I’ve been meaning to do a video tutorial over blogging and to explain one of the new aspects of the HNN blog – the featured distributor blogs on the HNN homepage. Until I get that done, this info may help you explain how the “featured blogs” work, and now you can maximize your chances of getting listed there.

As most of you already know, HNN now has a built-in blog for distributors. This allows you to add fresh content to your HNN website for your friends, family, and visitors. If you don’t currently blog, you should. It’s one of the easiest ways to encourage repeat visitors and promote your site to the world.

You may have noticed that some of the distributor blog posts are being featured on the HNN homepage. This gives you several benefits. First of all, your post could potentially be seen by hundreds of visitors to the HNN homepage. These visitors will be directed directly to your HNN website for more information about you and Herbalife products.

Additionally, a featured slot on our homepage will also mean that your blog post may be picked up by the search engines more quickly. This may result in additional traffic directly to your blog post from the various search engines.

Ready to get your post on the HNN homepage? Here are some ideas and tips to help you get started.

The first thing to realize is that any distributor’s post could potentially be featured on the homepage. All you need to do is start writing quality content from the “Blog” tab of the HNN back office. We regularly review all new posts and look for ones that will benefit our visitors. My first word of advice is to blog early and blog often. Once or twice a week at a minimum.

Also, you need to realize that we’re looking for relevant, original content. If you’re simply copying and pasting content from another website, we won’t feature those on the homepage. We analyze all blog posts and try to make sure that the content is fresh and original. If it’s not, we immediately reject it from the homepage.

Another thing to realize is that we are also looking for content that our visitors will find useful and beneficial. If your post is entirely self-serving, it probably won’t be featured on the homepage. Let me give you an example of some topics that visitors would find helpful, and some examples of some posts that are simply self-serving:

Sample “Helpful Posts”:

• How to Make the Perfect Herbalife Shake
• The 7 Elements of Successful and Lasting Weight Loss
• We Found Your Motivation (Tips for Staying Motivated)
• Shake Recipes of Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix
• What is the Herbalife Weight Loss Challenge?

As you can see, the above topics help answer questions. If you’re looking for more ideas, browse the Google keyword suggestion tool or Yahoo answers and see what kind of topics people are searching for. By meeting the need of other people, you demonstrate that you are knowledgeable and willing to help others.

Here are some sample posts that are simply self-serving, and won’t’ be featured:

“I am now selling Herbalife products, please email me at [email protected] or call me at 555-555-5555”

“These products are great. Call or email me to get started”

Notice how these posts are very general, and don’t really provide value to our website visitors? Internet searchers are looking for well-written content that helps them answer questions or solve problems. By meeting these needs, you can begin to build relationships with your website visitors.

Here are a couple of more tips to increase the likelihood that your post will be selected for the HNN homepage.

1) Make sure your post is long enough (250-300 words MINIMUM)
2) Make sure your post “excerpt” is descriptive and will engage our visitors
3) Avoid unusual formatting (colored fonts, large fonts, all caps, etc.)
4) Spell-check your posts and use proper punctuation

The featured blog posts on the HNN homepage can be a great way to get some free exposure for your Herbalife business. Just remember to keep blogging. Every post you publish on your site will be reviewed and considered for inclusion on the HNN homepage!

Questions? Contact us here.

This 24-week, multi-DVD workout program led by top fitness experts is based on the same integrity and science you’ve come to expect from Herbalife. Developed by Herbalife with the renowned physical therapist and performance specialist Robert Forster, this program is designed for people of any age or condition.

Why Herbalife24FIT is better than other home workout programs:

• Increases in intensity gradually, so you don’t work harder, you work out smarter.
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Herbalife has announced a modest price increase for Australia, effective April 15, and the HNN team has completed updating the websites for our members.

Ready to generate more leads for your Herbalife business? With the addition of the new HNN Blog, you now have a powerful traffic-generating tool at your disposal. To get started, login to the Herbal Nutrition Network member’s area, and look for the new “Blog” tab.

Do some keyword research and then begin to write targeted, relevant posts to help tell your Herbalife story to the world. Look for ways to integrate your target keywords (don’t forget to mention your local city and state), and then if you have another website, make sure you link to your blog post from another website to improve your rankings.

Not sure what to write, here are some ideas/keywords to get you started:

• What is Herbalife?
• Where can I buy Herbalife?
• Herbalife meal plans
• The Herbalife Diet: A Review
• Herbalife Products Explained
• How to become a Herbalife distributor
• My Herbalife Journey

As you can see, there is literally an endless number of things you can write about. What are you waiting for? Get BLOGGING!

Want to see a sample Herbalife blog post? Check this sample one out…

Herbalife announced a 2% price increase for the US and Canada effective March 6, and the new prices have been posted on the HNN websites.

On Friday, March 2, HNN will update the databases to remain in compliance with Herbalife’s price advertising rules. According to this requirement, customers must have an access code in order to view prices or to purchase products. The HNN team has worked with several other countries that have this rule in place, and we’ll help you to make the transition. Members can learn more about using the access codes on their site in the Member’s area under Help. Open the .pdf file and scroll down just a bit to the section on Access Codes. If you have specific questions about the requirement, please contact Herbalife’s Distributor Services group or your immediate upline sponsor.

The HNN team has included for Canada the French translation for Herbalife’s line of products.

HNN members can now include France among the growing number of countries supported by the Herbal Nutrition Network. Herbalife’s complete line of products is available in French, and the website has been translated by dedicated HNN members. Thanks to all for their hard work and dedication!