Curation is the “selection of, care for and presentation of the objects entered into a collection.” As online entrepreneurs, we have to attract the right people to us who will become our clients, and curation is one way we do this. Only in this case, we’re talking about content curation. Content curation is really just…
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This is a guest post by Steve Chou. Picture this. You’ve worked nights and weekends for several months straight to get your business off the ground. Your house is a mess. Your sink is full of dirty dishes and you’re still wearing the same clothes that you’ve had on for the last 4 days. But…your…
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This is a guest post by Mark Dykeman. Pay attention please, students: we’re going to review some things today that you already know. Or that you should already know. At the same time, it’s going to be new for some of you. Or not. And that’s the classic content problem, isn’t it? Especially on a…
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If you’re a “regular” blogger, you have it made: there are thousands of articles and blog posts online providing advice to increase blog traffic. But what if you’re running a business and you’re using a blog to get leads and sales? That’s a different story and there’s just not much out there to help you….
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This is a guest post by Ari Herzog. Be sure to let him know what you think of it in the comments! Blog comments are the lifeblood of bloggers. I delight every time I see a new comment, recognizing people are taking precious time out of their day to thank me for inspiring them. That’s…
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This guest post is by Dan H., the founder and editor at Maciverse.com. Maciverse is a Mac Help website with tips, tutorials, and news for Mac users both new and old. Follow Dan on Twitter: @Maciverse. Maciverse.com is a website that covers everything about Apple’s Mac computers. It has been almost 2 years since we…
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I’m lifting the veil on a new project to help your blog succeed. What’s the one thing every blogger wants more of? Traffic. But growing traffic isn’t as easy as it seems. So I thought why not meet everyone’s biggest need for free as an incentive for you to join my email list? To…
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Starting a blog is one of the best feelings in the world, but at the same time, it can also be one of the lonliest of endeavors. You’re slaving away, trying to figure out this blogging thing and writing the best content you can, and nobody shows up. Launching a blog may as well be…
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This is a guest post by Kimberlee Ferrell. New bloggers receive this sage advice: Comment on other blogs within your niche to get noticed and gain traffic. So dutiful new bloggers go out into the web and leave a smattering of comments on any blog that might bring readers back to their website. The bigger…
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There is a simple, three-step strategy that, if followed correctly, will get you blog traffic. More importantly, it will help you develop better relationships with other bloggers and grow your personal network. This easy three-step strategy will bring you opportunities like you never knew could happen. It may sound like I’m exaggerating, but I’m not….
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Chuck Westbrook has come up with an ingenious program to provide exposure for great blogs which don’t have a lot of traffic. Chuck wants to end “the tragedy of underappreciated blogs,” but he needs our help to do it. I won’t spoil it by trying to describe how it works, but I will say it’s…
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Web Analytics is software that measures your website’s visitor traffic. It is vital to understanding who visits your site, where they came from, and what they did while they were there. If you read yesterday’s post on blog traffic terms, understand that these are the measurements taken by web analytics. Getting Hooked Up There are…
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This Saturday I’m holding an online seminar how to increase traffic to your blog. You should be there, of course (I mean, who doesn’t want more traffic to their blog?). Ahead of the event, though, I want you to not only be prepared in advance, but to know as much about blog traffic as possible….
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Can’t see the video? Watch it on the blog. So… do you have a plan for your blog? Is it a plan that you can carry out even in the face of uncertain economic times? Something to think about. No matter what your plan is, I cannot imagine that less blog traffic is part of…
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Note: The following is completely ridiculous. I know it is. I totally admit its purpose is to get you to buy something, make no mistake about that. Let’s say you have absolutely no intention of buying anything. That’s cool. In that case, treat it as a fun thought exercise to clarify your own ideas about…
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