A Google Search Tip to Save You Time and Frustration

There are times when I’m searching for something on the web that I’ve come across previously. That might be an article that I want to read again, a blog post that I want to refer to in my blog posts or a resource I want to send to someone else.

If I search Google I will get a ton of search results that may not return the specific content I am looking for, so instead I tell Google which site to search and which keywords I want Google to search for in that site.

So here’s how you do it. Go to www.Google.com (obviously right?) and in the search bar enter “site:[websiteaddresshere]” for example: “site:www.techcoachforcoaches.com money“. Press “search”. The results will only contain posts, pages, etc from the site you specified.

This especially speeds things up when you want to let a client or potential client know where your hot article on “[Insert hot topic here]” is on your site!

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Top 10 Ways to Find Content Ideas Quickly

Many online entrepreneurs get stuck when it comes to writing their blog, newsletter or finding content for their pod or video casts. Here’s 10 quick ways to find content ideas!

1. Check your inbox or sent folder in your email. Your clients have no doubt emailed you questions right? Take those questions and answer them! Leave out your client’s name of course.
2. Take a look at your blog categories. Like most bloggers you probably have over 15 different categories that you have used in the past. Those are sure to spark some content ideas.
3. Ask TwitterVille! If you are on Twitter just post a question such as “What do you want to see covered on my upcoming newsletter?”. This is my favourite because you will be giving your newsletter readers what they want.
4. Ask your newsletter readers. Add a section in your newsletter called “Ask the Coach” and tell them how they can ask you a question. Answer this question in your next newsletter.
5. Go through your archives. You can always reuse and recycle content. There is no rule against it and it would make your life a little easier.
6. Ask for guest writers. Make a list of 5 people who would love to be a guest writer for your blog or newsletter. Email them now and ask for an article.
7. Take a chapter from your book. If you have written a book, take a chapter or even part of a chapter and create an article from it. Don’t forget to let your readers know where they can buy your book.
8. Review a book. You don’t have to read the whole book to review it. Review it as you read it. What did you just read about that inspired you? How did you enjoy the last chapter you read?
9. Cover hot topics, but don’t over do it. What is a hot topic in the news and in your industry? What article can you write about it? How can you cover it in your podcast? Just don’t over do it. What I mean by this is, writing about what everyone else in your industry has written
10. Interview an Expert. Who in your industry can you interview on your podcast? Rather post it on your blog? Make it easy on yourself and send them interview questions in an email and ask them to reply within the email. This way you can just copy and paste the answers into your blog.

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Tweet and Send News at the Same Time!

My favourite Newsletter system, Aweber, has introduced a fabulous new feature that will allow you to re-publish your newsletter on to Twitter automatically.

This means each time you publish your newsletter you can publish it onto your Twitter feed as well. Your Twitter followers would be notified and a link is provided for them to view your newsletter (saved on Aweber). This is a fantastic way to get more leverage out of your newsletters and put your newsletters in front of your Twitter followers (in case they aren’t already newsletter subscribers).

So how do you set this up? It’s simple. Each time you set up your newsletter click “syndicate” then enter your Twitter id and password. Once your newsletter is published a message on your Twitter page appears.

Example: Latest Newsletter Issue 32 http://aweber.com/b/f2RG

For more information visit Aweber’s blog post about this new feature: http://www.aweber.com/blog/new-features/twitter-email-newsletters.htm

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Warm up and Stretch for the 2nd Blog-a-thon

Today I am hosting our 2nd blog-a-thon for the members of www.helpdeskforcoaches.com.  The participants of the 1st blog-a-thon got a lot out of it, including me.

We begin by getting on a call where the participants can ask me any blogging question they have.  Then we share our ideas of what we are going to blog about and commit to writing at least one blog post in the hour that follows.  We hang up and call back in an hour to let eachother know how we did and commit to another blog post for the following hour.  Then we do it all over again.

Here’s what Nonprofit coach Alex Carter wrote about the blogathon: http://alexcarter.com/productivity/my-first-blog-a-thon/

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