Your Blog’s About Page, Your Vision, Your Thesis
February 26, 2008 by Beau · 3 Comments
A blog’s "About" or "About Me" page is considered to be one of the most important pages on a blog. The argument is that, with an About page you are able to communicate to blog visitors who you the blogger are and what your blog is about. With a well crafted About page, that describes the remarkable benefits of reading a blog, blog visitors can be converted to blog readers. A blog’s "About" page is much more than simple landing page. (more…) AKPC_IDS += "68,";Popularity: 25% [?] Read More →
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14 Lessons Learned From A Nearly Failed Blog Launch
February 19, 2008 by Beau · 5 Comments
Over the past week I learned a lot about launching a blog. During its first week, TzuVelli received about 20,000 hits. I had not expected that much traffic. I was unprepared for this type of traffic. I was not able to capitalize on the traffic the blog received. Although, some bloggers would consider a blog launch with 20,000 hits a success, I do not. If you cannot capitalize on traffic then the traffic is worthless. Most of the traffic that TzuVelli received in its first week, came from one article, Your Ultimate StumbleUpon Resource. Thanks to Steve Snell of Vandelay Design for reviewing and thumbing up the post at StumbleUpon. (more…) AKPC_IDS += "53,";Popularity: 60% [?] Read More →
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TzuVelli Only 1 Week Old And Already Changes
February 18, 2008 by Beau · Leave a Comment
TzuVelli has been open for only one week. All of you who were here on opening day know that it launched only partially completed. I was very embarrassed by this. But, I had little choice in the matter. I had already missed one opening date and I did not want to miss another. There are plenty of reasons for this sad state of affairs. I won’t bore you with the details. Hopefully, it will suffice to say that, the issues that occurred during the three weeks leading up to the blog’s launch were unavoidable. I hope you all will be patient with me as I complete the configurations to the theme, do a few structural reconfigurations, and get into a consistent blogging groove. (more…) AKPC_IDS...
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15 Essential Blogging Skills
February 13, 2008 by Beau · 2 Comments
What do I need to know to get started? A professional blogger does not just publish content. A professional blogger is a researcher, writer, editor, marketer, promoter, producer, administrator, evangelist, sales person and PR person. To be proficient in these roles there is a basic set of essential skill that you need to learn. Conduct keyword research and analysis. Network and build relationships. Create content that is purposeful, compelling and focused. Promote your content. Promote your blog (create and maintain a brand). Basic link building; internal and external. Build and maintain a community. Track and analyze blogging metrics. (more…) AKPC_IDS += "44,";Popularity:...
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5 Phases Of Mastering A Skill
February 12, 2008 by Beau · Leave a Comment
If you expect to make a living from your blog or as a blogger there are a lot of basic blogging skills that you have to develop and master. Mastering a skill means you have moved beyond learning basic concepts and developing basic skills. Having true mastery over a skill means you are able to strategically implement that skill in an efficient manner. Being able to strategically and efficiently implement a skill allows you to spend less time doing routine tasks. So, you have more time to learn new skills and strategies. The more skills you develop, the more strategies you learn and the more efficient you are at implementing them, the more successful you will become. Understanding the 5 phases...
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17 Reasons Why Readers Subscribe To Your Blog
February 10, 2008 by Beau · 3 Comments
I’ve read a lot of posts on how to get people to subscribe to your blog. Most if not all of those posts focus on three basic premises; make it easy for readers to subscribe, promote your feed to attract more subscribers, and finally, create great content to seal the deal converting blog visitors to blog subscribers. That is good advice. But, it’s advice from a single perspective. They answer the question of how to increase blog subscribers from an inside-to-outside perspective. In other words they all attempt to answer the fundamental question of "How do I get you to do something I want you to do?" Instead try asking yourself "Why would I subscribe to this blog" ...
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12 Reasons To Start A Local Niche Blog
February 10, 2008 by Beau · 6 Comments
Start a LOCAL niche blog. Whether you live in a densely populated urban area with several million residents or you live in a loosely populated rural area. The advice is still good. For the urbanite the large population will allow you to retain a little more focus, but for you guys in rural areas just expand your definition of local. Developing a position in a local niche market is one of the best strategic moves you can make. There are many opportunities in local markets that are just waiting to be tapped into. As more and more people begin to buy more and more products online the opportunities for a local niche blog will become even more fruitful. Don’t discount your local market. Although...
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10 Rules For Creating Killer Link Posts
February 10, 2008 by Beau · Leave a Comment
People read your blog for your insight. So, when you write a link post you are denying them their main motivation for reading your blog. YOU. Some readers understand that a link post in many respects is a filler post, used when you either don’t have time to put something together, don’t have anything to write about, or just not feeling quite yourself. That doesn’t mean you should just slap some links on a page and publish. Think about it from your readers perspective. They are taking time out of their day to read your blog. Be appreciative of the time they spend reading your content. Create something that will fulfill their motivation for reading your blog. You are after...
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Your Ultimate Digg Resource
February 10, 2008 by Beau · 5 Comments
Digg is the undisputed 800 lb. gorilla of social media sites. Hands down, Digg is the winner when it comes to the amount of traffic it can push to your site. However, Digg is a tough nut to crack. Its culture is less forgiving than other social media sites. To a certain extent there has always been tension between bloggers and diggers. It should be a simple formula, bloggers publish and diggers dig. And, if the content is not dug then it is buried. If it were only so simple. It is a well known fact that a large proportion of Digg users feel that most of the content submitted by bloggers is either irrelevant, unworthy, or simply just spam. And, bloggers think that Digg users, at times, act like...
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Your Ultimate StumbleUpon Resource
February 10, 2008 by Beau · 18 Comments
StumbleUpon is arguably one of the most popular social media web-sites on the Internet. Its success and popularity are largely due to its unique combination of social discovery, social networking and social bookmarking. If you are a web surfer it is a fun and fantastic way to discover new websites. And, If you are a publisher it is a great way to get exposure for your content. There has been a tremendous number of really great articles written on just about every aspect of StumbleUpon. Instead of rehashing what others have already written about StumbleUpon, I have compiled a list of the best articles that I could find. I hope that these articles will give you a real feel for what StumbleUpon...
