I Am Publishing A Book Give Feedback & Win Prizes!
Through my 3 years of my business online, I have done everything from generating a nice income online from blogging, speaking on stage with hundreds of people but there is still one thing in my life that is missing in my business which is my own published book 
Unlike the online version which is called “Atomic Blogging” this book will be rewritten from the ground up for people who are new to blogging and would like to learn how to make money from blogging.
Because this is my first published book and I would be making this a real special book as I have decided to donate all the money generated from my first book to charity I think that would be a good way to give back to the community Also I think this will be the first business titled published book that goes all the charity
Before I can embarked myself into writing this book for newbies I will need your feedback on what content would you like to see in this book?
Prizes To Be Given Away Just For Giving Feedback!
To encourage you guys to participate, I will be giving 3 prizes to the best entries:
1 x best selling “Atomic Blogging 3.0″ system
1 x Unlimited Theme Licesne “Atomic Theme”
1 x $20 Cash!
Here’s What You Need To Do To Take Part
Just comment below 5 topics related to blogging that you would like to learn more about if you have just started in blogging.
Here’s an example on how to comment
- I like to learn more on how to setup a wordpress blog
- How to generate traffic with my blog
- How to write articles that make money?
Winners Will Be Announced On The 4th Jan 2010
I will picked the best winning entry from the comment submitted, Good Luck!
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Hi Alvin,
It thoughtful and heart warming of you to donate to charity .
My inputs :
1) Blogging’s Role as Part of the Social Media Sphere
2) Identifying the niches we should go into
3) Technical Setup of a Blog
4) Monetizing our Blog : Methods , Traffic Generation Technique
5) Perpetuate Blogging : Mindset and Psychology
I think you will do good with your book .
Good luck my friend and thank you for all you have done for me .
May God bless you and your family .
Ashley Strande
Hi Alvin,
It’s so nice of you to donate all the sales to charity.
Here are some suggestions for your book:
1. What is a blog and what is blogging.
2. Why blogging? The pros and cons of blogging comparing to other internet business model.
3. How a successful blogging can do for you? (how much can someone expect to make from blogging, examples of successful bloggers).
4. Step by Step action plan for successful blogging.
5. How to setup a blog as a business.
6. Tips and Tricks from the pro bloggers.
Also it will be nice to have a community (forum) of beginner bloggers who have read the book to get together to support each other in the process of gaining experience building a successful blogging business.
I’ll post some more if I think of more things to add.
In the meantime Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family,
Hardy
Hi Alvin,
I am a newbie to this business of online marketing. I am planning to start a website and wondered what are the advantages of setting up a blog. Why Blogs would be a good topic to start with. I do like the idea that a blog is interactive and that seems to be one of the main advantages. Would monetizing be better than a website? What have you found as an advantage and why did you specialize in blogging? Do blogs rank as high on the search engines? Has blogs changed the internet scene? I am looking forward to learning from your knowledge as I am sure is the rest of the world!! Keep us updated!
Hi Alvin
Publishing a book for absolute beginners is a fantastic idea. My suggestion for you to consider are:
1 As a new blogger, a step-my-step guide with screen shots would be really great as I could refer to the steps.
2 I would like to learn how to personalise my blog.
3 Through your training course, I am now able to get people to subscribe to my blog. How do I retrieve their email?
4 How to send the incentive ie free book to the subscriber?
5 A comprehensive guide book which is not super thick ie easy on the eyes and light to carry around.
Look forward to the published book soon!
Best of luck!
Normah
Hi, Alvin ..
I’ve tried to make my own blog, but I always feel unsure that my blog is really powerful. That’s why I really like to know if …
1. The Blog is as powerful as a website;
2. The SEO can place the blog to the top level;
3. More additional tools can be installed in a blog;
4. The blog can be manage as easy as possible (user friendly);
5. The blog can contain a guide for others to create their own.
i read your online blogging book . it was interesting and it is very helpful for all the bloggers!
i am glad that you are writing another book for new-comers who want to do blogging for their online marketing business.
Here are some suggestions for your book:
1. What is a blog and what is blogging.
2. Why blogging? The pros and cons of blogging comparing to other internet business model.
3. How a successful blogging can do for you? (how much can someone expect to make from blogging, examples of successful bloggers).
4. Step by Step action plan for successful blogging.
5. How to setup a blog as a business.
6. Tips and Tricks from the pro bloggers.
Also it will be nice to have a community (forum) of beginner bloggers who have read the book to get together to support each other in the process of gaining experience building a successful blogging business.
