tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56876625404208891832024-03-24T02:24:45.837-07:00Lucky Star PLRAbby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-37586247076253575562020-07-22T17:39:00.001-07:002020-07-22T17:39:28.827-07:00Blogger Overview - Peek at the Dashboard<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qjRyNmZa_oo" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />Rainy day here. A good day to do some recording and editing.<br />Been putting up some more videos on the channel.<br /><br />I'm going to miss the legacy dashboard!Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-50173696622538818582020-07-18T12:50:00.000-07:002020-07-18T12:50:00.222-07:00Wordpress, Platforms, Customer Experience<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For a while, I didn't want to install wordpress on my site.<br />
It drives me crazy with the plugins and themes etc.<br />
Plus, always looking for tutorials for how to do this and that etc.<br /><br />As a coder, it doesn't seem to be easy to style it the way I want to.<br />
Because you need a plugin to do custom CSS. 😒<br />
And there are premium themes and plugins, and paid.<br />
<br />
So the paid versions are the ones I'd need to do what I want.<br />
When you're first starting out, you may not have the cash to spend<br />
getting set up, etc...<br /><br />Etc.... Etc.... (I'm feeling redundant today!) 😂<br /><br />A well known marketer is quoted as saying:<br />"If you can't afford to spend $200/month on your business...<br />You shouldn't be in business...." -RB.<br /><br />I'll quote him with his initials.<br />Because I don't like talking about him (or his platform).<br />He said this quote in a video he did.<br />
He was talking about his competitors (another platform)<br />
that was under pricing him.<br />(Probably still is). 😂<br /><br />The thing is with the new platform... (Not as new anymore)<br />Was that the ONLY payment method they had was PayPal.<br />
A lot of people had their PayPal accounts closed, permanently.<br />
So when that happened, they lost the ability to pay for the platform,<br />
AND they lost the 'grandfathered in' status. 😒<br />Because their accounts closed due to non-payment<br />
(because they couldn't have a backup payment method). 😒<br /><br />So they screwed themselves AND their customers on that.<br /><br />The platforms I'm talking about are site builders.<br /><br />If I was a bomb at programming, I just would do it myself.<br />
I'm a coder, not a programmer, so I still rely on platforms<br />
that already have a CMS (content management system)<br />
even though most (not all) of the platforms SUCK!<br />(Or elements of them SUCK!)<br />
<br />
But this is coming from MY perspective<br />
as a coder who wants to be able to do more.<br />
<br />The reason why I even mentioned that quote is....<br />
To people like RB, it's about the money.<br />
It's obviously not about the customers.<br />
He's all proud of his 'product'<br />
(As generic as it is....) 😴<br /><br />Yeah, to make money, you gotta spend money.<br />
Whether it's on platforms or whatever,<br />
or training, or inventory....<br /><br />But, the more affordable something is,<br />
the more it will sell<br />
because the people who can afford it will be able to afford it.<br />
<br />
This is part of the reason why I tell people about FREE tools.<br />
People are already spending an 💪 and a 🦵 on products<br />
and services for their business, if they CAN.<br />
<br />
Those who can barely afford to be in business...<br />
Are struggling.<br /><br />People who are making money, hand over fist, like RB,<br />
don't want to think about what it would be like<br />
not to be able to afford $200/month on ONE tool.<br />
<br />
Because other tools cost money, too.<br />
<br />
And yes, they are in business to make money.<br />
That is the whole point.<br />
<br />
BUT, what I'm saying is it's also ABOUT the customers.<br />
If you show that you care about your customers....<br />
And they aren't just a digit to you,<br />
then you stand to gain a lot more in the long run.<br /><i><span style="color: red;"><b>If it weren't for the customers, there wouldn't <u>BE</u> a business.<br />If nobody wanted to 'rent' his product or services...<br />He wouldn't be making money.<br />He wouldn't be bragging, </b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: red;"><b>and he'd be eating a nice BIG slice of </b></span></i><i><span style="color: red;"><b>Humble Pie. </b></span></i><br />
<br />
His quote did NOT make me want to buy his 'product.'<br />
No matter what the 'benefits' may be.<br />
His attitude alone doesn't justify me paying that dude $200/month.<br />
<br />
He said some similiar stuff about another competitor.<br />
Comparing 'active members'<br />
to someone who JUST started in the market.<br />
Not a fair comparison,<br />
but AGAIN, his attitude SUCKS<br />
and it doesn't make me want to do business with him, period.<br />
<br />
THINK ABOUT YOUR CUSTOMERS.<br />
PROVIDE THEM WITH VALUE! ALWAYS!<br /><b>Show that you care! It shows!<br />It really shows when you don't....</b><br /><br />If it's a free training, it's a free training.<br />
If it's a free sample, whatever it is....<br /><br />
I know.... A lot of people have said that if it's free,<br />
they won't appreciate it....<br /><br />It's like people have associated the VALUE of something<br />
with the COST of something.<br />
<br />
Just because it costs $200/month....<br />
Doesn't mean it's WORTH $200/month.<br />
Not with the "I'm better than you" attitude.<br />
Not with the "You shouldn't be in business" attitude.<br />
Not with the "I DGAF about my customers" attitude.<br />
<br />
None of that says I should pay him $200/month.<br /><b><i><span style="color: red;">Sorry. NOT sorry. </span></i></b><br />
<br />
<b><u>Customer appreciation GOES A LONG WAY, PERIOD.</u></b><br />Show your customers that you VALUE their business<br />
and they will continue to do business with you.<br />
They will also give others reasons<br />
why THEY should do business with you, too.<br />
<br />
OR.... show them you DGAF about them, and lose them. Forever.<br />
Even before you get them....<br />(DRIVE THEM STRAIGHT TO YOUR COMPETITION,<br />
YOU MAY AS WELL....)<br /><br />
Anyway, with the cursing aside....<br />And my personal opinions aside....<br />
<br />Just remember, people are watching you.<br />
When they get to know you, they'll be watching.<br />
They'll quote you like I did with RB.<br />
I don't care how good his books are or how much he is worth....<br />
His attitude doesn't do it for me, period.<br />Even if his 'product' was more 'affordable.'<br />
<br />
All he seems to care about is how many books he sells,<br />
how many 'active members' he has,<br />
how much money he's making.<br />
<br />
He doesn't look at his 'active members' as customers.<br />
There is ZERO customer appreciation<br />
with MOST businesses.<br />
As a result, they LOSE customers.<br />
<br />
Not to mention customer service....<br />If your customer service SUCKS, you'll lose customers.<br />
<br />
It doesn't mean you have to kiss their butts....<br />It means that you don't treat them like CRAP.<br />AND expect them to want to do business with you in the future....<br />
<br />
For an example: (It has to do with business and customer service).<br />
<br />
I've paid for certain services and got ripped off.<br />
I'm currently dealing with lawyers and insurance agents in one case.<br />
Because I was going to go on vacation<br />and the bus we were on, CRASHED. We got INJURED.<br />
The customer service for that company was super CRAP. 😡<br />
It took 5 DAYS for them to ship our luggage back<br />
to a city that is only 5 hours away! 😡<br />If your service INJURES someone, make them a priority!<br />I probably wouldn't have gone to the lengths that I had to go<br />
just to get <b><u>COMPENSATION</u></b><br />
IF THEY OFFERED ME COMPENSATION.<br />
(AT LEAST REFUNDED MY TICKETS,<br />
PROVIDED SOME ACCOMODATION,<br />
ENSURED THAT WE GOT OUR LUGGAGE PROMPTLY!)<br />
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO CHASE THEM DOWN...<br />
<b><u>AND</u></b> GO THROUGH LAWYERS AND INSURANCE... 😡<br />Then, that would have improved my experience with them.<br />Greatly, even significantly.<br />
Instead of the 'customer care line'<br />giving me different numbers to call<br />
and running me in circles<br />
because nobody wanted to actually deal with the mess or with me.<br />
Or even take the blame for something <b>that was their fault. 😡</b><br />
<br />
I left messages, I got angry. I was a customer.<br />We paid to get to a destination.<br />
They had one job to do. Get us there, safely.<br />
<br />
It wasn't JUST the accident. It wasn't JUST the injuries.<br />
It was how we were TREATED in light of it ALL.<br />It made me NOT trust them.<br />
It made me NOT want to pay for their services again.<br />It left a sour taste in my mouth.<br /><br />Another example:<br />I had a business meeting with someone at a business.<br />
Instead of meeting with me,<br />
he sent someone else to deal with me. 😒<br />
<br />
That didn't sit well with me.<br />
<b><u>Honor your meetings.</u></b><br /><br />
Meet with the people you're supposed to meet with.<br />
Because they won't be customers very long, if you don't.<br />THAT is poor customer service. 😒<br />
<br />
For another example of customer service,<br />I had someone make a mistake when it came to an account.<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>Instead of blaming someone else for THEIR mistake....<br />They actually were decent and sent me an email</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>with a sincere apology!</b></span><br /><b><u>That is what we like to see in business. 😍<br />I have MORE respect for those who can and will admit they were wrong.</u></b><br />
People are bound to make mistakes. We aren't flawless human beings.<br />
Nobody is perfect. Nobody.<br /><br />But the DECENT thing to do is ADMIT it.<br />And then, correct it. 😎<br /><br />
Customer appreciation,<br />
Customer service,<br />
and customer experience<br />
are ALL very important.<br />
To the overall experience.<br />
<br />
If they have a great experience, they will return.<br />
They'll even rave about you. 😎<br />
<br />
No matter what their experience, good or bad,<br />
they will tell people about it.<br />
They are most likely going to talk about CRAP experiences, though.<br />CRAP experiences aren't just frustrating, they are stressful.<br />
Nobody wants added stress. Goes without saying, truly.<br /><br />
Something to think about. 🤔<br />
<br /></div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-21807544116913760992020-07-17T17:58:00.002-07:002020-07-17T17:58:51.540-07:00Recording, Editing, Videos & More!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The last few days, I've been recording videos.<br />
I'm just as crap narrating as I'd be on camera, hahaha.<br />(Debating whether or not I should release the last ones I did).<br />I could leave them there and be all like...<br />"Look how bad I was when I first started!" 😂<br /><br />I've found a bunch of free tools...<br />On top of the tools I've been making videos of.<br />
<br />
I got a list of some pretty cool ones to add to the list on here.<br />
It'll end up being a pretty long list.<br />
I found some really good ones that I've been paying for, for free.<br />
<br />
Anyway, been testing out some free stuff<br />and want to test some other stuff out.<br />
<br />
I want to see what can be done with it.<br />Specifically these tools by Growth Tools.<br />
They will be added to the list, too.<br /><br />Found some good videos on youtube, also.<br />
There are a bunch of teachers on Youtube,<br />
doing vlogs and stuff, teaching how they use some of the tools.<br /><br />I find that teaching, coaching, and mentoring etc is the way to go.<br />
People pay a lot of money for information, but to be taught....<br />
That is a service....<br /><br />And, yes, some people are hard to teach.<br />
And yes, some things are hard to learn.<br />
But we do our best with what we've got.<br />
<br />
Doing videos is a different beast for me.<br />
For one, I don't like going on camera.<br />
For two, I sound like a teenager. (It's true). 😂<br /><br />I don't script any of my videos.<br />And I mess up, a lot.<br /><br />Luckily I can edit my screen captures,<br />
but editing is another beast for me, too.<br /><br /><br />I'd spend over an hour filming something that turns out<br />less than 10 minutes long.<br />
Just for having to restart the video... Many times<br />
And having to pause for noise in the hallway...<br />Having to pause for many reasons.<br /><br />And I'm self concious. So I get nervous while recording.<br />
All the while knowing that I'm messing up.<br />
<br />
Someone told me: "Done is better than perfect."<br /><br />So I try to have a task to complete.<br />
Whether it is recording, or writing, or research....<br /><br />Some days, I learn a lot, but don't get a lot done.<br />
Some days, I get a lot done, but haven't learned a lot.<br />
So I try to balance it out, the best that I can.<br /><br />And one of the best ways to learn and only ways to really learn it<br />
is by actually doing it.<br />That is where the testing comes in.<br />
At times I feel like I'm testing myself, too.<br />
To see how much I can take... Hahaha. 😂<br /><br />To be fair, I'm trying to get where I'd like to be in a couple of years.<br />
And that's a bit of a stretch from where I'm at. Honestly.<br /><br />Been looking at the e-learning model, though.<br />
I was looking at it a few years ago, too.<br />
<br />
I just know that with my voice, it would be hard.<br />Maybe there is some secret prize for worst tutorials hahaha. 😂<br />People would buy it just to see how bad it is 😂<br />
<br />
Seriously, PLR can be used for online courses.<br />
It can be used for a variety of things.<br />Blog posts, pod casts, videos, courses, membership sites etc.<br /><br />Been looking at Google Slides. 😍<br />It'll be in one of my next videos.<br />
<br />
Saw some teachers doing some pretty neat stuff.<br />
Including animation, with slides.<br />
Then she went to a website and imported her slides,<br />
and her slides were turned into a .gif.<br />
<br />
So there's a lot I've been learning about over the past couple of days.<br />
I'll be adding some more videos on here.<br /><br />Videos that I find helpful.... I'd love to share.<br />So I'll be adding some of my stuff with other people's stuff.<br />
