People sometimes question whether or not a blog is a business tool or a personal tool. While blogs originated as personal journals or logs, they have quickly transitioned to be business tools.
Here are three ways you can use blogs in your business. Read More→
In a related article, I talked about why you want to add Google Analytics to your blog. Now you need to know the HOW.
It’s a relatively easy process.
First you need an analytics account. Read More→
Google Analytics is a handy tool you can add to your blog absolutely free. It provides information to help you fine-tune your website and your business.
Take a look at some of the information Google Analytics offers and how you can use this information to your advantage.
A Google analytics report breaks down the information into a multiple sections. These sections include: Read More→
Coming up with valuable content week after week, day after day, can get old after a while and it can become quite challenging. Here are a few tips to help keep the wheels spinning and your blog growing.
#1 Get organized. Do you ever notice that great content ideas come to you when you’re driving to the grocery store, taking a shower or waiting in line at the bank? Keep a notebook with you or a recording device and capitalize on these inspiring moments. Then, as soon as you get home or to a computer, draft a quick blog post on that idea so it doesn’t disappear. Read More→
Personality marketing is a marketing strategy recommended by well respected experts around the globe. And blogging is generally one of the most personal mediums in business.
However, personality marketing and blogging, while they do go hand in hand, don’t necessarily mean airing your dirty laundry for all to see. You can go too far.
So how personal should you get? Read More→
Oh the joy of blogging. You’re connecting with people, they’re learning, benefitting from your knowledge and experience and you’re having a grand time and then BAM! Someone leaves you a less than pleasant message.
Who knows, maybe they wholeheartedly disagree with you. Maybe they’re in a bad mood and you’re an easy target. Whatever the reason – you’re left with a negative comment on your blog. What to do? Read More→
Believe it or not, not everyone wants to make money with their blog. Some are simply working to connect with others or to build a brand. However, if your goal is profits there are proven strategies to make it happen.
The most common method for making money with your blog is to promote affiliate products or services. Information-based blogs write educational and informative blog posts about a niche and then combine that information with affiliate marketing tactics like embedding affiliate links in the posts to generate click throughs. Read More→
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