Grandma’s recipes brings together recipes from a group of related women. They lived in Toowoomba, Queensland, from 1910 onwards. The recipes represent Australian home-cooking through the twentieth century, when the Depression and World War II affected daily lives dramatically. There are also recipes that you will wonder at, but probably not want to recreate – like recipes for making coffee from wheat. Reading the recipes offers a glimpse of the lives of mothers and home-makers – a role that is hidden from society at large, but represents a big influence on family, friends and neighbours.
Snapchat and mobile video are like a burrito in that they can contain varied content, be consumed on the go and their content disappears after viewing. The presentation aims to make the audience laugh, think, or feel hungry, and is successful if it meets these goals. It emphasizes that mobile formats allow content to be personalized and ephemeral.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Grandma’s recipes brings together recipes from a group of related women. They lived in Toowoomba, Queensland, from 1910 onwards. The recipes represent Australian home-cooking through the twentieth century, when the Depression and World War II affected daily lives dramatically. There are also recipes that you will wonder at, but probably not want to recreate – like recipes for making coffee from wheat. Reading the recipes offers a glimpse of the lives of mothers and home-makers – a role that is hidden from society at large, but represents a big influence on family, friends and neighbours.
Snapchat and mobile video are like a burrito in that they can contain varied content, be consumed on the go and their content disappears after viewing. The presentation aims to make the audience laugh, think, or feel hungry, and is successful if it meets these goals. It emphasizes that mobile formats allow content to be personalized and ephemeral.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Ocean lotus Threat actors project by John Sitima 2024 (1).pptxSitimaJohn
Ocean Lotus cyber threat actors represent a sophisticated, persistent, and politically motivated group that poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals in the Southeast Asian region. Their continuous evolution and adaptability underscore the need for robust cybersecurity measures and international cooperation to identify and mitigate the threats posed by such advanced persistent threat groups.
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
OpenID AuthZEN Interop Read Out - AuthorizationDavid Brossard
During Identiverse 2024 and EIC 2024, members of the OpenID AuthZEN WG got together and demoed their authorization endpoints conforming to the AuthZEN API
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/building-and-scaling-ai-applications-with-the-nx-ai-manager-a-presentation-from-network-optix/
Robin van Emden, Senior Director of Data Science at Network Optix, presents the “Building and Scaling AI Applications with the Nx AI Manager,” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
In this presentation, van Emden covers the basics of scaling edge AI solutions using the Nx tool kit. He emphasizes the process of developing AI models and deploying them globally. He also showcases the conversion of AI models and the creation of effective edge AI pipelines, with a focus on pre-processing, model conversion, selecting the appropriate inference engine for the target hardware and post-processing.
van Emden shows how Nx can simplify the developer’s life and facilitate a rapid transition from concept to production-ready applications.He provides valuable insights into developing scalable and efficient edge AI solutions, with a strong focus on practical implementation.
Digital Marketing Trends in 2024 | Guide for Staying AheadWask
https://www.wask.co/ebooks/digital-marketing-trends-in-2024
Feeling lost in the digital marketing whirlwind of 2024? Technology is changing, consumer habits are evolving, and staying ahead of the curve feels like a never-ending pursuit. This e-book is your compass. Dive into actionable insights to handle the complexities of modern marketing. From hyper-personalization to the power of user-generated content, learn how to build long-term relationships with your audience and unlock the secrets to success in the ever-shifting digital landscape.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Webinar: Designing a schema for a Data WarehouseFederico Razzoli
Are you new to data warehouses (DWH)? Do you need to check whether your data warehouse follows the best practices for a good design? In both cases, this webinar is for you.
A data warehouse is a central relational database that contains all measurements about a business or an organisation. This data comes from a variety of heterogeneous data sources, which includes databases of any type that back the applications used by the company, data files exported by some applications, or APIs provided by internal or external services.
But designing a data warehouse correctly is a hard task, which requires gathering information about the business processes that need to be analysed in the first place. These processes must be translated into so-called star schemas, which means, denormalised databases where each table represents a dimension or facts.
We will discuss these topics:
- How to gather information about a business;
- Understanding dictionaries and how to identify business entities;
- Dimensions and facts;
- Setting a table granularity;
- Types of facts;
- Types of dimensions;
- Snowflakes and how to avoid them;
- Expanding existing dimensions and facts.
Project Management Semester Long Project - Acuityjpupo2018
Acuity is an innovative learning app designed to transform the way you engage with knowledge. Powered by AI technology, Acuity takes complex topics and distills them into concise, interactive summaries that are easy to read & understand. Whether you're exploring the depths of quantum mechanics or seeking insight into historical events, Acuity provides the key information you need without the burden of lengthy texts.
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
Ocean lotus Threat actors project by John Sitima 2024 (1).pptxSitimaJohn
Ocean Lotus cyber threat actors represent a sophisticated, persistent, and politically motivated group that poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals in the Southeast Asian region. Their continuous evolution and adaptability underscore the need for robust cybersecurity measures and international cooperation to identify and mitigate the threats posed by such advanced persistent threat groups.
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
OpenID AuthZEN Interop Read Out - AuthorizationDavid Brossard
During Identiverse 2024 and EIC 2024, members of the OpenID AuthZEN WG got together and demoed their authorization endpoints conforming to the AuthZEN API
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/building-and-scaling-ai-applications-with-the-nx-ai-manager-a-presentation-from-network-optix/
Robin van Emden, Senior Director of Data Science at Network Optix, presents the “Building and Scaling AI Applications with the Nx AI Manager,” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
In this presentation, van Emden covers the basics of scaling edge AI solutions using the Nx tool kit. He emphasizes the process of developing AI models and deploying them globally. He also showcases the conversion of AI models and the creation of effective edge AI pipelines, with a focus on pre-processing, model conversion, selecting the appropriate inference engine for the target hardware and post-processing.
van Emden shows how Nx can simplify the developer’s life and facilitate a rapid transition from concept to production-ready applications.He provides valuable insights into developing scalable and efficient edge AI solutions, with a strong focus on practical implementation.
