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So you want to make money as a blogger?: Getting Started
Thanks you for visiting. Please consider subscribing to the RSS feed.Some of the single Moms at work have been asking how I make money with my little side business, so I figured it was time to take a step back from the rants about Google’s monopoly on search and their hypocrisy on the subject of […]
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My top 5 ways of finding blog post ideas
Bloggers occasionally go through periods where we don’t know what to write about. I’ve been in this place for a couple weeks now, since starting a new job. The more “newsy” blogs I maintain are affected the most, since I can’t keep up with the world during the work day anymore.
So, what do I […]
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Boosting RSS Subscribers: One Unethical Method & One Great Method
Shortly after publishing my post about RealRank, Ted Murphy of Izea was kind enough to drop by and comment.
Damn, that man’s alerts work fast!
I argued that the number of RSS subscribers should be included in any metric that is being utilized to describe “Reach” or “Influence”. Ted countered that they are working on how to […]
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Market Research Tip: Online Industrial Directories
In my “real life”, I have worked in marketing and supply chain. Frequently, my job entailed research - market research to determine target companies to sell our products and services to, or supplier research, to determine companies that had a product or service we required. Online industrial directories are my first stop in this kind […]
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How to add NoFollow to old posts efficiently: NoOldSpamLinks Plugin Review
One of the hotly-debated topics amongst bloggers that write sponsored posts is the deletion of sponsored posts once the agreed period for posting has expired. Advertisers will be happy to know that most bloggers don’t delete - they consider the posts to be something they cared enough to write, paid or not, and want to […]
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How To Make Stupid Blogging Mistakes
Man, I just made a doozy of a mistake. If you’re wondering how big “doozy” is, let me give you this ranking system:
Suicidal
Huge
Doozy
Aw Shit
Retarded
Ooops
So yeah, it’s kinda big, but nothing that can’t be recovered.
I started a site about 6 weeks ago, or so, where I am posting only videos about poker. I wanted a few […]
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How to: Marketing Using Voice Messaging
Here in the states we’re coming up on another election cycle. Oh, who am I kidding, we’re already in full campaign mode, more than a year out.
If you’re a registered voter, you have almost definitely received an automated call from a candidate, or some easily recognizable name on behalf of a candidate. You may even […]
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5 things Bloggers can do to help Advertisers understand their strengths
I just wanted to follow up on the Mommy Blogger post from a few days ago. If you haven’t read it and Dugg it, I’ll wait.
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Ok, on to the follow-up:
It may have sounded like I was putting the onus on the advertisers to do all the work to understand the blogger. Not so, but I […]
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Advertisers, there is a right way and a wrong way to use comments to build buzz
Occasionally, bloggers will get a visit from the advertisers that provide opportunities in the various marketplaces, thanking us for taking their review or for the quality of the job performed. Most of us appreciate and welcome these comments.
A few days ago, I wrote about the movie "Eye of the Dolphin", brokered through the PayPerPost marketplace. […]
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How PayPerPost is improving blogging ethics
Around mid-day on Monday, 8/13, PayPerPost CEO Ted Murphy set off a firestorm with a tough-worded post throwing down the gauntlet to the folks that are gaming the Google and Alexa ranks.
So many advertisers believe in Alexa ranks. Pity. Someday they’ll learn how amazingly simple it is to game the system. in fact, it’s […]
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