We will come back to this topic again, but for now, to get started, I can offer this:
In the same way that the LAMM is a highly systematised type of site, so we need to systematise the site's promotion. So far the best single source I have come across that deals with site promotion in a systematic form is this: http://www.suggestedby.us/monetizesitesvideos
This is a video record of the process of setting up, monetising and promoting a website. The techniques used are easily copied and are designed to be set up as an ongoing system. The only downside is that some of this stuff gets a tad repetitive, but there are ways of automating at least part of it – blogs are quite amenable to systematised promotion (IMHO). Even if one did not do everything the same, the ideas of setting up promotion/marketing as a process is very good.
Currently J-P Schoeffel, the guy who made the videos is selling access to them for $27, apparently he is going to increase the price. He did incease the price, it is now a not inconsiderable $97 IMHO the information, if used, will earn much more than the cost of the videos, but it is a chunk of change!
Whether you pay the money to look, or not. I will be working to outline a viable promotion system for automated blogs in the near future. J-Ps ideas, being similar to mine will form some part of that system.
Filed under Blog Promotion, LAMMs Techniques by on Dec 2nd, 2006. 3 Comments. 
I want to include datafeeds into automated blogs, but the task is proving harder than I expected. I first used a datafeed script some months ago but it is not suitable for use with automated blogs. A few days ago I bought another, sadly it did not live up to its billing. A big disappointment given that the vendor is one of the big names in auto-blogging circles. Sadly I am also still awaiting my refund, even though it had been promised immediately.
But, on the good news front, I am hoping to be able to have a new product designed incorporating my specs. It will not be an exclusive, but it will have my ideas in it and it WILL work well. So, early in 2007 look out for it. I will be planning to offer datafeeds as a LAMM option and also the full software package for purchase to this who are confident with the process and who are running more than oneor two LAMMS.
So, apologies to those to whom I had hoped to offer some trial feeds, I am at least as disappointed as you guys!
Filed under Blog Setups, Blogging Tools, LAMM add-ons, LAMMs Techniques by on Dec 13th, 2006. 2 Comments.
I have been asked a few times about how to set up WordPress and cron jobs. As a result I have now uploaded to the a couple of training videos for you to download. They are only short but they give step by step instructions as to how to set up WordPress and corn jobs on hosts that use Cpanel.
Cpanel is the same kind of hosting that Hostgator provides.
There will be more videos available in the future.
Installing WordPress using Fantastico (Video)
Setting up a cron job in Cpanel (Video)
In the 'more from the good news department' we are just testing out a brand new WordPress plugin that I have had written. It is not going to be free, but all LAMMS users will get a copy for use in their LAMMS and other blogs. This new tool allows users to remove posts and pages from their blogs either one at a time, all of them at once, or choose which to remove. I don't know of another tool that does all this and its is FREE to LAMMS users.
What you say and all for just $35 for a lovely new money maker? How can he do it?
Buy a LAMM and find out!
Andrew
Filed under Blog Setups, Blogging Tools, FAQs, Install WordPress, LAMMs Techniques by on Dec 16th, 2006. Comment.
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