I’ll post some more if I think of more things to add.
keep on the good works!
Hi Alvin,
Like your plan! I would be interested to learn about other tools that can be of help when starting a blog (eg. wordpress themes, list building software etc). But my main question would be: Where do I submit my blog to get readers?
Keep up the good work!
Cheers,
Lela
Hi Alvin,
Writing a book takes tremendous efforts and time. Congratulations ontaking this bold step!
Here’s my inputs on “How to Make Money from Blogging”.
If I were a beginner, I would like to learn
1) How to set up my blog for little to no cost.
How to become a Problogger.
2) How to identify a niche to blog about
3) Preparations for setting up a blog, how many days or weeks worth of blog post do I need to have in advace for a successful blog?
4) How to create and build up a community
5) How to drive traffic to my blog
6) How do I regularly keep in touch with my subscribers without being seen as a Spammer
7) Stories or case studies of various bloggers, their beginnings and how long they took before they made their first dollar/ thousand online.
I think as a beginner. I would also like to have a hands-on session with the author for a fee to get started on the right track. Perhaps you caninclude this in your new book. Beginning Blogger’s Workshop 101-First steps to becoming a Problogger etc etc…
All the best for your upcoming book.
Hi Alvin,
Best of luck with your book! 5 topics related to blogging I’d like to learn more about are:
1) What steps do you go through in picking out a potentially successful blog niche/title/topic?
2) How often do you recommend updating your blog and why?
3) How do you go about picking the best method to monetize your blog?
4) Once set up, what are the steps you take to bring traffic to your blog?
5) What steps do you take to monitor your blog’s performance and what adjustments do you make if the sales are less than you’ve expected?
Thanks so much!
Jeff
Hi Alvin,
Just got into blogging for 1 year and would be great if your book could provide solutions to some of the following issues:
1. Although I know the difference between a static website and a blog, how do you combine the usage of these two platforms to generate traffic to either one?
2. How to you get your reader to subscribe to your list first before directing your subscriber to an affiliate link?
3. The whole aspect of keyword research, step by step guide on how to conduct keyword research using free tools and then deciding which keyword is popular and yet has less competition and how to use these keywords in your articlea, looking for a niche, naming your domain name, etc.
4. How do setup a membership area in your blog or website?
These are the ones I could think of for now although there are a lot more I need to learn.
Thanks Alvin. Hope to win the Atomic Blogging 3.0! (No harm in asking, right?
Hi Alvin,
Sorry, I left out the 5th topic:
5. How to do JV with other bloggers?
Thanks.
Alex
dear Alvin,
5 Topics i want to learn:
- how to set meta data for blogs.
- quick way to increase page rank
- easy way to appear at Google 1st page result
- how to find good idea with less competitor to write
- which platform is the best? blogspot or wordpress
thanks
Hi Alvin,
I hope your book will be embraced by all! 5 topics related to blogging:
1) How can a blogger be famous and successful? Any tips?
2) What topics can a blogger write to attract lots of readers?
3) What is the best way to monetize a blog?
4) How to install tools/gadgets to enable readers to keep track of the latest updates.
5) How to moderate and publish readers’ feedback.
Have a great day! : )
Best regards,
Aik.
Hi Alvin,
This will be a good idea for you to donate to charity.your book is into basic so this is idea for your book content.
1)How to create a Wordpress blog from scratch?
2)Which is a good web-hosting website?
3)What type of niche you would recommend us to make money online?
4)How to make money online without using any product?
5)How to create a product to sell online?
This are all from the beginner forum where i ask them what will type of content to let you publish on your book.And my blog have a review pages of you check it out Good Luck!
Hi Alvin,
Thanks so much for this opportunity – My main question has to do with what are the possibilites/drawbacks to having a book published from a succesful blog, i.e. if your blog is super succesful and a publisher offers a book deal on said blog? What happens to the comments: Would they have to be included, would the people commenting be reimbursed, etc?
All the very best with your book! MC
Hi Alvin,
very nice of you to donate your earnings with your first book on blogging.
Reading such a book I would like to know how much more practical information about these topics:
- How to customize your blog so that it becomes attractive to readers
- How can I make it visible on the Internet
- How can detarmina readers to leave comments
I have seen / read books about blogging but most are focused on theory, philosophy of blogging, not practical. Maybe I have not found the best books / magazines on the topic, but … this is what I would expect from a new book on blogging. To be practical, not theoretical. Case studies. Examples (positive and negative). Approach.
Good luck with your book.
Happy New Year!