Digital Marketing Trends in 2024 | Guide for Staying AheadWask
https://www.wask.co/ebooks/digital-marketing-trends-in-2024
Feeling lost in the digital marketing whirlwind of 2024? Technology is changing, consumer habits are evolving, and staying ahead of the curve feels like a never-ending pursuit. This e-book is your compass. Dive into actionable insights to handle the complexities of modern marketing. From hyper-personalization to the power of user-generated content, learn how to build long-term relationships with your audience and unlock the secrets to success in the ever-shifting digital landscape.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Webinar: Designing a schema for a Data WarehouseFederico Razzoli
Are you new to data warehouses (DWH)? Do you need to check whether your data warehouse follows the best practices for a good design? In both cases, this webinar is for you.
A data warehouse is a central relational database that contains all measurements about a business or an organisation. This data comes from a variety of heterogeneous data sources, which includes databases of any type that back the applications used by the company, data files exported by some applications, or APIs provided by internal or external services.
But designing a data warehouse correctly is a hard task, which requires gathering information about the business processes that need to be analysed in the first place. These processes must be translated into so-called star schemas, which means, denormalised databases where each table represents a dimension or facts.
We will discuss these topics:
- How to gather information about a business;
- Understanding dictionaries and how to identify business entities;
- Dimensions and facts;
- Setting a table granularity;
- Types of facts;
- Types of dimensions;
- Snowflakes and how to avoid them;
- Expanding existing dimensions and facts.
Project Management Semester Long Project - Acuityjpupo2018
Acuity is an innovative learning app designed to transform the way you engage with knowledge. Powered by AI technology, Acuity takes complex topics and distills them into concise, interactive summaries that are easy to read & understand. Whether you're exploring the depths of quantum mechanics or seeking insight into historical events, Acuity provides the key information you need without the burden of lengthy texts.
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report (Webinar)contently
This document provides an overview of content methodology best practices. It defines content methodology as establishing objectives, KPIs, and a culture of continuous learning and iteration. An effective methodology focuses on connecting with audiences, creating optimal content, and optimizing processes. It also discusses why a methodology is needed due to the competitive landscape, proliferation of channels, and opportunities for improvement. Components of an effective methodology include defining objectives and KPIs, audience analysis, identifying opportunities, and evaluating resources. The document concludes with recommendations around creating a content plan, testing and optimizing content over 90 days.
How to Prepare For a Successful Job Search for 2024Albert Qian
The document provides guidance on preparing a job search for 2024. It discusses the state of the job market, focusing on growth in AI and healthcare but also continued layoffs. It recommends figuring out what you want to do by researching interests and skills, then conducting informational interviews. The job search should involve building a personal brand on LinkedIn, actively applying to jobs, tailoring resumes and interviews, maintaining job hunting as a habit, and continuing self-improvement. Once hired, the document advises setting new goals and keeping skills and networking active in case of future opportunities.
A report by thenetworkone and Kurio.
The contributing experts and agencies are (in an alphabetical order): Sylwia Rytel, Social Media Supervisor, 180heartbeats + JUNG v MATT (PL), Sharlene Jenner, Vice President - Director of Engagement Strategy, Abelson Taylor (USA), Alex Casanovas, Digital Director, Atrevia (ES), Dora Beilin, Senior Social Strategist, Barrett Hoffher (USA), Min Seo, Campaign Director, Brand New Agency (KR), Deshé M. Gully, Associate Strategist, Day One Agency (USA), Francesca Trevisan, Strategist, Different (IT), Trevor Crossman, CX and Digital Transformation Director; Olivia Hussey, Strategic Planner; Simi Srinarula, Social Media Manager, The Hallway (AUS), James Hebbert, Managing Director, Hylink (CN / UK), Mundy Álvarez, Planning Director; Pedro Rojas, Social Media Manager; Pancho González, CCO, Inbrax (CH), Oana Oprea, Head of Digital Planning, Jam Session Agency (RO), Amy Bottrill, Social Account Director, Launch (UK), Gaby Arriaga, Founder, Leonardo1452 (MX), Shantesh S Row, Creative Director, Liwa (UAE), Rajesh Mehta, Chief Strategy Officer; Dhruv Gaur, Digital Planning Lead; Leonie Mergulhao, Account Supervisor - Social Media & PR, Medulla (IN), Aurelija Plioplytė, Head of Digital & Social, Not Perfect (LI), Daiana Khaidargaliyeva, Account Manager, Osaka Labs (UK / USA), Stefanie Söhnchen, Vice President Digital, PIABO Communications (DE), Elisabeth Winiartati, Managing Consultant, Head of Global Integrated Communications; Lydia Aprina, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Nita Prabowo, Account Manager, Integrated Marketing and Communications; Okhi, Web Developer, PNTR Group (ID), Kei Obusan, Insights Director; Daffi Ranandi, Insights Manager, Radarr (SG), Gautam Reghunath, Co-founder & CEO, Talented (IN), Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social and Digital Innovation, THINKHOUSE (IRE), Sarah Yim, Strategy Director, Zulu Alpha Kilo (CA).
Trends In Paid Search: Navigating The Digital Landscape In 2024Search Engine Journal
The search marketing landscape is evolving rapidly with new technologies, and professionals, like you, rely on innovative paid search strategies to meet changing demands.
It’s important that you’re ready to implement new strategies in 2024.
Check this out and learn the top trends in paid search advertising that are expected to gain traction, so you can drive higher ROI more efficiently in 2024.
You’ll learn:
- The latest trends in AI and automation, and what this means for an evolving paid search ecosystem.
- New developments in privacy and data regulation.
- Emerging ad formats that are expected to make an impact next year.
Watch Sreekant Lanka from iQuanti and Irina Klein from OneMain Financial as they dive into the future of paid search and explore the trends, strategies, and technologies that will shape the search marketing landscape.
If you’re looking to assess your paid search strategy and design an industry-aligned plan for 2024, then this webinar is for you.
5 Public speaking tips from TED - Visualized summarySpeakerHub
From their humble beginnings in 1984, TED has grown into the world’s most powerful amplifier for speakers and thought-leaders to share their ideas. They have over 2,400 filmed talks (not including the 30,000+ TEDx videos) freely available online, and have hosted over 17,500 events around the world.
