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Inspiration, Change, and Happiness

December 12th, 2010

Leo Babauta of zenhabits has an interesting quip in a post called “Get Inspired” about someone enthralled in their passion professing out load on the street corners of San Francisco. He then asks:

How many of us can claim to be that excited about anything we do? If you don’t get excited by what you do, why not? Is it something we can change?

I know Gary Vanerchuck certainly is. I tend to think more like Gary than Leo with this. If it’s something we have to manufacture it isn’t from the heart.

What do you think? (Psst… Great video there as well)
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Jeremy Day has a post called “Why Is Change So Hard” that everyone knows about but is always hesitant to do anything about. I think most people fear change because they are addicted to their habits and fear change. It would expose their vulnerabilities and embarrass them. This isn’t something they are consciously doing. It has been ingrained into them over their lifetime and and most stems from when they were young. Jeremy has some some sound advise on planning which controls expectations and can help curtail the anticipated apprehensions. I think that examining your past, going through an affirmation program of some type, will also work just as well.

What say you?
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Finally, I invite you over to read Tina Su’s blog “Think Simple Now” Tina was recently voted one of the “Top 50 Most Influential Female Bloggers”. Her goal when she started blogging was to bring more happiness in the world. Lofty yes. Did she do it? Head on over and check the site out. She opens up and shares her joys and experiences in life. You’ll like it.

Content Syndication News

September 17th, 2009

webProviding Phenomenal Value
I’ve been a bit derelict in my duty and have been a bit sparse on my posts. I have been working on some projects related to this blog and you should start seeing some more concrete content and some action items that you’ll be able to implement. What’s the purpose? Well it’s to drive a lot more traffic to your blog. In fact, I’m sure of it that you’ll be getting more traffic. You’ll be able to start converting sales in your funnels and building your lists. “That’s a bold statement there Chris”, I can hear you saying. Why am I saying this? I’ve had some concrete examples that I implemented earlier this week and have had some fantastic results. As you know I’m big on leadership and one of the tenets that I’ve taken to heart over the last 6 months is to provide value to others. Phenomenal value. Not only do I want to provide content that educates, informs, shows how to, helps people make decisions, and motivate them, I also want to make sure what I provide them is something that is efficient and has solid reasons to why I do things the way I do. IN my mind, If I can’t, then I’m not doing my job.

Sign Up to Learn More
This post contains some nomenclature that not everyone is accustomed to. If you sign up for my 101 Traffic Generating ideas on the right hand side of this page you will learn about what exactly I’m talking about and how it can catapult your traffic.

Great News For You!
One of the things that I did earlier this week and am excited to share with you was to implement a strategy with a customized web site I built to help with content syndication. It integrates with bit.ly and some other twitter tools. It’s about 95% ready for prime time and you will be hearing more about it in the near future. On Monday morning I went through a cycle of what would occur if I had a content syndication group or tribe. This would be a small group of 5 people. I syndicated 4 other people’s last blog post. I created a flood of tweets that was syndicated to my twitter followers. As I write, the 4 different blog posts received 394 hits, 323 hits, 233 hits, and 170 hits. These were distinctly because of my efforts. The statistics were tracked by bit.ly. They averaged around 280 hits each. So lets do the math. If you write 2 posts a week and have one of your tribe members syndicate it. That would be 2 x 280 = 560 unique hits to your blog. Well you wouldn’t have just one tribe member do it, you would have 3 more. So the number of hits to your blog would be 4 x 560 = 2240 a week. Then 4 weeks x 2240 = 8960 hits a month. What is also exciting about this is it should only take about 1 hour per week per tribe member. The time it took me to drive the traffic mentioned above was about 80 minutes. If you have time for 10 or 20, why not? So with 10 it could be 20K visitors a month. 20 could be 40K visitors a month. What it comes down to is you just need to create quality content for others to syndicate and syndicate theirs. There will be more to come on this for sure.

Proof of Concept
Secondly, because I have tangible proof of this working I had some people start calling me a expert in the area and it is something that really excites me, I decided to specialize in it. It really does cover many things across many applications and social media sites and using social media in general. There are best practices and strategies that can help you optimize your experiences and results. These are things that I provide in my training package in depth and will be covering fairly well in my 101 Traffic Strategy series that you can sign up for.

