Creativity Takes No Excuses: The Bloggers Mantra for Success + MORE

– bloggingbasics101.com This week I asked my Blogging Basics 101 Facebook fans to share their best blogging tip for beginners. They had some good ones! Barbara H.: Blogging is a learning curve. You’ll develop your own vision and writing style over time. It’s okay to make mistakes and learn from them. Linda K. of Travels with Children: Pick a blog name/URL that is descriptive, useful, and lasting… Continue Reading On bloggingbasics101.com » The Walking Dead Guide to Writing a Killer Blog Opening – problogger.net This is a guest contribution by Belinda Weaver, the SEO and marketing copywriter behind The Copy Detective. A sheriff’s car...

4 CTA (Call-to-Action) Tips for Your Business Blog + MORE

How to Build an Audience with Google+ Hangouts – copyblogger.com/blog/ There is nothing more effective for building your audience than face-to-face communication. Social media posts can’t compare with the ability to see your audience blink, follow their hand gestures, or witness their eye movements and facial expressions — all key components of what’s been called human media… Continue Reading On copyblogger.com/blog/ » Does Your Business Blog Need a Category Cleanup? – buildabetterblog.com This is a guest post by Linda Dessau of ContentMasteryGuide.com. anyone about to start a blog should attend #barrieblogathon to get it started right.Fixing it up is really...

The Importance of Using Credit Cards to Run a Blogging Business + MORE

  The Importance of Using Credit Cards to Run a Blogging Business – bloggingtips.com I’ve been running my online business for over 15 years now and when I first started out I was just a kid. I didn’t have any credit, so I couldn’t get a credit card. For the longest time I was using a credit card in my parents’ names and with all of the spending online they had some killer credit history! Soon enough I was finally able to get a credit card of my own and then the fun began! Having a credit card for your...

Internet Marketing 101: Sell Benefits, Not Features + MORE

How Social Media Killed The Postcard [Infographic] – blogherald.com Remember when you use to take a trip to Hawaii and you would purchase a postcard to send home? Those days are long gone and social media is to blame. The team at Skyscanner recently conducted a Social Media Use Poll in the UK and they discovered that most travelers have turned to social media in place of paper-based postcards… Continue Reading On blogherald.com » The Definitive Guide to Setting Up and Marketing a Podcast to Help Grow Your Blog – problogger.net This is a Guest Contribution by Chris Ducker, from ChrisDucker.com. It’s...

The Best of Think Traffic Now in Book Form + MORE

The Best of Think Traffic Now in Book Form – thinktrafic.net The very best posts from Think Traffic are now available in a special book called: Serious Traffic: Grow Your Income by Growing Your Audience. We partnered with Hyperink to make this blog-to-book available on Amazon, Hyperink and Barnes and Noble. This is an experiment in self-publishing for us. Hyperink has worked with several popular bloggers in the past, including Brad Feld, Dave Asprey, Jeff Atwood, Penelope Trunk and our friend Peep Laja… Continue Reading On thinktrafic.net » List Of Useful Traffic Monitoring Tools For Bloggers – spiceupyourblog.com Guest Post –...

How to Transition from Feedburner to FeedBlitz & 3 Alternatives to Google Reader + MORE

How to Transition from Feedburner to FeedBlitz & 3 Alternatives to Google Reader – thinktrafic.net You’ve probably heard Google is shutting down Google Reader on July 1st. What does this mean for bloggers? Should you be worried? If you run a blog there are a lot of things to know about and consider doing with this change coming up that you’ll want to take care of in the next couple months… Continue Reading On thinktrafic.net » How To List Pages On WordPress – bloggingtips.com One of the most cohesive elements in any WordPress blog is its pages. Many turn to WordPress...

Mastering the Upsell + MORE

How to Build an Affiliate Store in 15 Minutes Using WP All Import – bloggingtips.com WordPress has completely changed the way people make web sites and do business online. Through the WordPress platform, blogging is no longer just blogging… and WordPress has become an all in one content solution for nearly any type of site out there. There are thousands of themes and plugins out there that allow you to create anything you can imagine, and for those times you can’t find what you are looking for, a custom designed layout or plugins designer is just a click away… Continue...

Is Turning an Ebook into a Print Book Worth It? + MORE

Case Study: How Aurélien Amacker Escaped the Cubicle to Find Success in Content Marketing – copyblogger.com/blog/ This case study kicks off a new series at Copyblogger: Real-world stories of people like you who have used the “Copyblogger method” of content marketing to strengthen their businesses, launch strong new projects, and do epic work. We’re starting with the story of versatile content marketer Aurélien Amacker… Continue Reading On copyblogger.com/blog/ » From Spark to Sale in 18 Days – problogger.net Some of you will know that Darren has just headed off for a well earned 10 day break. While enjoying his holiday, Darren has...

“Keep your finger on the pulse of what your readers love/hate/need/want” + MORE

5 Ways to Avoid Marketing Your Next eCourse to Everyone – thinktrafic.net If you design a course for everybody — and try to sell to everybody — you’ll dilute your voice, neuter your material, and be stuck with lackluster sales and unhappy customers. One size has never fit all! You probably know this already, right? You know about targeting your market, nicheing down and all that… Continue Reading On thinktrafic.net » Internet Marketing 101: Facilitate Comparison of Price and Features – dailyblogtips.com Two friends of mine are working on a project where they sell a study guide for an important exam...

“Keep your finger on the pulse of what your readers love/hate/need/want” + MORE

5 Ways to Avoid Marketing Your Next eCourse to Everyone – thinktrafic.net If you design a course for everybody — and try to sell to everybody — you’ll dilute your voice, neuter your material, and be stuck with lackluster sales and unhappy customers. One size has never fit all! You probably know this already, right? You know about targeting your market, nicheing down and all that… Continue Reading On thinktrafic.net » Internet Marketing 101: Facilitate Comparison of Price and Features – dailyblogtips.com Two friends of mine are working on a project where they sell a study guide for an important exam...

13 Reasons Why Being A Blogger Rocks [Infographic] + MORE

How to Create Killer Interviews with Bloggers – bloggingtips.com There are hardly any better useful pieces of link bait than Blog interviews which actually can help to better your SEO efforts. You can use audio or video recording software and a little bit of editing which can give you a good return of your time investment. One of the most important things that an interviewer must not forget is to take time to research their potential candidates and get to know the subject material… Continue Reading On bloggingtips.com » Facebook Earned Enough In 2012 To Pay Each Employee $1.1 Million...