Nothing wrong with: "Hey, I like this. Hope you do, too."<br /><br />Thanks for the views on my latest video....<br />Much appreciated! 😍<br /></div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-38701472545284776832020-07-15T16:12:00.001-07:002020-07-15T16:12:31.071-07:00About Google Sites - Quick Overview<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wjQnek-DMkU" width="480"></iframe>Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-77405889462397214412020-07-14T10:08:00.001-07:002020-07-14T10:08:48.321-07:00How To Create a YouTube Brand Account WITHOUT Losing Subs, Videos, or Views<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gtcXwDM_frg" width="480"></iframe>Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-70324621545076864232020-07-14T06:11:00.001-07:002020-07-14T06:11:04.363-07:00How to Make a YouTube Banner (YouTube Channel Art Tutorial!)<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y8olOQ3GgAA" width="480"></iframe>Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-47310965439609813292020-07-14T00:06:00.001-07:002020-07-14T00:06:21.460-07:00Ad Marketing with Ad Clerks & Cut URL Pays in Bitcoin<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PwCqnDi-eKk" width="480"></iframe>Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-39506031707905490792020-07-13T23:24:00.001-07:002020-07-13T23:24:34.903-07:00Create An Email Address in Cpanel And Forward your Email to Gmail<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QSIgmj5tj-M" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />The first video I uploaded to the new Youtube channel...<br /><br />Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-35422588420330005732020-07-13T19:04:00.001-07:002020-07-13T19:04:55.662-07:00Google Tools<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Google has a bunch of free tools to use.<br />
There are some I didn't know existed. Honestly.<br />
<br />
A couple of them are:<br /><br />Google Sites<br /><br />and Google Classrooms<br /><br />I'm about to test these out.<br />And I'll be actually starting a YouTube channel....<br />
To make some videos about cool things I find out about online.<br />
<br />
(Making videos isn't my favorite thing to do,<br />
but I upgraded on Screencast-o-matic<br />just so that I can make some videos to put up on youtube.<br />
<br />
I'll make some unlisted videos just to put on this blog.<br />
<br />
I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to my readers.<br />
You're giving me the encouragement to keep moving forward.<br />
I appreciate you stopping by 🥰<br /><br />Google sells domain names, too.<br />
I found this out because I wanted a custom domain for this blog.<br />
So you have the abilitiy to create a little site with google sites<br />
and connect a custom domain to it.<br /><br />Google Sites is pretty neat, as far as what you can do with it.<br />
It's one of those editor type platform things,<br />
but you can get creative with it.<br />
<br />
This is why I love knowing some basic coding stuff.<br />
Because I can add custom stuff to it.<br />
<br />
I'll be showing you how to do stuff like this in the videos I'll be making.<br />
I'm going to recommend some channels that I personally subscribe to.<br />
<br />
Anyway, if you can't afford the tools like ClickFunnels....<br />
And you want to get a little site out there,<br />
even to pitch a product or something like that....<br /><br />And yes, you can integrate stuff with it if you can embed it.<br />
The embed tool thing is awesome.<br />
That's what I use to put custom stuff on it.<br /><br />I've been messing with it the last couple of days.<br />
And I think it's neat.<br />
There are some things that could be better,<br />
but it's FREE, you can make as many as you want....<br />
It's hosted BY Google.... It lives on your google drive.<br />
<br />
You can use it in conjunction with google docs....<br />
You can also use it in conjunction with other google tools...<br />There's quite a bit you can do with it.<br /><br />Google Classrooms. I haven't tested it out a lot.<br />I think it's cool that it exists.<br />
You can create a classroom<br />and the only ones who can enter have a code to enter.<br />
<br />
So if you want to make a mini course, it's a good thing to test out.<br />
If you don't have one of those fancy sites<br />
with all those plug ins and stuff....<br />(Wordpress drives me crazy....<br />This is part of the reason that I'm using Blogger.<br />
The other part is that Blogger is awesome!)<br />
<br />
Check these out if you want to.<br />
They can be a neat and free alternative<br />
to using sites and tools if you're absolutely broke<br />
and just starting out.<br />
<br /></div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-19892587000831016242020-07-11T17:07:00.001-07:002020-07-15T16:09:29.871-07:00About Building Websites<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Marketing is a struggle to get into.<br />
It's more than just building a website or a blog<br />
and hoping that people visit it...<br />
<br />
Pointless to quit when a year from now someone could be<br />
somewhere else entirely.<br />
<br />
That's the hope people have when they start an online business.<br />
They want to see some results for the effort they are putting in.<br />
<br />
Obviously, the results depend on the actions they take, or don't take.<br />
<br />
Hard to expect changes when nothing changes.<br />
When we keep doing what we've always done,<br />
we'll continue to get what we've always gotten.<br />
<br />
It takes a lot of learning.<br />
Even just to be a business owner.<br />
Let alone all this marketing stuff....<br />
<br />
There's a lot people know and charging a lot of money to teach.<br />
What happens when you don't have thousands of dollars for specialized training?<br />
<br />
It gets harder to learn what we aren't exposed to.<br />
It's easier for people who know other businesspeople to talk business with.<br />
Instead of trying to figure it out on their own.<br />
<br />
This is why when I learn stuff, I want to write about it.<br />
<br />
But at the same time, I'm still trying to get myself set up.<br />
It's easier to set things up when you've done it before.<br />
The more experience you get, the easier it gets.<br />
<br />
The less experience you have, the harder it is.<br />
Especially when you're the only one you've got.<br />
<br />
I know. I've been there.<br />
There's still stuff I'm learning every day.<br />
But at the same time, I want to be excited about this.<br />
I want to be able to talk about it with my friends<br />
but they don't get what I'm doing or why I'm doing it.<br />
They think all my interests when it comes to this stuff is only 'hobby'<br />
And they tell me to choose between 'hobby' and 'career.'<br />
They have their opinions about what is realistic.<br />
Even though ecommerce is worth trillions of dollars.<br />
<br />
Sometimes I'd just like to talk about it. Y'know?<br />
Very few people I know have anything to do with internet marketing.<br />
And the very few people I know of....<br />
Are too busy to talk about it haha.<br />
They are busy doing it.<br />
<br />
My friends think this is all about building websites, but it's not.<br />
It's about more than that. A lot more.<br />
Having certain pages, like landing pages, squeeze pages, sales pages...<br />
And even bridge pages.... It's more about having a system set up...<br />
And that means a lot of planning<br />
unless you already have several systems....<br />
<br />
Then you could plug and play...<br />
<br />
But, when you are starting and you want to put out something good...<br />
<br />
I was checking out one those webpage builder things.<br />
I'm not going to name it on here.<br />