Focus on Content Syndication
So I will be covering the same types of things that I have in the past but you can start expecting more dealing with content syndication. I also will be giving away a sealed copy of Jonathan Budd’s “Top Producer Mastermind Formula” retailing at around $500 smackers after I receive 303 opt-ins. I’ll figure out a way to randomly draw a subscriber. It could be you. And one more thing. Shoot me an email at chris.1.blog@gmail.com telling me about 10 people you told about my blog and how you told them to sign up for the 101 Traffic Strategies. If you do so, I will shoot out a blast of traffic your way. Make sure to give me the url of your blog.

Have a remarkable evening.

It’s A Message

September 7th, 2009

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Social Media Boom
Well it seems now that social media marketing is like a shiny new silver dollar and almost everyone is waking up and getting involved, as they should. There’s no question that social media applications are becoming central to our online lives, and soon social apps will be an integral part of the very operating systems we use. People are using Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube like crazy, and there are no signs of slowing down.

But Don’t Forget
What everyone still needs to realize is that as neat and nifty these online applications are, at the heart of it all, especially for marketers, is they are used to convey messages. You can never forget that these new social technologies are simply different and new ways to communicate. You also need to know that technology by itself is not can not compel anyone to do anything. You need to make sure that you don’t get the social technologies mixed with the message.

It’s Still A Message
So now we know that every status update, Tweet, and Facebook message is nothing more than a communication between a sender and on the other end, a reader. What your message says and how you say it are what matters. Don’t get caught up in the hype of Web 2.0 when it comes to conveying your message. At the core of it all you still need to deliver relevant messages, whether it be Facebook, Twitter, or an email campaign. Make sure you communications deliver a persuasive call to action because when it is all done and said, it’s still only a message. How you choose to craft and convey the words in it will make all the difference.

True Leaders Listen

August 12th, 2009

leadershipOne of the most important skills you need as a leader is the ability to listen. The Chinese characters that make up the verb “to listen” tell us something significant about the skill. A King, in order to be a true leader, must listen with ears, eyes, and heart … giving undivided attention to the people.

Are you a good listener?

Work With Chris

August 2nd, 2009

If there is any questions about working with me I would welcome a phone call.  I look forward to speaking with you.Hey, I’m glad your showing an interest in the possibility of working with me. I’m mostly looking for those who are serious not curious, have more heart than talent, and are looking to take action to improve their situation.

If this is you I want to talk with you. You can call me at 715-690-1125 or leave your information below.

I will get back to you within 24 hours. You are making an intelligent decision exploring a potential partnership with me and my company and if you take ACTION you could be one day closer to blowing the lid off of your potential. I provide coaching and mentoring to my team in addition to many bonuses worth over $2,000 to each and everyone who partners with me.

I look forward to speaking with you.



Chris W. Kilber
715-690-1125

skype: chris.w.kilber

Write From the Heart

July 14th, 2009

writingOver the last few weeks I’ve been working with some folks who are just starting out blogging. A part of their the training has been to go into the Word Press interface and actually do a lot of the setup themselves. For some, this has probably been the most technical thing they’ve ever done with their computers. I know that I’ve wrangled a bit with setting up blogs over the years and even this one took much much longer than I would have liked. I still do have a few things to iron out, but I’ll get there. I have enjoyed seeing a lot of these people grow tremendously in a very short time. I especially enjoy everyone’s first posts.

One of the common threads I see is that people are realizing that they need to and want to reach beyond their capabilities and learn about different ways of doing things. Others are sharing their passions in very graphic detail and taking risks at exposing their feelings. Now I know this may be harder for the guys, but I’m amazed at the quality of writing I see. I sometimes tend to approach it in too clinical a fashion and don’t pour enough of ME into them as much as I would like, or should. I had commented over on another site about some new people wanting everything to be perfect. There are a lot who dread having to create content everyday. In a previous post I spoke that no matter the topic, people are interested in YOUR perspective. They want to know what YOU think and why. They want to know how YOU arrived at that perspective. They are looking for someone like themselves. So if your looking at creating content that is perfect just remember, when you write from the heart, it is perfect and if your writing is from the heart, then you will not disappoint.

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Linda Cronin

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