With over one billion views in a year, it’s no wonder that so many speakers are looking to TED for ideas on how to share their message more effectively.
The article “5 Public-Speaking Tips TED Gives Its Speakers”, by Carmine Gallo for Forbes, gives speakers five practical ways to connect with their audience, and effectively share their ideas on stage.
Whether you are gearing up to get on a TED stage yourself, or just want to master the skills that so many of their speakers possess, these tips and quotes from Chris Anderson, the TED Talks Curator, will encourage you to make the most impactful impression on your audience.
See the full article and more summaries like this on SpeakerHub here: https://speakerhub.com/blog/5-presentation-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers
See the original article on Forbes here:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/?toURL=http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2016/05/06/5-public-speaking-tips-ted-gives-its-speakers/&refURL=&referrer=#5c07a8221d9b
ChatGPT and the Future of Work - Clark Boyd Clark Boyd
Everyone is in agreement that ChatGPT (and other generative AI tools) will shape the future of work. Yet there is little consensus on exactly how, when, and to what extent this technology will change our world.
Businesses that extract maximum value from ChatGPT will use it as a collaborative tool for everything from brainstorming to technical maintenance.
For individuals, now is the time to pinpoint the skills the future professional will need to thrive in the AI age.
Check out this presentation to understand what ChatGPT is, how it will shape the future of work, and how you can prepare to take advantage.
The document provides career advice for getting into the tech field, including:
- Doing projects and internships in college to build a portfolio.
- Learning about different roles and technologies through industry research.
- Contributing to open source projects to build experience and network.
- Developing a personal brand through a website and social media presence.
- Networking through events, communities, and finding a mentor.
- Practicing interviews through mock interviews and whiteboarding coding questions.
Google's Just Not That Into You: Understanding Core Updates & Search IntentLily Ray
1. Core updates from Google periodically change how its algorithms assess and rank websites and pages. This can impact rankings through shifts in user intent, site quality issues being caught up to, world events influencing queries, and overhauls to search like the E-A-T framework.
2. There are many possible user intents beyond just transactional, navigational and informational. Identifying intent shifts is important during core updates. Sites may need to optimize for new intents through different content types and sections.
3. Responding effectively to core updates requires analyzing "before and after" data to understand changes, identifying new intents or page types, and ensuring content matches appropriate intents across video, images, knowledge graphs and more.
A brief introduction to DataScience with explaining of the concepts, algorithms, machine learning, supervised and unsupervised learning, clustering, statistics, data preprocessing, real-world applications etc.
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The six step guide to practical project managementMindGenius
The six step guide to practical project management
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Unlocking the Power of ChatGPT and AI in Testing - A Real-World Look, present...Applitools
During this webinar, Anand Bagmar demonstrates how AI tools such as ChatGPT can be applied to various stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC) using an eCommerce application case study. Find the on-demand recording and more info at https://applitools.info/b59
Key takeaways:
• Learn how to use ChatGPT to add AI power to your testing and test automation
• Understand the limitations of the technology and where human expertise is crucial
• Gain insight into different AI-based tools
• Adopt AI-based tools to stay relevant and optimize work for developers and testers
* ChatGPT and OpenAI belong to OpenAI, L.L.C.
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Presenters:
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Co-Presenter: Virginia Sullivan Adventure Cycling Association
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Has your project been caught in a storm of deadlines, clashing requirements, and the need to change course halfway through? If yes, then check out how the administration team navigated through all of this, relocating 160 people from 3 countries and opening 2 offices during the most turbulent time in the last 20 years. Belka Games’ Chief Administrative Officer, Katerina Rudko, will share universal approaches and life hacks that can help your project survive unstable periods when there seem to be too many tasks and a lack of time and people.
Ride the Storm: Navigating Through Unstable Periods / Katerina Rudko (Belka G...
Blog Your Way To The Top Of Your Home Business Organization
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“How Any Business Builder Can Turn A Simple
Blog Into A Lead Generating, Organization
Cash Cow For Any Home Based Business!”
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................................................................................... 5
Unleash The Power Of Blogging Onto Your Home Based ........................... 7
Make Your MLM Blog The Channel For Information On Your Business 10
Reach Out To More People With Your MLM Blog .........................................12
Your MLM Blog – Make The Connection With Your Visitors .....................14
How Often Must An Ideal MLM Blog Be Updated? ......................................17
Ideas On Making Powerful Posts On Your MLM Blog .................................19
Outsourcing Your Blog Posting Needs And How To Do Well At It.........22
Taking Your MLM Blog Beyond Its Obvious Potential ................................25
Making Your MLM Blog A Separate Business Venture In Itself ..............28
Turning Your MLM Blog Into An Authority Center .......................................31
Free Blogs And Paid Blogs – Is Free Always Better? .................................34
How To Start A Free Blogger Account .............................................................36
How To Set Up Your Own Hosted WordPress Blog .....................................38
Make Your WordPress Blog More Impressive With Plug-ins ...................41
Getting Free WordPress Templates ..................................................................44
Conclusion .................................................................................................................46
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“How Any Business Builder Can Turn A Simple Blog
Into A Lead Generating, Organization Cash Cow For Any
Home Based Business!”
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Introduction
Welcome to Blog Your Way To The Top Of Your Home Business
Organization!
Everyone knows that in order to succeed in your home based
business or your MLM / Network Marketing business, you need to
adopt the latest strategies when it comes to making massive money.
This book will expose every single detail that you will need to know
in order to make a 5 to 6 figure income with your business and with
blogging.
This is even more pertinent considering that home business strategies
st
has evolved tremendously since the 70’s and in the 21 century
where the entire playing field is leveled (which is good for newcomers)
but extremely devastating to those who do not anticipate changes.
That is why blogging is one of the best tools you can ever use.
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Make sure you apply the techniques in this book and take
advantage of the free tools that are available for you. Just
reading this book is not enough. You have to take action and
make your business a part of you; otherwise you will not be
able to achieve success!
