Ways to Get Constant Traffic to Your Website
Regular contributor, Alyssa, shares traffic tips today. There is certainly no bigger tension for any webmaster than getting traffic on his or her website. As you see the competition over the web being...
View Article3 Easy Ways to Make Money on Your Blog
Stella Drysdale, our special guest today, dishes out a few money-making tactics. If you run a blog, chances are good you have thought about getting rich from it. We always hear stories about full-time...
View ArticleChoosing an affiliate network
The other day, a friend asked me how I got GoDaddy to advertise on my site. I said “because they realize how great I am and want to be part of my blog”. He looked at me cockeyed so then I ‘fessed up...
View ArticleTips to get long last blog traffic
Kate Funk, our guest today, helps us drive more traffic to our sites. Blog traffic is not driven by new traffic; it is driven by return traffic. Your new traffic is going to be fluidic. One week you...
View ArticleBlog like you’re writing for a 14-year old girl
The safest school girl picture in the first 1000 search results. What do newspapers and online articles have in common? They’re both written at an eight grade level or lower. Experts say that some...
View ArticleDo Unto Others’ Blogs As You Would Have Them Do Unto Yours
In the last few weeks, I’ve had several fellow bloggers email me regarding not being able get much activity on their blogs. I know, it’s not like I have 200 comments per post like Problogger or...
View ArticleBrand identity, part I – And you are special because…?
Which of these kids is doing his own thing? Topics on popular blogs are cyclical and right now, one of the hottest topics is branding. Seems easy enough, right? Well, I have an undergraduate business...
View ArticleBrand identity, part II – First steps to building a blogger brand identity
Yesterday, I wrote about why it’s important for you to stand out as a blogger. The clue is right there in the title. If you want a brand identity, you have to be first be able to be identified. Let’s...
View ArticleBrand identity, part III – Building your brand identity long-term
In this last installment of the brand identity article series, I want to describe other efforts you should strive for to build long-term recognition. After learning more about brand identity from Brand...
View ArticleLogonerds has done it again!
For some of the visitors who have been with me over the years, you may recall that I went through a new logo search back in 2010. At the time, I found Logonerds and was thrilled with the collaborative...
View ArticleLast Guide to Guest Posting You’ll Ever Need
Nice guest authoring tips from … our guest author today. One of the best ways to build PageRank and authority for your website is to explore the guest blogging arena. A few years ago, article...
View ArticleTips for Finding a Great SEO Copywriter
Regular contributor, Charles Mburugu, serves up some advice on tracking down an SEO copywriter. A skilled and experienced SEO copywriter can give a huge boost to your marketing efforts. However,...
View Article7 signs that your website needs redesign
Guest Kate Funk offers some insight on when to revamp your site. There are often signs that your site needs a redesign. Pop your granny on a seat in front of it and let her have a look. If she sighs...
View ArticleA blogger’s Christmas is bitter sweet
First, let me wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. If you are reading this on Christmas Day, I genuinely hope your plans today include much more than just reading blogs. Anyway, holidays...
View ArticleSo you want to be a blogger…
…but you don’t know what to blog about. That’s the number one thing preventing people from starting up. First, let’s figure out why you want to be a blogger. Here are some of the most common reasons...
View ArticleJust say no to duplicate content
What if a blogger takes his own content on a particular page and recreates that content on another page on his site? Would that increase rankings since there would be two listings for that content on...
View ArticleThe 8 things your blog must have to make a good first impression
Out of the hundreds of millions of blogs in existence today, whether it’s due to your promotion, a quality referral, or simply dumb luck, a reader somehow ends up on yours! So how do we ensure we...
View Article15 sources of content ideas
Looking for content for your website, blog or social media profile, all you have to do is check out a few of the sources on this list. It is easy to find new content ideas and even snippets of...
View ArticleTheme itch – no blogger is immune
How many times have you changed your theme already? Changing themes to shake things up occasionally is good. Changing themes because you’re fickle is not good. When we first venture out in the blog...
View ArticleSimple tip for prioritizing your tasks
How many of you can’t find enough time to do everything you want on your blog? How many of you get distracted easily and are not as efficient as you’d like to be? How many of you get caught up in the...
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