Those Are Fighting Words

Blogging reminds me of each of us, stepping up on our virtual soapbox and telling others what we think/feel.
Some bloggers tell stories of their day, and tie a lesson in life to it.
Others do tons of research and share their findings
A lot of bloggers share from their experiences, and teach their readers.
And then there are [...]

Social Meth - One Taste - You’re Hooked

Remember when you first started blogging? An increase of one in your visitor counts or feed readers was exciting.
Then you discovered Digg, StumbleUpon, and Twitter. By a submission of your site to popular social networks, you saw your blog growing by the hundreds.
Today’s Lesson
I remember those days.
Each new unique visitor made my day. [...]

Build A Pyramid - Increase Blog Traffic

Have you ever joined a sales company that ended up being a pyramid scheme? I did. The one I joined had something to do with phone cards. I don’t remember the details, but from experience, I learned, if sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
Today’s Lesson
Bloggers can gain more traffic [...]

Increased Search Engine Traffic For Lazy People

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Hello loyal readers,
This is a very exciting , but nerve racking day for me, as Catherine Lawson and I are guest posting on each other’s blogs. Although my post on her blog, can’t match the caliber of Catherine’s writings, I’m hoping I haven’t made a complete [...]

Blogger Exposes Herself - Traffic Soars

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If you know me, you know I don’t mean she exposed herself, like “that”.
Search long enough though, and you will find some bloggers are literally exposing themselves to gain readership/viewer ship, but that’s not what today’s lesson is about.
Today’s Lesson
Have you ever read a blog, marveled at the content and design, and [...]

RSS Feed Reader Numbers - A Farce

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No offense to my loyal RSS readers, but it’s time others know that claims of having thousands of RSS readers is a farce.
Today’s Lesson
Often, on big name blogs they will post or brag that they have 15,000 +/- RSS readers. No, they don’t. They have that many subscribers to their blog.
Subscribing [...]

How Keywords Attract A Larger Audience

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As bloggers, we often take time to study about SEO ( search engine optimization), Google’s page rank, and keywords, in order to get our posts ranking high in the SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages).
Today’s Lesson
Sometimes I try to use keywords in my posts, but often that technique goes by the wayside, as [...]

Bloggers Are Missing Huge Opportunities

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I can not count how many times I have gone online and typed in “how to …………”?
It may have been something as simple as “how to get gum out of carpeting”? (with ice)
Or, it may have been “how to use an FTP program” (I’ll be the first to admit, I [...]

Will Bill’s Bucks Result In Better SERPs

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On February 1, 2008, it was announced Microsoft wants to join forces with Yahoo. Some are calling it a merger, a marriage, and/or a takeover
Whatever it’s called, it appears Microsoft wants a bigger market share, and if you read this post, it reveals how Yahoo made some mistakes along the [...]

Does Your Blog Resemble A Soap Opera

Anyone who watches soap operas or prime time series, knows how each show ends with a “cliff hanger”.
It’s so compelling, you mark your calender, and watch the show the next time it airs.
Now, that’s not to say, I haven’t landed on a few blogs, that resemble a true life soap opera, but [...]

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