I admire people who come out with their own software<br />
or are trying to compete with bigger companies,<br />
providing a similar service, etc.<br />
<br />
It's just that a lot of the software I've used<br />
when it comes to website builders.... It's pretty frustrating.<br />
So many limitations.<br />
And a lot of the time, it's a WYSIWYG editor thing.<br />
And you can only do so much with those.<br />
(Not saying I expect it to be perfect or anything),<br />
I'm just saying that they don't always make things easier.<br />
<br />
I was talking to a friend the other night about websites.<br />
He said: "Would you rather put like 90+ hours into a website<br />
and risk people not liking it or put that time into something else?"<br />
<br />
Firstly, who's to say everyone's going to hate it?<br />
What if it's just diffferent enough that it stands out a bit more?<br />
<br />
Secondly, if a webpage has to be built, so what if it takes a long time?<br />
<br />
Personally, I'd rather put the effort into it and not just slap something together.<br />
That's what a lot of people do. They just slap things together.<br />
It took me a while to be content with the design for this blog.<br />
I changed the theme a bunch of times.<br />
I tried to import a theme, but I couldn't insert an image into the header.<br />
<br />
Getting set up is the challenge. Once you're rocking, you're rocking.<br />
<br />
Gotta be willing to suck at stuff to get better at it.<br />
For me, it's making videos.<br />
And a lot of other things.<br />
<br />
But that just means there is room to improve<br />
and at least I'm willing to honestly admit<br />
that I suck at those things.<br />
<br />
We all have our challenges and limitations when starting out.<br />
And a lot of it has to do with sucking at things<br />
(that we haven't done before or don't do often).<br />
And things we don't really want to do,<br />
(we can outsource stuff).<br />
<br />
This brings me to PLR. Instead of having to write their own stuff,<br />
they can take it from PLR, repupose it and rebrand it.<br />
<br />
I'm going to be writing more about this in the next few posts.<br />
<br /></div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-4610955871631223182020-07-10T15:25:00.001-07:002020-07-10T15:25:54.558-07:00A Bit About SEO & Business<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Been curious about how Google ranks keywords.<br />
I read in this article that Google doesn't support<br />meta tags for keywords.<br />
<br />
I wanted to add some keywords somewhere<br />to see if I can pop up in the search engine.<br /><br />I'm in the top 2 for the search words "lucky star plr blog"<br />
and only the posts I wrote about blogging show up there.<br />
It's cool that I'm in the first 2 for those words.<br />But I'd like to learn to rank for more words.<br /><br />I was reading that the meta tags don't work for SEO anymore.<br />
<br />
I was also on a call with someone from the bank.<br />Setting up my business account.<br /><br />He pointed out that the Legal name of my business is the same as my name<br />
because I registered a sole proprietorship.<br />
I want it to be the name of he business I registered<br />
as I can collect payments as my business name<br />
and not as my personal name, if that makes sense.<br /><br />So I tried calling Service Canada and it was frustrating<br />
because they didn't answer my question<br />
about changing my license<br />so that I could accept payments as my business name.<br /><br />
Can I or can I not get the name of my business<br />
as the legal name of the business on my license?<br />
<br />
That is all that I'm asking.<br />
<br />
It can be confusing for a new business owner.<br />
There are laws and rules and all kinds of things<br />
that I'm still learning.<br /><br />But when you have questions, it's important to get answers.<br />
And it would be nice if the people we talked to<br />
understood what we are asking about in the first place<br />
so that we can get those answers.<br />
<br />
I'm asking questions about a license.<br />To make changes to the license.<br />
If changes need to be made, and in this case they do.<br />
<br />
Because if I charge them as a business owner,<br />
it is differently from charging them as a business.<br />
<br />
I have to get this straightened out before I can even start doing business.<br />
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Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-50134356489687692462020-07-09T18:13:00.001-07:002020-07-09T18:54:55.961-07:00Using PLR To Create Online Courses (Part 1)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've considered making an online course.<br />
Been watching videos about Udemy and other platforms.<br />
<br />
I've seen full courses on torrent sites<br />
so content is apprently being ripped off from Udemy somehow.<br />
<br />
Just was saying that there ARE full courses on there....<br />
Not sure how they get courses from there to put on torrent sites.<br />
Just an observation that it's happening.<br />
*Be warned*<br />
<br />
Anyway, there are free softwares you can use<br />
to record your screen.<br />
<br />
The free version of Screencast-o-matic is only for personal use<br />
(at least I'm pretty sure that it is).<br />
On the free version, they also put their branding on the video<br />
and you're limited to 15 minutes per video.<br />
They have a paid version (which I'm thinking of looking into).<br />
(Right now, I'm limited in what I can do).<br />
<br />
Which is why I've been working on blogging<br />
and checking out free platforms, software, and options.<br />
<br />
Also to show you that a lot can be done with little money.<br /><br />My suggestion is to turn PLR into your own video content.<br />You own your content.<br />That is the purpose of repurposing PLR content.<br />This is why it is an asset.<br />
<br />
(I was lucky to get access to a cool sofware for a small investment)<br />
as a bonus for getting a product through a friend's affiliate link.<br />
<br />
The best value as far as making videos goes....<br />
As far as software.... I'd say it's Open Broadcaster Studio.<br />
You can do green screen stuff with it, too.<br />
I heard about it from someone who was using it<br />
to make videos for his business. Promo stuff.<br />
<br />
He did a good job with it and had fun with it.<br />
You can tell he was having fun with it, it showed<br />
and it kept people tuning in to watch him.<br />
<br />
Anyway, he was using a FREE software<br />
to help make a name for himself and for his business.<br />
<br />
You can do whatever you want with the videos you make with it.<br />
You can upload them to facebook, youtube.... Etc.<br />
<br />
Not only can you record your screen with OBS,<br />
you can do live streams with it.<br />
You can live stream straight onto youtube with it.<br />
(I'm not 100% sure, but you may be able to live stream onto facebook, too)<br />
I'm sure there are tools you can use to livestream onto facebook, though.<br />
<br />
But live streaming onto youtube is pretty cool.<br />
You can also live stream onto Twitch with OBS.<br />
If that's something you want to do, that's cool, too.<br />
<br />
I found this guide to OBS:<br />
(I have a link to OBS on my list of free tools on this blog)<br />
<br />
Maybe I'll put it in a PDF format. Make a download of it.<br />
It's handy to keep a list handy.<br />
