Broken LinksAll blogs end up with broken links eventually. The older your blog is, the more likely it will have a broken link somewhere–in a comment, in a redirect, in an affiliate link or something else. The link could have been a good one when it was created and then the referenced site or webpage could have moved or the domain name might have expired.

Whatever the reason, it is important to keep broken links cleaned up not only for your readers, but for the search engines as well. If you have been blogging for a while and have hundreds or even thousands of links within your blog posts, comments, images and pages, you have to have a mechanism to uncover broken links. [click to read more…]

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Essential WordPress Plugins – Ping Optimizer

by Christine Cobb on 8:40 am

pinging-servicesWhen you publish a new post or page on your blog, you definitely want the world to know about it. WordPress has a built in notification tool in the “Reading” settings that “pings” blog servers automatically when you publish or update a page or post. On the surface that seems like a really good thing — and it is except for the problem of excessive pinging. [click to read more…]

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Do You Need a Premium Theme?

by Christine Cobb on 8:35 am

Premium WordPress ThemeGetting your WordPress blog up and running is relatively easy but where many people get bogged down is choosing a theme. There are thousands of free themes to choose from so why do you need a premium theme? [click to read more…]

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Should You Create a Membership Site?

by Christine Cobb on 8:53 am

Create a Membership SiteYou may have heard that membership sites are one of the best online business models that you can use. So you may be wondering if you should create a membership site and if you have the know-how to pull it off. Read on for 5 great benefits of this model to consider and a solution for making the process much easier: [click to read more…]

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Internet Marketing Coach for BeginnersThe other day I was on Lynn Terry’s ClickNewz.com Forum and ran across this Internet Marketing coaching question from Jerry: [click to read more…]

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How to Get More Targeted Traffic to Your Blog

by Christine Cobb on 4:11 pm

Targeted Traffic to Your BlogGetting targeted traffic to your blog is critical if your intention is to make money with your blog. It doesn’t matter what kind of business you have, whether it is strictly online or offline, a blog needs traffic and not just any traffic — you need specific targeted traffic. Targeted traffic consists of people who have an immediate need for the information, products or services you are providing. [click to read more…]

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How To Use SEO To Get Targeted Traffic To Your Niche Website

I’m pleased to welcome Susanne Myers of DailyAffiliateTasks.com as a guest blogger. Please feel free to comment and add to the discussion about a topic we are all interested in — getting more targeted traffic. My biggest source of traffic across all my niche websites is free Search Engine Traffic. I love it because the [...]

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Internet Marketing Christmas Giveaway With a Twist

If you are like me, your email box is full of promotions this time of year… Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Cyber Week, Cyber Month, 50% off sales, and of course Internet marketing giveaways like The Original 12 Days of Christmas by Mark Hendricks. But this time of year also reminds us that there are hardships [...]

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Affiliate Marketing Training – My NAMS

Readers of My Bonus Blog know that I’m a raving fan of NAMS (Niche Affiliate Marketing System) and its founder David Perdew. I showed up at the very first NAMS workshop in Atlanta in January 2009 having recently retired from my 30-year career in the financial services industry. About a month ago I attended the [...]

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Is Sexy Bookmarks Sending Data From Your Blog?

Do you use the social WordPress plugin called Sexy Bookmarks by Shareaholic? If you look at the bottom of this post, you’ll see that I do and have used it on this blog for a while (even before Shareaholic took them over). Yesterday, I was working on one of my other sites OnlineCopywriting101.com and noticed [...]

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