Hi alvin,
If you need a guestwriter for charity, let me know
5 questions:
1. How to pick a subject that makes more money than another subject you love.
2. How to maximize earnings on the same blog.
3. How to start a JV when your blog is new and you aren’t famous?
4. How to get a pr 4 and above with the least effort and fastest time (like 3 to 6 months?)
5. What is the next step to take once you feel you maximized earnings on your blog?
Happy writing and u and your entire family have a prosperous 2010!
- How to never stay out of ideas for posts?
- How to make users subscribe?
- Should ads be there from beginning even if I don’t have advertisers?
- I’m using Facebook and Twitter for promotion, I leave digg, stumbleupon and other for users, how could I promote myself better? I always heard that self-submiting is not good, so…
- Some tips how to advertise your own business inside your blog?
- Having facebook fan box with 10 fans, does it have sense to show it on site?
- What wordpress plugins do you use?
- What type (format) of ad preforms best, in case I want to advertise my blog, and should I do it?
- How to approach advertisers and ask them if they want to place ad on your site?
- Should I use http://buysellads.com ?
Here are my questions:
- Where do you get good content for your blog
- How often should you post to your blog
- What plugins do you use for your blog
- How do you put a squeeze page on your blog
- How do you set up autoposting on your blog
Thanks,
Andre
Hi Alvin,
Don’t know why my earlier post was not shown here but my second post did appeared. Anyway, i am re-posting my 5 topics here:
1. How do you combine a static website and a blog to generate traffic to either platform?
2. The whole aspect of keyword research step by step guide – how to do keyword research using free online tools, how to determine the competitiveness of the keywords, how to use them in your article, domain name, etc.
3. How do you get your readers to subscribe to your list before being directed to an affiliate link?
4. How to do JV with other bloggers?
5. How to create a membership area in your blog?
That’s all.
Alex
Hi Alvin Phang,
May be you’ve written well in your book.
I am suggesting few steps which will help to blog increase popularity.
Think forward and write articles that readers look for
Do something extra.
Tweet about your posts
Hey Alvin,
What a great idea!
I would like to see in your blogging book:
1. The best platforms to blog on
2. How to find a voice/tone for your blog
3. Should you use PLR articles and how to use them
4. How to get your blog noticed
5. How to encourage readers to comment and take part on your blog
Have a fantastic 2010
Hey Alvin,
If I were writing a start to finish book on blogging, I would make sure I start at the very beginning.
In my teleseminars, I found that way too many people start without knowing what niche they are even marketing in. Or, they start in a niche they love, and there really isn’t much of a chance of real profit.
So it is vital the the book explains, in the natural flow of building there business, exactly where to begin. Then flow through the process so it people don’t “spin their wheels” doing nothing profitable.
Heres’ what I see…
1. Must teach how to choose a niche including…
Choosing the the niche, basic keyword research, choosing a business model, determining profitability of the niche, if there really is traffic gathering online in the niche, if the niche is seasonal, importance of a self hosted niche website.
2. How to choose a proper domain name
3. How to choose a web host
4. How to connect your domain to your host
5. How to install your blog software
6. How to install plugins
7 Essential plugins to have installed before you start blogging
8. Choosing a theme that will keep your readers reading – before you start blogging
9. Connecting your blog for traffic – installing automated backlinking and bookmarking system BEFORE you start blogging. Includes basics of setting up on Twitter and other social networks
10. How to create content including importance of keyword focus, importance of paragraph structure, how to find good ideas for content
11. How to step up your traffic once all of this is done
12 Importance of Article Marketing as a primary, long term traffic source
13. Developing additional traffic sources
14. Secrets of using RSS
15. Adding video to your blog and blog traffic
16. Using podcasts for your blog and blog traffic
17. Monetizing your blog
18. Most profitable money sources on your blog
19. Building your list with your blog (maybe this should be moved up to #11
20. Selecting most profitable affiliate products
21. How to write reviews of products that will sell
22. Content styles that attract traffic and targeted readers, as well as in bound links
Well I’ve run out of time. But that’s a fairly complete list, close to the right order to include in start to success blogging book
Wayne Sharer
My 5 main topics for newbies related to blogging would be:
1. Choosing a niche and setting up an attractive blog from start to finish including free content to capture leads.
2. Ways of creating content related to my niche, making the blog Google, SEO and keyword friendly.
3. Managing traffic to the blog keeping the content fresh and up to date thereby keeping visitors returning.
4. Social media and how is blogging linked to this ever popular way of connecting to people.
5. How is the income (if any) produced from the blog monitored and recorded.
Good luck!
