Blogging

9 Ways To Stand Out In A Crowded Blogging Niche

There are a lot of bloggers out there besides you. Many of them are talking about the same things you are. Yet, they have the same goals. Have you ever felt like you just weren’t unique enough to really stand out? How can you stand out from the crowd? I thought I would just toss [...]

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2 Bloggers Doing It Right

As we head into the Christmas holiday, I thought I would end off the week by featuring two more bloggers who are doing it right. Corvida Raven Corvida is young tech blogger who discusses social media and all things tech. She really is the consummate blogger and networker. I believe she first crossed my radar [...]

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69 Services & Resources For ProBloggers

Today, I thought I would do something a little different – a big frickin’ list. Of links, that is. What I’ve tossed together here is just a list of resources and services that you might want to check out for various demands of an online business. They are not in any particular order, nor are [...]

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4 Bloggers Doing It Right

There are a lot of great bloggers out there and I think it is only fitting to point them out. These first four are each people I’ve met. They are good at what they do, and each provides examples of right things to do as a blogger. Erica Douglass Erica blogs about success. She talks [...]

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When Comments Begin To HURT Your Blogging Success [VIDEO]

Yesterday, I got a Backtype notification of my name being used in a comment on somebody else’s blog. What I found was a post and a comment thread which seemed to be a little resentful toward professional bloggers, specifically calling out Problogger (Darren Rowse) and John Chow. The post is: Why I No Longer Link [...]

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How To Leverage Your “Money Posts”

Every blog has some posts which are much more popular than others. They have good search rankings and they sit there as constant traffic sources for your blog. These are your “money posts”. To determine your “money posts”, you just need to look at your site analytics and see what your most popular pages are. [...]

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7 Simple Tips For Blogging Faster [Without Caffeine]

We all know that content is important in blogging. Most bloggers are under pressure to produce more blog posts. I’m not sure why, but I can generally produce a blog post pretty quickly. In most cases, I can write a typical post in 15-20 minutes. To me it is normal. When I talk to other [...]

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Top 8 Mistakes Of Blogger Newbs

Every new blogger makes mistakes. I made tons of them when I got started. Here are the top mistakes I see out there that you should avoid: Not selecting a market. For your blog to succeed, it needs to have a point. An online journal, where you write about whatever crosses your mind, is not [...]

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Are Bloggers Just Crappy Business People?

The question had to be asked. In fact, a few of us were even discussing this very question when I was in Vegas for BlogWorld Expo. Most bloggers wonder how to make money with a blog. The default answer seems to be to write a lot, build traffic, then sell ads. That blogger thinks he’s [...]

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How To Write For Blog Readers Just RIDDLED With ADD

Many beginning bloggers just get it wrong. They “brain dump” into WordPress and the post is barely readable. I wanted to share some advice with you today to help you write a better blog post. Headline is Important The headline is your hook in the sea. You need that hook to be attractive enough to [...]

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