The Fast Track to Building Your Business with Blogging

If you’d like to figure out exactly how to start reaping the benefits of more traffic, better search rankings, and the free social media word-of-mouth that blogging brings, consider taking the fast track with Blogging Success Summit 2011. And you won’t need to spend money on travel, hotel rooms, or even leave the house. This is a completely virtual event and it’s currently 50% off (a limited-time early bird rate). Twenty-three of the world’s most...

The 3 Keys to Building a Successful Site

TweetWith the new year, many people are looking to start up new sites and begin new projects. But while this is great, the simple truth is that the vast majority of these projects will fail, many becoming nothing but memories before even spring sets in. So what can you do to make sure your new projects have, at the very least, the best chance of survival possible? There’s no truly easy answer but, over the years, I have noticed something of a pattern...

How to Get More Mobile Visitors Onto Your Email List

On Copyblogger recently we’ve talked about why it’s so important to make your website mobile-friendly. And we’ve hammered on how critical it is to get people onto your email list. But there’s a problem: it can be really hard for your mobile visitors to sign up for your newsletter. Here’s why: Most mobile-friendly themes (in WordPress or other content management systems) hide the sidebars. They show just the main content area. For example, in...

The Secret to Making Money Online

TweetIs there really a secret to making money online? I recently displayed my monthly income report on my blog but a question that bothers most of my readers was how I was able to achieve such within a short period of time. If I were asked if there is truly a secret to making money online, ethically, I will tell you there isn’t. There may well be because it is rarely being preached and when it is preached very few people are ready to listen to...

125 Tips for Building an Irresistible Brand

There are countless blogs and articles on the web that proclaim the importance of building a unique brand. But how, exactly, do you create a brand that’s irresistible to your audience and positions you as an authority? And how do you do it if you’ve never built one before? In the comments of my last post, The Rockstar Guide to Getting More Traffic, Fame, and Success, many of you said you were having trouble finding your unique style and turning...

How to Make Your Blog Load Faster than ProBlogger

This guest post is by Devesh of WP Kube. If you’re regular reader, you know that how much time problogger.net takes to load. Would you like to make your blog load faster than ProBlogger? Today I’m going to share eight simple tips to increase your blog speed. But first, you’ll need to know how quickly your blog is loading right now. How to test your blog’s speed So you can do a before-and-after comparison, take a moment to check how quickly your...

5 Reasons Online Collaborations Can Help You Beat Out The Competition

The dictum that two heads are better than one can apply to many things, including blogging. I collaborate with my brother on five websites, which makes me uniquely qualified to explain the benefits of online collaboration. Here are 5 reasons collaborating with a partner can help you beat out the competition. 1. More variety in your writing. Single-authored blogs with the exception of guest posts will always be based on the standpoint of one author. Having a partner that writes posts with you ensures...