note, however, that these services exact some very strict rules: there’s always a minimum word count for submissions, and some topics are just taboo.

3.   Write better posts
The most effective way to draw traffic into your blog is by providing great content that gets your readers’ attention and distinguishes you from other competing blogs.  Make each blog entry worth your visitors’ while, and they’re bound to return to your site.

Keep in mind that if you want to make money blogging, you should do more than create a marketing strategy that aims at driving traffic to your site.  At the heart of your blog lies its content, and when your readers find that you always have something good and interesting to offer to them each time they visit your blog, they’re bound to return again and again.  That’s much, much more than what traditional SEO methods can accomplish for you any day.