Create Accounts
We are going to set up a number of accounts on various
sites. Some of them will work directly with IFTTT. Others
will work indirectly and others will be used to help
promote the first two types of sites.
Also, you'll need to log into most of the accounts you
create more than once. This is because as we add more
accounts to our Ring of Fire network, we'll want to add
links to these new accounts from accounts we created
earlier.
This is just another reason why it's essential that you
are organized and can access the details from all of your
accounts quickly and easily.
As you create accounts at the various sites, you'll want
to customize some of them with some content and a profile
picture when needed.
It's important that you set each account up so that it
looks like it is actually being used by a real person, as
this will help protect the account from future issues that
may arise. Spending a little extra time now will pay
dividends in the future.
Tip: There's a few inexpensive services on Market
Source that will create IFTTT accounts for your
YouTube Ring of Fire networks. Just do a search for
"IFTTT".
Profile Images, Morph Faces and Account Artwork
For profile pictures, use the Morph Faces in your Bonuses
folder included with your download. Change the name of the
profile image to your avatar profile name.
Also, you will need some header graphics to spice up your
accounts. I suggest using Pixabay.com for your
images. Pixabay offers a collection of free public domain
images. This means you don't even have to give attribution
to use the images.
Don't spend a lot of time with your header images. Do a
quick search on Pixabay using keywords like "nature" and
"scenic".
I also really suggest you stay away from using images from
a Google image search. You'll run into too many copyright
and usage issues. Even with their Creative Commons image
search, there's just too many issues.
For content, don't steal content from others, there's no
need. Instead, do some quick curation and use the content multiplying methods outlined
here.
Do a google search for your topic and find some good
articles. You can also search the major article and
content directories like:
EzineArticles.com
GoArticles.com
ArticleBase.com
Digg
BuzzFeed
Reddit
Mix up your resources. Don't worry about exact
keywords. Instead, just find content that's generally
related to your Youtube channel. The purpose of this
content is more about making your account look alive and
made by a real person than for keyword relevancy.
Repeat until you have 10-12 or so paragraphs from
different sources and paste them all into a text file.
Wrap each paragraph in quotes, and under include a link to
the source that says something like, "Read More" or "See
The Entire Article".
Add each paragraph of text and the link into Spartan. As
you add content to each account, paste various
combinations using 3 or 4 different paragraphs in
different orders to use as content.
Again, use Pixabay to find an image to add to the top of
the content page to make it look good. Use a different
image for each account's content. You will probably want
to download the image to your computer then upload to your
account.
Also add a paragraph of customized content for each
individual account. For example, if you are adding content
to a WordPress blog, do a search on Google for relevant
content that's on the Wordpress.com site:
site:Wordpress.com your keywords
Same for Blogger and Tumblr (and a few others) for
example:
site:Blogger.com your keywords
site:Tumblr.com your keywords
Add a paragraph of content wrapped in quotation marks
along with the "Read more" link.
You want to add content from the same site to create a few
internal links on that site. This will help your site
build authority using the site's domain.
A note about linking to the sources: Do it and do it
right. This will actually help your own SEO.
Summary:
1. Add content, when you can, using paragraphs of content
and use links to cite the source.
2. Add a profile image using Morph Faces when needed.
3. Use header art from Pixabay.com
when you can.
Creating Accounts
Start with Google. Google is the toughest account to
create. However, it also is the most powerful resource,
especially for promoting Youtube videos. Remember, Youtube
is owned by Google.
A single Google account gives you access to a number of
resources, and almost all of them work with IFTTT. The
exception is Google Plus. For some reason Google Plus
doesn't work with IFTTT, but there's a work around or two.
One of the word arounds for Google Plus I highly recommend
is MassPlanner.
Here's a list of Google properties we'll use for accounts:
Gmail
YouTube
Blogger
Google Doc
Google Drive
Google Sheets
Google Plus
But first, select an avatar profile. Take the first and
last name and combine them into a single word.
