I got to having a phone conversation recently with a friend who is also a part of this great network marketing industry and the conversation was a little bit of strategy, a little bit of tools and just a little bit of friendly chat among friends.

One of the main topics of discussion was blogging. If you don’t know, I am rather new in the blogging phenomenon, but I have embraced it 100%. (Blogging is power and I don’t’ like to lose power J)

My friend is also fairly new to this ultra-powerful strategy also. By new I mean we have both put some serious time into our network marketing blogs, but by no means are we mad blogging scientists, maybe blogging middle school kids.

But the discussion was rather interesting as we started sharing some of the things that we were doing to get the most out of our marketing, more specifically the plug-ins that we were using. As you look at our blogs, although they are a part of the same industry, they are completely different in almost every aspect. On the front end as well as behind the curtain.

I want to share with some of the most important things that came out of this conversation that I am 100% positive will make a difference in the way that you handle your network marketing blogs now and in the future.

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Here Goes…

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First off, we are both very intrigued by the different plug-ins that currently available for FREE or just a few dollars that will help you take your business the next level. With almost completely opposite plug-ins on our blogs like I mentioned above, it was really great to share our thoughts on why we used what we used.

Here are five of of the plugins that I felt were most important when it comes to getting your blog setup right:

Google Analytics Plugin- This is in my opinion the hands down most important plug-in that you should have on your blog. Actually, you should have analytics installed on every website that you have on the internet.

What the Google Analytics Plug-in will do for your blog is track all of the traffic that is coming in. It will give you an in depth analysis (that word makes it sound complex, but it is not) of exactly what is going on in your blog such as: number of visitors, how the visitor arrived, how long they stayed, what pages they viewed, how many pages they viewed and most importantly if the visitor opted in to be on your mailing list.

Understanding the traffic that is arriving at you blog and what they are doing is as important as getting the traffic there in the first place. If you know what the readers like, and why they are there, you can continue to supply them the exact information that they are thirsty for.

All In One SEO Pack- This is a very simple plug-in that will allow you to optimize your blog for the search engines. Search engine optimization is so important when it comes to blogging. Sure you are going to get a good amount of your traffic from your followers, social media and word of mouth, but getting your blog to rank for specific keywords is a never ending source of highly targeted traffic. The all-in-one seo pack is a must have for Search Engine Optimization Marketing.

OnlyWire For Wordpress-This simple plug-in allows you to bookmark your blog post to numerous social media sites (around 26 at the time of this post) with the click of a button. If you are serious about blogging and you actually want your blog to be read, this is another must have.

Having your content bookmarked by so many sites will get you more visibility and the search engines will eat you up. With the Onlywire plug-in, you actually do have to go to Onlywire.Com and register for all the accounts that you want to post to, but once you do it once it works forever.

Google Friend Connect- This plugin is a super cool addition to your blog. It gives you the ability to have “members” of your blog community. In my opinion one of the biggest reasons to have this plug-in is what I call (some others may also) “Social Proof”. Which means that if someone comes to your blog and sees that there are other people who are interested in what you have to say, it makes them more interested.

It is really about the psychology of humans. Social proof is extremely powerful. By having a large group on your Google Friend Connect is it similar to having testimonials as each member of the group is giving you credit by being a member of the community.

Wordpress Greet Box- This is a relatively new addition to my blog and I am really loving it. What the greet box does is every time that a visitor arrives at your blog, it will give them a personal greeting that is customized to where they came from. **example** If you arrive at my blog from a link on Twitter.Com it will say, “Hello fellow Twitter user! Don’t forget to Twit this post if you like it, or follow me on Twitter if you find me interesting. “

If makes the user feel like you are directing the content directly with them, thus you are establishing more of a relationship with them. As simple as it seems, it will make your blog stand out in a big way.

Those five plug-ins will do so much for your network marketing blogs, so I highly suggest that you go and get them setup and tuned in right now. Remember that there are always new and innovative plug-ins coming into the industry, the key is to keep your eyes and ears open for easier more efficient way to make your blog stick in the minds of as many people as possible.

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Jeff Mitchell
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