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How to Blog - 2/8 Go Online February 16, 2007

Posted by The Probabilist in : [Articles], Productivity, Technology, Blogging , 5 comments

Step 2 is a short and easy step and serves the purpose of providing the basics for those of you who still haven’t had a blog online. That being said, here’s today’s agenda. We’ll look into what you need to be able to run WordPress, what kind of a host you might choose, how to upload your files and how to go from there. Yes, it’s quite a beginner’s tutorial today. But let’s get on with it so we can get to the more advanced details later on.

The first part is easy. Your web host provider must have PHP and MySQL support, or else your WordPress installation won’t work because it uses the MySQL database to function. Remember to check this when you choose your web host provider and service package. If you’re aiming really high and intend to drive lots of traffic to your blog, remember that a cheap alternative on a shared server might not stand up to it. Storage space shouldn’t be an issue unless you’ll be using lots of pictures, audio and video files to spice up your blog.

I have provided a list of web host candidates that you may choose from. I can’t really vouch for any of these except the last one, since it’s the only one I’ve personally used and still using.

Once you’ve signed up, you should get the necessary login details to be able to start uploading WordPress to your web host. Make the decision if you want your home page to be your blog (insert WordPress files to the root directory) or if you want the url to be yourpage.com/blog for instance instead (upload the wordpress folder to the root and rename it to “blog” or your word of choice.

To do this, you first need an FTP application. My choice is FileZilla, which you can download from SourceForge. Run the installation and place it where you want. Run the program, choose File > Site Manager and enter the following details:

This is where different web host providers have different category listings. Find out which is your root directory and upload your WordPress files or your wordpress directory there by dragging them from the left window to the right. I suggest clicking on the “Advanced” button and inserting the wordpress folder directory in the “Default remote directory” to save you some time by always landing where the action is when you connect to your web host. Remember now that your wp-config.php file must have the information that works with your web host database. Run the install.php file to install your online WordPress version and pick up the login details.

Here’s a tip. I recommend having a duplicate of both your online and offline wp-config.php files in separate directories. This way you’ve got an easy copy paste solution whenever you’ve done something wrong on either your offline or online WordPress directory and choose to upload or download it all from one host to the other to get it all working back as normal again.

Whenever you upgrade WordPress to a newer version, just copy all the files to your existing wordpress folder. Refresh your admin panel and the few steps are easy to just click through.

Checklist for step 2 - starting offline

Pretty basic, huh? In the third step of this workshop (Monday, February the 19th), I’m listing the most essential WordPress plugins that you should know about, how to install them, how to use them and why. They may not all suite the context of your specific blog, but there’s bound to be something new to everyone who is following along with this tutorial. I hope I haven’t bored you too much, the rest of the steps provide more value to established bloggers.

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10 Reasons Why Agloco is Booming February 13, 2007

Posted by The Probabilist in : [Articles], Business, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Goals, Wealth, Work, Assets, Blogging , 4 comments

1. It’s free
You just can’t compete with free. However, the psychology of free often works against you since many people are cynical enough to believe that nothing that doesn’t cost you any money can’t be a profitable idea. It does cost you time and effort to build up a decent network, but you can’t lose money in the process. So yes, it doesn’t take money to make money.

2. The web 2.0 assists you
Have you noticed how dominant the Agloco effect has been on blogs and forums? More and more bloggers sign up and use their blogs as leverage to get readers to sign up, which is a good idea no matter what you blog about. This shouldn’t be a discouragement to those of you who don’t have a blog of your own though, since the social web 2.0 was predictably bound to be the center of innovation where the agloco effect blasted out from. There’s plenty of room left since the viewbar hasn’t even launched yet.

3. It’s easy
You get a referral url and give it to everyone you know. In other words, it’s a no brainer. But as a reality check, if you want people to join your network with a higher probability and a higher degree of dedication, you need to be descriptive, to the point and keep the hype level down. I haven’t told a single person how much you can make from this, because I’d rather keep it real and stick to the current facts.

4. It’s useful
It’s surprising that many don’t even consider the option that having the viewbar on the bottom of your browser can be useful to you in getting new information like movie trailers, anti-fraud utilities and a search engine. I might as well never minimize it and use it all the time instead of the 5 hours per month.

5. It’s a challenge
This one fits me very well. I like the challenge of having a concept at my hands that has virtually no downside effects to it. Because of this, I can freely attempt my very best at building my referral network as far as I can because it has my 100 % recommendation behind it.

6. It generates passive income
I always liked the idea of doing the job once (create a system) and then let that network or system create revenue from that point onward with less and less effort. In other words, you also start to realize what kind of a mind-set rich people have about making money. I just love having assets like this one.

7. It’s less work than other viable options
Granted, those that already have an existing, big and promising network before they start promoting, have a head start. But I don’t belong to that group and I’m still seeing much better performance than when I did e.g. network marketing. Just spread the word to anyone who spends some time on the web and give the heads up of what’s going on to those who have turned passive.

8. It’s not obtrusive
One of the reasons network marketing is frowned upon is because the network marketers are too hype-driven, obtrusive, obnoxious and whatnot. With Agloco, you just tell them these ten reasons to join and let them be if they don’t care. There’s no point beating a dead horse over it if that’s the case.

9. It makes you think creatively
Ever since I joined, I’ve found myself sporadically thinking of how I can increase, improve and optimize my performance in building my network. One of those sessions spawned the idea to create my own Agloco banner (468 x 60). You’ll see it in action at the bottom of this post. For using it on your own website, I only ask that you social bookmark this post.

10. It’s too easy
This isn’t much of a positive thing, but it does explain why Agloco has spread like wildfire. People sign up and then forget about it. Which means that with all the referral links found everywhere, sometimes people sign up even when they don’t even know what Agloco is. It’s the 90/10 rule in action. So the question is, do you want to belong to the 10% of people who make 90% of the money from this opportunity or not?

Join the Agloco network and stay updated on this blog.

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