Tuesday, 11 March 2008

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News about Kolkata Knight Riders:

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TIMESNOW.tv - Latest Breaking News, Big News Stories, News Videos -: "The Badshah of Bollywood -- Shahrukh Khan -- unveiled his team -- KNIGHT RIDERS -- just before the second round of the Indian Premier League auction on Tuesday (March 11). Shahrukh Khan's team's colour is that of black and gold. Shahrukh Khan said that black being the colour of goddess Kali, who symbolises power, and gold being the mark of voctory."

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Saturday, 1 March 2008

10 Questions To Ask About Buying Product Launch Formula 2.0

1. Do you have a product or service for sale? I know it sounds stupid and obvious, but there are some folks who are drooling over buying Product Launch Formula - but don't have anything to launch!

2. Do you have the discipline and commitment to follow a plan? Maybe you think Product Launch Formula 2.0 is a kind of magic box that you place under your bed when you sleep - and wake up to find a fortune. No, it doesn't work that way. It teaches a process... but you have to take the action steps.

3. Do you have the money? Can you really afford it? Sure, you're hoping to recoup your investment fast from applying the lessons in Product Launch Formula 2.0 - but pause for a moment and think about what could happen IF you don't. Can you face that setback without getting deep into debt?

4. Do you trust Jeff Walker? The creator of Product Launch Formula has an enviable track record of engineering multi-million dollar launches. His credentials and credibility are beyond question. But ask yourself if YOU trust and believe in Jeff. Why does this matter? Because when you believe in someone, you are more willing to follow their advice and do it whole-heartedly - and that can mean the difference between massive success and dismal failure.

5. Do you have the motivation to succeed? No, not just a hope and a dream. I mean a real PASSION to win - and pay the price that's asked. Because Product Launch Formula 2 is a pretty costly product. Unless you are determined to succeed, you will find it hard to justify this investment.

6. Do you have the time? Product Launch Formula 2, from what I hear, will be a pretty comprehensive program with many DVDs, manuals and course material. It will take time to go through, learn, and implement. The best course won't help you if it serves merely as a TV stand or tea-table!

7. Do you have the knowledge? Product Launch Formula 2 is not a 'beginner' program in Internet marketing. It is a comprehensive course on product launches. You need to know about the other elements - product creation, copywriting, payment processing, list building, autoresponder management, web hosting etc. Do you have that knowledge?

8. Do you have a team? This is not always necessary, but could be helpful. The Product Launch Formula method involves multiple tasks, and you could be hard pressed to handle them all by yourself.

9. Do you have the interest? Obviously yes, because you've been reading this article - but still, I thought it was worth including in the list!

10. Do you want great value from it? If you're just planning to get your copy and work with it, that's fine. But if you want the biggest bang from your investment, remember there will be a ton of bonus offers being made when Product Launch Formula 2 launches - and some of them will multiply your value from the product itself.

Stay updated on the various bonus packages and latest breaking news of Product Launch Formula 2 - Go to 'Product Launch Formula Reviews' at http://www.Product-Launch-Formula2.com

Monday, 10 December 2007

What's Your Measure of 'Blogger Influence'?

How do you measure ‘'Blogger Influence'?

Ever since I became interested in the subject of Blogging for Influence & Attention, I've wondered how best to measure influence.

I've always disliked 'leaderboards' which rank influence by using an algorithmic approach - based on inbound links, or ‘reach', or RSS count or some other metric.

But is that really 'influence'?

Should a 'make money' blog be ranked based on the amount of money it makes a blogger? Or alternatively, by the amount of money the blogger makes?

Would a 'change the world' blog be better judged on the impact it has on readers or the change it helps bring about?

How about a 'technology' blog? Do we ‘rank' it based on how effectively it implements technology? Or talks about it? Or influences the use and development of technological innovations?

And what metrics can measure influence in the multiple other niches?

Harder still, how would you COMPARE influence between bloggers and blogs in different categories?

Of course, you could say: Does it really matter?

Let's assume it does. How would you measure influence across niches - or even within one?

Sunday, 9 December 2007

Blogging For Influence - Where's YOUR Fire?

We're still on the subject of Blogging for Influence & Attention.

When I built my first website in 1995 on Geocities, it was about a subject I was passionate. Congenital heart defects. In a month, on average, the site had 8 visitors. I didn't care. Mine was a labor of love.

A talent scout for About.com (then The Mining Company) found me, invited me to write for About.com's heart disease section, and I was soon making $1,000 a month - a royal income for a post-grad in India (conversion was Rs.47 for the US dollar!)

It was a similar story with blogging.

'Remarkably Purple Spots' was born in June 2003. This is how I answered the question:

"Why this blog?"

Every day, several remarkable things cross my desk, my mind and my computer screen. Hilariously funny things. Shockingly outrageous ones. Wildly profitable stuff. Or just simply curious.

Saturday, 8 December 2007

What's With 'Influence & Attention' in Blogging?

On the subject of Blogging for Influence & Attention. Think about it for a moment... WHY do you blog?

There are obvious reasons. Like blogging for money. Or blogging for authority. Or blogging for learning, and sharing things you've learned.

Money. Power. Wisdom.

And then there are deeper reasons.

To me, blogging is intimately tied up with my work for kids born with congenital heart disease. By blogging, I've raised awareness and funds for my non-profit, the Dr.Mani Children Heart Foundation. The annual Heart Kids Blogathon has become a permanent feature of my annual online itenerary since 2003.

But there are even deeper reasons why I blog (and maybe you do, too).

Influence. And attention.

As a blogger, like you, I seek to spread my ideas to a wide audience. And the first step to it is gaining your trust enough to have your attention.

Friday, 7 December 2007

Secrets of Influential Blogging

First Comes Attention, Then Trust - And Finally Influence... that's how one goes about Blogging for Influence & Attention.

Having influence is the 'Holy Grail' for many bloggers, as it can translate into money, power and wisdom.

Yet influence is but the natural end-point of a sequence of events that begin with attention.

Without grabbing your readers by their eyeballs and sucking them into your personal vortex, the game doesn't even get started.

You may gain attention by being outrageous, funny and crazy. Or by being persistent, steady and reliable. Or anywhere in the middle.

Thursday, 6 December 2007

What's Worth Striving For In Your Blogging?

So, you're Blogging for Influence & Attention. Can blogging become something more than a marketing platform?

Good question. Blogs are indeed personal diaries for some, 'closed network' communication tools for others, and platforms for marketing for another group. Seth Godin, in 'Small is the New Big' calls them 'cat blogs', 'boss blogs' and 'viral blogs'.

But rather than calling 'viral blogs' a 'marketing platform', Seth explains: "... they're viral blogs because the goal of the blog is to spread ideas."

Spreading IDEAS. "What a novel concept," say many 'marketers'... because ideas are the last thing on their minds.

Sales are higher. Opt-ins, maybe next. Response rates, conversion rates, killer copy, all rank higher. Ideas, if they even make it on to the list, come straggling in towards the end.

Blogs can be more than 'marketing platforms'. They can be 'media to spread ideas'. The ideas would spread wider, further, more effectively.

At the core of it all is that vague, uncertain, hard to define, yet determining thing inside each blogger/marketer called ATTITUDE.