David Thompkins would become davidtompkins. Use this as
your user name for all your accounts, unless you need to
modify it slightly if it's already in use for some sites.
Create a secondary/recovery email, either by using email
forwarding. When using email forwarding, just use the same
user name to create the email address:
davidtompkins@YourForwardedDomain.com
Or, creating an email account on a site like Yahoo mail.
In a new Firefox browser window, select a proxy if needed.
Then clear your browser footprints using ClickClean.
Double check your proxy using:
http://whoer.net
http://whatismyipaddress.com
Go to:
Gmail.com
Then click the "Create an account" link.
Create the account using the info created in your avatar
profile.
Do not enter a mobile phone number. Leave it blank.
Enter your secondary/recovery email address you created
above.
Fill in the captcha - This will reduce the chances you'll
need to phone verify your account.
If you are asked to phone verify your account, enter a
phone number, then check it for your verification code.
Check your secondary/recovery address periodically to
check for your Google account verification email. I
suggest you don't click the link in your email. Instead,
copy/paste the verification URL into a new Firefox tab so
you are sure to be using the same IP address to verify as
you did to create the account.
After you verify your email address, you should be taken
to the Gmail Account verification page. Click the "Click
here to continue" link.
This should take you to your new Gmail account.
Use your Gmail address when creating all of your accounts.
Stay logged into your Gmail account and do the email
verification each site will send you as needed.
You can access all your other Google properties from you
Gmail account, just click the button in the red circle:
The first account to work on is Google Plus. Your Google
Plus account details are used on many of your other Google
resources, so if you upload a profile picture it will be
used on all your other Google accounts.
You need to make this so it looks like it's been made from
a real person.
Change the cover art
Modify your "Story" details
Enter your occupation using the info in your avatar
profile and fill in other details
Don't worry about filling in the education details
For contact info use your Gmail email address you
created for this project.
Copy the URL of your Google Plus account into your
account spread sheet.
Note the "Links" area. This is very important.
You will want to add links to your other Google accounts
as well as to your other accounts used in your Ring of
Fire. However, since you haven't created these yet you
will need to add them after you create your other
accounts.
As you fill in details such as "interests", etc., be sure
to add them to your account spread sheet in the Misc Info
row as well as Spartan Multi Clip so you don't have to
type them again and again each time you create another
account.
Create a Youtube Channel
From your Gmail account, click the Youtube link and create
a Youtube channel. Be sure to customize and optimize your
channel using the advice in Video
SEO Thunder.
Add a couple of keyword related "assets" to your channel.
Assets can be your own videos, playlists, and/or Creative
Commons videos. But have something.
Repeat using the following Google sites, customizing and
adding content when appropriate, as well as adding the
details to your account spread sheet as you go.
Access each from your Gmail account.
- Blogger
- Google Doc
- Google Drive - Create a new folder for your YT
videos. Click "Share Settings" and under "Who has
access" click "change" and select "Public on the Web".
For Access, select "Anyone can view". You do NOT want
to let anyone edit your files!
- Google Sheets
Important!
Set your Google accounts so Google will allow third party
apps (IFTTT) to access your accounts.
- Go to your Gmail account and click on your profile
pic in the upper right corner.
- From the drop down menu, click the "Accounts" link.
- Find the "Signing In" section and click on "Access
for less secure apps" and make make sure it is set to
"Enabled".
More IFTTT Friendly Accounts
When creating accounts at the sites listed just below:
- add a profile pic
- selecting a custom template when applicable
- add cover art
- add curated content
- add personal details whenever possible, such as on
the WordPress "About" page
Don't forget to add the details to your account
spreadsheet.
