Become a Black Belt Blogger with the Brilliant Authority Black Book
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So, grasshopper, you seek the holy grail of site popularity? Indeed, you are not alone. And you must prove your worth. You must wait, on your knees, in the rain, for many years. Maybe then we will teach you what you wish to know. If you beg. And fetch us some green tea from time to time . . .
Or you can grab the free, 2008 version of the Authority Black Book that was just released a few days ago. I’m sure there are a few folks who will insist on the former option, but hey, whatever flings your shuriken. (*I know, I’m mixing styles and cultures all over the place, but you know you love it!)
About a year ago I downloaded the original version of this ebook and, sadly, let it collect a fair amount of dust before picking it up. When I finally sat down and read it, it felt like receiving a swift roundhouse kick to the head as I realized I could have gotten started and had a world-class blog (or site) by now.
Happily, I’m finally putting some of these principles into use and finding that this stuff is actually working; like gangbusters, in fact. (What actually is a gangbuster? Sheesh, will the research never end?)
I started this blog about a year and a half ago, but only started posting seriously in the last 3 months. And I only began to use the principles that Jack Humphrey teaches in the Authority Black Book within the last month.
It’s been quite a thrill to see the upward spike in my traffic stats. I’ve only used about 1/100th of the recommendations in this book so far and the big deal is this: unlike Entrecard, or Project Wonderful, where you either have to click and click like a spastic, clickity clicking madman, or pay cold, hard cash to keep the traffic flowing, this traffic continues to grow on its own, like a massive snowball, once you reach critical mass.
Here’s a screenshot of the latest news from Alexa:
Yup, like anything that’s worthwhile, it does take some dedication and a little elbow margarine, but if you focus and start right now, you can expect big, even huge results very quickly.
Best of all, the ebook is free. You may have seen it sitting there in my top recommendations spot and now you know why.
So what are you waiting for? Seriously, if you want to understand how to create marvelous content that adds real value to the online community and builds a foundation of permanent traffic for your site, this little black book holds the key.
I look forward to hearing your opinion after you read it and hearing about your results after you implement. Let me know!
*Grasshopper refers to the TV series, “Kung Fu” which referenced Chinese martial arts, black belts are usually associated with Japanese martial arts, holy grails are distinctly Western culture and roundhouse kicks are most often associated with Korean Tae Kwon Do.
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March 7th, 2008 at 7:05 am
Nice Resource, Thanks for providing useful information
March 7th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
thanks for stopping by, gecko, glad it was helpful. I had fun writing it
March 8th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
This was a very interesting post. Thank you for visiting my website, and I came to return the favor. I am going to download it now and try to fit some time in somewhere to start reading it.
March 8th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Hi Veronica, thanks much for stopping by. The ebook is great and I’m sure you’ll see why I wrote a whole post about it once you have a look. There’s a ton of great info in there.
If you have any questions about it, please let me know and I’ll be glad to post answers back here.
March 10th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Nice blog! The Authority Black Book is a brilliant ebook to learn Web2.0 techniques.Social bookmarking is one of the most effective ways to get targeted traffic that´s what the black book is all about.Read it now!
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March 11th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Hey Tom, thanks for stopping by and commenting!
March 18th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Good stats Zack… moving up with those “Black Belt Blackbook” Techniques
Andrew
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March 18th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
As a Martial Artist, your title:
Become a Black Belt Blogger
certainly caught my eye! I’ll be sure to check it out today, thanks for the resource!
Best wishes,
Barbara
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March 19th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
@ Andrew, thanks for the encouraging words
Definitely lots to study in the book to reach black belt stage 
@ Barbara, thanks for letting me know the headline was working there. And it’s always great to meet a fellow martial artist. Thanks for stopping by!
March 27th, 2008 at 11:29 am
You convinced me and I downloaded. That’s hard to do. It had better be good.
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March 31st, 2008 at 5:49 am
Hey Luke, good show! I wouldn’t post about it unless I used it and liked it a lot myself so I really think you’ll get a ton out of it. Would love to hear your thoughts once you’ve had a look . . . it takes some commitment to understand the principles and put them into practice though, so most folks won’t have the time, or dedication to see the really powerful results that are possible.
But of course, that’s just like everything else in life.
all the best!
September 7th, 2008 at 6:39 am
You are an absolute icon! People that are committed as you will rise to the top!
I love the name! Black Belt Blogger.
Maggie Lancy
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September 9th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Hi Maggie,
Thanks so much for your kind words. I sure appreciate your taking time to comment. If you end up testing out any of the info in the Authority Black Book, please stop back by and let me know how it goes—would love to hear about it!
November 12th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Hi there! Thanks for sharing this resource. I’m new to blog writing and I’m trying to get a few more visitors to read my new DIY blog. I’ll have a look through the e book you suggested and see if I can find any legitimate techniques to help me out. Hopefully I can get more people interested in reading my DIY blog.
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September 10th, 2009 at 9:11 am
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.