So without further ado, let’s jump into it right away!
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Unleash The Power Of Blogging Onto
Your Home Based Or MLM Business
In offline life, what holds your attention more – a single advertisement in a
newspaper for some product or someone actually speaking with you and
recommending the product? Sure, the answer is the latter. The personal touch
always works. More than that, when you understand that other people are using
the product too, you are more confident about using it yourself. This does not
happen with the advertisement in the paper. But when someone speaks to you
realistically about it, you are more inclined to go ahead with it. Now, this is
exactly the difference between a website and a blog.
A website is static. It is almost an advertisement of the publisher and you are
only reading what they have put up. However, in a blog, there is interaction.
This interaction, most often, is between the publishers and the people who are
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the product. In the world of multilevel marketing, such personal interaction can go
an extremely long way.
It builds Credibility
This is the first benefit you get with your MLM business blog. People can "see"
the other people who are networking with you and they get inspired too. From
being a faceless venture, your business opportunity turns into something that
several other people are using and making money out of. There is no need to
tell what kind of impression that might create on a visitor, even a fleeting one.
It builds a Brand Identity
Blogs can build a brand name for your business like nothing else can. Almost
every blogger will refer to what you are selling by its name and this will keep the
brand alive in the reader's consciousness. Compare this with a website now,
where it is only you that is speaking about the brand. That certainly seems flat!
It helps you explain your Opportunity Better
This is a leverage you get from your blog. You can use it as an instrument to
speak about your opportunity as much as you want to and even clarify doubts
that the readers might have. Blog authors also use these as a vehicle to
repudiate negative comments about their opportunities and improve their
impressions.
It helps you COMMUNICATE!
Communication is the most important thing to keep your MLM fire burning. And
nothing helps in this better than a blog does. You can keep speaking with people
who are interested, keep posting things for them and you will never come across
as a spammer! Remember that it is your blog and you can use it in the way you
want; you are not intruding on anyone else's private space by posting on it.
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Blogs have tremendous potential to set wings to your multilevel business
venture. As you use them more and more, you will realize the great wonders they
can work for you.
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Make Your MLM Blog The Channel
For Information On Your Business
With a multilevel business, you need to be as transparent as you can
be when you are prospecting. In non-MLM businesses, the impression
about the product is created through many kinds of media, but in an
MLM business, the sponsor is the only channel of promotion. When
you are prospecting a client, you can be sure that the client has not
heard of the opportunity from anywhere else. Since the promotion
depends only on you, you have to become as lucid as you can.
But do you think this is possible with just a meeting or two? It isn't.
There are going to be times when the prospect will go home and ask,
"Hey, what about this point? Oh, I cannot go ahead before I am sure
about this. Should ask about it the next time." In most cases, the next
time never comes. You miss one thing out, and the prospect is
unlikely to take the pains to return for clarification.
That is the reason blogs are working so impressively for
multilevel marketing prospecting in today's times. Blogs can
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thousands or even millions of people each day, depending on how
they are promoted, and they can provide a wealth of information to
the readers.
With your MLM blog, your first post will be a general description of
your business opportunity. You will find that interested people will
want to know more, or they will want to comment and they will make
posts. Now, you have the opportunity to make another post
elaborating on what they have posted. This chain of communication
can go on. With each post, you are putting information out there. As
the posts keep happening, you are putting as much content about
your opportunity as you can, and people who read it know exactly
what it is about. Even if they have a doubt, all they have to do is post
a question and you can even reply to them in live time. Now compare
this with real physical communication and you will begin to see the
difference.
When speaking about content on your blog, we must also highlight the
possibility of other MLM experts coming over to your blog and making
their posts there. Even if they are promoting their own businesses,
they are adding content to your blog which makes it more visible on
the Internet. And you get the opportunity to post on their blog too
and share links, which are all SEO methods that any Internet
marketer would be proud of spending time and effort on.
Do not underestimate the power of the content on your blog, even if
you make only short posts each day. This makes the blog a channel of
information on your business which helps in bringing in more targeted
visitors to your business site.
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Reach Out To More People With Your
MLM Blog
One of the best things about a blog is that the search engines love
them. If you have a blog to call your own, there is nothing better
you can do to make yourself better visible on the search engines. If
you know about Search Engine Optimization, you will know that
blogs are crawled by search engine spiders much better than
websites. There are several reasons why this happens. Let us take a
look at some of them:-
1. The first reason why search engines love blogs is because they are
constantly updated. Most search engines, especially Google, love
websites that are regularly updated. This shows that there is someone
caring after the website. Since blogs get regular posts, search engines
understand that they spell value to their readers. That is the reason
their ranking increases for the search engines and they become more
popular on the Internet.
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2. Search engines love quality content. A website may be infused
with good content, but they cannot compete with a blog when it comes
to content. People from all over will be making posts here and putting
in a lot of information targeted at other readers. Search engines know
this and hence they will include links for blogs in their search results so
that they provide better quality searches to the searchers. The more
content comes in on your MLM blog, the better chances it has to get
promoted on the Internet through the search engines.
3. Blogs are a channel for other bloggers to promote their
opportunities too. Actually, a blogger is never alone – he or she exists
in a space called as the blogosphere. This is where bloggers of the
world unite and populate each other's blogs. When other bloggers
make posts on your blog, they are going to place their own business
website or blog URLs below their posts. But this doesn't kill your
prospects; on the contrary, your prospects are improved. Because,
you can go on their blogs and make your posts too. You can place the
URL of your MLM business website or blog below those posts.
How does that help? That helps because you get inbound links to your
blog or website. A simple rule with search engines is that they rank
websites or blogs with a larger number of inbound links more highly
than others. So, you can become more prominent on the Internet.
These are the three top reasons that bring your blog higher on the
search engine ratings. You can only imagine the vast benefit this can
have on your online MLM prospecting.
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Your MLM Blog – Make The
Connection With Your Visitors
Prospecting has immense importance in the world of network
marketing. But at the same time, your prospecting must be fruitful,
because everything depends on the size of the network that you
build. When you are prospecting, the following three points become of
the highest significance:-
You need to convey the details of the opportunity you are
promoting to the prospect.
