How to Attract your Niche to your Blog - Day 1 of 5

How to Attract your Niche to your Blog – Day 1 of 5

Yesterday, Sunday, I tried to create a post on redesigning my front page to attract my chosen niche to this blog.

It proved to be too long and too confusing, so I decided to break it up into five parts.

Part 1 – Overview: Goals and Tools

Make sure you click the Full Screen icon in the bottom right of the video after you start to play, otherwise you are not going to be able to see what I am doing.

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#1 by Nile on January 18, 2012 - 11:10 am

There are so many things you can do to attract people to your site, especially those interested. It does deal with content, the design, and also who you reach through what mediums you choose (social networks, videos, newsletters, etc).

The great thing is that you can always revamp anytime. Static pages are really not as valuable as your blog post pages. Those are what are within your feeds, especially in terms of WordPress posts and pages. So, if you have an area you still want in your feed, you can always (especially if your theme is design with the WP 3.0+ menu system), you can easily put that post as a targeted page…. or an image somewhere prominent to hopefully attract and convert your visitors./
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#2 by Rosemary O'Shaughnessy on October 1, 2011 - 7:15 am

Hi Peter,

It is a small world today , as I am also putting extra work into my niche. I really found it very helpful to see what plugins you use for your blog. It is so true the correct branding makes it so much easier for customers and potential customer find you or our business. Take care Rosemary
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#3 by Davida on September 6, 2011 - 2:09 pm

Thanks for sharing this… Its really been helpful.

#4 by Peter Fuller on September 12, 2011 - 6:33 pm

I am glad you found it helpful

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#5 by Roshanda Gilmore on August 30, 2011 - 11:27 am

Hey Peter!

I’m luvin this idea of including us on this journey as you switch things around on your blog! Way cool!

I think it’s a great idea to have a static page on the home page!

I’m looking forward to the next videos where you do this live! How cool is that?!
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#6 by Jupiter Jim on August 22, 2011 - 9:20 pm

Peter,
Great post. Love the video. Excellent audio quality. You have laid out very nicely what you hope to achieve in the next five days. Very logical and easy to follow. I look forward to reading the rest of the posts and seeing the rest of the videos in this series. Can’t wait to try some of those plugins you listed like “widget logic”.
Thanks,
Jupiter Jim
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#7 by Theuns on August 15, 2011 - 12:35 pm

Hi Peter thx a lot

You just help me with something that i was thinking of for a long time now.

I did book marl you page and i will come back tomorrow
till i learn every thing . soon i will have my new blog so i can learn to set it up 100% to get people to my blog.

Regards
Theuns
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#8 by Alexander Paul on July 18, 2011 - 7:32 pm

Thank you Peter for taking the time to explain your changes and what’s all required. Having people like you around to show us some of the tricks are veluable assets to have and to know. Thx again for putting these 5 part blogpost series together. All the best, Alex
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#9 by Diabetic Survival Kit on July 9, 2011 - 9:17 pm

Interesting video. I am getting my web site set up and have been creating really good content for people with diabetes who need education. My first page is too buzy as well and I don’t think I have done as well with the keywords as I would like. I will follow the progress.

#10 by William Earl Amis Jr III on July 6, 2011 - 9:59 pm

Peter,

That is amazing for me to follow from day 1 of creating or adjusting your blog.

This came at the time when I must expand some more content. Like making more pages and having only certain items on the side bar. Something like what I am giving for free this month….

I thank you for all the fantastic ideas you have empowered my imagination with.

Your a amazing leader in our industry. You style is calm and pleasant to learn from. I look forward to day 2 tomorrow.

Little steps a day.
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#11 by Peter Fuller on July 8, 2011 - 2:37 pm

Thank you very much Willie.

I just finished my front page so give it a look.

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#12 by Dereck on June 28, 2011 - 9:07 pm

Hey Peter,

I think you really hit a whole list of goodies to do for your blog. But I think the most important thing is the identification of your niche.

By far, I think that is the most important thing about any website and clear identification.

I can’t wait to see the changes as they happen.

-Dereck
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#13 by Stevie Smith on June 29, 2011 - 9:43 am

I agree with Dereck and excellent video by the way Peter.

