Tuesday, November 9, 2010

15 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Blogging

I built my first blog back in 2005, and today a large part of my online income is generated from my blogs. Over these years I made many mistakes and figured some things out. Below you’ll find 15 of them. 1. The domain name matters When I started blogging I didn’t pay much attention to the domains of my blogs. As a result I ended up with some long and boring domains (e.g., FutureTechWeb.com, which was my first tech blog). This is a big mistake...
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Speaking The Language of Money

How to make cash on the multilingual web. The internet offers a myriad of money-making opportunities for those with the guile and grit to make things happen. But in an increasingly competitive market, with literally billions of web-pages flooding the so-called cyber-highway, how can budding businesses and entrepreneurs get one-up and put themselves at a competitive advantage? English and the Global Web Well, the Web – by its very definition – is...

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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Nielsen Numbers Glitch Results in Low Traffic Numbers

When it comes to online marketing, traffic is everything. It determines what marketers pay per click, which web sites get which ads, and if traffic is low enough, it may keep a site from getting ad dollars at all. That’s why the latest faux pas from The Nielsen Company may be bigger than it seems. On Thursday, the company sent out a note to all of its clients saying they had been undercounting traffic for the past three months. The problem was...
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Highlight Your Blog Content and Increase Comments

One of the biggest factors for the success of a blog, is how many comments you can average per post. It's not all about what you have to say, but how other interact and leave their feedback as well. A new wordpress plugin called "Highligher", allows you to highlight any content and on a blog and leave a comment on it. You can see the plugin in action on the screenshot below from the Highlighter.com web site. Also, congrats to the UBD team for securing...

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Saturday, November 6, 2010

This Sunday You’re Invited to #Blogchat to Talk Monetizing Blogs

One of my favorite times of the week on Twitter is on Monday mornings, my time (Sunday night for many of you), when Twitter comes alive with #blogchat. #blogchat is a hashtag on Twitter that ties together hundreds of bloggers all talking about a particular aspect of blogging for an hour or so. It starts at 8pm Central US time, and usually revolves around a specific topic and/or guest host. Bloggers exchange ideas, ask questions, and network. It’s a frenzy of activity, which can seem a little overwhelming,...
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Friday, November 5, 2010

5 Reasons to Attending Blogging (and Other) Conferences

It’s a known fact that conferences can be expensive. Not only do you have the cost of registration and travel, but also the expense of time away from your work, family and social life at home. If you are traveling to another city for a major multi-day conference you can easily expect to spend several thousand dollars in travel costs and miss at least a week of your normal life. As great of a time as it might be, it can be hard to justify the expense...
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Thursday, November 4, 2010

How to Set Up Your First Blog the Right Way the First Time

Are you convinced you need to start a blog, but you’re overwhelmed by the setup process? If this describes you and you’d like a little hand-holding in setting up your own blog, I’ve been secretly working with Chris Garrett on a free resource that’s designed just for you. It’s called: Getting Started Blogging It is a six-part course that will walk you through everything you need to know about setting up your blog the right way, the first time. Set...
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