I've been writing down things to do and get done<br />
so that I can keep moving forward.<br />
<br />
I have to remind myself that it's good to take breaks sometimes.<br />
I want to get things done as quickly as possible.<br />
There are lots of times that I need to start over.<br />
I redesigned my website a bunch of times.<br />
<br />
I'm trying something new with my design, yet again.<br />
<br />
A part of it is wanting to present something different and original.<br />
Another part of it is wanting to do a good job on it.<br />
I know it won't be perfect.<br />
Especially at first. I'm still learning stuff.<br />
<br />
I'm into coding, as I mentioned in a pervious post...<br />
(The Site That Started It All)<br />
I wrote about how I got inspired to learn how to write code.<br />
<br />
I'll be writing in the next post about a cool text effect I found out about.<br />
<br /></div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-33395888463748489922020-07-08T12:11:00.001-07:002020-07-08T12:11:05.641-07:00Consistently Consistent & Profitable Faceless Niches<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Was just watching this video by Adam Payne.<br />
He's a well-known marketer in at least one of the groups I'm in.<br />(And I'm a member of his group).<br /><br />
I didn't ask him if I could share it on the blog,<br />
so hopefully he doesn't mind.<br />
(If he does, I'll remove it if he asks me to).<br />
<br />
Anyway, the video is about 6 examples of youtube channels<br />
where people don't show their faces in their channels.<br />
<br />
This is a big thing for me.<br />
I've considered making some videos, but I don't want to show my face.<br />
(Even putting my name and profile photo is a big thing for me.)<br />
<br />
Adam was pointing out that with all the channels,<br />
what they had in common is consistency.<br />
Even once a week, is still being consistent.<br />
<br />
Been building up the blog, and I actually like writing,<br />
so blogging isn't a 'chore' for me. I enjoy it.<br />
<br />
I may not get the viewership I'd like, but I just got this started<br />
and I haven't been running any ads<br />
because I haven't gotten my products set up, yet, (but will soon).<br />
<br />
I just want to hae things set up before I start driving traffc, etc.<br />
But this doesn't mean that I can't do other things<br />
like write blog posts, or make videos, etc.<br />
<br />
There's always something you can do while you are working on other things.<br />
<br />
Here's the video:<br />
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Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-40935731980373532842020-07-08T12:00:00.000-07:002020-07-07T20:44:37.514-07:00How To Get A Facebook 'Like' Button <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's official! We're on Facebook now! How exciting!<br />
<br />
What I wanted to share with you today<br />
is how to get a 'like' button for your website.<br />
<br />
I found these very helpful instructions that I want to pass along.<br />
<br />
There is a script that you add onto your page,<br />
then where you want the button to go, you add it there.<br />
<br />
You put in the url of the page you want to 'like'<br />
and it generates the code for you to add to your page.<br />
<br />
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<a href="https://support.rocketspark.com/hc/en-us/articles/115010441268-How-do-I-add-a-Facebook-LIKE-button-to-my-website-" style="color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #1570cd;">
Read The Article</a><br />
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<br />
It was really easy to do on blogger.
That's what I love about blogger. <br />
It's easy to add widgets and things like that.
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<br />
Also found a tool to generate a logo. <br />
So now I have a new logo for my business. <br />
I added a list of free tools and will be adding more to it.<br />
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<a href="https://www.luckystarplr-blog.com/p/free-tools.html" style="color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #1570cd;"> Free Tools List</a><br />
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Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-10925467364512950782020-07-08T08:00:00.000-07:002020-07-08T08:00:01.775-07:00Announcements, Stats, & Pie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Been working on an e-book called: "The Art of Selling Online."<br />
This will be FREE and I'll announce how you can get it when it's ready.<br />
<br />
Also, I'll be trying some things with this blog.<br />
Testing some things out, to see what I can do with it.<br />
I have some ideas and want to see if they will work.<br />
<br />
Another thing.... I will be sharing some videos on here soon.<br />
A marketing friend is putting out some great marketing videos<br />
on his youtube channel. He gave me permission to share them on here.<br />
<br />
It's awesome to encourage one another.<br />
Part of why I started this blog, actually.<br />
<br />
I want to help to inspire and encourage others<br />
to try new things, to check things out, to learn new stuff.<br />
Stuff that can help you grow.<br />
"The more you know, the more you grow."<br />
<br />
Wasn't planning on doing this, but I wanted to show you<br />
that you can still get views with ZERO followers.<br />
As per the privacy policy, I won't show ALL the stats,<br />
only the views....<br />
<br />
I started this blog less than a week ago<br />
and haven't driven ANY traffic to it, yet.<br />
<br />
This is likely from people stumbling through the blogs<br />
and coming across mine.<br />
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<br />
Zero followers so far.... Less than a week in....<br />
Already over 100 views.<br />
It's possible, folks! I'm showing you.<br />
<br />
And I intend to showing you much, MUCH, MORE!<br />
I may even make some videos, *cringe.*<br />
I still shudder at the thought of going on video.<br />
<br />
It won't stop me from showing videos or recommeding channels.<br />
I'm all for promoting stuff that I think is good.<br />
<br />
I want you to learn as much as I can show you.<br />
As much as you can STAND.<br />
<br />
But at the same time, I want to keep it light<br />
as not to overwhelm you with the amount of info.<br />
<br />
I'm learning stuff every day and still trying new stuff.<br />
There are so many ways to start an income stream online.<br />
I'll be talking about some.<br />
The PLR I've got lined up is all in the MMO niche.<br />
(Make Money Online).<br />
<br />
We'll be talking about different niches and stuff like that, soon.<br />
There are so many. MMO is an evergreen niche.<br />
Which means that there are always going to be people<br />
looking for ways to make money online.<br />
<br />
Especially in the light of being quarantined....<br />
<br />
There's a saying that goes:<br />
"The people who sold the shovels to the miners<br />
made more money than the miners."<br />
<br />
That's referring to the "Gold Rush."<br />
The ones selling the shovels were guaranteed to make money,<br />
the ones digging for gold weren't.<br />
Because they never knew when they were going to strike gold<br />
or IF they were....<br />
But, they knew there was gold "in them here hills." *Cue accent*<br />
<br />
E-commerce is HUGE. Just last year ALONE,<br />
it was worth 3.5 TRILLION dollars.<br />
