Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

For me the best content is always your own, firstly because you are never infringing on any copyright, and secondly because people can tell when a blog is simply copied and pasted. Be creative, simply assemble all the facts about whatever you want to talk about in your blog, and then put it into your own words. Also, people love hearing personal stories, add in something that maybe has happened with you or your family (without naming them of course), and tell them how it relates to something you are involved in ie SFI. I wrote a blog severalmonths ago about how I broke my neck and was paralysed for a short time when I was much younger, and compared the determination and sheer willpower it took me to learn how to walk again to how hard it is as an internet or affiliate marketer. People love stories like that, and believe it or not I have gained customers from it. So avoid the copy and paste style blogs, there are already thousands of those out there, find a topic you are passionate about or something you have experience about, and simply write about it. Use the spell-check tool before you publish it, and you can't go far wrong. After all, it is YOUR blog, so don't use other peoples content.

Good luck
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For me the best content is always your own, firstly because you are never infringing on any copyright, and secondly because people can tell when a blog is simply copied and pasted. Be creative, simply assemble all the facts about whatever you want to talk about in your blog, and then put it into your own words. Also, people love hearing personal stories, add in something that maybe has happened with you or your family (without naming them of course), and tell them how it relates to something you
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

I think you're missing the whole point of a blog here. A blog is meant to be a place where you can talk more personally about who you are and what you're doing. Your SFI blog content can come right out of your head, and because you are the one writing it, you can be more excited about what you're writing. You can speak expertly on everything you've experienced here, and you can pass this information along to your readers--heck, that's a great way to duplicate your information.

I'm sure there are plenty of people here that will point you to e-books and PLR material--for that matter, I could be hired to write for you (that's one of my jobs outside of SFI)--but if that's all you're doing, then the best you're doing is regurgitating other people's information in a different format. Duplication does not mean parroting; it means learning.

Now, if you don't want to write, there's a far, far easier, much less costly solution: DON'T WRITE! There are plenty of ways to draw people to SFI and your network, from webinars to Real Life Meetings (gasp!) to ads to PSAs To Go. You just need to succeed with the methods that make you feel most comfortable.
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I think you're missing the whole point of a blog here. A blog is meant to be a place where you can talk more personally about who you are and what you're doing. Your SFI blog content can come right out of your head, and because you are the one writing it, you can be more excited about what you're writing. You can speak expertly on everything you've experienced here, and you can pass this information along to your readers--heck, that's a great way to duplicate your information.

I'm sure
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Affiliate since: 05/03/2002, Power Rank: 433 | Read Mar's 582 other Ask SC answers

I don’t recommend copying other’s blog for the sake of good content. It might get you into trouble for copyright infringement. Copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner.

What you should do to provide good content for your SFI blog that does not infringe someone else’s copyrights?

- Use your skills and imagination to create your SFI blog completely original. Consider what you have to say and how you say it. People will return to your blog if they like what you write about a specific subject. Keep it personable so as to invite interaction through blog comments and links back to your blog from other bloggers who like what you write. Think of the things that you’re good at in SFI; write them in your blog.

- Write your blog posts honestly and openly. Whether you’re interested in Sponsoring, ECA, Pricebender Auctions; write passionately about them. Your blog posts need to be dynamic, interesting and enjoyable for people to read.

- Create a content that is written for your readers.
Become an expert in your subject. If you consistently logging into your SFI homepage, taking the time to learn each topic of SFI Tools and Resources, you’re widening your knowledge base, which will make it easier for you in creating a good content for your SFI blog. Stay on top of SFI news and trends. Participate in SFI Forum and Ask SC. Knowing your SFI community will give you an upper hand when it comes to good content of your SFI blog.

By following the steps above, you never have to worry about the copyright because you own it.

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I don’t recommend copying other’s blog for the sake of good content. It might get you into trouble for copyright infringement. Copyright infringement occurs when a copyrighted work is reproduced, distributed, performed, publicly displayed, or made into a derivative work without the permission of the copyright owner.

What you should do to provide good content for your SFI blog that does not infringe someone else’s copyrights?

- Use your skills and imagination to create
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Affiliate since: 04/18/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ruth's 21 other Ask SC answers

In most cases, even the most experienced authors of intricate, technical or academic content do some research upon which their content is based, even it is only for historical reference.

Doing research about internet marketing, marketing in general, the practice of affiliates or other related topics such as ethics etc. is the best way to crystallize the message that you are trying to convey.

It is common practice to list Acknowledgements to your work if you are making use of other material with appropriate reference in the text of your ‘master piece’ :-).