Also, don't forget to use Spartan Multi Clipboard along
with the Snap Links Firefox plugin that opens multiple
URLs at once in different Firefox browser tabs to really
speed up your account creation and customization.
http://bit.ly
http://bufferapp.com -
Optional. Used to post to Google Plus. However, I suggest
you use Massplanner
for this, as it doesn't leave a footprint and MassPlanner
can also build a following, which Buffer doesn't.
http://delicious.com
http://diigo.com
http://evernote.com -
http://facebook.com - Do
NOT create additional accounts, just use your main FB
account. If you don't have a FB account, then create one
now.
http://getpocket.com - Stores your collections,
it's basically private but allows you to export an RSS
feed. It won't have an account link, instead just add the
RSS feed URL. Click "Privacy" and click "Turn off RSS feed
password protection". Copy the URL for the "All
items Feed" and add it to your account spreadsheet.
http://gravatar.com
http://ifttt.com
http://linkedin.com
http://onenote.com -
Microsoft's version of Google Drive and is part of
OneDrive.
http://pinterest.com
http://storify.com
http://tumblr.com - Note:
Tumblr has a habit of deactivating new accounts. If this
happens, just send Tumblr support an email with your
account info and ask them to activate it.
http://twitter.com
http://weebly.com
http://wordpress.com
MassPlanner Sites - Extra Valuable
Google Plus
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Pinterest
Twitter
What makes these resources so extra valuable is the
ability to build friends and followers using MassPlanner.
You not only get the SEO benefits, but you can also build
audiences of real people that will give your YT videos
honest, legitimate views.
Not only does having friends and followers on these social
sites help you build audiences of real people, this will
also increase the potential of SEO benefits, as friends
and followers build internal links to your own social
accounts, as your content often is published on their
pages too.
When they share your links and videos, you get more links
as well as social signals. These sites are also the most
likely to get your videos to go viral. Very powerful
stuff.
I suggest combining the automation MassPlanner provides
with a personal social touch. See which two or three of
these social sites are giving you the most traction and
focus your human efforts on couple of these social sites
that are giving you the best results.
*Instagram is an IFTTT site, but you can't post directly
from YT to Instagram. Also, I've never done anything using
Instagram, so there could very well be issues that I'm not
aware of. I brought Instagram up as a possibility for
those folks that know more than I do about Instagram.
*Facebook - Do not create multiple accounts using
Facebook. They are very good at detecting fake accounts
and you'll likely just be spinning your wheels trying to
beat them, as well as putting your real FB account at
risk.
Instead, just use your main FB account and create
fanpages. You can post YT videos to various using either
IFTTT or MassPlanner (using the YT channel's RSS feed).
While you can create a number of fanpages on your FB
account, note that you may be restricted to using the same
main FB account on multiple IFTTT accounts. This is
another reason MassPlanner can be a very effective tool
for Ring of Fire networks.
*LinkedIn - Unless your videos are business related, you
probably shouldn't post them to your LI timeline. However,
you can create a LI group and use your YT RSS feed along
with MassPlanner to post them to your LI groups. Make sure
the group is public so you get the SEO benefits.
*Tumblr - Tumblr is another powerful site for both
SEO and gaining followers, building internal links, etc.,
however at this point in time it isn't included in
MassPlanner, although I "think" they are going to include
Tumblr in the future. You can post YT videos directly to a
Tumblr page, but you don't have the ability to automate
getting friends/followers.
Additional Video Directories That Are IFTTT Friendly
(optional)
http://dailymotion.com
http://vimeo.com
Social Stacking
Social stacking is a very important concept. Basically,
it's adding links to your most powerful social accounts to
your other accounts, as well as to as many pages as
possible.
You really can't do this until all of your other major
accounts have been created. So, after you create your
accounts, you will need to gather the URLs for each of
them, then add the URLs to your other accounts.
Yes, it's a bit of a hassle but it's well worth the
effort!
The goal is to create a branded network using your avatar
profile. It also cross-links your networks, passing even
more authority to each.
