One Minute Indexing – Am I An SEO Guru, Or Just Plain Lucky?

I wasn’t going to write another post so soon after the last one, but something unbelievable happened that I have to tell you about!

I published my post about the Whynter SNO Ice Cream Maker at 00:02 (i.e. two minutes past midnight) on 4 March 2010.

Three minutes later, at 00:05, I ran a search on Google looking to see if the post had been indexed yet – not that I was expecting it to have been that quickly, but I was setting it up so I could refresh the page occasionally to see how long it took (I was hoping for around 30 minutes).

And I have to say that I was absolutely amazed!

The post was showing as having been indexed two minutes previously, which means that Google picked up that post in just one single minute!

Wow!

I only wish I could claim that this was due to my superlative SEO skills! (I’m more than well-versed in this area, but I couldn’t honestly say that it was because of this that my post was indexed so quickly – not with a straight face, at any rate!)

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Whynter SNO Ice Cream Maker

We tend to get through quite a bit of ice cream, even though there’s just the two of us (not forgetting our seven dogs, of course), and as we never drive anywhere, it all has to be delivered.

Now, the good news is that we have a frozen food home delivery service that calls round every fortnight; the bad news is that there are very few flavours that my wife is able to eat.

So, after doing a lot of research, we decided to splash out and buy our own soft serve ice cream maker – a Whynter SNO Ice Cream Maker to be precise – so that we could make whatever flavours work best for us.

Originally, we were going to go for the Lello 4090 Gelato Pro, but after reading some of the reviews on Amazon.com, we decided not to bother. To be fair, there are plenty of people who have found it to be a great machine, but there are also enough saying that they have had significant problems.

The machine arrived a couple of days ago, although owing to various diversions, we’ve not even unpacked the box yet.

However, we are looking forward to trying it out (having also bought several recipe books and other accessories / ingredients), and I’ll report back once we’ve tasted the results.

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Ivo Karlovic

Knowing the speed of the Karlovic serve
A good return needs a degree of nerve
Reactions faster than speeding bullets
Lithe footwork – it’s no time to be a klutz
On top of your form and with a keen eye
Virtually no mistakes, just do, don’t try
It will be hard, although it can be done
Conquer all that and the match will be won

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The Copywriter’s Brain – All You Need To Know About Copywriting … On A Single Page

Like many Internet marketers, I’ve read my fair share of books on copywriting, and it can be a confusing subject, just because there are so many opinions on what works and what doesn’t, depending on the author.

So, I was very intrigued to come across a product called The Copywriter’s Brain, which is Derek Franklin’s concise summary of everything he’s read and learned about the skill of copywriting (although that probably doesn’t do it justice).

Now, Derek is somebody I’ve worked with before and respect greatly – his products are always simple to use yet meet a real need – and in fact he created The Daily Goal Machine for me, which is one of those “Victor Kiam” products (i.e. I liked it so much, I asked Derek to create one for me to sell too).

So, what exactly is The Copywriter’s Brain?

Well, it would be easiest to let Derek tell you in his own words, via this short video:

So, what do I like about The Copywriter’s Brain?

Firstly, it’s incredibly succinct – all you need to know about copywriting, information gleaned from the world’s best copywriters, really is on a single page.

Secondly, it’s easy to use, but in case you have any problems, Derek provides four videos to help you get the best of it, both in terms of navigating the tool and strategies for making best use of it.

And thirdly, it does come with two bonus pieces of useful software that are written in Derek’s inimitable style.

Are there any downsides?

Well, the product is delivered as a mind map, which requires you to download some Mindjet MindManager software, although the good news is that this mind map viewer software is free (and available for both Windows and Mac).

So, no deal-breaker there then.

In conclusion, this is a great tool that will help you get your head around copywriting in a unique and powerful way, and the price is a drop in the ocean compared to what you would spend if you were to try to sift through all of the traditional information on something that often been perceived as a “black art” .

I therefore highly recommend The Copywriter’s Brain.

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