Bryan Clark Joins EJ As Business News Reporter
As I mentioned in previous posts, the new Entrepreneurs-Journey (EJ) design has a few changes to how content is organized. One of the new features is a dedicated section for news.
I’ve always wanted EJ to report more on what’s going on in the Internet business, online marketing and blogging industries, but I couldn’t manage the content load myself. With the new design, not only am I bringing on writers to help with reviews, I’ve got some people coming on board to help cover latest news too.
Bryan Clark is the first news reporter to join the EJ team initially on a trial run at a pace of about one small news article per day as we ease into the new blog design. Bryan will be doing his best to provide tidbit sized news posts from the latest happenings in the Internet business and blogging world, starting from today.
I was going to hold off starting the news content until the new design was released, but since Bryan is eager to impress both me and you the readers, we decided let’s start right now so we can get some feedback as we are going. Bryan and I are both keen to hear your responses to the sort of news he covers, so please be sure to comment with your opinion and any suggestions as to what sort of news you would like to see covered here at EJ.
I asked Bryan to write a short introduction so we can get to know him better. So take it away Bryan…
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Hello everyone. My name is Bryan Clark. Besides writing for Yaro, I like to spend time writing on my own blog One Man’s Goal. One Man’s Goal is a blog that I created just over three months ago as a personal goal to document my journey to becoming a full-time Internet entrepreneur. So far the project is doing marvelous, and it should only continue to grow.
I’m 25 years old, from the St. Louis area (United States) and I have always been an entrepreneur by nature. When working for others, I’ve always dreamed of actually owning the company I was working for and plotting out things that I would do differently. This mindset is what led me to blogging in the first place. I enjoyed the thought of being able to manage my own online business and having nobody to answer to when it came to running it.
I was thrilled when Yaro recently asked me to report on Internet and business news here at EJ. My goal is to bring you the most current articles that have to do with the topics of blogging and online business. I am happy to be a part of the EJ team, and look forward to getting to know all of Yaro’s wonderful readers.
The $10,000 Give Away
Bryan Clark, one of my Blog Mastermind students has started an ambitious project, which is a lot like the Million Dollar Homepage you might remember, but with a few unique twists.
His project is called The $10K Give Away and here is Bryan’s explanation:
In a blatant ripoff of “The Million Dollar Homepage” – I’ve decided to replicate this, and improve upon an already great idea. I’m selling ad spaces for $10 and part of the money will go right back to one lucky winner!
Here’s how it’s going to work. Go to this URL http://onemansgoal.com/10kgiveaway
and buy an advertisement square (10×10 pixels) for $10. You can buy as many as you like, and each square is one contest entry, multiple purchases – multiple entries. This serves a couple of purposes…
- Another backlink (permanent)
- Advertising for your blog, website, or product
- Helping me to achieve my goal!!!
But here’s where the “improved upon” part comes in. Once this page sells out (within a few months), I’ll draw one of the squares at random and broadcast this on the blog. The person who owns the winning square will win $10,000 USD. On top of this, I’ve decided to donate another $10,000 USD to the charity of the winners choice. $10k for you $10k for charity… it’s a win-win! Every square you buy is another entry into the drawing. So if you buy 30 squares, you have 30 chances to win the $10k!
On top of this – I’ll personally fly the $10k check out to the winner of this contest WHEREVER THEY LIVE! I’ll also record this so that there will be proof of delivery and it’ll make for a good video on my blog!
Will Bryan’s experiment work? He has chosen a very challenging project simply because it is so much like the million dollar homepage. When publicity is crucial, and for this project to work Bryan has to drum up quite a bit of buzz, it helps if your idea is new and not like something that has been done before. Bryan has told me he is committed to making this work and is “pounding the pavement” to drum up as much attention as he can.
If you want to help Bryan out and potentially help yourself if you win the money, consider buying some pixels sooner rather than later. If Bryan does manage to make this thing take off then the traffic going to the site is going to explode and if you own some of those pixels, some of that traffic is going to come your way (just remember the traffic won’t be all that targeted).
I’ve made my claim on some prime pixel real estate already to help Bryan and give myself a chance at the prize. If Bryan puts in the work, the payoff in traffic alone will be worth it. Take a look at the pixel banner I created and see my decidedly simple strategy for maximizing my click through rate 
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