As a blogger you already have some of the best marketing opportunities at your finger tips: the blogosphere and everyone in it. