About TRidge
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Hello! I'm Tom Ridge, married, have two sons, a daughter, one dog (rescued) and a Betta fish that does not play well with others. My day

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Just read an article in "=SearchEngineJournal" about a Google "Phantom" update.

Nope! And just when I think I am getting somewhere I hope I don't have to start again,

Is anyone aware of the google phantom update rolling out targeting informational, "how-to" content?

Is anyone aware of the google phantom update rolling out targeting informational, "how-to" content?

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Search Engine Optimization
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Just read an article in "=SearchEngineJournal" about a Google "Phantom" update.

Nope! And just when I think I am getting somewhere I hope I don't have to start again,

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Getting Started
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Have my answer everyone. Again, thanks for your time and help.

Tom


Hello gang,

What's the difference

The get started is the same as the Level 1 Cert course.

Hello Helen,

Thanks for your response. Feeling like a bit of a dolt at this point.

Tom

Don't worry I wondered why it was duplicated too. Probably because it is the free course. Maybe some people pay from the beginning.

The 2 differences are the GREEN (Certification - Niche) and the BLACK (Bootcamp - promote WA)

Hello Pastor,

Thank you for the clarification. It's appreciated.

Tom

Glad it helped

It is the same.

Hi Tommy,

Thanks for the info buddy. Am an old dog and...well, you know how the rest goes.

Appreciate you taking the time,
Tom

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Anyone help with a training question?

Anyone help with a training question?

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Getting Started
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Have my answer everyone. Again, thanks for your time and help.

Tom


Hello gang,

What's the difference

The get started is the same as the Level 1 Cert course.

Hello Helen,

Thanks for your response. Feeling like a bit of a dolt at this point.

Tom

Don't worry I wondered why it was duplicated too. Probably because it is the free course. Maybe some people pay from the beginning.

The 2 differences are the GREEN (Certification - Niche) and the BLACK (Bootcamp - promote WA)

Hello Pastor,

Thank you for the clarification. It's appreciated.

Tom

Glad it helped

It is the same.

Hi Tommy,

Thanks for the info buddy. Am an old dog and...well, you know how the rest goes.

Appreciate you taking the time,
Tom

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WA Affiliate Program
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Hello all,

Found a good dot com domain. Should I buy the dot net and dot org as well so as not to open myself up to someone else using the same

well, the good news is that you have a chance to secure the good .com name. That's the priority. If you feel strongly that your traffic is threatened by others having that name, then go for it. I have done that same strategy for years. But in the end, I let the other ones (.net and .org) expire and focus on the .com.

Hello Pastor,

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I feel once I begin to generate some strong traffic I can then dump the net/org domains.

Success to you,
Tom

That's also a good possibility. If that's the plan, then have everything point to the .com and "train" the visitor to recognize it. Then it will be easier to phase out the others without any loss of followers. I actually did that, letting a .org expire and keeping the .com. I weaned the visitors away from it. I wrote about it at the end of this blog I wrote:

I did, but I think that's a personal decision. My .com was taken, but the .net and .org were available, so I bought both so that no one else could take those domain names. I know I'm paying for an extra domain name I probably won't use but I really don't care. It's like an extra $8 a year. It's a small price to pay to get those domains to remain exclusive to you.

Hello Kinya,

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I feel once I begin to generate some strong traffic I can then dump the net/org domains.

Success to you,
Tom

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Found good dot com domain. should I buy the dot net as well?

Found good dot com domain. should I buy the dot net as well?

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Hello all,

Found a good dot com domain. Should I buy the dot net and dot org as well so as not to open myself up to someone else using the same

well, the good news is that you have a chance to secure the good .com name. That's the priority. If you feel strongly that your traffic is threatened by others having that name, then go for it. I have done that same strategy for years. But in the end, I let the other ones (.net and .org) expire and focus on the .com.

Hello Pastor,

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I feel once I begin to generate some strong traffic I can then dump the net/org domains.