Bud McKenzie
http://www.theboomerbiz.com/blog
I love to blog but feel I know so little about how to make money with my blog and as yet have only made a small amount with adsense and nothing else so would really like to learn more in this area.
Dave
Great idea to write a book, Alvin! I would like to see a lot of step-by-step, how-to information.
1. Glossary of terms – describe what all the technical jargon means
2. Detailed instructions of how to use admin area to get started
3. Pros and cons of hosted vs self-hosted blogs
4. Description of security measures to take
5. Plug-in recommendations
All of these sections should be geared towards maximizing traffic and monetization of your blog.
Hi Alvin,
I’m Ding Neng from Singapore. it will be great to see your book on bookshelves!
I would like to learn
- How to generate content for your blog
- the different platforms for setting up a blog, e.g. which is better? Wordpress/Blogger/livejournal…etc
- How to keep your blog new and interesting so visitor will return
- Can companies blog to increase their web presence and branding too? and How can they do it?
- Google Adsense or alternatives for monetization for blogs
- What should and shouldn’t be written on a blog
That’s all, and Happy New Year to you!
If I were starting out as a newbie all over again, I would definitely need to know about:
*1) the best topics to blog about..
*2) types of blogging templates that have the highest proven conversion rates..
*3) how to get targeted traffic more quickly..
*4) capturing email addresses and even more importantly, the correct type of email series to keep them active on your list..
*5) and of course, the most efficient methods for getting strong backlinks to a blog!
..if you think about it, the above are pretty much the most important aspect needed to be learned when starting out blogging as well as maintaining a successful blog
Hi Alvin, having published an entire 30 video series on Blog Flipping just a few days ago, I will be happy to find this topic :
1) How to flip a Blog (and resell it for Money).
2) How to be catched by search engines in recod time.
Thanks and Goodbye,
Alessandro Zamboni
As I know nothing about blogging, It is difficult for me to say what should be included,
in your new Book!
So my comment will be that I need to know everything, from how you put the tires on to
get it rolling to where you put the gas to keep it going.
With that said and your obvious willingness to help I have no doubt that your new Book,
will be an Excellent guide for all in their internet travel!
Thanks
Frank
Hey Alvin, here’s my 5 topics.
1) How to make money from autoblog?
2) How can you make big with niche blog?
3) X rules to follow when blogging. (X is the number)
4) Can you have duplicated content in your blog?
5) The myth or the truth about blog monetization.
Hope you look at my topics.
Things to consider when picking a niche, is it about money or the things you love?
The anatomy of a good article that attracts people to participate and comment.
The steps on how you will become the authority on that niche.
The best way to communicate to your readers to gain authority.
How to make articles that converts into sales.
Hi Alvin
I hv these questions
1) The types of monetization that you can do with your blog.
2) If you are blogging on a specific niche, how to make sure that you have enough content. How to make sure that they will always be fresh.
3) There’s so many ways to get traffic, give 3 of the best.
4) When should a blogger starts building a list. Straight away?
5) When marketing a blog, especially for traffic, should a blogger do it alone or find a team. If doing it in a team is better, how to find one?
Is your cash prize in Sing dollar or NZ dollar or US dollar?
New bloggers have/encounter a ton of questions:
How to choose a profitable subject to start a blog about?
How to find, choose and contact “that what can make money on your blog”?
How to find a ghostwriter and make sure he or she writes content that is worthwile for your readers?
When is your blog “established” enough to start a new blog.
How and what to write/work-on in a new blog compared to working on an “established blog”?
Cheers!
Wow I am amazed by the response.. thanks everyone for the contribution in response it will surely help me create a better book this time round
Alvin
Most of the topics that would and should be in any good book on blogging have been listed already but I would just suggest one thing becuase you do seem honest-just please keep it real! Make sure people understand that most of what they read and are told by the gurus is hype and they may never make a dime. People also need to understand that they need to work and work. Explain what autoblogging is versus the real thing. No easy answers and no easy money.
Hi Sharon
I dont think what we read from the gurus are lies, hyped a bit maybe. but the steps/tips give can really make you money. juts that, they didnt tell that you need to do it a lot of time to make that much
Sharon is almost right: the gurus only tell white lies like:
I made 1000 dollar in revenue in one day, not saying that they spend 1000 dollar on marketing.
I made 3000 dollar in 3 days, not telling that they just promoted a new product to their mailing list.
All true and no lies, but utterly misleading for newbees.