From the monthly archives:

September 2008


New blogger tips to increase your traffic

September 30, 2008

You’ve got a new blog, and you had four visitors yesterday. You’ve been blogging for a whole three weeks – where are the crowds of eager readers? Patience, patience. Your traffic will come. If you think about it, you should be pleased that you’re not getting thousands of visitors a day. Since you don’t have [...]

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Which blogging platform for you?

September 26, 2008

This week, I received several questions from “I’m going to start blogging real soon now” readers asking which blogging platform they should choose. Should they go with freebies like Blogger and WordPress.com, or should they choose a paid option like TypePad, or should they buy their own domain name and install WordPress on it? Or [...]

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Posting secret of top bloggers

September 25, 2008

What’s the secret of the top bloggers? Posting frequency may be the most important. Blogging takes commitment, and if you want to create a top blog, you need to post often and well. State of The Blogosphere: The More You Post, The Higher You Rank reports: “Blogging is a volume game. The more you post, [...]

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If you want a blog job – BLOG

September 24, 2008

Want to get hired to blog? It’s easy – just about anyone with a pulse, and a blog, can get hired to blog. Every week or two, I get an email message from someone asking where all the blog jobs are. Now, since I routinely pass on blog jobs to other bloggers because I’m too [...]

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Blog – 7 Fast Ways to Build Content

September 23, 2008

Blogs demand content. Are you running out of ideas? This article will give you seven ways to build content for your blog. 1. Read Forums in Your Niche No matter what topic your blog covers, there are forums in your niche. Scan them each day, and take note of discussions, and questions asked. Forums keep [...]

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ClickBank has a new page for bloggers

September 23, 2008

ClickBank provides great options to make money with your blog. No matter what your niche, ClickBank offers products for you to promote. ClickBank has now created its own page for bloggers. Blog for Profit with ClickBank – ClickBank reports: “As many entrepreneurs know, blogging has become big business in recent years. Thousands of bloggers, writing [...]

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WordPress Plugins – how many is too many?

September 12, 2008

Got a WordPress blog? If you have, you know that plugins are wonderful; they’re tools which enhance your blog in many ways. However, wonderful as plugins are, they have a dark side too: the more plugins, the more danger than something will go wrong with your blog. Plugins are unpredictable. It’s best to add one [...]

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Blog – How to Choose the Right Platform for You

September 7, 2008

You’re a new blogger, and you’re eager to start your blog, but you’re confused. Which blog platform should you choose? There are many blog platforms, and some are free. Others are commercial, or need to be installed on your own domain, with hosting, which means that you need to make a small investment. My suggestion: [...]

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