You have to make them see what profits they stand to earn
from it.
You have to interest them in the idea so that they become
a part of your network.
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Any MLM prospector will agree that the first two points are relatively
simple to achieve, but when it comes to the third point, most of them
draw a blank. It is a quantum leap from explaining your prospect
everything that they must know to really make them want to be a part
of our team. You have to make a connection here. Only that will
influence them in joining your network. But how do you make this
vital connection?
If you have been in the MLM game since some time, you will know
that there are many ways to make this connection that tells your
prospect that this is the opportunity that they should really be thinking
about. However, among all these various methods, the one that truly
stands out is blogging. Your MLM blog can work wonders when you are
trying to inspire your prospects to take up your opportunity. Let us see
how.
With your blog, you can invite your prospects to put in their own
ideas and opinions about your opportunities. If people are really
interested, they will surely make short comments about what they
think. That way, you can know who have some genuine interest in
your business and you get a list of targeted prospects.
Now, you will get both positive and negative comments. However,
remember that the blog is a two-way interaction vehicle. You have
the chance to answer the negative comments and rectify
misunderstandings or even express your desire about overcoming
flaws. You can use the same blog to inform them when the
shortcomings have been looked into. This helps in improving the
credibility about your business too.
Shortly after its inception, your blog will become a vehicle for other
MLM bloggers to post their comments too. The readers who
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will slowly begin comparing different opportunities on your blog
and this will help highlight the positive points in your business. This
will have an impact on the new visitors.
Your blog is your instrument to invite targeted prospects to
comment about your MLM opportunity and popularize it. You have to
hone this talent so that you begin seeing the results with your
prospecting ventures.
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How Often Must An Ideal MLM Blog
Be Updated?
Any person who has read the A-B-C of blogging will know that the
prospects of a blog can be increased by making as frequent blog posts
as possible. There is a reason that has to do with search engine
optimization. Search engine spiders are always interested in finding
the most regularly updated blogs and websites because they are of
the opinion that these will provide more qualitative content to the
searchers. For that reason, search engine spiders crawl blogs better.
Now, if you have a blog for your network marketing business and you
are not updating it, it is already dead in the water. The search engines
are not going to rank it.
The crux of the matter is that you need to regularly update your blog.
But how often should you do it? This is a good question too. The
multilevel marketing business is a very time consuming business,
there are a lot of things to attend to, and even though the blog is your
biggest promotional tool, you cannot spend as much time as you
would like to once you are into the thick of things. Hence, what you
need is to draw a balance here.
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The words of the MLM wise suggest that you need to make at least
3 to 4 blog posts a week when you are starting out. This is quite an
achievable target. Since you are starting out, you will be highly
enthusiastic in building your team, so it is practicable too. As your
network builds up, you can reduce this a bit and if you are fully
satisfied with the stability of your network (which may be several
months or even years down the line), you can keep things running
with just 1 blog post a week too.
However, it is not just the frequency of the blog posts that matters;
you have to make sure that these posts are good too. If you make
an impactful post, it will set people talking about it. Make a post that
explains a misunderstanding about MLM or something like that. Many
people will keep commenting on this and your blog will keep getting
updated with their comments. The search engines will be happy too
and you will not have to make as many posts too.
The only point of interest here is to keep the search engines happy
with the kind of updates the blog is getting. If that happens through
your visitor comments and posts, you need not make as many posts
yourself. But, at the same time, you must know that this could take
a long time coming.
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Ideas On Making Powerful Posts On
Your MLM Blog
It is highly necessary that you keep your multilevel marketing blog
updated as often as you can, but at the same time, it is not easy to
get ideas to make these posts as often as you would like to. Even
professional writers have their writer's blocks, so it is not surprising
that you, who are writing only for your business, will have these
blocks too. But you have an advantage over professional writers and
authors. You at least know the direction in which your post needs to
be made. You are sure of what you want and you can use that
knowledge to make effective posts.
The following are the five important characteristics of an effective post
on an MLM blog. Keep this in mind and you will see the ideas flowing in
your mind.
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Originality
Every post has to be original. Now, you do not have to make an
invention and patent it here; it could very well be a post taken from
some other MLM blog, but you have to rework it so that it projects
your point of view. This can be easily done. Read a post on another
blog, see what you think about it, and then write an original post
inspired from that post but with your idea about the topic. This
counts as an original post in the world of blogging, because blogs are
about giving personal information.
Thought-Provoking Appeal
This is a very important aspect that every blog post must have. Your
post must be well-thought out so that it makes the readers think. You
can write something that is actually a question, like "Should an
Effective Network Marketing Business expand Horizontally or
Vertically?". You will see a lot of comments pouring in. You have to
give your own idea about the topic and then people will either agree or
disagree and give their own justifications.
The Interest Factor
One thing that every blog post must have is that it must be interesting to
read. Take a blog post of someone else's but rework it in a way that it
becomes easier to read, like use bullets, give interesting headlines, etc.
You can even rehash your own old stuff to make it more interesting to
read and with a more contemporary perspective.
Make a Start
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The best thing to do when you are stuck with ideas is to start writing.
Write about the multilevel marketing concept in general and as you
are writing, new ideas will flow out. Sentences have a way of leading
you. If you sit and think, you will probably not write anything, but if
you let those fingers flying on the keyboard, you will see stuff
coming out of them. You already know a thousand things about MLM;
all you have to do is write it down into an effective post.
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Outsourcing Your Blog Posting
Needs And How To Do Well At It
It is too much to expect that you will be able to blog as much as you
want, even if it is to take your MLM business ahead. There are too
many things that are going to occupy your time soon and you won't
find time to blog properly. Also, you may not really have the literary
talent needed to rivet a potential visitor's attention onto your blog.
These things can but really take a toll on your business prospects.
So, what can you do?
The simple answer is that you can outsource. You will find a ton of
online marketplaces where freelance writers sell their services for
worthwhile remuneration. They will blog for you and relinquish the
rights of their works to you. Such ghostwriting can be great to keep
your blog going. You get professionally written stuff in a time-bound
manner and the post will be made in your name. If you did not know
about it already, this is the way more than 90% of the business
bloggers of the world are doing their things right now. Outsourcing is
not a bad thing if you get the right person.
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But yes, this is where we come to the stumbling block – Where do you
get good writers? What are the things that you must look at? To
answer the first question, you will have to sign up for an account on
any online freelance website and make a post stating your project
requirements. You can mention the timeframe you expect the
deliverables in and the budget you are working with. The following are
links of five of the top freelance websites where you can get expert
writers from all over the world, ready to work for you.
Get A Freelancer ( www.getafreelancer.com)
ScriptLance ( www.scriptlance.com)
Elance ( www.elance.com)
EUFreelance ( www.eufreelance.com – this one
is specifically for European requirements)
Guru ( www.guru.com)
Now, to get a good writer that meets your requirements, you have
to look at the following:-
1. Insist of checking samples of their previous work. However,
there are writers who will pass off already existing work as their own,
so you can have them write a paid sample post for you and then
think of taking things ahead from them. It is great if they have past
MLM writing experience.
2. See if the writer is acquainted with blogging. Some of them will
do the posting for you too and will handle the replies that the blog
gets, i.e. keep it updated. This is of great help; you can keep your
blog completely operated through them.
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3. Make sure that they will stick to guidelines. Take a
commitment from them on the same.
4. All the sites mentioned above have reviews of providers. These
could be a parameter to base your decision of recruiting them on.
5. Mention to them that they will have no rights on what they
have written once you have made the payments to them.
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Taking Your MLM Blog Beyond Its
Obvious Potential
What most people do not know is that they can make much out of
their business blogs than what they are already doing. A blog is great
on its own, but there are various ways of leveraging the potential of
these online machines of business promotion. Article marketing is
one of the most effective ways in which you can leverage your blog
to get more results from it. Let us see this in a bit more detail here.
What is Article Marketing?
Article marketing is an online promotional campaign in which you
submit articles to directories with a link below them. When people
search for information through search engine, there is a high chance
that these articles will show up in the search results and, if
impressed, will click on the links below them and populate the
website.
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Using Your Blog for Your Article Marketing Campaign
The posts you make on your blog are your original written stuff. They
contain valuable information. Article directories will love to have
these posts as content on their own websites. You can do that quite
easily.
Just make an account on some of the best article directories of the
Internet and submit your posts there as articles. You can rework them
before posting if the directory has guidelines about not posting
material that already exists on the Internet.
How does the System work?
You can write a bio of yourself and your business below the article you
have posted. This is where you can introduce yourself and provide a
link to your MLM blog or your business website, promising readers
more information in these places. If people are impressed with what
they have read, they will visit there and you build traffic.
Also, most article directories are much better search engine optimized
than your blog is. You are able to expose your business link to many
more people through your article marketing campaign.
But the most powerful leverage you get is the impression you are
creating of being a kind of authority in the subject. When you have
several articles put up on article directories, you are going to become
popular too. Your name will be searchable through search engines.
This will add to the credibility of your expertise in the business.
Even if you have to write different articles for your article submission
requirements (not from the blog), it is a good idea. You will find that
you will get good traffic from your article marketing campaign too.
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collaboration with your blog, article marketing can make your
business quite popular on the Internet.
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Making Your MLM Blog A Separate
Business Venture In Itself
Do you know that there a large number of people who are making
money on the Internet only through blogging? Now, you may be
having a blog only to promote your main venture, i.e. your MLM
business, but you should not downplay the potential of the blog itself
in making money for you. After all, why are you in MLM? Surely to
make some good money! For that kind of objective, the blog fits the
bill quite nicely. There are ways to monetize your blog and at the
same time improve the potential for getting prospects for your MLM
business through it. What can be better than that?
Let us see some of the ways in which expert marketers use their
multilevel marketing business blogs to make money for
themselves:-
Affiliate Marketing
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When you agree to promote someone else's product on your blog or
website and get paid for the same, you are into affiliate marketing.
You can surely do that with your MLM blog. Pick out a product that
you are comfortable promoting and ask its owner to allow you to
promote their product. You can chalk out a method of compensation
on a per-click or per-sale basis. However, it may be difficult to get
affiliate sponsors in this manner.
The simpler way is to sign up for Google AdWords. When you do
that, Google will match you with affiliates who are ready to promote
their products through your blog. You will be given a code of their
website that you can place on your blog. When any visitor clicks on
the URL mentioned in the advertisement, you will get paid. This is
known as pay-per-click advertising, because you are paid on the
basis of clicks you are giving the advertiser.
The key is to popularize your own blog. If your blog is popular, it will
get more visitors and you can send more visitors to your affiliate
sponsors too. Also, Google pays out better for blogs that are better
search engine optimized.
Opt In Lists
This is an indirect method of monetizing your blog but it sure works.
Compile an eBook from all the matter that is present on your blog or
get one specially written. Promise this eBook to your blog visitors for
free. Make an advertisement for this and put it up on your blog. Give
them a clickable link within the advertisement. However, this link
must point to a lead capture page and not the direct download page
for the eBook.
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On this lead capture page (also known as squeeze page), which is
actually a form, you ask the visitors to mention their email addresses
so that you can send them a newsletter or more informative stuff
like the eBook. They will mostly opt in because of the freebie they
are getting. When you get the id, it adds up to your opt in list.
Now, how do you monetize this? You can use a lot of methods, but
email marketing is the best. You can send them regular information
and slowly interest them in your opportunity. A lot of them will
eventually sign in, if you provide them with quality stuff, and you get
business because you added something free on your blog to build
your opt in list.
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Turning Your MLM Blog Into An
Authority Center
If you play your cards well with your multilevel marketing blog, you
may very well end up fashioning an MLM authority center that people
from all over the world will want to visit to find out what the concept
is all about. For you, the Internet may be a channel of promoting your
business, but for the vast bulk of Internet users around the world, the
Internet is still a source of information.
If you do things right, you can make your MLM blog the source of all
information about network marketing. You can very well imagine
the great benefits that can bring to you. It will make your business
immensely credible and most of your visitors who think of making
some more money through this business will not mind signing in for
your business opportunity.
However, the onus lies on making your blog an authority center. This
is not as difficult as you think. The search engines help you greatly.
If you can make a blog that is nicely search engine optimized, it will
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figure prominently in the results and you will get a lot of visitors. The
key definitely lies in proper SEO then.
Most people do not check out beyond the first page of the search
engine results and they believe that the links on the first page
belong to authority sites. Hence, you have to use all white hat SEO
tactics that you can to figure here.
There are many other points though. It is important what you put
on your blog, because that is what the lasting impression will
depend upon. Here are some tips that can help you:-
1. Make highly informative posts so that people understand you
know what you are speaking about. This is extremely important if
you want to make your blog an authority center.
2. Reply to all comments that you get, especially the queries. Apart
from making you seem quite congenial (people enjoy doing business
with friendly folk), it will also create the impression that you know
your stuff. Only a knowledgeable person will make prompt replies and
clarify points.
3. When your blog becomes popular with the search engines (make
3 to 4 posts a week initially and this will happen), you will see other
experts in MLM visiting your blog and making posts there. Be sure
to make informed comments on these people's posts. This kind of
interaction is very impressive for a visitor.
4. Also, go and blog on your visitor's blogs, especially if they
are also about MLM. This cements your impression as an informer
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multilevel marketer.
5. Compile eBooks and promote them through your blog. The casual
visitor holds eBook authors in high esteem and you are going to
benefit from that impression.
You have to give time for this, but it is very much possible to make
your blog an authority center.
When that happens, there will be no looking back for your
networking prospects, clichéd though that may sound.
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Free Blogs And Paid Blogs – Is Free
Always Better?
If you are intending to start your own blog for your MLM business, you
will find out that there are two types of blogs out there – the free
blogs and the paid blogs. The paid blogging services will require
payments to be made per month or per year to keep maintaining the
blog alive on the Internet. Also, these paid blogs may charge for
additional services that they provide, such as allowing you to post
affiliate ads on your blog (and thus make money out of it) or even to
give you a domain name that you use for your blog. Free blogging
services are as their name suggests – you do not need to pay for any
of these services.
That is what sets people thinking. Shouldn't going for free blog
services and paying nothing to maintain the blog be a better option
than paying for the same? That would seem so, but in reality it isn't.
Here are some points that tell you why.
Policies of Blogs
All blog sites have their policies that you have to adhere to or your
blog faces the risk of getting deleted. Now, with paid blogs, these
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policies are designed to be more attuned to the needs of the blog
owners. They are quite in line for creating promotional blogs and even
monetizing them in various ways. If you want to do all of that, these
paid blogs with clearly defined policies will be good options for you.
The free blog services, on the other hand, do not need to cater to the
blog owners because they are not making their income through them.
Most of these sites will change their policies quite often to suit their
own tastes, often disregarding the needs of the blog owners. This
could be quite disadvantageous to the interests of a commercial blog
like yours will be. Consider this – if the blog service you are on
suddenly decides that they won't have blogs that do affiliate
marketing anymore, where does that leave your blog that already has
such a service?
The Impression with the Visitors
They may be beneficial to you in the short term, but free blogs take a
toll on the overall impression they create for your visitors. Many
visitors who come to your website will be Internet savvy and they will
understand the difference between a free blog and a paid blog. If you
have a paid blog, it spells a better stability and viability of the
opportunity to the visitor.
A paid blog will win over a free blog any day when it comes to
commercial blogging. You have to see your long term goals and
not mind the few dollars you will be spending on maintaining your
MLM blog on a paid service.
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How To Start A Free Blogger Account
Google affiliated tools are always the easiest to operate and use and
Blogger being one of them, the same can be said about it too. It is as
easy to start a free account on Blogger as it is to breathe! That may
feel like an exaggeration, but find it out for yourself and you will
know.
Starting a Free Blogger Account
The following are the steps to begin.
1. Go to Blogger.com.
2. Now, if you already have an account on Google with any of its
other services such as Google Mail, you can directly use it to log on to
Blogger.com. If you have autosaved your Google login information on
your browser, you will not even get a login screen on Blogger.com. But
if you don't have a Google account, you have the option to do so now.
You will have to fill up a simple registration page. (Remember that this
account will work for all other Google services such as Google Mail,
Google Talk, Orkut, Picasa, etc.)
3. Once your account is registered, you will be taken to your
dashboard, which is your blog management page. You will find an
option for blog creation here. Here you will have to fill in some simple
fields that will help Blogger.com start a blog for you. This will include
the title you wish to give your blog and the blog address you seek (it
will be of the form http://www.xyz.blogspot.com, where xyz is the
part you can decide.
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4. There are two other options on this page. You can host your
blog, i.e. you can take this Blogger blog you will create and put it up
somewhere else on the Internet. The other option enables you to
import a blog here, provided it is also a Blogger blog. This is a good
idea if you want to merge a smaller blog you already have into a
larger one that you are intending to create.
5. You get a button that allows you to continue, provided you
have filled in all the information. If everything is in order, you can
start making your first blog post right away!
That is the reason Blogger.com sees such a large number of blog
creators each day – the process is just so simple. Now, here are
some tips you need to know especially since you are creating an MLM
business blog.
1. Think of the title of the blog in advance. It should be intriguing
and interesting, which will make people curious about your blog and
want to visit it.
2. The domain name should be search engine optimized. It is a
good idea to use the word MLM or a similar word somewhere in
the name.
3. Make your first post intelligently. Put a lot of thought into it.
For a new blogger, this can be a 'make-or-break' post.
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How To Set Up Your Own Hosted
WordPress Blog
Setting up a hosted WordPress blog may sound technical to most
people, especially people who are looking at blogging for their MLM
business, but if you go about it systematically, you will find that it
is not all as difficult as it is cracked up to be. In fact, a little down
the line you will begin to enjoy blogging as well as tweaking the
blog in order to make it better and better.
Here are the main steps you will need to follow to set up your
own hosted WordPress blog.
Plan it Out First!
