Blog Post To Article

Nothing new here. Bloggers have been doing this for years. Once you have the post written it’s a breeze to submit it to article directories so other site owners can use the content. Now your blog post just went viral!

Blog Post To E-Book

Another way to increase the value of your work is take the content and write an e-book. Yes, even more viral. It was quick and easy since the content had already been written.

Random Tips

Using a simple HTML rotator I was able to set-up random tips taken from the article to display on my site. It took about an hour to copy and paste each tip into it’s own section.

Other Ideas I Could Have Used

I could, and still may, build a blog widget so the random tips can be added to other blogs as free content – and viral site promotion of course.

It would have been a very simple task to require subscription to a newsletter in order to download the ebook.

I could have expanded my promotions even further by writing and submitting press releases.

Another idea could have been to break the content into parts for a free e-course using an autoresponder to build another list.

I don’t want to forget about video! I could have read the post on video or even recorded it for an audio download.

I’m sure a cool interview could have been worked out using the content.

I could have taken the time to include affiliate or product advertisements such as a few banners in the ebook.

I’m sure there are other ideas. Site promotion is limited only by your imagination.

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Finding a nice fit

There are a ton of sites on the net that archive thousands of images that you can use on your site. Always read, understand and follow any terms when it comes to using their images. Some sites will want credit and/or a link back. Others are free only for personal sites. One site that I’ve used a lot recently is Bigoo.ws/images/funny-clip. A note of caution: Never assume you have the right to use an image simply because one of these sites have it up for grabs. I see many graphics that I’m certain are from others sources.

I’ve used drawings from We Blog Cartoons on several posts. Dave has a lot of talent and many of his drawings fit nicely with my blog categories.

Another one, and I think this is going to be my new favorite, is ImageChef. ImageChef enables you to easily create custom images without any technical knowledge or advanced tools and to modify text in a variety of image templates to create professional quality images with a personal touch.

Creation and editing

I use a free graphics editing program called GIMP. GIMP is a very cool and feature rich program at any price so free is fantastic.

I no longer use Adobe® Photoshop® even though it has pretty much become the standard for online graphics. It’s very expensive and rather difficult to learn. Adobe recently launched Photoshop Express, a free online version of Adobe® Photoshop®. I can’t wait to try it.

Storage and sharing

Most blog owners already have a place to store images on their sites but if bandwidth or convenience are of concern then check out Yahoo!’s® Flickr. I recently upgraded my account to pro but many bloggers get by just fine with the free version. Flickr is much more than an image storage site, it’s a very popular web2.0 social networking site. Be careful, it can be addicting.

Buying the rights

For headers, logos and other important graphics I sometimes buy the right to use it from sites like iStockphoto® and FeaturePics. It’s not as unique as directly hiring the graphic designer but it’s not going to be on every other blog you visit either.

Hiring an artist

I don’t have any experience with sites like Elance yet but it is an option. I am working on a new project that will require many different cartoon style drawings and I plan to use Elance to hire an artist.

Never leave home without it

I try to never leave home without a digital camera. Most camera phones don’t deliver the quality for online images so I carry a camera. Until recently I carried a very expensive digital camera in a rather bulky camera bag. I decided that was just too much but I didn’t want to miss out on a great photo either. My solution was to buy an inexpensive camera that I could carry on my belt or in my pocket. I found a nice little camcorder/camera at a local department store for just $99. It’s made by AIPTEK Inc. and records video as well as an 8 mega pixel digital camera. It accepts SD Cards so I always have room for one more picture.