Your Blog’s About Page, Your Vision, Your Thesis
February 26, 2008
Being able to reach out and make a connection with blog visitors is one of the biggest challenges that a blogger faces. A well written About page is an invaluable tool for making connections with and retaining readers. But, the value of an About page goes well beyond that of a mere landing page. A well crafted About page can also act as a thesis statement for a blog; keeping the blogger focused on their vision for their blog.
14 Lessons Learned From A Nearly Failed Blog Launch
February 19, 2008
There are a lot of details that need to be attended to when launching a blog. How well a blog launch is planed and organized will determine the success of the launch. Networking with other bloggers is the most important key to successfully launching a blog. From my first blog launch I learned 14 valuable lessons. Hopefully, you can take what I have learned and make the launch of your first blog go much smoother than mine did.
TzuVelli Only 1 Week Old And Already Changes
February 18, 2008
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 [...]
15 Essential Blogging Skills
February 13, 2008
A successful blogger has mastered a wide array of skills. A professional blogger is very similar to a professional athlete. Before an athlete can become a professional, and make money, they must master a set of basic skills. It is no different for a professional blogger. There are 15 essential blogging skills that a blogger must master before they can, realistically, consider themselves a professional blogger.
5 Phases Of Mastering A Skill
February 12, 2008
Making money online from blogging, guest blogging, affiliate marketing, or any other opportunity require skills. Each skill you master opens the door to a new opportunity. The more opportunities for making money online that are available to you the more money you will make. There is a process to mastering a skill. Understand the 5 phases of mastering a skill and you will be able to more quickly master a skill. The quicker you master a skill the quicker you can start making money.
17 Reasons Why Readers Subscribe To Your Blog
February 10, 2008
The number of RSS subscribers a blog has is a bellwether of its success and authority. Having good content is not enough to increase your RSS subscribers. Many readers are motivated by more than just good content. Reader motivations for subscribing to your blog range from networking and promotion to what you represent. Understand, address, and respond to the motivations of readers and casual visitors to your blog and you will increase the number of subscribers to your blog.
12 Reasons To Start A Local Niche Blog
February 10, 2008
Many bloggers concentrate on as wide an audience as possible. The more the potential readers there are the more the greater the potential for success. Creating a blog focusing on a local niche is often over looked because local niches are viewed as having to small a pool of readers. Local niche blogs have huge potential. If money alone is not a motivating factor here are 12 other reasons why you should start a local niche blog and tap into an ignored market.
10 Rules For Creating Killer Link Posts
February 10, 2008
The link post is the most widely used type of blog post. It is also often the most abused type of post as well. Just slapping links on a post page with little or no commentary is does not satisfy your readers motivations for subscribing to your blog. . Follow these ten rules for creating killer link posts. And, you will create link posts that your readers will love. Fulfill their motivations for reading your blog by creating link posts they will feel satisfied reading.
Your Ultimate Digg Resource
February 10, 2008
This is a resource post containing over 50 articles about Digg, written by some of the best social media marketers. Understanding how to successfully participate in sites like Digg is key to a successful blog. Not knowing the pitfalls of participation can have unintended negative consequences.
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