Hopefully

Hope guides me,
Its what gets me through each day,
Especially the night,
Hopefully I'm still a gemstone,
Still in the hands of the Lapidory
Undergoin artistic reconstruction
Till I reach dat mark of perfection
2 earn my place on the breastplate of ritiousness.
I'M Glad the road is not as gloomy as it seems.This movement kind feels radarless but I just know its gona work out.

SEO

Still on the issue of my online portfolio, After really looking at the jobs at oDesk I discovered that two in particular grabbed my interest. The thing with these two is that I have no particular experience in them and these are not the type of jobs you can make up stories about as you need to have online proof of the particular experience.

The first one is a SEO – Search Engine Optimization

I managed to land on to a site that promises : How to Become an SEO Freelancer in 48 Hours

Like I always say : TOUCH LETS GO!

I must admit these first few sentences got me both excited and encouraged about living through the next 48 hours

“There are a lot of skills out there that you can become proficient in very quickly if you:

1. Spend the time to learn the techniques
2. Have the resources necessary to get you there.  This is the case with just about every single computer related job out there.

You don’t need special training or fancy degrees.  You just have to be willing to learn, able put in the hours to learn the basics, and not be afraid to ask for help from time to time.”

The overarching goal is to rank your client’s (or your own) websites as highly as possible in Google for specific key terms

The following are the basic fundamentals of a successful SEO campaign:

• Keyword Research. This is the process of sorting out the good key terms the bad.  You may rank first for “the best freaking blog in the whole entire world” but if no one is searching for that – it means nothing.  At the same time, you don’t want to try and rank for the term “blog” because you’ll never succeed – there’s too much competition.  In the keyword research phase of the process you figure out which key words have the best combination of attainability and sufficient traffic, allowing you to see positive results
• Competitive Analysis. This is one of the most important components when you’re doing work for a company who has pretty strong competition.  By looking at your competitor’s websites you’ll get ideas for key terms, understand the strengths and weaknesses of their site, and be able to capitalize on the things they aren’t doing so well.
• On-Site Analysis. Essentially there are two major types of SEO: on site and off site. On site is everything that you can control on your site.  This can include things like page titles, optimized sitemap, meta data, content, optimized photos etc. Off site is everything you can’t control.  The primary aspect of this is incoming links from other sites.  Links are the currency of the internet, and we’ll expand more on that topic later on.  By reviewing and making changes to all of the things you do have control of on your own site, you’ll be making big progress towards favorable rankings, more traffic, and in turn, more revenue.

Link Building. Let’s break this down in the most simple blanket statement possible: more links = better rankings. The higher the quality of links (meaning links from large and relevant sites) you can obtain, the more likely you’re rankings will improve

As part of my training I was referred to the following, four of the most important free resources that you should read in depth as it relates to SEO basics

If you don’t have time now, make sure you bookmark this and come back to it later:

• SEO Moz Beginners Guide to SEO. This book covers a lot of the theory behind SEO and will help you to understand they hows and whys of the field.
• WebConfs SEO Tutorial. This one expands into some of the individual SEO disciplines a lot more than the SEO Moz guide, and is one of the best overviews that I’ve gone through.
• SEO 101. This is a 15 part series from Search Engine Guide.  Its 15 detailed blog posts about 15 aspects of SEO – don’t miss this one.
• SEO Book SEO Glossary. SEO Book is one the leading resources on the internet, and this is a really in depth glossary. It’s worth reviewing for key terms, and book marking for easy access later on.

The next 48 hours is back to school for me and thank God I have this blog to take my notes on.

On line world very BIG world

Like every thing else in the world this aren't easy.
1. I joined http://www.odesk.com/, an online freelance job market and according to them I'm still not oDesk ready.not that I blame them or anything I guess I thought it would be easier than that.
2. To apply for anything online you need to have a profile picture and it needs to look a certain way  which is one of the first things I need to get done today.
3. An online portfolio containing relevent content is the make or break in this industry something to quote and actually tell people that you know what you taker(better than a cv)
4.Social Media management is not as easy as it sounds there are people selling http://www.facebook.com/ and http://www.twitter.com/ fans out there and they do not come cheap.
5.This has nothing to do with the fact that I'm from a so called third world country but the past few weeks have just opened my eyes to just how massive the this .com pond is,indeed I do feel like a tiny fish.
The greatest thing about this whole experiment is that I;m learning and loving this world with every click. my posts have not rached the level I would like them truth is it gets better with time.

Movements

On fiday I spent some time with my friend Mantis after some degree of separation. She had the most intresting yoga book that actually made me realise that all this streching I'v been doing is actually some immature form of the ART.
For a few seconds we exchanged books and she had a peek at the book i'm currently reading "The tipping point"we agreed to swap till I suggested that during the swap I would like her to borrow me the YOGA book she then suggested we make copies.
We quickly realised just how out of order we were, as artists, creators we should be the first to understand the pain, blood and sweat that comes with giving birth to an idea and actually nature it till it can stand on its feet with the expectation of indulging in  the fruits of your labour in mind as a price.
I guess all i'm saying is i'm really concerned about all the counterfeit going on.What ever happened to intellectual property.
The government can be blamed for not doing much to expel all the fong kongs penetrating our cities,yet what are the creators doing to educate the nation that ama fong kongs are killing our local artistic
 industry.
What movement am i pushing today,well its the one that says NO to PIRACY
On the way to success is really a blogg of note. I really like the iphone competion I wonder if it really is ligit.

When was the last time

When was the last time you read something that spoke to your soul,
that striped you naked and forced you to deal with you
When was the last time you acknowledged that you matter
That you are just as important
When was the last time you put yourself in the line
With those you were willing to go out of your way for
Some books have a way of doing that for you.
From "The invitation I learned to be present in my own life
What are you gonna learn?

Artistic Movements

Having had the opportunity to dance on top of the biggest Kasi in the galaxy I can surely proclaim that South Africa is alive with possibilities. We all need to be provided with a platform to Shyn and become the stars that we were crafted to become. Through the ages there has been one constant means of capturing our heritage, from the rock painting left by our fore fathers to the description of the freedom charter. Art is a universal language appreciated by most and understood by all who take the time to admire it.

Yet South African artists are still struggling to make ends meat. With their master pieces hanging on their backroom walls with only themselves and those of us infected with so much curiosity that we make it our business to have a glimpse at these powerful galleries. Its rather unfortunate though that driven by the price of art supplies and the need to put bread on the table they are forced to give away their hard work at less than a fraction of what they are worth.

It’s not surprising that some artists, especially those in the townships fall prey to social ills such as alcohol abuse, and then there are those that are not as unfortunate, absorbed into the labour force only to die a slow and painful death brought about by artistic suppression as a means to put food on the table.

Freedom in our lifetime means technology at our fingertips and the opportunity to reach the global market from the comfort of my living room. Freedom in our lifetime means communication as a basic human right used to add value to the lives of ordinary South African. Freedom in our lifetime means having access and information about the tools available to make marketing more efficient and affordable so that some time in this lifetime we can obtain economic freedom. Hence making sure that the masters concentrate on what they do best – “creating master pieces” and those who love to take the word out to do just that. As for us who love to do both, its time to use the keypad as a dance floor for our fingers and let the world know that the biggest Kasi in the galaxy is about to take its place and be noticed