The identification of a niche is very important. When a website is broad in terms of the niches it covers, it is difficult to break each niche down into groups, which is what I am finding out.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Keep the Smiles,
Stevie
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#14 by Terrific Tonya Heathco on June 28, 2011 - 10:59 am

Peter, So glad I came across your series. I too am considering changing my “home”page at National Seizure Disorders Foundation. I look forward to picking up several tips from you. As for your title, if you were to want to set yourself apart, try a positive label such as “Fantastic Peter Fuller, MBA CA”. Bet there’s only one Fantastic Peter Fuller!
I enjoyed the video. You have a teachers technique and a way of explaining things that helps without hindering. Thank you for moving forward with these lessons.

Be Blessed -

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#15 by Dr. Bob Clarke on June 25, 2011 - 10:12 am

This looks like it’s going to be a great blog series and I can’t wait to see how you will transform your blog.

I have toyed with the idea of a static home page as well, and I understand the logic…. so I am very interested to see how yours will turn out.

Another great thing about your blog — I AM your target market to a tee. Professional boomer who understands the need for multiple streams of income and takes action to get it.

I will be back often!

Thanks, Peter.
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#16 by Linnea on June 23, 2011 - 3:31 pm

What a great idea for an intriguing series. I’m definitely looking forward to seeing where you go with this and am curious about excluding your pages from navigation. In the meantime, thanks for the plugin tips. It looks like you have found some really useful ones that I just might have to try. I do love the term “zoomers” for a niche that we have in common.
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#17 by Marc Korn on June 7, 2011 - 11:08 pm

Thanks for sharing this great idea and these tips.

This will help a lot of people who would like to clean up their blog and be able to optimize for their niche and have a more efficient blog.

I love the fact that you are doing this as a series, so you can keep your eager fans coming back for more and the plug-ins you will be using that you showed look like they will really do the job.

Good luck with the re-design and I look forward to the rest of the series and the end product.

To your continued success,
Marc
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#18 by Steve-Personal Success Factors on June 4, 2011 - 2:50 pm

Peter, thank you for sharing your hands on approach to redesigning your blog. I’m going to follow this series closely, since I will probably be needing to do the same thing for a couple of my blogs. I’m excited about the work your doing and the demographic you’re targeting, since I am also interested in the same audience
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#19 by Rob Wilson on June 1, 2011 - 12:06 pm

Great subject and I look forward to reading the other posts about it that you’ve set up. I’ve experimented with plug-ins and changing the look a little bit but this is definitely encouragement to work on that. After my most recent change, which was admittedly a while ago, I’ll now boost this up on my priority scale, especially after I check out the rest of your posts about attracting my niche. – Rob
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#20 by Raena Lynn on May 25, 2011 - 2:52 am

This is so interesting. I know what you mean about a busy blog! I am really looking forward to see how this progresses. When you went to your dashboard, I checked out some of your plug ins that I haven’t used before. That was a lot of fun!

I’m sure you will share your results of setting up your a static page, for the sake of niche and SEO.

I will follow your 5 Day posts because I think you are credible and you are offering great value! I can’t wait for the next one!

Raena Lynn
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#21 by Andy Nathan on May 8, 2011 - 6:47 am

It is amazing how our goals change as we continue to blog. When I first started blogging, I was also adamant about my name being found in the searches. As I continued to blog I started doing more keyword research for social media keywords.

#22 by rebeccahappy on May 4, 2011 - 7:31 am

I dropped by today to see what you were up to. Will be interesting to see what you do to change the look. i am curious to know more about how and why you choose certain widgets.

Are you still working on local at all?
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#23 by Pearly Quah on April 30, 2011 - 11:00 pm

I haven’t been to your blog for quite a while and recently discovered your different topic for your blog. I enjoy all parts but I only managed to read 1 part today. Will try to come back here every week to complete my reading .

Peter, may I ask you that if we decide to make the homepage static, where will our blog post show up ?

Thanks Peter, I look forward to read more of such topic.