This is what makes a branding Ring of Fire network
different than an typical SEO Ring of Fire network. For an
SEO network you generally want to cover up your
footprints. But for a branding network for a person or a
business you want to everything to be connected. This is a
major reason why it's so important to create an avatar
that appears to be a real person.
Stacking Google Owned Accounts
For the Google properties, log into your Gmail account and
access each property from your Gmail account page.
Google Plus -
- Add links to Profile Page:
- Click the down area on the "Home" button at the top
left of the page.
- Click "Profile".
- Click "About".
- Under the "Links" section click "Edit".
- Add your other Google accounts to the "Other
profiles" section and your URLs for your other
accounts in the "Links" section.
Add links to Google Plus Business Page (different than
Profile Page)
- From Main Page click "Pages"
- Click "Manage This Page"
- Click "My Business" button
- Click "Google + Page"
- Click "About"
- Scroll to Links section
- If it isn't already entered, add URL to YT channel
or Blogger URL as "website"
- Add the rest of your URLs under "Links"
Blogger
- Click "Layout"
- Click "Add a Gadget"
- Click "Add Link List"
- Add title such as "My Other Sites" or "Also See",
etc.
- Add URLs to your other Ring of Fire accounts
Youtube
- Go to your channel page and click "About".
- Under "Custom Links'.
- Enter the URLs to some of your other accounts. You
can add up to 14 links at this time.
Stacking Non Google Accounts
http://tumbler.com - For
your Tumblr blog's description, you can use HTML. Use this
to add a link or two to your other social accounts. You
can also modify the Tumblr sidebar to add links to your
other social accounts.
Add your Ring of Fire account links to your Tumblr blog
sidebar. Here's a good tutorial from Tumblr:
http://quickguide.tumblr.com/post/64629775250/how-to-add-links-to-your-tumblr
http://gravatar.com -
Start here. Gravatar is owned by Wordpress.com and is used
by a number of other sites in your Ring of Fire network.
Complete profile then click "Verified Services" to social
stack your other accounts.
http://bit.ly - Mostly used
because it has a high authority rank and it allows you to
create a profile page you can link to. Click your username
then click "Settings" and for "Connected Accounts" connect
Twitter.
http://facebook.com -
Add posts to fan pages that contain your other social
networks.
http://getpocket.com -
Click "Options"
Click the "+" icon and add a link or two to the content
you created earlier on other social accounts.
http://instapaper.com
- Click arrow next to your profile name in the upper right
corner and select Settings from the drop down menu. Check
"Allow other people find me through connected services and
view my Liked items."
Enable all accounts EXCEPT Facebook and check both the
"Like" and "highlights" boxes for all enabled accounts.
Click "Save Settings"
Click "Add A Link" and add a couple of links to the
content you added to your accounts.
http://linkedin.com -
Create a LinkedIn group. Add a post or two to the content
you created above. Make sure the group is set to public.
Note: IFTTT doesn't post to LinkedIn groups. For this, you
will need to use the Youtube RSS feed along with a
programs such as MassPlanner.
http://pinterest.com -
Under settings you have the option to add a site URL.
However, since you need to verify this site, you must have
FTP access to the site. So if you have a site or blog you
have hosted, the add a link here. Add 2-3 pins to the
content pages you created above.
http://storify.com
http://twitter.com - When
setting up your Twitter profile find where you can add a
website links and add a the URL to a Google resource, such
as Blogger, Google Plus or Youtube channel. Create a tweet
that contains a URL to a Google property.
http://weebly.com
http://wordpress.com -
Go to Appearance => Widgets => Gravatar
Sidebar and drag it to the side bar. Select your avatar's
name from the drop down menu. Check "Show Account Links"
and click "Save".
Social Bookmarking Sites:
Both of the following bookmarking sites are "Google
Data Hub" partners. This means they probably add
authority as well as social signals.
http://delicious.com -
Go to Settings => Profile and add a link to a Google
resource in the "Website" field.
