My Experience With StumbleUpon Paid Ads
Published October 28th, 2007 in Marketing - 30 Comments
StumbleUpon is known by most website owners and bloggers as one of the best sources of free traffic available. However, SU also offers paid traffic and it’s advertising program is a lot different than other alternatives. With StumbleUpon you can pay $0.05 per visitor and you can choose to target visitors that have selected certain [...]
Weekly Links – October 26th
Published October 27th, 2007 in Links - 21 Comments
Google PageRank: Joke of the Blogosphere? from Andy Beard. 7 Can’t-Miss Ways to Kick-Start the Writing Habit from Freelance Folder. How to Get 1,261 RSS Subscribers In Less Than 3 Months from Smart Wealthy Rich. The Economics of Blogging: Minimum Cost and Maximum Benefit from Dosh Dosh. The Secrets to a Successful and Outstanding Blog [...]
What is Your Social Media Plan?
Published October 25th, 2007 in Social Media - 17 Comments
If you are a blogger or website owner, chances are you’re getting traffic from, or at least hoping to get traffic from, social media websites. Have you developed a plan to use social media to help you achieve your goals, or are you blindly using these sites with no real direction? If you don’t have [...]
10 Realities of Search Engine Marketing
Published October 24th, 2007 in SEO - 24 Comments
If you’re new to search engine marketing you may be confused by the contradicting information that you see online. If you’ve attempted to optimize and market a website you’ve probably learned from experience who is providing valid advice and who is pushy hype. Although this is by no means a complete look at the subject, [...]
25 Beautiful Minimalistic Website Designs
Published October 22nd, 2007 in Design - 399 Comments
It seems that everyone has a different opinion of what qualifies as a minimalistic design. Here are 25 websites that make use of very little unnecessary design elements but still manage to pull off a beautiful appearance. When it comes to design, if you feel that less is more, I’m sure you will find inspiration [...]
The Pros and Cons of Writing for Other Blogs
Published October 21st, 2007 in Blogging - 21 Comments
One of the best ways for new bloggers to get some valuable exposure is to write guest posts for other blogs . A few months ago I was writing 3 to 5 posts each week for other blogs. While I think it is one of the best free promotional methods available, there are certainly some [...]
Weekly Links – October 19th
Published October 19th, 2007 in Links - 14 Comments
Liz Strauss recently awarded this blog the recognition of SOB (Successful and Outstanding Bloggers). Thanks Liz! It is an honor. Ten Steps for Absolute Beginning Bloggers from Blogging Tips. Get RSS Subscriber Count in Plain Text from Pro Blog Design. The 4 Currencies of the Web and How to Get Your Share from Self Made [...]
Case Study of the Mullet Link Bait Strategy
Published October 18th, 2007 in Social Media - 26 Comments
A few weeks ago Maki from DoshDosh wrote an article about the mullet link bait strategy. The mullet strategy that Maki covers in exceptional detail is when you use a page outside the normal flow of your blog or website specifically for link bait content. This is used for content that for whatever reason you [...]
What Does Your Website Say About You?
Published October 17th, 2007 in Design - 21 Comments
Immediate opinions and impressions are formed the moment a new visitor arrives at your website. Even though the first impression comes within just a few seconds, it can take a very long time to reverse a negative first impression, if you’re given the chance at all. In a competitive marketplace a bad first impression is [...]
10 Tips to Retain More of What You Read Online
Published October 16th, 2007 in Blogging - 70 Comments
In today’s society most of us read a considerable amount of information online on a daily or weekly basis. Whether you do business online, maintain a blog, read for your job, or just read for pleasure, I’m sure you could benefit from retaining more of what you read. The internet is a vast source of [...]
