Dec
09

Why aren’t you hosting your own blog yet?

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I have nothing against Blogspot or WordPress.com. In fact, if it wasn’t for Blogger, I might have never gotten my start. But it only took a few months of struggling to build search engine traffic before I started asking myself, how could I honestly say that I’m taking my blogging seriously if I wasn’t willing…
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Nov
04

If you don’t have time to market your own blog or business, outsource it!

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Several months ago, Brandon Cox wrote, The Totally Reckless Guide to Getting Things Done, to this day I still laugh when I read: “Out source your sleeping…going to the bathroom…outsource your outsourcing… to a virtual assistant…” Despite how absurd some of those suggestions were, it struck a cord with me because it made me think: …
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Oct
15

25 WordPress Plug-ins that Keep Blog Visitors Engaged

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Guest post by Pam Moore Keeping your website and blog visitors engaged is paramount to success. Below are my favorite WordPress plugins that help keep my web guests engaged, SEO rockin and the geek in me satisfied. Note there are many options when it comes to plug-ins, tools and gadgets. This is by no means…
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Oct
07

Spice It Up With The New WordPress App!

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A few days ago, WordPress released an updated version of their iPhone app. Why is this significant? Well, WordPress has been adding in exciting features that, if used properly, could make you a mobile blogging machine! Let’s take a look at some of the things you can do.

Oct
06

2 Ways to Make your WebHosting Pay for itself (and then some)

Last year when I decided to make the switch from Blogger and self-host my blog, I discovered the power of unlimited hosting with Justhost. At first, I was unsure because I’d never heard of that company before and being the skeptic that I am, it took me quite some time to make a decision –…
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Sep
25

The Power of Social Bookmarking Tools

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A good way to get a lot of free web traffic for your website or blog is to integrate social bookmarking sharing tools. Allowing your visitors to easily share your content is a great form of free viral marketing for your website! If you have a blog or a website, getting free web traffic is…
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Aug
19

3 Ways to Keep Readers on Your Site by Using Apture

Would you like to increase the time that readers spend on your site?  Well, there is an application that I use on my blog, that has improved the time readers spend on my site.  The application is the Apture Bar.

Jun
30

Save Time with 2 of the Best Twitter Applications

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Guest post by Jennifer Jinright Bloggers like us are very busy people. Not only do we have to promote our blogs through social media, guest posting and commenting; we also have to keep up with our lives. How can we focus our social media efforts to save some time for other important tasks? Use a…
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Mar
09

To schedule tweets or NOT to tweet?

I recently submitted To Schedule tweets or NOT to tweet? to FamousBloggers.net and so far I’ve been seeing such an awesome response that I wanted to share it with you. Although, I hadn’t really intended to enter the Guest Blogging Contest that the blog is currently holding, I was only trying to promote the  Iron…
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Feb
26

Blog more efficiently with the Zemanta Google Chrome Plugin

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Ms. Ileane Speaks wrote this great informative guest post highlighting a great Google Chrome plug-in. I hope you will take a moment to watch the video as she briefly shows you how Zemanta can save you time and help you blog more efficiently. Zemanta Extension for Google Chrome Guest post by Ms. Ileane Speaks Google…
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Jan
06

Cliqset is What Twitter Could Be and What Friendfeed Almost Was

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I’m assuming you’ve heard of this new thing called Twitter. It’s okay. It has a few fans. And maybe you’ve also heard of a tool called Friendfeed.. It used to have a few fans, but they all left when Facebook bought Friendfeed. (I exaggerate.) Well, enter Cliqset. I’m in love.

Dec
29

Meebo & Wibiya: Two Good Options to Add Interactivity to Your Blog

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There’s a sweet little race going on between two cool resources for adding interactivity to your blog. It’s Meebo versus Wibiya, and both offer some cool ways to involve your readers in both promoting your site, and participating in discussion on your site.