What the blogosphere has to say about blogging

Turbo Boost and Skyrocket your SalesIf I see one more person ?? just one!! ?? introducing blogs simply as the magic solution which will instantly ?turbo boost my sales? or promising to show me the ?one secret about blogs that the experts don?t want me to reveal? that will ?skyrocket my bank balance? I think I?m going to snap.[The image […]

Five reasons why you should be using an online feed reader.Having recently switched to an online feed reader (Google Reader) a bit ago, I’m finding out I like it a lot. It’s not perfect, but then again, what feed reader is?Here are five reasons why you should be using an online feed reader as opposed to a desktop application (including those as part of […]

Starting to write your Business BlogIt is always an exciting (if slightly nerve racking) time when you actually start to write your Business Blog. It is also a very important time because in your first posts, you will be laying down the ground rules for what your readers can expect from you in the future.However, there are certain things […]

Woking Means BusinessThe title sounds a little threatening but it’s not meant to be … honest!This is just one of the two places that I will be presenting at during October on the subject of Business Blogging and eMarketing. Both events are free to attend so if you are in the area then it would be great […]

Blogging Wills - What happens to your Blogs When You Die?Eric Giguere asks an interesting question over at his blog - Do you have an “AdSense Will”? It is actually a question V (my wife) and I have talked about and made plans for over the past year or so.It became more serious for us to talk about when we realized that our family’s main […]

Speedlinking - 20 December 2006Lifehacker: the book has now started shipping through Amazon. I’ve ordered mine. Another example of leveraging a blog to make money.Aviva Directory has a list of 99 tips to do branding on the cheap. It’s written for Web Startups but a lot of it could apply to bloggers.Are any ProBlogger readers coming to the Underground […]

What to Buy Me for ChristmasYesterday I went to my PO Box and was surprised to find four Christmas Cards and two Christmas Gifts from ProBlogger readers.Interestingly this is the third day in a row when I’ve had such surprises in my mail box - something different for me as last year I think the only Blogging Christmas mail was […]

How to Cut Through the Clutter of an OVERLY BLOGGED STORY and Get NoticedAaron just IM’d me to let me know that my post on TIME being linkbaiter of the year has climbed up to #3 on Techmeme (actually it got to #2).The irony is that my in jest (attempted humor) accusation that TIME have pulled off the most successful linkbaiting of the year has in term become […]

What are People Searching for Online This ChristmasEpiar Market Research Blog has put together an interesting list that tracks what ‘Christmas’ things people are searching for online this year. Here are the first 8 items on the list. They are estimated searches as measured across all search engines.See the full list at Christmas Wishes Expressed in Internet SearchAdvertisement: Make Money with […]

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WordPress AdSense Setup InstructionsThis video will cover the installation of the popular AdSense Deluxe WordPress plugin.This plugin allows you to add contextual and non-contextual pay per click advertising code to your WordPress posts. It will work for Google’s AdSense, Yahoo Publisher Network and the popular Chitika ads among others.Note: Please consult your ad providers terms and conditions as […]

Blog Traffic Tips From Patsi KrakoffOne of the Build A Better Blog duo and Blogsquad founder, Patsi Krakoff has written about how she doubled the traffic to her ezine blog in one week and speculates some reasons why it occurred.She concluded that her traffic increased because she did the following things:Wrote to her blog everyday - This one makes so […]

Join Me In Keeping A Blog Traffic DiaryAlthough this feature won’t properly launch until the first students enroll in Blog Traffic School there is no reason why any blogger can’t join me immediately and start recording field reports in their very own blog traffic diary in the official Blog Traffic School Forums.What Is A Field Report?A blog traffic field report is a […]

Blog Exit StrategyWhen the time comes for you to cease blogging, make sure that you select the proper exit strategy for you and your readers.

Building Affiliate Sites With WordPress

WordPress goes beyond simple blog software and can be turned into a lightweight Content Management System (CMS) which can ultimately be used to manage some affiliate product sites.

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