Cheers
Pearly
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#24 by Pastor Sherry on April 28, 2011 - 3:41 pm

Hi Peter, I’m intrigued with your topic. But I take issue with your adjective “aging!” I still feel 16, even if my body doesn’t

I’ve just recently been introduced to all these plugins — after having to put CommentLuv and Digg Digg on my blog! Just today someone told me about another plugin that will help my blogpage to be better. I hope I can get back to your blog and see the rest of this series. My page needs something!
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#25 by Wendy Hewlett on March 25, 2011 - 9:14 am

This is a great topic to share with everyone Peter. Keeping our Blogs optimized, clean and targeted for our markets is an ongoing process. I think it is important to revisit your Blog objectives every now and then to ensure that is meeting those objectives and goals and this series is a great opportunity to do that. Thanks for sharing.

Wendy
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#26 by Ali Mujtaba on March 19, 2011 - 4:49 am

Plugins are great to give your site a different look. It’s nice to know that it’s possible to use a particular widget to a particular site. A clean look still much better than a look with so many widgets in a single page.
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#27 by Lesly Federici on March 11, 2011 - 8:59 am

Peter,
This is wonderful. I like what you’re doing here and I already picked up some tips about the plugins. I am now creating a new blog where I am branding myself – . Never really did before. Did you know, you probably do, that the boomers are THE market now for business? That advertisers are challenged on how to market to the boomers ! I am glad to be one of them! I am following your journey here .

#28 by Jaden Daniels on March 9, 2011 - 4:40 pm

Peter,
Thanks for sharing. I have been wanting to change my website around too. Thanks for sharing the plug-ins. I am going to install those now.
I am going to day 2 to find out more.
Jaden
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#29 by Cheryl James on March 1, 2011 - 3:40 pm

Excellent. I know that my blog needs a makeover and think this will be a great place to start. i see that you only have 3 parts to this. I am excited to see it all unfold!
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#30 by Patel Urvisha on February 25, 2011 - 7:37 pm

Hi,
I have seen the video and I want to thank you for having revealed what plugins you use. If is one big think that i love about other bloggers is that they share their experience. Good luck with your goals!
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#31 by Jayne Kopp on February 25, 2011 - 3:17 am

Hey Peter, I am just trying to get caught up and catch up on where you’re at. Its a really interesting concept the ‘static’ front page. I’ve thought about it myself before. I think Ty Tribble has his set up that way.

I am also looking forward to what evolves. Thanks for allowing us to go along with you.

best,

Jayne
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#32 by Aloys Jacobs on February 25, 2011 - 2:01 am

Hi Peter, great tips. I didn’t know how to make widgets to only show on certain pages. I’m glad I found your blog, I’ll have a closer look around. Thanks for sharing!
Aloys
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#33 by Maria Pavel on February 23, 2011 - 6:28 pm

Very interesting article and video, very interesting facts. Indeed, I think too that the 1st step is overviewing the goals and the tools, ‘where’ do you want to get somewhere and ‘how’ will you get there, this would be translation. It is very important to know what you are working for and looking for, you will risk to get demotivated and stop working, also, you would not know where to get in a… place you don’t know, since you don’t even know where to go. That’s why it is very important to know. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing this excellent article!

Best regards,

Maria
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#34 by Social Media Vanessa on February 19, 2011 - 4:48 pm

Hi Peter:

I actually followed a link that landed me on “part 3″ of this series, so I back tracked to this first post. The series sounds intriguing so I will be checking out the rest of the posts.

This first video had a couple of plugins that I hadn’t used, so I’ll be interested to see what they do.

Live with passion and purpose,
Vanessa
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#35 by Tommy DiPietro on February 18, 2011 - 9:33 am

I did the same thing changing my home page to a static page. I was told by an SEO guy that having a static page keeps the search engine bots crawling your site.

If your blog is your home page and if you have another the link, the search engine bot will leave your site and you will not get the search engine ‘love’ your blog deserves.

Tommy D.

#36 by Frontier Internet Marketing on February 13, 2011 - 9:29 pm

Hello Peter,
Interesting idea and a very nice approach. Would like to see how it goes.
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#37 by Peter Fuller on February 9, 2011 - 8:12 pm

Thanks everyone for your great comments.