Go to Settings => Social and connect all accounts
EXCEPT your Facebook account.
Click "Add Link" and add a couple of links to your Google
accounts.
http://diigo.com -
Go To "Edit My Profile" => and click the "Me elsewhere"
tab and add your social profiles.
Add New Bookmarks using a couple of your social accounts.
Social Stacking/Inter-Linking with Social Curation
Sites
These are sites like RebelMouse.com that let you display
the content from different social media accounts from
various social media platforms all on one page.
These sites aren't compatible with IFTTT at this time, but
are an essential part of your Ring of Fire networks. In
particular, RebelMouse is a great site to use as a
Parasite because it has a great deal of Google authority.
Often, RebelMouse pages will rank highly in Google by
themselves.
When setting up your accounts, make sure that each of the
below is set to public.
http://alternion.com
- The links to your individual social media posts
use javascript, so they won't pass any link juice.
However, by adding your social accounts Alternion will
give you a link to each main account.
Alternion gives you four pages you can use for your Ring
Of Fire networks. Simply change UserName to your actual
user name and link to and from those pages.
http://www.alternion.com/users/UserName/
http://www.alternion.com/users/UserName/about
http://www.alternion.com/users/UserName/videos
http://www.alternion.com/users/UserName/photos/
https://storify.com/signup
- No IFTTT, but works with RSS feeds.
https://rebelmouse.com
- A strong authority site. Point links at your Rebelmouse
site and it can rank highly.
http://dipity.com - Add
RSS feeds by going to the Events and Events Sources and
clicking on "Other".
Click "Any RSS Feed" button and add the URLs to your
feeds.
http://Flavors.me -
Another good site to exploit social stacking.
Click "About"
Click "Information" and enter your bio. You should also
add a URL to your profile. I suggest you add the URL to
your YT channel.
Click "Links"
Add the URLs to your social accounts
Click "Content"
Flavors.me free accounts only allows for 5 social accounts
to be added. I suggest the following, but it's up to you:
Google Plus
Youtube
Blogger
Tumblr
RSS - You can "mash" multiple RSS feeds into a single
RSS and add it it to Dipity. See the RSS
page for more info on RSS mash ups.
Create and Save Links for Social Stacking
Now that you have social stacked your main accounts, go
here:
http://www.topproducer.com/campus/social-widget-creator/
...and create social stacking links that you can use in
other blogs and web sites as you build out your network.
These links are not social "share" links, with the goal of
getting others to share your content. Instead, they are
links to your social accounts page. This is an important
difference. The purpose of these social stacking links are
to pass and gain domain authority.
Another good option for those that know HTML is to create
text links, and adding your Ring of Fire sites. For
example:
Follow me on: Twitter | Wordpress |
Youtube | Blogger
The reason for text links is so you don't have to host the
icon images anywhere. Add the HTML to your account
spreadsheet and use the HTML code to post the links
whenever and wherever you can.
Mix and match your links into different combos and put
them pretty much wherever you can, whenever you can.
If you're OK with hosting your own icon images, you can
get a good selection of free social icons with a great
usage license here:
http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/?s=social+icons&x=0&y=0
For more places to add your social stacking links, see
Free Website Builders and Free Blog Sites on the Parasites page.
List of Sites Compatible With Alternion.com:
Also See:
6 Great Plugins for Adding a Social Stream to Your
Self-Hosted WordPress Blog
https://managewp.com/social-stream-plugins
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Intro
Preparation and Set Up
Semi automation
Organization
spreadsheet
Create Accounts
Social Stacking
Create IFTTT Recipes
Recipes
Strategies
More Recipes
Collect and Ping RSS
Advanced Strategies
Link Resources
Automation Tools
Parasite and Web 2.0
Video SEO Thunder
Youtube On Page
Optimization
Marketing Plan and
Resources
Secret Bonus
Tuelz
Content Multiplying
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