In most cases the conditions of copyrighted material are clearly stipulated and should the condition require permissions to publish, you would need to contact the copyright holding company, which could mean that they might have other conditions attached to your publishing their work consequently.

However, there is nothing stopping you from reading the material, learning from it and then placing what you have learnt in YOUR OWN WORDS and in the context of your script with the appropriate Acknowledgements.

Under no circumstances should you commit any plagiarist act – in essence what you are doing is STEALING from the hard work and effort of another person who under the instance of copyright has invested time and money to create an income the revenue earnings of which you have then denied them.

So, there is good content on the web, everywhere . The question is about how you apply yourself that makes the difference. Happy writing!

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In most cases, even the most experienced authors of intricate, technical or academic content do some research upon which their content is based, even it is only for historical reference.

Doing research about internet marketing, marketing in general, the practice of affiliates or other related topics such as ethics etc. is the best way to crystallize the message that you are trying to convey.

It is common practice to list Acknowledgements to your work if you are making use of
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Write every thing yourself in you own words. Lots of people want to copy and paste, but that doesn't work. Of course your work will bare some resemblance to others because there is only so much you can say about something. Yet just about everything has been written about by Shakespeare, so there is really nothing new under the sun, just different words and different twists.`

Blogs are personal stories about any subject you can think of. They can be very personal or they can be very businesslike and anything in between.

I wrote thousands of blogs for a Russian who had a website and needed an English writer. He would send me the subject and keywords he wanted used in a particular blog and I would write to them. Many were on subjects that were foreign to me, like the Australian Tennis Open and several others. I would spend about 15 - 20 minutes reading a lot of material on the subject and then put the information into a 300 - 500 word composite blog. It was very interesting and very time consuming. I did this for 4 years and made quite a bit of money even though I charged very little $.35 per word. His niche was commentary on current news. Finding the right niche even if you are writing a blog about SFI is important. Pick a twist on the subject that is different from what others write. Reading AskSC can help a lot. There are lots of questions that you can expand on and probably keep a blog going for some time.

Use a different approach. For instance you could write a whole blog on how you'd still do SFI if you were in outer space. That gives you a different keyword than most of them used with SFI, so some people interested in outer space might pick up the blog and read it.

Find and use pictures that pertain to your blog so that it is more interesting. Mix up your writing between serious, romantic (for instance tie it to a cruise or travel), political, newsy, comedic and many other things that hit a nerve with people. Be careful about words that are negative or bring up any emotions. Mother for instance is a stopper. People might continue to read the blog, but the reference will be in their mind and they won't get what you are saying.

Alternate between SFI and Triple Clicks products. A good niche would be product reviews. Choose a group of interesting products, purchase them and then write a review on each product.

Write about your own experiences and tie them into SFI and or TC for more interest and to broaden your blogging. Take it out of the mundane if you can.

You will not infringe on copyrighted material if you follow these suggestions. Sometimes reading other blogs can give you an idea, but you can twist that idea in a different direction or use it with different keywords.

Three hundred to 500 words are usually all you need because people don't read as much as they used to do. An occasional 1000 word blog will get read if it is really interesting, but 300 - 500 word blogs are easy and do get read. This blog is 580 words. If I were doing a really good job on this, I would rewrite it and cut it down to 300 words. The more you cram into fewer words the more your reader will like, learn and return to your blog.


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Write every thing yourself in you own words. Lots of people want to copy and paste, but that doesn't work. Of course your work will bare some resemblance to others because there is only so much you can say about something. Yet just about everything has been written about by Shakespeare, so there is really nothing new under the sun, just different words and different twists.`

Blogs are personal stories about any subject you can think of. They can be very personal or they can be very businesslike
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Affiliate since: 10/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ronelle's 268 other Ask SC answers

When you are comfortable with your ability to blog about all the aspects of SFI, go to the Marketing Aids Center, study the ads. Examine the banners, business cards, everything visual.

Absorb what you've learned, then sit down and use your own words to explain, show, tell about all the aspects of SFI and Tripleclicks. Not all in one session, of course! Tell about a different subject within our system each time.

If you take SFI training, put your own spin on it, use your own verbiage, you should be able to avoid stepping on any copyrights. If you need to quote training material, be sure to acknowledge you are doing so.

Good luck to you...
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When you are comfortable with your ability to blog about all the aspects of SFI, go to the Marketing Aids Center, study the ads. Examine the banners, business cards, everything visual.

Absorb what you've learned, then sit down and use your own words to explain, show, tell about all the aspects of SFI and Tripleclicks. Not all in one session, of course! Tell about a different subject within our system each time.

