Why I Blog

So, you told me why you blog. Now, I’ll tell you why I do it.

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Help Me Think Up A Good Giveaway Idea

OK, here’s the deal…

I’ve got a bunch of big-ticket internet marketing courses that I want to give away. Included are…

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What High Gas Prices, Inflation And A Falling Dollar Mean For Your Online Business

OK, now THAT’s a weird title for a post on a blog like this.

But, all kidding aside, I have a point to make today. An important point – especially giving the times we find ourselves in. My aim is to help people as much as possible, and I figure I’d be doing a disservice if I didn’t talk about this a bit.

Usually, our little blogging and social media bubble doesn’t talk much about the “real world”. That stuff is relegated to the news headlines and the political talking head shows. And, those of us concentrating on our online businesses don’t like to pay attention to that crap. We’d rather talk about the stuff we’re interested in. I know I would.

But, there’s big things happening right now. And the “real world” will affect our online world. And it will have an impact on us as bloggers, too.

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Why Do You Blog? [Reader Poll]

Simple question: Why do you blog? To help people? To make money? Promote a business? For your own personal enjoyment? To vent? What was it that originally inspired you to start blogging? And, I have a followup… IF making money from it is a goal of your’s, did that goal come later? Has that goal [...]

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8 Cold, Hard Facts About The Successful Online Entrepreneur

There is something bad going on.

In fact, it is rather disheartening sometimes. It really is a cold, hard fact of life that we’re up against here. And nobody is exempt.

Today, I’m going to be blunt as a spoon. Because it needs to be said.

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23 Tips To Using Social Media To Drive Traffic To Your Blog

So, I knew I needed to write a blog post. I was so busy that I didn’t have any time to prepare anything in advance. So, what did I do?

I went to my social media accounts and asked. The very first suggestion that came in (quick reply) was from @CavemanHomeComp who suggested – suprise! – the very post that I’m writing right now.

So, I’m going to put together a lightning-round of tips for how I think bloggers should use social media to promote their blog. And, at the end, I’d like you to chime in with a comment and let me know what tips I forgot to include that have worked for you.

First, a word of note…

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What’s In Store For The Monetization Track For Blogworld East

Blogworld. A lot of people know that this is a conference I recommend to all of my readers.

Well, this year is a little bit different.

First, instead of happening only once in Las Vegas, this year there are now TWO Blogworlds – one in New York City next month, and the other in Los Angeles in November.

Secondly, your’s truly is the the track organizer this year for the monetization track. So, now, you definitely need to come

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2 Quick Ways To Easily Modify Your Opt-In Forms (Without Being a Code Junkie)

I know one of the big constraints many of you are having with your opt-in forms on your blog is your lack of coding skills.

So, what happens is you end up using the default opt-in forms you’re provided. Either that, or you use one of the pre-designed opt-in forms provided by your email manager. The problem is… most of them are downright corny. Even Aweber (my personal favorite email solution) offers a wide variety of pre-designed opt-in forms that I wouldn’t personally be caught dead using.

So, without the HTML skills, how do you customize your opt-in forms? Here are some ideas…

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List Building – The Most Frustrating Stumbling Block To New Marketers

So, you want to make money online. Perhaps you’ve looked into some of those well-known internet marketing products like Product Launch Formula… or even NanoContinuity (which I was promoting recently).

But, tell me if this sounds familiar….

You buy the product because the stuff they say makes sense. So, you get it and you’re all excited. You’re thinking, “This is it. I’m finally going to be able to put into place the missing piece of this big puzzle and make some money.”

So, you delve in and you digest the information energetically. Until…

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