I’ll admit it, there have been times when I have wondered why I couldn’t just move my blog over to Facebook. I already spend too much time there chatting with friends and associates so why not just move my blogs over to Facebook and save myself the commute? To blog or not to blog I’ve [...]
Running a successful blog, whether you do it for fun or as a way to earn a living, is a time-intensive process that requires dedication and knowledge of both your site’s focus and Internet marketing. Though some methods exist that can provide you with short-term increases in traffic, most of them – like link or [...]
As a blogger I have spent a lot of time getting the name of my blog out there on a national level. Unfortunately, I haven’t got much of a local following on any of my blogs. I suspect most bloggers, except for Margaret of Nanny Goats in Panties, are in the same boat. We’ve spent [...]
As a blogger, you may have become very comfortable with the way you blog and the technology that you’ve learned to use. The following options are not all new, but if you haven’t tried them yet for sharing your blog content and increasing traffic, check them out. I think these all have huge [...]
Is there even such a thing as spending too much time on website or blog content? Sadly the answer is yes. Writing the content of your blog is only a small part of what it means to be a successful blogger or writer. Since most people who write blogs are doing so for ulterior motives [...]
Take a Look at Yourself Blogging can be very rewarding, and it can also take over your life. It’s a good idea to take a fresh look at what you’ve been doing with your blog, and ask if it is working out the way you’d like. 1. Is there anything I’ve been meaning to change [...]
I work with a lot of companies that want to get their name out there on the web but who just don’t know how to do it. They know they aren’t using the internet to its fullest marketing potential but don’t know how to use the internet to their advantage either. Often times they will [...]
Have you ever stopped to consider the faceless being known as your reader? I can imagine that you’re laughing at me right now. Of course you have — and you’ve probably tried ten thousand tactics to get to know them a little bit better. If you’re like most bloggers, you’ve obsessively replied to comments, stalked [...]
When a blog begins to outgrow free online publishers like WordPress or Blogspot it’s usually time to find a web hosting company that will offer the flexibility and space to house your website. Unfortunately, not many people know exactly what to look for in a web hosting company and can make decisions that ultimately lead [...]