Anyone that has ran a blog for a few years has undoubtedly learned some hard lessons. Here are some suggestions to get off on the right foot if you’re starting a new blog today. 1. Create Content and Publish Daily In order to be competitive and have any chance of showing up on the radar [...]
Increase your Blog Traffic from These 3 Communities
March 11, 2013 by 19 Comments
If you blog, you’re always on the search to increase your blog traffic. If you’re not, you should be, as you want to get a continuous flow of readers to your content. We all know about the powerhouse networks Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Plus. Most of your social time should be spent on those [...]
4 Reasons Why Twitter Is So Important To Bloggers
February 21, 2013 by 8 Comments
There are many routes to drive traffic to your blog. Google Organic is great, but that takes time. For most bloggers social plays a key role. Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Plus certainly have their place. However, the undisputed champion is Twitter. Twitter is so important to Bloggers and it’s the engine that drives traffic back [...]
Bloggers: 3 Reasons why you should Subscribe to EMail Lists
February 8, 2013 by 14 Comments
Over the last six months I’ve subscribed to a ton of blog email lists and newsletters with good results. Say What? A ton of email lists? In this world of information overload why would anyone want their email saturated with more content? Well there is a lot to learn with all this information. First you [...]
5 Reasons Why Blogs Fail and How You Can Avoid Them
January 20, 2013 by 31 Comments
With over 200 million blogs created it seems there is no end. However, many blogs fail and are left abandoned. Here are some of the key reasons that blogs fail along with a solution that will help avoid the pitfalls. photo credit: markomni via photopin cc 1. Unrealistic Goals – I think most come into [...]
Social Media Etiquette: Saying Thank You without Saying “Thank You”
January 7, 2013 by 15 Comments
The majority of us were undoubtedly raised to say “Thank You” when someone did anything for us. We can never seem to say it enough. The Social Media landscape entails an abundance of giving. Does proper social media etiquette align with our upbringing? Do we need to say “Thank You” every time someone mentions or re-tweets something of ours, or are other actions more welcomed? I wrote a title similar to this one about six months ago, but never published. Last week Brent Carnduff wrote a piece that asked “Would you Rather be “Thanked” or Re-tweeted?” that motivated bringing this to life
Bloggers: 4 Goals for a Successful 2013
December 20, 2012 by 15 Comments
It’s that time of the year again. Time to establish our blogging goals for 2013. As with any goal, you want to be realistic, but make challenging enough so you don’t skate through. Write them down and keep the list nearby. If you see the goal list everyday it will keep you focused and motivated. Don’t look at the enormity of the goal numbers or tasks. Break it down by month, and record the data. Make all attempts to avoid “winging it”.
4 Pillars of being Successfully Social Online
December 6, 2012 by 8 Comments
Your time is important, and you want to make the most of it and be efficient. Stick with these 4 pillars and you’ll be on your way to a fruitful and successful social online experience
Be Active:
If you don’t show up, how can you be social? Well you can’t. A few tweets a week, a Facebook post here and there, maybe 1-2 blog posts per month. That’s not going to cut it. You need to show consistency, otherwise how are you ever going to make any connections? Get out there and make it happen.
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