By next year it's expected to jump to 4.1 TRILLION dollars.<br />
<br />
Guess who is getting a HUGE chunk of that?!<br />
The people selling the TOOLS.<br />
<br />
Think about it.... Autoresponder services... As one example.<br />
Another example are payment processors....<br />
<br />
Think about 5% of each transaction....<br />
Which is what some payment processors charge....<br />
<br />
That's a BIG chunk of pie.<br />
And I bet it tastes really good!</div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-56408796847610195712020-07-07T09:25:00.000-07:002020-07-07T09:25:01.564-07:0030 Minute Marketing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've been watching Garry as he's been growing his youtube channel called<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNf9xsn1NQB-c-W5NITo04w" style="color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #1570cd;">
30 Minute Marketing</a><br />
</button><br />
<br />
<br />
There's a lot of good stuff on his channel<br />
and I recommend that you check him out.<br />
<br />
He started his channel just 2 years ago and has over 2 THOUSAND subscribers.<br />
It's important to note that a lot of traffic comes from video marketing.<br />
<br />
Video marketing is huge and youtube is a free platform.<br />
Plus, you can make money from your youtube videos<br />
in more ways than one.<br />
<br />
You can put links in your description box.<br />
And have a call to action in the video where you tell people to click the link.<br />
<br />
Anyway, I had to scroll wayyyyy down to find Garry's first video.<br />
I will be adding more to the blog as time goes on....<br />
<br />
Without further Ado.... Here's Garry! Enjoy!<br />
(And subscribe)!<br />
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Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-7622526047976402112020-07-07T07:53:00.001-07:002020-07-08T17:56:46.171-07:00What Can You Use PLR For?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
PLR is content. A lot of it is in written form, like e-books.<br />
Since you have private label rights to the content, <br />
you can do as you wish with it.<br />
<br />
You can use it for ad campaigns, email campaigns,<br />
blog posts (if you're just getting started, even if you're not),<br />
You can sell it as is... (Which I don't recommend<br />
because it's WISE to go through it and EDIT it,<br />
AND make it your own, ADD stuff to it.)<br />
<br />
Because... There will be a lot of people selling it as is....<br />
Which means that they will be putting out the EXACT content.<br />
WITH all the typos! Why would you want to do that?!<br />
<br />
Anyway, there are lots of ways you can repurpose the content.<br />
There's going to be stuff coming up about this, I promise.<br />
<br />
(I'm still getting things set up over here).<br />
But when I do, I'll be able to put together some good stuff<br />
and share more and more and more with you....<br />
<br />
People are using the content in plr e-books to make videos, too.<br />
They aren't just flipping e-books...<br />
<br />
As I mentioned, I'll be sharing videos soon.<br />
<br />
I just want to tell you the possibilities are VAST with PLR.<br />
When you buy the rights to it, you can use it however you want to.<br />
(Well, within reason... According to the license).<br />
<br />
But if you want to just flip PDFs,<br />
by all means flip 'em to your hearts' content.<br />
<br />
Just saying that there is more you can do with PLR content<br />
than just flipping e-books.</div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-26438794762128189822020-07-07T07:07:00.001-07:002020-07-07T19:54:15.802-07:00Keep Writing!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If you start blogging, you gotta keep writing.<br />
<div>
And when you just start a blog, chances are, </div>
<div>
you're not going to have an instant following<br />
and get instant views....<br />
<br />
However, you have to keep writing </div>
<div>
as though you DO have an audience.<br />
"What's the point of writing if nobody's going to read it?"</div>
<div>
Someone asked me that once.... </div>
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<br /></div>
<div>
The point is that if you don't write,<br />
there won't be anything TO read, period. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I've heard people say: "Blogs are dead...."<br />
They aren't. People still like to read. </div>
<div>
Especially if it's something they are going to learn from.<br />
<br />
As a blogger, that's where YOU come in...<br />
*Enter stage right*<br />
YOU get to be the one they WANT to read about. </div>
<div>
Keep putting out the posts for them to read<br />
and if they like what they read, they'll want to read more.<br />
<br />
After I release the e-book I'm currently working on...<br />
"The Art of Selling Online"<br />
I'll be working on "How To Turn Words Into Gold."<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
One particular blogger (Christian Mihai) I've been following<br />
is the creator and author of<br />
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<a href="https://artofblogging.net/" style="color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #1570cd;">
The Art of Blogging</a><br />
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As I'm writing this, that ONE blog has over <b><span style="color: red;">41 THOUSAND</span></b> followers.<br />
You can see why. He's good at writing, but not only that,<br />
he's built a community around his blog.<br />
He's not writing for himself, he's writing with his readers in mind.<br />
<br />
How many followers would he have if he just wrote a few posts<br />
and STOPPED writing before he got even 100 followers?<br />
Certainly not 41 thousand....<br />
<br />
It takes time. "Rome wasn't built in a day...." As they say.<br />
Would the ancient ruins STILL be standing today<br />
if they built the entire city in ONE day?<br />
Probably not.<br />
<br />
If you posted ALL your content in ONE day,<br />
how much of it would people want to read?<br />
<br />
For one of my blogs that I just posted poetry on....<br />
As soon as I posted new poems, I had a fan reading them.<br />
Granted, maybe a couple of actual fans. Just a couple,<br />
But those were blogs I was posting to just to post on.<br />
<br />
They weren't dedicated to any particular topic<br />
and I wasn't driving traffic to those blogs, either.<br />
They were more personal than anything.<br />
<br />
The point is even a FEW fans... Is possible<br />
WITHOUT driving traffic...<br />
As long as your blog can be found on search engines....<br />
Someone will find it. If they like it, they'll stick around.<br />
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BLOGGING ISN'T DEAD.<br />
The fact that YOU are reading this right now PROVES it isn't.<br />
<br />
Starting out can be a bit of a struggle.<br />
Especially for new bloggers, but READ about blogging.<br />
Follow other bloggers. Read other blogs.<br />
You will find you 'voice.' Once you do, people will read your stuff.<br />
<b><u>BUT they can't read it if there's nothing to read....</u></b></div>
</div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-6192771428534373942020-07-06T16:33:00.001-07:002020-07-07T10:25:34.317-07:00The Motivation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It wasn't to be well known or well liked.<br />
That's not why I started with this.<br />
It was to try to prove something to myself. Not to anyone else.<br />
