Your Brand Radio with Mark Crowley and David Sandusky

For those of you awesome readers that follow me on Facebook and Twitter, you probably noticed I was invited last week to be interviewed by two amazing gentlemen. Mark Crowley and David Sandusky host a live radio show as part of their company “Your Brand Radio” that is helping millions of entrepreneurs online. I was honored!

What’s really great about Your Brand Radio is the theme behind its well-known program: Your business is not unique, but you are! With a couple million followers, Your Brand Radio invites some of the most talented experts on the show to provide never-ending value to its loyal listeners.

The live show was held at Espressole Caffe in the Denver Tech Center which is a great coffee shop that can’t be beat. Accompanying Mark, David and me was a fabulous professional photographer, Neil McKenzie. I noticed throughout the show he was really seeing my interaction with the hosts from every possible angle. I couldn’t have been more impressed. If you need a photographer or a professional photo shoot done, call Neil! I just have to give props when people deserve it!

Part 3 of 3: Conclusion of Blast From the Past

21 Top Posts Everyone Needs to Read About Online Business Development Continued… A Series by Amber Ludwig.

This 3rd post in the 3-part series concludes “Blast From the Past” week where I deliver the top insights and training pieces I’ve written since starting this website. Print them out, share then on Facebook/Twitter, or just enjoy the content!

I hope you enjoyed this short series. Sometimes with blogs, new visitors just come in and don’t look back on all the incredible information written about in the past. Bookmark these posts if you want to refer back to them anytime.

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5 Ways to Create a Blog Post Strategy to Gain Exposure and More Traffic: You can have all the education in the world, but it’s the execution that really starts your training. So today I share some of the things I’ve done to keep me on mark with my goals to getting traffic, getting subscribers, and just plain enjoying the ride…

Part 2 of 3: Blast From The Past, Wicked Resources

21 Top Posts Everyone Needs to Read About Online Business Development Continued… A Series by Amber Ludwig.

This 2nd post in the 3-part series continues “Blast From the Past” week where I deliver the top insights and training pieces I’ve written over the past 18 months. Below I have selected the best Resource posts that still include current training material. Print them out, share then on Facebook/Twitter, or just enjoy the content!

Resource Post 1:

How to Resize Images Quickly and Easily: I’m sure by now you’ve come across at least one instance where you wanted to upload a picture – thinking it would be a simple process – only to find that your image didn’t fit in the allotted space. Well, I know that not everyone has a fancy Adobe product that can resize images and not everyone is tech savvy. I have a very quick and easy-to-use solution for you…

Part 1 of 3: Blast From The Past

21 Top Posts Everyone Needs to Read About Online Business Development. A Series by Amber Ludwig.

This week is “Blast From the Past” week where I deliver the top insights and training pieces I’ve written over the past 18 months. I have selected the best posts that still include current training material. Print them out, share then on Facebook/Twitter, or just enjoy the content!

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35 Ideas for Print & Email Newsletters Plus Formatting Tips Delivery Options: While you are in the process of creating your website or blog, it is really important to start thinking about a newsletter you can offer – whether weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly – to your followers. Study after study shows that newsletters can create a loyal following and repeat sales. And the good news is…

Have You Thought of Facebook as Your Opt-In List Yet?

If you’ve studied Internet Marketing at all, you’ve heard “build a list, build a list, build a list!” This is sound advice. Building a list of email addresses, people that are interested in following you – this can be your greatest online asset over time. Of course you’ll want to handle your “list” with care. Don’t spam, don’t email every day, etc etc.

Follow my logic here for a moment… People are subscribing to lists less and less. Some have asked if that burst of squeeze pages, newsletter signup forms and ethical bribes (like an eBook giveaway) are going away for good even. No, I don’t believe they are.

I still sign up for people’s lists all the time. Why not?? You can unsubscribe at any time! If you stumble across a blog or website that provides great content and gets your energized you’re crazy not to opt-in to their list. You’ll get little “reminders” of that excitement plus you’ll stay current in your industry (IMPORTANT!).

Tynt Insight: Auto-Adds Your URL When People Copy Your Content

It’s free. It’s easy. It’s a must.

Tynt Insight is a company I found when searching for WordPress plugins. I was specifically searching for a plugin that automatically adds your URL to the copied content a visitor snatches. (No, I’m not an affiliate, just sharing a great tool.)

I’m all for someone sharing the goods. Some are not, and for you, there are plugins that don’t allow anyone to copy your content. They do this by disabling your visitor’s ability to right click, among other things. But, I’m all about sharing the wealth so feel free to share my content.

You do want to make every effort to protect your own content. You can setup a free account with Tynt in 30 seconds. Then you are taken to a home page that has already generated a line of HTML code for your website. You simply add this code in your footer or index file, just above the tag. From then on, anytime a visitor copies your content, a line that looks like this will be added at the bottom of whatever they copied…

Tony Robbins 5 Keys To Thrive Video

Tony Robbins is one of my all-time heroes and mentors. I attended an event of his five years ago this month. Back then, I was searching for answers about why I was the person I was, and clues as to who I was going to be in the future. Back then I was just a kid starting out on a journey.

At Tony’s event I had many realizations about my past and future – how I wanted to show up in this world. This jump started my book to release next year titled “Rescuing Me: A Teen’s Journey From Lost to Found” and made my life’s purpose clear. I make every effort to improve and thrive, then help others along the way.

How to Get Copyright Protection on Your Blog or Website

I have pooled some resources for you to look at for copyright protection on your blog or website. This is something you would be considered crazy to “put off”. Fast forward, someone has copied your content and called it their own. How do you feel? What can you do?

It’s important that you protect your own website or blog with the appropriate copyright actions, but also, that you use and refer to others content without violating their copyright.

Below you will find links to valuable copyright tips, rules and resources. Take a good amount of time to look into this to ensure you are protected and not doing anything that could be cause for action from another.

1. Top 5 Ways to Prevent Copyright Theft of Your WordPress Blog, Law Vibe website

2. Copyright Law: 12 Dos and Don’ts, by Daniel Scocco

3. 14 Copyright Tips For Bloggers, By Kimberlee Weatherall

Do You Feel Frozen In This Economy? 5 Tips to Get Energy & Take Action Again

I see it happening everywhere. Entrepreneurs know what they need to do, they get inspired, but when it comes to taking that action… they freeze. This got me inspired to write a blog post in hopes of spreading awareness, then offering some solutions to get you back on your feet again.

I have been one of the lucky few that wasn’t dramatically affected by the swift change in the economy (don’t throw eggs at me!). I haven’t missed any mortgage payments, my work is steady and my ambition is strong as ever. Let this be the best news you’ve heard all day so far. Why? Because maybe I can help you see a new perspective – one that loosens up your stiffness and gets you on the track you know you want to sprinting on.


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What’s the Deal with Affiliate Marketing and Social Media?

By now you’ve heard a little something about affiliate marketing – enough to know you should be an affiliate. You’ve also heard how imperative social media is.

Wanna hear my two cents? Below you’ll find a 20-minute audio where I was interviewed by Pam Zimmer. Feel free to download, SHARE, or listen straight from this post.

What questions did I answer?

  • Why would someone want to sign up as an affiliate and what are the benefits?
  • What is a “mask URL” and when/why would you want to use one?
  • How can you leverage being an affiliate to market and grow your business?
  • If someone is new to social media and wanted to create the most opportunity for a book release, what are the top things they should do?
  • What other tips can I offer to have more success with affiliate marketing and social media?