If you take SFI training, put your own spin on it, use your own
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Affiliate since: 04/14/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Diane's 76 other Ask SC answers

Good content for a blog needs to be original. Search engines don't like duplicate content, and it has ways of finding duplicated content.

You could use content like you are creating here, on Ask SC. You came up with a question, one that will be useful to many SFI business owners, and you will receive many answers.

If you can pick out a main theme that runs through the answers, compile the best suggestions, and write them in your own words, there's a blog post - voila!

Same can be said for the forum. Lots of ideas there. Don't just copy other's answers, but you can paraphrase them into your own words.

Remember to keep it constructive and positive to attract lots of new PSAs for yourself.

Best wishes :)
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Good content for a blog needs to be original. Search engines don't like duplicate content, and it has ways of finding duplicated content.

You could use content like you are creating here, on Ask SC. You came up with a question, one that will be useful to many SFI business owners, and you will receive many answers.

If you can pick out a main theme that runs through the answers, compile the best suggestions, and write them in your own words, there's a blog post - voila!

Same
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

The best source for good content for a blog is your own life experience. Ask yourself these questions (and answer them honestly).

1. What first attracted me to SFI (business opportunity, TripleClicks products, etc)?
2. What have I learned since joining that was most useful, and where did I find it (launch pad, training tools, blogs, etc)?
3. What have I discovered about SFI that gave me a 'light-bulb' moment?
4. What habits have I formed that move my business forward on a regular basis (completing the to-do list daily, etc)?
5. What mistakes have I made that I can warn others to avoid?

Obviously there are many more questions you could ask as well. Write down your answers, then read them out loud with the following question in mind; "Do I sound like a salesman?" If the answer is yes, re-write them to sound more conversational. The more natural you sound, the more people will respect your opinions!

You may want to think about finishing your blog entry with a TV-style cliff-hanger every once in a while, so your readers will be anticipating your next entry! Or creating a top 10 tips list, then publish them in reverse order, so your readers stick around to see what will be number 1.
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The best source for good content for a blog is your own life experience. Ask yourself these questions (and answer them honestly).

1. What first attracted me to SFI (business opportunity, TripleClicks products, etc)?
2. What have I learned since joining that was most useful, and where did I find it (launch pad, training tools, blogs, etc)?
3. What have I discovered about SFI that gave me a 'light-bulb' moment?
4. What habits have I formed that move my business forward on
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Affiliate since: 02/04/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Bryan's 47 other Ask SC answers

I think the best thing to do for your blog is to just talk about your personal SFI experience.
Tell your story to your readers and get them excited about the opportunity that SFI offers. Share your successes and give tips to prospective PSA's about what then can expect if they sign up under you. Describe the first couple of months as a PSA and warn them about potential pitfalls.
Most of all, just be honest about what you've experienced in SFI. Try to bring emotion in your blog and don't be afraid to tell people what you want them to do. If you want to sign up new PSA's, ask them to sign up with you.
Make it as simple as possible and give them a good idea of what to expect.
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I think the best thing to do for your blog is to just talk about your personal SFI experience.
Tell your story to your readers and get them excited about the opportunity that SFI offers. Share your successes and give tips to prospective PSA's about what then can expect if they sign up under you. Describe the first couple of months as a PSA and warn them about potential pitfalls.
Most of all, just be honest about what you've experienced in SFI. Try to bring emotion in your blog and don't
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Affiliate since: 02/24/2014, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Derek's 210 other Ask SC answers

A very good question, but what exactly does the word copyright mean. In the statement below I have just extracted the part of the meaning that is applicable to writers. This is copied from the Wikipedia website but I have not broken copyright rules as I have inserted the source of the statement.

'Copyright does not cover ideas and information themselves, only the form or manner in which they are expressed'. (Source: Wikipedia)

So my interpretation of this is you can take someones ideas and rewrite them in your own words. Don't believe me? How many ways do you think murder can be committed? Certainly not enough ways for all the murder mystery books there are on the bookshelves.

So what does that mean for you? It means you can take any information from any website and rewrite it in your own words and publish it without any fear of breaking copyright rules.

You will of course have to be very careful with your rewrite of the copyright material to ensure you still get the correct meaning of what you are trying to say across to your readers.

I wish you every success with your SFI business
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A very good question, but what exactly does the word copyright mean. In the statement below I have just extracted the part of the meaning that is applicable to writers. This is copied from the Wikipedia website but I have not broken copyright rules as I have inserted the source of the statement.

'Copyright does not cover ideas and information themselves, only the form or manner in which they are expressed'. (Source: Wikipedia)

So my interpretation of this is you can take someones
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