October 29, 2012
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Blogging Mistakes: #9 — Not Building a Mailing List
What do you usually see in a prominent place when you visit a successful blog? Of course, a box to sign up for updates, a free report or some other enticement to join your mailing list. There’s a good reason why most good marketers whether on the Internet or in your local community want to […]
Continue reading October 22, 2012
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Blogging Mistakes: #8 Being One Dimensional
Just as the world is getting more social, the web is also getting more multi-dimensional. If you’re only presenting your content in text media, you’re going to miss out on a lot of viral opportunities. Infographics are all the rage and are perfect for pinning to Pinterest. YouTube is the fastest growing search engine only […]
Continue reading October 8, 2012
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Blogging Mistakes: #6 — Not Being a Good Moderator
You may be wondering what being a good moderator has to do with a blog. Most people would think of a moderator as either someone who rides herd over a forum or even a presidential debate. In this context I’m talking about moderating your blog comments. We’ll look at two functions — reviewing the comments […]
Continue reading September 24, 2012
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Blogging Mistakes: #4 — Not Saving Blog Posts For a Rainy Day
Part 4 of 10. If you’re writing every blog post as you go, at some point life will get in the way and there goes your blog routine and your traffic. It could be an accident, the flu, a long vacation, out-of-town meetings, your love life… Whatever the case may be, there are going to […]
Continue reading September 17, 2012
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Blogging Mistakes: #3 — Ignoring Your Analytics
Part 3 of 10. Are you aware of the incredible insights you can learn about your blog visitors? Simply by installing analytics code on your website, you can gather generic information about who your visitors are, where they came from and what they found interesting on your site. Without this information, you are “flying blind.”
Continue reading September 10, 2012
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Blogging Mistakes: #2 — Forgetting Your True Audience
Part 2 of 10. It’s not hard to tell articles, copy or blog posts that have been written solely for the search engines and not for the reader. Forgetting your true audience may get you a few new readers, but they won’t come back.
Continue reading September 6, 2012
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Do You Make Any of These Blogging Mistakes: #1 Irregularity
Are you living the blogging dream? That’s where you build a community of people who listen to you, love what you say and discuss your ideas. In this dream you make a lot of money, you get invited to speak at conferences and your blog traffic goes up without spending a dime on advertising.
Continue reading April 4, 2012
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How to Get More Targeted Traffic to Your Blog
Getting 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 […]
Continue reading February 14, 2011
Finding a Profitable Niche
The first hurdle that new bloggers and affiliate marketers face is finding a profitable niche. Most new bloggers start with a topic that they are passionate about which is good because you will need to create lots of content. If you intend to actually make money with your blog, this topic needs to be one […]
Continue reading January 11, 2011
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Make Money With Your Mom Blog
My friend Kelly McCausey teaches Mom bloggers how to go from “newbie to noteworthy” in less than 3 months. I’ve invited her to tell you in her own words why you should learn how to blog the right way if you want to make money with your blog. By the way–you guys may be interested […]
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