Free - "Intro" to Blogging Classes!

Intro to Blogging Class Notes -

If you miss a webinar you have to wait till the next scheduled session before moving onto the next session. The key to your success is absorbing and executing the information we teach. While we work on teaching you how to do everything yourself (the preferred choice) MBU will provide any of the services needed for you to get started.

Part 1: (Getting Started 101)
Part 2: Setting it all up (Getting Started 102)
Part 3: Customization (Getting Started 103)
Part 4: Social Media Integration (Getting Started 104)
Part 5: Marketing Plan, Business Plan and Goals (Getting Started 101)

Sign up through here (scroll down to bottom of page)
http://mommybloggeru.com/how-to-be-a-blogger

Surprising Ways to Find Great Start-up Ideas

by Penelope Trunk

One of the first characteristics of a successful start-up founder is often that there is a little bit of crazy in the person. David Segal, writing in the New York Times, called it "just manic enough." In order for your ideas to seem fresh, they have to be a little bit off-center, a little bit off-kilter. You have to see your ideas a little more clearly than everyone else in order to believe they will work.

Read article here
http://www.inc.com/penelope-trunk/surprising-ways-to-find-great-startup-ideas.html?cid=em01012week29

5 Ways to Auto-Share Your New Blog posts on Twitter

Posted by Stephanie Treasure

When you write a new blog post for your business or personal blog, the next step is to drive traffic to it. Your blog subscribers will be alerted to the fact that you have a new post. However, usually you want to also get the word out via social media to attract new readers and subscribers. There are a host of ways to do this as there are many social media platforms for promoting your blog post.

Read here http://www.stephanietreasure.com/5-ways-to-auto-share-your-new-blog-posts-on-twitter

10 Things You Didn't Know Gmail Did

by Marziah Karch, About.com Guide

Gmail is really useful. It's free without feeling cheap. It doesn't add ads to the signature line of your email messages, and it gives you a very generous amount of storage space. Still not convinced? What's So Great About Gmail? Here's a few things you may not have known you can do with Gmail.

http://google.about.com/od/gmailtipsandtricks/tp/Gmail_Tips.htm?nl=1

Simple Fool-Proof Strategies to Increase Your Search Engine Ranking (3 Parts)

Part 1 - Keyword Research
http://www.entrepreneurchic.com/how-to-increase-your-search-engine-ranking-through-keyword-research

Part 2 - Making Your Website Relevant
http://www.entrepreneurchic.com/simple-fool-proof-strategies-to-increase-your-search-engine-ranking-part-2-making-your-website-relevant

Part 3 - Building Backlinks
http://www.entrepreneurchic.com/simple-fool-proof-strategies-to-increase-your-search-engine-ranking-part-3-building-backlinks

What Kind of Maintenance Do I Need to Do on My Windows PC?

View details here -
http://lifehacker.com/5815256/what-kind-of-maintenance-do-i-need-to-do-on-my-windows-pc

How to Improve Your Rankings with Semantic Keyword Search

by Neil Patel

From Google’s Panda, Search Plus Your World and Venice updates, in the last year alone the SEO landscape has changed. And while that means your SEO strategy will change, too, there is one thing that remains the same…keywords. Keywords remain important to your content and link strategies.

Read more here
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/how-to-improve-your-rankings-with-semantic-keyword-research

Travel Related Freebies

Currency Converter for 164 Currencies
http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic

Free Language Translator (Download)
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Home-Education/My-Translator.shtml

Language Resources
http://www.iearn.org/countries/language-resources

Multilangual Dictionary
http://www.langtolang.com

Multi Language Dictionary Search Site
http://www.allwords.com

Website Language Translation (by Google)
http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en

Area Code Listing (International)
http://www.bennetyee.org/ucsd-pages/area.html

Daylight Savings & World Clock
http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving

Maps, Global Map, World Atlas
http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps

Calendar Converter Program
http://www.fourmilab.ch/documents/calendar

Time Zone Converter
http://www.timezoneconverter.com

12 Directories & Resources
http://www.ryze.com/posttopic.php?topicid=1021304&confid=1022

Huge List of Free Travel and Car DVDs
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977239575

Free Travel Planner, Vacation Guides and Coupons
http://snipurl.com/freetravel

Free Online Language Course
http://www.word2word.com/course.html

TravelOK - Free DVDs, Brochures and Guides
http://www.travelok.com/brochures/index.asp

6 Airline Travel Myths Revealed
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/myths-flying-open-jet-door/story?id=13695338

Free Books of the Week [Career Building]

Choose from an array of books that are an A-Z to developing your career!

View information here
http://www.blackenterprise.com/2012/04/16/free-books-of-the-week-career-building/?ref=beoutbrain

Three SEO Don'ts Straight From Google

When you work in SEO, it might seem that Google is always trying to trip you up. But that's not really the case, argues Brandignity: "They don't dislike all SEOs because ... we actually help catalog information and pages; that in turn helps their search identify which pages make sense to showcase."

Read tips here
http://www.marketingprofs.com/short-articles/2553/three-seo-donts-straight-from-google