
5 Ways Your Blog is Undermining Your Business
Many entrepreneurs and small business owners start a blog to support their business. A blog, they figure, will allow them to illustrate their knowledge to clients, build a reputation and brand, get people to check out their work, and take the place of that pesky enewsletter they started a year ...more
Business Blogging

1 Easy Solution to 3 Big Blogging Problems
Guest post by AnnabelCandyfrom Get In the Hot Spot Over the last 13 months 63,548 people from 165 countries have visited my blog and left 1,637 comments thanks to my friend Teresa. In fact it’s really all thanks to Teresa that I’ve enjoyed so many amazing opportunities since I started ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips

Blogosphere Trends + Encouraging Comments
This column is written by Kimberly Turner from Regator (a great tool that gathers and organizes the world’s best blog posts). – Darren
You may have heard the stat that for every 100 people who read your post, only one, on average, will leave a comment. The fact is, most of us are lurkers by nature. I know I am; I read dozens of blogs every day but very rarely comment. It doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the content, just that I didn’t feel the need—or have the time—to join the conversation. So the next time you’re looking at the vast sea of white pixels below your latest post, don’t beat yourself up over it. Having eyes on your post and having comments aren’t necessarily the same thing. But the silence can be frustrating. After all, interacting with readers and creating a conversation are the aspects of blogging that many people enjoy most.
Pro Blogging News

Save the Sanctimony: Make Your Blog Sound Like a Trusted Friend
We all know that rapport is essential to developing lasting relationships with readers. Central to that sense of rapport is how closely you align yourself with your readers. Take a look at your last few blog posts. Do you sound like a trusted friend, or a stuffy (or sanctimonious) authority? ...more
Writing Content

How to Re-Ignite Your Blogging Fire When You’re Feeling Burnt Out
A Guest Post by Glen Allsopp from ViperChill. In 2006, at 17, I started a blog about marketing which was very successful from launch. In fact, the first blog post I published was linked to by 4 of the Technorati Top 100 at the time, and I felt like I ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips

Just Maybe… He Who Blogs Less Blogs Best
A guest post by Larry Brooks, of Storyfix.com Or she. Regarding the title… it’s just a saying, no penis required. It’s not your father’s media anymore. Hard to cull the gender-based colloquialisms out of the language sometimes. She who blogs less blogs best is every bit as gender-biased… but let’s ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips

5 Clever Ways to Make A Sticky Blog
A Guest post from Stanford from Pushing Social. No doubt about it – Content is King. However, the formula for successful blogging doesn’t end there. In fact, content is just the beginning. If you want to make money, create a loyal readership, or attract new clients, you need to keep ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips

How to Build a Blog Network from the Ground Up
Guest Post by Elle from Couple Money. Getting exposure is a goal of many bloggers. They work hard writing and sharing their thoughts on various topics. Once they achieve a certain size however, growth seems to plateau a bit. They need a bigger platform so to speak and some decide ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips