How to Find People to Follow on Twitter
We’ve all heard of how awesome Twitter is for social media marketing, but you may not know how to get started. One of the most important and basic things for Twitter marketing is finding people to follow. Here are a couple ways to do that, so you can start networking Read more…
Jump Start Your Traffic With Paid Ads
Most of the talk about blog advertising seems to be from the side of seller. But have you ever thought of the other side? Have you thought of buying advertising to promote your blog? If you understand the value of time, then buying advertising may not be such a bad Read more…
How to Increase Your Words Per Hour Without Sacrificing Quality
Here is my favorite method for increasing your writing speed without sacrificing quality. In fact, this method may actually help you create higher quality, more organized, better flowing posts. Many bloggers don’t realize writing is a two step process. Creating Editing Both are needed to create a quality piece of Read more…
Want To Add Life To Your Blog? Try Networking and Marketing Offline
A couple weeks ago, on a whim, I went to my local comic book store to play in a tournament. The blog I’m trying to build up is a gaming blog about a collectible card game. I thought it might be a good idea to meet people in my niche Read more…
Stay Focused on Your Blogging To Do List With NowDoThis.com
I recently ran across this simple but effective web program: NowDoThis.com (found via Zen Habits). It’s increased my productivity by helping me stay focused on my to do list tasks. To use this program, follow these steps: Click “edit list”. Enter your to do list with the most important activities Read more…
Authority Blog vs. Hub Blog
In this post, I’m using the terms “authority blog” and “hub blog” in this manner: Authority blog Filled with conceptually unique content Posts are longer than the average blog post Doesn’t link out very often More likely to link internally than to other blogs Posting frequency is not as important Read more…
Screencast: Here is an Easy 4 Step Formula to Create Linkworthy Content
Here is a video about creating linkworthy content. Check out the whole post to get the links and notes of the video. [If you're using an RSS reader, please click on the permalink to see the video.] Four Steps to Creating Content That Attracts LinksUploaded by magicgameplan Notes: You don’t Read more…
PerfCast: How to Choose a Social Media Site That Fits Your Blog
I just recorded a podcast about choosing a social media site to participate on. Check it out. It’s complete with notes. I would love your feedback on social media sites that have worked or not worked for you. I think this will help others choose the right social media sites Read more…
Does Your Marketing Workflow Contain High ROI Activities?
Yesterday I wrote about the ROI of some content creation activities. Make sure to check out the comment section on that post for a discussion on how to measure blogging ROI. Today I’ll go over some marketing activities. Blog commenting (medium ROI) Blog commenting is the bread and butter marketing Read more…
