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10 Ways to Keep Visitors Coming Back to Your Blog

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1.  Post regularly.  So how often is regularly?  Just be consistent.  Don’t start writing blog posts every day if you can only keep that pace up for a week or two.  I recommend at LEAST once a week, but a few times a week will be better.  People will take note as to how often you post, and the more often a new post shows up on your site the more often people will come to check them out.  If you go too long without any new posts, chances are your readers will lose interest and move on.

2.  Be yourself. I see bloggers trying to keep up with the big dogs of blogging all the time.  Well guess what?  You’re not John Chow or Darren Rowse.  So let your personality come through in your posts.  Maybe you are anal or sarcastic or paranoid.  Let that show through.  The more people can connect with who you are as a writer the more they will feel like they can trust you because you are being open about yourself. [Read more…] about 10 Ways to Keep Visitors Coming Back to Your Blog

7 WordPress Plugins that Don’t Exist But Should

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As of this writing, the official WordPress plugin repository has just over 13,000 plugins in it. All of these plugins are free and  can be easily installed via the WordPress administration panel.With so many plugins out there, one might think that everything that can be created has been and that, as the saying goes, there is nothing new under the sun.

However, there’s no shortage of great plugin ideas out there and still a lot of new ideas for developers to tackle.

With that in mind, here are seven ideas for WordPress plugins that either haven’t been tried, haven’t been implemented in quite the way desired or aren’t available on modern versions of WordPress. [Read more…] about 7 WordPress Plugins that Don’t Exist But Should

Guarding Your Online Reputation

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Doing business online does not only include taking the steps in making your business and/or blog profitable, it also entails assuring that the reputation that you portray, especially to millions of internet users, is credible. Putting up a business online easy, especially if the owner thinks that all it takes is a good and updated website. The hard part though, is keeping it free from negative reviews and nasty blog comments by random people. And unfortunately, not everyone is aware that this can be prevented. Consequently, the image of their business is compromised.

The online world is practically controlled by its users. And business-wise, this could mean that if an entrepreneur doesn’t have a control over his branding, then his online competitors are free to control it. [Read more…] about Guarding Your Online Reputation

Why Do They Call It Bum Marketing?

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When I first started to dabble in Internet marketing it became clear pretty early on that it was all about links, so the next thing I had to figure out was where to get them which lead me to the article directories. The concept couldn’t be any easier, you write an article put your links in it and submit it to one of the directories. With a little more research I started to come across the term “bum marketing” which in truth was a little off putting at the time. Since then I have learned a lot and realized a lot about article submission and now when I see the term bum marketing it brings a smile to my face because if the person really knew the potential of article marketing they wouldn’t refer to it that way, so I can only conclude that they either don’t know how to use it properly or they just overlooked this tactic in favor of a more glamorous method. [Read more…] about Why Do They Call It Bum Marketing?

4 Ways to Blog Yourself Fit

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The road to fitness can be lonely. If you’re overweight and self-aware enough to do something about it, that makes you incredibly brave, but you still probably don’t want to advertise your mission from the rooftops (at least not until you’ve gone down a couple jeans sizes). Coworkers, friends, and family can be less than supportive when you’re trying to achieve something that they’re too lazy to attempt themselves. And if you stumble, it’s never fun being humiliated in front of your peers.

However, accountability can be a powerful motivator. The right cheerleaders can get you out of bed at 6am for that much-needed kickboxing workout. Admitting your daily calorie count to a crowd makes that Big Mac combo a lot less appetizing. And when you succeed at your weight loss goals – which you will eventually – it’s so much more fulfilling to share the victory with others. [Read more…] about 4 Ways to Blog Yourself Fit