Success to you,
Tom

That's also a good possibility. If that's the plan, then have everything point to the .com and "train" the visitor to recognize it. Then it will be easier to phase out the others without any loss of followers. I actually did that, letting a .org expire and keeping the .com. I weaned the visitors away from it. I wrote about it at the end of this blog I wrote:

I did, but I think that's a personal decision. My .com was taken, but the .net and .org were available, so I bought both so that no one else could take those domain names. I know I'm paying for an extra domain name I probably won't use but I really don't care. It's like an extra $8 a year. It's a small price to pay to get those domains to remain exclusive to you.

Hello Kinya,

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I feel once I begin to generate some strong traffic I can then dump the net/org domains.

Success to you,
Tom

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Authoring & Writing Content
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Evergreen Pages or Blog Posts?

I've been floundering around trying to determine which is the best way to proceed with my site.

I have material that is always relevan

You want your material to stand the test of time and work for you in the future. Your blog posts are like a stand up comedians routine. The rule of thumb for writing jokes is......always write a joke that you can use five years from now in a different city. If you keep writing material just for the day, you will always have to keep writing to replace it. You want your product to be working for you forever, hopefully.

Hello Don,

Thanks so much for the quick response. What you shared makes sense. Another thought...do you know if I could make a combination site - a web page site with a link in my menu to a blog page?

Thanks,
Tom

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Evergreen pages or blog posts?

Evergreen pages or blog posts?

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Authoring & Writing Content
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Evergreen Pages or Blog Posts?

I've been floundering around trying to determine which is the best way to proceed with my site.

I have material that is always relevan

You want your material to stand the test of time and work for you in the future. Your blog posts are like a stand up comedians routine. The rule of thumb for writing jokes is......always write a joke that you can use five years from now in a different city. If you keep writing material just for the day, you will always have to keep writing to replace it. You want your product to be working for you forever, hopefully.

Hello Don,

Thanks so much for the quick response. What you shared makes sense. Another thought...do you know if I could make a combination site - a web page site with a link in my menu to a blog page?

Thanks,
Tom

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Authoring & Writing Content
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With so much info available on content writing "how to," want to know where's the best place to start?

Hello Catherine,

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. My biggest hurdle at this point is (silly as it may sound) typing that first sentence.

Have so many ideas floating around in my head. An outline is probably
the best way to go. Don't want to waste any more time trying to get it right the first time.

Thank you once again for your assistance Catherine.

Cheers,
Tom

Tom My best advise is yes do a bullet point thing and then write it as though you were talking to someone of your target audience talking not writing because it will be more relaxed .THis may help
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/katkatskitchen/blog/pre-selling-boosts-afilliate-sales-through-the-roof

HI Kat,

What can I say but, thank you once again.

Tom

Start at the beginning. Let me tell you a story...................................https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/online-entrepreneur-certification-getting-started-level-1/content-ideas-from-keywords

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With so much info available on content writing how to want to know wheres the best place to start?

With so much info available on content writing how to want to know wheres the best place to start?

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Authoring & Writing Content
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With so much info available on content writing "how to," want to know where's the best place to start?

Hello Catherine,

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. My biggest hurdle at this point is (silly as it may sound) typing that first sentence.

Have so many ideas floating around in my head. An outline is probably
the best way to go. Don't want to waste any more time trying to get it right the first time.

Thank you once again for your assistance Catherine.

Cheers,
Tom

Tom My best advise is yes do a bullet point thing and then write it as though you were talking to someone of your target audience talking not writing because it will be more relaxed .THis may help
https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/katkatskitchen/blog/pre-selling-boosts-afilliate-sales-through-the-roof

HI Kat,

What can I say but, thank you once again.

Tom

Start at the beginning. Let me tell you a story...................................https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/online-entrepreneur-certification-getting-started-level-1/content-ideas-from-keywords

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