<br />
There were times in the past that I was really struggling.<br />
Even when I first started my business.<br />
<br />
Luckily, I had a little bit of money saved up to get started.<br />
But even that little bit of money wasn't going to do me much good<br />
if I couldn't get 'the show on the road.'<br />
<br />
Even when I started this blog, which wasn't too long ago,<br />
I was wondering if anyone was going to read it.<br />
I have a very few who still read my personal blog<br />
and I keep it as anonymous as possible<br />
because I don't want to mix my professional life<br />
with my personal life.<br />
Even before I became a business owner, I was blogging anonymously<br />
and I prefered it that way.<br />
I didn't want to put myself 'out there.'<br />
And there are lots of reasons for that....<br />
<br />
However, I had to start doing it and getting used to it<br />
even with the apprehension or despite it.<br />
<br />
Definitely more comfortable writing than I am with<br />
getting in front of a camera....<br />
<br />
I'm an introvert. But there are lots of internet marketers who are<br />
and they have to push themselves to put themselves 'out there.'<br />
Whether they like it or not.<br />
<br />
I'm writing about it in a 'lead magnet' and taking a break from that<br />
to write this. In it, I'm talking about how making yourself visible<br />
inscreases brand awareness<br />
and how buyers are more likely to buy from you, the more they know you.<br />
And you are your brand. Especially for a sole proprietorship.<br />
<br />
Also, it is then up to YOU to make or break your business.<br />
That means you have a reputation at stake.<br />
You can become infamous just as quickly as you become famous.<br />
<br />
There are marketers who made some costly mistakes.<br />
And those mistakes were publicized.<br />
<br />
When you're a bigger name in the industry, people take notice<br />
and when people take notice, they will talk about you.<br />
<br />
When more people found out about who I am,<br />
they started to watch me. "Who is she? What is she doing?"<br />
I couldn't just simply keep my head down or just mind my business.<br />
I was minding my business, but even then....<br />
People started making it their business to get into mine.<br />
<br />
Everyone's got an opinion and they aren't shy about voicing it.<br />
Especially over social media.<br />
Once word gets out that you did something or said something,<br />
people know, and they REMEMBER.<br />
<br />
Also, if someone you're friends with did something....<br />
You become lumped in with them....<br />
<br />
So when people started doing shady stuff, I couldn't associate with them.<br />
When people started voicing opinions that weren't popular,<br />
I couldn't associate with them.<br />
I lost a lot of friends because of this.<br />
Which is hard, because generally, I'm a loyal person.<br />
Even to my detriment at times....<br />
<br />
But for people to TRUST me, as a seller...<br />
I had to do things ABOVE BOARD<br />
and I even had to be careful about what I did and said behind closed doors.<br />
<br />
Although there's still a such thing a personal privacy,<br />
professionally, there isn't really such a thing.<br />
When you're in business, you're in business<br />
and that's what it's about.<br />
<br />
If anything, it was to succeed to PROVE that if I can, so can YOU!<br />
<br /></div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-66575425157260162002020-07-06T15:53:00.002-07:002020-07-06T15:53:44.796-07:00What's An Auto Responder & What Does It Do?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Before I started with this internet marketing stuff,<br />
I always wondered how I got an email so fast<br />
after I signed up for one of those free gifts....<br /><br />As it turns out, there is a system set up by a service<br />called an autoresponder.<br /><br />What it does is captures email addresses for you<br />
of those people who sign up to get the free gift<br />
or take the free course, or watch the free video....<br /><br />Then it sends those people the information they requested.<br />
Automatically. It automatically responds to them.<br />
Which is why it is called an autoresponder.<br />
<br />
Because business owners have a lot of stuff to do.<br />
They can't sit around their offices and just send emails to people all day.<br />
If that were the case, there wouldn't be a need for autoresponders.<br />
<br />
But they are a really cool tool to use.<br />And they do exactly what they are designed to do.<br />
<br />
However, you have to be aware that some people<br />
will be using 'throwaway' email addresses<br />
and sometimes the emails you send won't always hit their inboxes.<br />
(In most cases they do, but there are times<br />
that the emails hit another folder in your email<br />like promos or even spam.<br /><br />So it is a good idea to check the deliverability of your emails<br />and check the bounce rates and this sort of thing.<br /><br />It's also important to clean your list.<br />What that means is that you can remove people from your list<br />
who aren't opening and reading your emails<br />
and definitely remove email addresses if your emails are bouncing.<br />
Which means that they are being sent to a closed or deleted account!<br /><br />You want as many qualified buyers on your list as you can have.<br />Which are people who have bought from you before.<br />
People who are likely to buy from you again.<br /><br />Or even people who READ your emails.<br />Because they might forward your email to someone else to read.<br />And if they like your message, they might subscribe, too.<br /><br />Don't know how to build an email list?<br />
No worries! Neither did I when I first started.<br />
All I knew how to do was to create an opt in form<br />
and how to post the embed code onto my web pages.<br /><br />BUT... That's a start! We all have to start somewhere.<br />
It's what we do and keep doing that either gets us results or doesn't.<br /><br />"If you want something you never had before,<br />you must do what you have never done before."<br /><br />If you want a successful business,<br />
you must do what will help your business grow.<br />
<br />
Otherwise you can act like you have a business all you want,<br />
but until you start getting down to business....<br />You'll either sink or swim. Up to you.<br /></div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-72623068071381810702020-07-06T06:50:00.000-07:002020-07-06T11:39:52.360-07:00Graphic Editors<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A lot of people use Photoshop,<br />
but ever since I found this cool free tool called:<br />
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<a href="https://www.gimp.org/" style="color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #1570cd;">Gimp</a>
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<br />
I've been using it instead.<br />
<br />
There's a lot of cool Gimp tutorials.<br />
One of my favorite Gimp channels is called:<br />
<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEQXp_fcqwPcqrzNtWJ1w9w" style="color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #1570cd;">Logos By Nick on YT</a><br />
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<br />
<br />
Nick also uses Inkscape to create vector graphics for his website<br />
like icons and stuff like that. It's a free tool, too.