#38 by Dr. Erica Goodstone on February 8, 2011 - 12:07 am

Hey Peter,
What a great way to be authentic, to teach and to share your wisdom all at the same time. I am looking forward to your next videos on how you will implement the changes.
Erica
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#39 by Sherman Smith on February 6, 2011 - 1:00 pm

You piqued my interest with this. I’m definitely going to have to check this out!!
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#40 by Dr. Adam Sheck on February 4, 2011 - 10:09 pm

Peter,
Thanks for sharing your thought process on improving your front page. We all need to rethink/revise our blogsites from time to time. What I do is have a static homepage that is more marketing and then a “/blog” page for my blog homepage. Not sure if that’s best or not AND, I’m in process of redesigning as well. I agree, it’s ALL about giving your market what they want and making it simple for them to see it.
Take care,
Adam
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#41 by Stacy on January 31, 2011 - 3:25 pm

I’m jumping in a little late, but I can’t wait to see the rest of the videos in this series!

Stacy
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#42 by Marcus Baker on January 30, 2011 - 2:14 pm

I have a slow Internet connection at the moment which is making video watching a little tricky. It took me most of this week just to get to the end of this video but hey I liked what I saw and heard. Now I just have to find a faster way to access your brilliance!

~Marcus
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#43 by Steve Shoemaker on January 28, 2011 - 8:13 am

Peter great idea I will be keeping up with process and maybe even do it myself. I made my front page static before with a selection in wordpress. I didn’t keep it long for whatever reason but this sounds like a great idea.
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#44 by Heather C Stephens on January 27, 2011 - 11:20 am

Hi Peter!

I’m looking forward to this series and can’t wait to see what all you have planned. I’m curious about why you’re choosing a static page for your home page and why you’ve taken your opt in form from your home page?

I would love to know your thinking behind these things. (Maybe you’ve already answered them in future posts?) I’ll check them out and see!

Great job!
Heather
p.s. it might be helpful for your readers to create a resource list of the tools you’re using to revamp your site!
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#45 by Wayne Wu on January 26, 2011 - 12:57 am

I’m really looking forward to the next 4 days of your revamp. It’s always great to do a bit of self analysis and tweak things hopefully for the better every now and then.

Thanks,
Wayne
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#46 by Monyelle on January 25, 2011 - 5:52 pm

Looks very interesting. I’m excited to see how everything works out!
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#47 by Mavis Nong @ Free Marketing Training on January 25, 2011 - 2:56 pm

I’m so looking forward to your series. Thanks for sharing the changes with us.

All the best,
Mavis
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#48 by Ilka Flood on January 25, 2011 - 2:08 pm

I think it’s really cool that you let us take part in the changes you will be making. I’m looking forward to learning from you.

Have a great week!

Ilka
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#49 by Oliver Tausend on January 25, 2011 - 12:13 pm

I love your cashflow approach, as you might be able to relate. I am really looking forward to your changes and you put them into effect. You mention some interesting ideas and plugins.

Take care

Oliver
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#50 by Joe Young expert mlm interviews on January 25, 2011 - 12:06 pm

Hi Peter,
Can’t wait for the videos, I will be following along and learning intently!

thanks for doing this,
Joe
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#51 by Amr Boghdady on January 25, 2011 - 11:07 am

Although I own a normal website, not a blog, but I think I could benefit a lot from that series. My website’s front page is really overly crowded.
Will be watching for the next parts of the series.

Thanks Peter!
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#52 by Jym @ MLM Lead Generation on January 25, 2011 - 7:26 am

Great idea for a series, I’m interested to know what you come up with. Refining your niche is a powerful step to take, and can be a process that takes some time.

See you on part 2.

Jym
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#53 by Anne Sales | Coupon Codes on January 25, 2011 - 5:50 am

Hello Peter, it’s nice to have stumbled into your blog. Great plan ahead. I hope you’ll achieve your desired result. Will be coming back to see how it goes.
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#54 by Liz on January 24, 2011 - 10:17 pm

Hey Peter, looking forward to finding out what you end up with.

Just curious, why are you going with a static home page, is there a specific benefit that you’re aiming for?
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#55 by Peter Fuller on January 24, 2011 - 10:39 pm

Hey Liz

Yes there is, I want to target that page to my niche and right now posting excerpts from my blog posts do not achieve that.

By having a static page I will have more control over the keyword phrases I target.

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