If you start a blog today with the intention of becoming the next Lifehacker, Problogger, or Copyblogger, you’re likely to fail. Between a lengthy head start and an army of writers contributing to these sites the average person can’t compete. That’s the bad news. The good news is that you don’t have to. The future …
Have you ever noticed that some search results show up with a smiling face included? Like this one for Matt Cutts. This is the Google Authorship markup at work. And it’s not just for Matt Cutts. If you contribute written content to an online publication, your smile can show up in search for your work, …
WordPress is the most popular CMS in the world, particularly with Internet marketers and SEOs. Its a great system that is easy to use and provides a huge amount of flexibility. Here are some advanced techniques to give your site that extra push: Check Your HTML Semantic Structure The power of WordPress, cheap or free …
Let’s start with some perspective: Guest blogging works, if you know how to do it. Like any marketing tactic, guest blogging is but one choice among many. Will it provide your business the kind of results you need to meet your own particular objectives? That’s a complex question to answer, and no less worth your …
Seeing the traffic to your website increase is a great thing, but what if your surge in new site visitors doesn’t come with a corresponding increase in reader engagement rates? The truth is, raw traffic numbers don’t mean all that much when it comes to your website’s success. Sure, more traffic is generally better, but if you aren’t engaging …
With over 22,000 WordPress plugins in their Plugin Directory, writing a top 10 list is dangerous. After all, what standards should we use? Most downloads? Highest ratings? Plugins all add different features so it’s hard to compare them objectively. For some projects one feature may be more important than another. Sometimes a specific feature may …
Blogging for your business is nothing revolutionary. Most business owners have a blog these days (if you don’t, check out this guide to setting up a business blog). Forbes even went so far as to say businesses should “blog or go bust.” But why do you need a blog? Blogging for your business should never …
Blogs are some of the most helpful resources on the Web today. Written by those who have both education and experience, there is a great deal we can learn in the business world from those who have been there and done that. You can often avoid missteps or get valuable advice, just from keeping up …
We all know that blogging can be extremely powerful. One of the reasons that blogging can be so powerful is that it opens up a two-way communication channel with an audience. This can lead to higher engagement, more sharing, increased traffic, etc. It can also lead to a good amount of user-generated content, which can …
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