Don't be in a hurry to start your blog. Think what you will do with it.
Think of a suitable subject, even though you are working within the
MLM arena, you want it to be special. Think of what name you will
have for your blog and even a catchphrase which you will use for the
promotion.
Get the Domain Name
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You can buy a domain name from many websites. You can even buy a
domain name and give a subdomain name for each of your WordPress
blogs. It is not illegal. The best place to get domain names is
GoDaddy.com, because they give a low price (about $1.99) and are
well-reputed.
Buy Hosting
You will have to host your WordPress blog. Buy hosting from
GoDaddy.com or a similar service. Get the domain name and hosting
as a package and save costs. If you intend to have multiple blogs,
look for shared hosting options. However, in that case, you will have
to think which blog will be your primary domain.
Download WordPress
Go to WordPress.org. You will find an orange button on the right side
for downloading the WordPress folder. Click on it, the download takes
place automatically. Then click on the downloaded folder to
decompress the files in it.
Upload WordPress Files on FTP Server
Open the root folder of your FTP server and copy the WordPress
files onto it. Wait for the files to upload completely.
Set up MySQL
WordPress requires the MySQL database to run. This is where the
blog will store the necessary files for its operations. The database will
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manage the content on your blog and make things simpler for you.
For setting up the MySQL database you will have to go to the hosting
control panel and set up the MySQL database that you will find there.
You can give this database a name of your choice.
Install WordPress and Set it Up
The installation of WordPress begins directly when you type in the
name of the domain that you have chosen. This is a self-leading
process. Once the installation is done, you can give it a proper
web address and you will be prompted to select a username and a
password, which you can change later.
With this much, you are ready to post on your WordPress blog.
However, you can definitely tweak it further with themes and plug-ins
to make it more appealing to your visitors.
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Make Your WordPress Blog More
Impressive With Plug-ins
One of the best advantages with a hosted blog is that you have the
freedom to enhance it in a variety of ways. With WordPress blogs,
there are numerous plug-ins and themes that you can use to make
your blog not only more beautiful and customized to your purposes,
but actually more functional for you and the reader. It is not at all
necessary to use any of these actually – you can start with your
WordPress blog without the plug-ins and themes – but definitely
when you are into the blogging activity, you will want to do it. So
here is a little information on how you go about with the plug-ins.
What are WordPress Plug-Ins?
WordPress plug-ins are simple software applications that allow you to
install interesting features on your WordPress blog. Plug-ins ensure
that the feature you install on the blog is done quite easily, literally at
the push of a button. Installing plug-ins on WordPress is free.
Where to get the WordPress Plug-ins?
You will find WordPress plug-ins at the WordPress website itself.
You have to visit here – http://www.wordpress.org/extend/plugins/.
The link tells you what plug-ins are currently available and there are
various featured plug-ins on this page itself that you can decide to
choose from.
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Which Plug-ins to choose?
There are thousands of plug-ins, which means you will have to pick
and choose the ones that will be most profitable to your needs.
The following are the plug-ins that you can choose from:-
1. All In One SEO Pack – This plug-in helps in search engine
optimization by helping you to add keywords to your blog.
2. All In One AdSense – This plug-in will add Google AdSense ads
directly into your blog posts. Many people who are monetizing their
blogs through Google AdSense use this plug-in because it makes their
work easier. They could very well add the ads manually. However, that
would take a great deal of time. Use this plug-in if you intend to
monetize your blog with AdSense.
3. PHPBayLite – This is another plug-in that people who want to
monetize their blog use often. The plug-in is great help if you intend
to showcase some eBay products on your blog and provide affiliate
links to them.
4. Twitter Tools – If you have a Twitter network, you can link
it with your WordPress blog through this plug-in. If you don't have
a Twitter account yet, having one is a good idea. This is a social
networking site where you can meet a lot of people and can even
prospect them with your MLM proposals.
5. DMSGuestbook – This is a crucial plug-in for commercial
blogs such as yours is. The plug-in enables visitors to fill in certain
bits of information about themselves. The plug-in allows you
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management of their entries. You can edit their entries before they
show up on the blog.
These are just five of the best WordPress plug-in. You can check out
the Internet and find information about many unbeatable plug-ins
that you will like to have on your blog.
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Getting Free WordPress Templates
Most people who start a WordPress blog for their business purposes
think that they will not have to dabble much with the design on the
blog because of their impression of running a "serious" blog and not
a pop fan site. However, the truth is that commercial websites, such
as your MLM website, need attention to design much more than a fan
site. After all, it has to have appeal if you want to attract people to
doing business with you, or joining your network as it is in this case.
The best part with WordPress is that it helps you do this.
The beauty of WordPress is that it is an open source application. It has
not been designed by a team of developers who have just unleashed it
to the world and forgotten about it. WordPress is being developed
each and every minute by thousands of users on the planet and they
are making their WordPress developments available for general global
use. This is how any open source project works. The advantage for
you here is that you are free to make use of any of these
developments and the icing on the cake is that most of these
developments are free!
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This is especially applicable to the various WordPress templates and
themes that you will get so abundantly on the Internet. You only
have to make a general Internet search for free WordPress templates
and you will see that you will be bamboozled with options. There are
complete sites dedicated to WordPress templates. Click on some and
see if you like something.
From the completely frivolous to the hardcore professional – you are
going to find all kinds of options here. You will find that you will have
to take your time to decide which of these themes to use. You can
also change themes later on if you want. The installation and usage of
these templates is quite simple and if you have started your
WordPress blog yourself, this should definitely be no big deal for you.
Just a note – Before using your WordPress theme, think carefully. It
should be in tandem with the impression of your MLM business that
you are trying to create. So you should give some thought to it and
choose wisely. Also, remember that it is bad for business if you change
the look of your blog too often. It speaks of instability. So make your
choice wisely. The thing that helps you here is that there are a
thousands of free options for you to choose from.
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Conclusion
It’s time to get this engine going and get started right away.
Are you going to take action and tell your grandchildren how you took
advantage of the trillion wave or will you just sit by and justify to
your grandchildren why you missed it?
The choice is yours!
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