<br />
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<a href="https://inkscape.org/" style="color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #1570cd;">Inkscape</a>
</button></div>
<br />
<br />
I'll be posting about all kinds of free tools, (and paid tools),<br />
and I'll be composing a list of tools on the blog.<br />
<br />
I had to mention Gimp. I use it all the time.<br />
I even use it to scale images (to compress them)<br />
so that they load faster on my websites. </div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-52991732021774438462020-07-05T14:43:00.002-07:002020-07-06T12:09:00.164-07:00Inspiration & Adding Your Twist<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There are lots of cool tools and tricks to be used.<br />
As a coder, I've found a few for website design stuff.<br />
<br />
There are lots of sites that I've found inspiring.<br />
A good site for inspiration is:<br /><br />
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<a href="https://www.awwwards.com/" style="color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #1570cd;">Awwwards</a>
</button><br />
<br />
<br />
It's a site that showcases sites <br />
that have won an award for design.<br />
And people can submit their sites.<br />
<br />
Lots of cool designs for sure!<br />
<br />
I'm going to be putting up a list of cool tools to use.<br />
I'll start with a list of free tools that I use for designing web stuff.<br />
<br />
As a coder, I really appreciate and admire designers.<br />
<br />
My business is a PLR business,<br />
but I'm writing about internet marketing stuff. <br />
PLR is just one opportunity among many.<br />
<br />
Where do you draw your inspiration from?<br />Let me know in the comments!</div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-40762366627441107852020-07-04T05:52:00.002-07:002020-07-06T15:25:04.178-07:00What's PLR? MRR? BRR? PUR?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not everyone knows what PLR is<br />
and that's why I want to write about it.<br />
I want to define some other terms, too.<br />
<br />
<b>So what is PLR? </b><br />
<b><i><u><span style="color: red;">PLR is Private Label Rights.</span></u></i></b><br />
<br />
<b>What does that mean?</b><br />
<b><u><i>I<span style="color: blue;">t means that you get a license with the product<br />which allows you to rebrand it, and repurpose it, </span></i></u></b><br />
<b><u><i><span style="color: blue;">and you can sell it as your own... </span></i></u></b><br />
<br />
A lot of businesses need content for their websites....<br />
A lot of business owners don't have the time to write their own stuff.<br />
<b>(Or they don't know what to write).</b><br />
<br />
So instead of hiring someone to write for them,<br />
<i><b>(which gets expensive when you need more content)</b></i><br />
they buy PLR products like articles and ebooks, even software<br />
that they can use for their websites, etc.<br />
<b><i>(Under the conditions of the license that comes with the product).</i></b><br />
<br />
So it is important to read the license to see what you CAN do with it<br />
and what you CAN'T do with it.<br />
<br />
<b><span style="color: red;">However.... There's MRR<br />which stands for Master Resell Rights.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">Which means that you can sell it to others<br /><u><i>to sell AS PLR! </i></u></span></b><br />
<br />
<b><u>Selling to others to sell to others. </u></b><u><b><i><span style="color: red;"><br />And selling to others to sell to others TO sell to others.</span></i></b></u><br />
If it seems complicated, it's really not.<br />
<br />
<b><span style="color: red;">BRR means Basic Resell Rights.<br />So you are limited with what you can do with it</span></b><br />
under the terms of the license,<br />
but you can still resell it.<br />
<br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">PUR stands for Personal Use Rights. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: blue;">Which means it is ONLY for personal use</span></b>.<br />
There is no license that comes with it that allows you to resell it.<br />
<br />
Coming up, in the next couple weeks, I'll be putting together some packages.<br />
<br />
I've got a lot of stuff about internet marketing.<br />
I have a lot of PLR and MRR products <b>and will be setting up a store.</b><br />
<br />
<b style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="color: blue;">There are different sites I will be talking about</span></b><br />
<b style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="color: blue;">where you can set up a store for your PLR products.</span></b><br />
<br />
I will be writing about these sites soon.<br />
<b>I may even make some videos to show you how to set things up. </b><br />
(If you want to see how to set up the products in a store,<br />
let me know in the comments).<br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>No start up fees to set these stores up.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>They will only charge you to process the payments.</b></span></span><br />
Not to use their sites.<br />
So if you don't sell anything, you're not stuck paying out your ears and eyes.<br />
<br />
We will be discussing <b><i><u style="background-color: blue;"><span style="color: cyan;">how to get others to sell for you.</span></u></i></b><br />
<b>Yes, you can get your own affiliates!</b><br />
You will have to pay them commisions for the sales they make.<br />
WELL WORTH IT. They are helping you make money.<br />
<br />
The more affiliates you have, the better chance you stand to make money.<br />
<b>AND.... </b>The amount you can make increases.<br />
<br />
<b><u>Also, the more affiliate programs you join, the more chance you have</u></b><br />
<b><u>of making money through them, too. </u></b><br />
<br />
There are lots of streams of income.<br />
It's not always easy to get the sales, at first, but when you do....<br />
<b><u style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="color: blue;">You'll be thanking your lucky stars.</span></u></b><br />
<br /></div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-67830733749077666262020-07-03T22:08:00.000-07:002020-07-07T07:32:09.590-07:00How I Registered My Business Online<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I was looking for a way to register my business online.<br />
Didn't want to haul my butt down to city hall and stand in line.<br />
(We are limiting the number of people in public places over here).<br />
<br />
Anyway, after some research, I came across a company called:<br />
<br />
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<a href="https://ownr.grsm.io/abbyhumphries4744" style="color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #1570cd;">Ownr</a>
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<br />
<br />
This company is a business registration company for <span style="color: red;"><b>CANADA.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b>SORRY</b></span>, my American friends! (And friends abroad)!<br />
<br />
Also, important to note is that they are serving:<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>Ontario, Alberta, and B.C</b></span> right now.<br />
They have plans for adding more provinces.<br />
<br />
They have plans for adding a site builder and selling domains.<br />
They have an affiliate program:<br />
<b><br /></b>
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>You get $20/registration</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>and you get $50/incorporation. </b></span><br />
(Something to look into, eh?)<br />
<br />
<b>They pay out with PayPal and Stripe. </b><br />
And must be at least $25 to pay out.<br />
So you gotta have at least 2 registration referrals<br />
or at least 1 incorporation referral.<br />
<br />
It was super <b>EASY</b> and <b>FAST</b>.<br />
<br />
I'm glad I registered with them because now.... <br />
I'm a business<br />
<br />
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<a href="https://ownr.grsm.io/abbyhumphries4744" style="color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #1570cd;">Ownr</a></button><br />
<br />
<br />
(Disclaimer: Some of the links I add to this blog are affiliate links).</div>
Abby @ Lucky Star PLRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00113102496385907329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687662540420889183.post-38226410563742694452020-07-03T17:11:00.002-07:002020-07-06T11:49:25.561-07:00About Cookies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A law was made about cookies.<br />
By the European Union.<br />
Specifically, about notifying EU visitors to your site<br />
that your site uses them.<br />
<br />
It's important to be compliant with this law as it carries a hefty punch.<br />
<b>In the terms of there being a HUGE fine.</b><br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>Luckily, there is a site (that I personally use)</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b>that generates a script for you that you can put onto your website.<br /></b></span><br />
<br />
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<a href="https://www.3dcart.ca/lp/cookie-law-generator/" style="color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #1570cd;">Cookie Law Generator</a><br />
</button>
<br />
<br />
<br />
Just copy the script they give you and paste it into your website (or blog).<br />
<br />
<h3 style="text-align: left;">
<b><u>This counts as a privacy policy:</u></b></h3>
<br />
I keep all your information <b><u><i><span style="font-size: large;">private</span></i></u></b>.<br />
I just use cookies for statistics. To see how the blog is doing<br />
in terms of visitors and stuff like that.<br />
Specifically, in terms of view counts for posts...<br />
(It helps to keep me motivated ↲↲).<br />
<br />
If you want a cool blog like this, you can get one at: <br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/" style="color: white; cursor: pointer; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: 0px 1px 0px #1570cd;">
Blogger</a><br />
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<br /><br /><span style="background-color: lime;"><b><br />(They'll even let you know that you need to be compliant.</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: lime;"><b>That's super cool of them!)</b></span><br />
<br />
Rock on, Blogger!<br />
<br />
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