Hey people,
thanks for reading this website.
Let me know which are the things that troubles you the most.
Setting up wordpress blog? Doing a shy-yes page? Wondering how to ask me out for dinner? *oops*
scratch that.. haha…
Do let me know via the comments ya?
Thanks!
Cheerios,
Ming Chern
This is the continuation of my technical coach series to Kate’s question on how to create a download-able pdf file.
In these question, there are basically few things to learn.
1) How to create a PDF file
2) How to FTP your file up
3) How to identify your link for people to download.
Take my blog header for example:
You can download it here.
This will be what we are simulating to create a link for your readers to download.
Step ONE:
Now, to create a PDF file, the fastest way is to install a program called PrimoPDF. It’s free to download and install.
Here is how you would use it. After you’ve finished typing your content in Microsoft Word. All you need to do is to PRINT the document and choose the printer:PrimoPDF. There would then be a popup window asking you on where to save it to.
This is basically it. You’ve created a PDF.
Step TWO:
The next thing to do is to FTP the file up to your hosting server. For those who want a good hosting, I would recommend Blue Host (Click here to find out), i’m using it rite now and you can be assured of its reliability. 
Now, the software for FTP is called FileZilla, you can download it here and it’s free.
Step THREE:
Once you’ve connected and uploaded your file to your server, you can now give the link to your intended people.
Just note that if you’ve uploaded to /public_html/files/myfile.pdf on the right window of filezilla, your link would be www.myowndomain.com/files/myfile.pdf. This is assuming you own www.MyOwnDomain.com, of course.
Okay, I hope this helps a little.
Stay in touch.
Regards,
Ming Chern
P.S. I welcome more questions. I want to answer them.
Okay,
answering axileon’s question on linking.
Basically, what you should know is that there are namely two types of links.
One-way and Two-way(Reciprocal).
Both are very straight forward.
For the one-way, it is just some one linking to you without you linking to them.
Two-way links or reciprocal links are two websites exchanging links to the other.
Alot of the linking strategies are for SEO purposes. For example if you link to me using :
Technical Coach
There would be a higher chance when you type in [Technical Coach] inside Google, I would rank higher for that.
Of cos, due to the huge benefits of linking, whether in SEO or for traffic, people tend to abuse it.
Some of the things that people use is LinkMetro.com. I explored this when I first started Internet Marketing.
Well, you can subscribe for the paid service to have automatic linking done.
But the issue is that quality links are hard to come by. Think of it from this perspective: if 100 thousand drug addicts says that John is credible and very trustworthy, you will not trust John to be so right? On the contrary, if the MM Lee says that Ming Chern is very smart and handsome, you’ll definitely think so. So you see, it is not about the number of links, it is about the quality.
So in the beginning, how to make people link to you? Well, there is a few ways. To start things off, you will need a credible website. Once you provide good content to your readers, people will not mind linking to you. You may find similar websites that complement your niche and you link to them first. Then you can send them an email saying that you’ve linked to them because of good quality content in their site. The rest of the email should ask for an exchange so as to benefit the other person’s readers.
As you proceed onwards in your niche, you should be fast becoming an expert in your niche, so naturally, people will start linking to you just because of your content.
Hope this answers Axileon’s questions.
More later.
Regards,
Ming Chern
Bing the infamous technical coach, I would like to know more about what is stopping you from doing those technical things of the Internet Marketing world.
Please leave comments on what do you need and I promise to do up something for you. Anything.
Do you have issues with HTML? Wordpress? Autoresponders? Just name it.
So go ahead, help me to help you.
Cheers,
Ming Chern
Yesterday was the technical foundations training for the last IMA batch of the year, and most probably the last IMA ever.
I had fun yesterday, even though with some puke-blood sessions. As of all people beginning Internet Marketing, or with people just starting to be exposed to computers, it’s always a challenge for me to find tons of analogies and examples to explain a technical term or an idea across.
We had the good fortune to have the prettiest coach ever in IMA, Sarah Tan, from our June Intake IMA. I hope we didn’t scare her away when it ended at about 11.15pm. It was supposed to end at about 10.15 to 10.30pm and it went grossly overtime. Sarah, if you are reading this, Sorry hor! hehehhehe…
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