Oct
28

How to Efficiently Monetize a Blog with a Shop or Store

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Guest post by James Hyde While many people blog just for fun, today a lot more people are trying to monetize their blogs. While advertising and affiliate schemes are popular, there is a growing number of people using a plugin (such as Shopp) or a separate online shop as a way of generating revenue. One…
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Oct
27

Should You Let an Intern Manage Your Social Media Marketing?

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Guest post by Nick Stamoulis Have you ever heard of a “Twitern?” It’s an intern who is responsible for managing a company’s Twitter profile, although it could extend to any of the social networks. Is an intern the best person to handle your social media marketing? Let’s look at the pros and cons of social…
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Oct
25

10 Smart Ways to Get Massive Traffic to Your Blog

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Guest post by Tracy Collins Have you just started a blog and want someone—anyone—to read what you have to say? Do you have an existing blog but just aren’t getting the type of responses you’d hope to get? Fear not! You don’t have to throw in the towel just yet. There are a few simple…
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Oct
22

6 Simple Keyword Tips for Successful Writing

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Guest post by Michael Scottsdale Going Back to Basics Marketing your articles over the web can be a daunting task for even the seasoned writer. Each writer longs for the chance to have their articles appear on every search engine available.  And it all starts with finding the perfect keywords to complement your article. Just…
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Oct
20

Changing Aspirations

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Guest post by Jack Lundee Any businessperson or entrepreneur with dreams has high hopes of achieving certain goals. However, most of these people aren’t successful in reaching their goals because of their inability to thoroughly follow through with a written regimen or plan. It’s true that only 5% of the overall population has written goals.…
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Oct
19

Add Value to Your Business through Blogging

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Guest post by Liz Krause A picture may be worth a thousand words, but what about when it comes to your blog? A blog can say a great deal about you and your company. It will either convey an image of acute understanding of the topic at hand, or it will clearly showcase the fact…
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Oct
18

How Much Traffic Do I Need?

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Guest Post by Aniket Srivastava Someone asked me, “How much traffic do I need in order to earn some decent money online.”  I said, “May be 50 or may be 5000 per day”. One of the most common questions that many people ask is ab0ut the number of visitors needed to start making money. Well, I…
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Oct
13

How Podcasting Can Take Your Blog to a New Level

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Guest post by Farnoosh of ProlificLiving I have this brilliant friend; she is smart and talented with a gorgeous voice and beautiful presence. But she generally struggles with writing blog posts. She wants her work to be top quality so she spends too many hours writing a single blog post and while her posts are…
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Oct
12

There’s Always Room For a Blog That Does it Better

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Guest post by Natalie Peace Do not enter a crowded niche. Don’t start a blog around a well-worn topic. This is common sense, right?  That’s what many people claim, and I can understand why. If you’re trying to compete with thousands of other people in the same arena, you’re going to have a much tougher…
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Oct
11

How To Make Sure That Your Website Is Ready For Traffic Before You Promote It

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Guest post by Sylviane Nuccio You are building a store, and while the floor tiles still need to be installed and the lighting hasn’t been installed yet, you’ve decide that you are going to have your grand opening anyway! No way, you are saying, right?  How in the world am I going to have a…
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Oct
06

The Power of Surveys – Giving Your Readers a Sense of Ownership

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Guest post by Brandon Freund If there’s one thing we as humans love, it’s a sense of ownership in what we do. When it comes to blogging online, we love being able to share, promote and participate with the content we find. Have you ever considered giving your readers a greater sense of ownership in…
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Oct
04

Conventional Blogging Tips That Still Work!

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Guest Post by William Veasley Blogging is rapidly taking over the web. Everyone and their momma’s are throwing up new blogs.  Look left and you’ll see an awe-inspiring blog. Look right and you’ll see another breathtaking blog. With all the picture perfect blogs around the web it’s hard not to dream of having your own…
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