I’ve heard it said that some people just don’t have the character traits required to succeed online. They might not have the vision it takes to create a clear business plan. Maybe they never finish what they start, or fall apart too easily when things go wrong. Some people just keep putting things off until […]
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Have You Come A Long Way, Blogger?
In my last post, I celebrated my 200th blog post. I had listed bloggers that I’ve known for a long time. It made me think of how far so many of us have come with our blogs and online businesses. So I’ll ask you this: have you come a long way, blogger? Then I received […]
My 200th Blog Post Celebration
What can I say about reaching this milestone of my 200th blog post? Well, let me start here. A few months ago, I was alerted that our images, even paid ones could lead to copyright problems unless you are extremely careful. Some people were faced with law suits, because they were grabbing free images […]
Drive Traffic To Your Blog With Facebook Page Posts
Facebook page posts are a great way to drive traffic to your blog. My clients are always asking me how to get traffic, or how to increase the flow of traffic to their blogs. As usual, they are most interested in free or very cheap methods for doing this. In other words, organic methods. Facebook […]
Why Updating Your Blog Is Important
When you hear the term “updating” what is the first thing you think of? Probably updating your plugins or updating to the newest version of WordPress. But it goes way beyond that. Now I am not a techie, but noticed there were some things about my blog that needed re-vamping. Here is a list that […]
How To Deal With Going Off Line For A Week
This post was most recently updated on March 27th, 2014Bloggers know how it is. We are on line every day. Blogging, chatting it up on social sites, and of course, running the marketing end of our business. We get so caught up in our 2-dimensional world, that abandoning it for several days can create […]
Is Your Blog A Graveyard?
This post was most recently updated on March 27th, 2014Let’s talk about your blog. Does it look empty and lonely with too few comments? Comments are absolutely necessary in order to get some social juice to your blog. If your blog looks like a Graveyard… and you want to get more comments and social buzz, […]
10 WordPress Security Holes You Must Close To Protect Yourself Online
This post was most recently updated on March 27th, 2014 I was having so many problems not only with my blog, but more importantly with the membership site I had created for my product. This had me in a tizzy… everything was done, but my hosting company wasn’t able to connect different sites properly for […]
Blogging for Marketers
This post was most recently updated on March 26th, 2014 Introducing “Blogging Magic” Are you an affiliate or network marketer? Marketers and business or opportunity team leaders often need to educate their subscribers and followers how to use blogging in order to market products, opportunities and services. Are you a […]
Not All Comments Are Equal
This post was most recently updated on March 26th, 2014Social media engagement is so important in the current world of blogging. Pages, posts and your entire blog are ranked by search engines largely on the amount of social engagement your blog generates. One of the key ingredients to social engagement is the amount and […]
Time For A Blog Makeover?
This post was most recently updated on March 26th, 2014I have had my blog up live for about four years now and I know I need to change and update some things. Just looking at it you can see that it’s not as “clean” and savvy as newer ones you have visited. I […]
3 Lies Blogging Gurus Will Tell You
This post was most recently updated on March 26th, 2014The internet is crowded with people telling you what to do and how to do it. If you’re a new blogger, you will probably turn to some of these folks for helpful advice, tips and training. Some of them may be well know experts… the […]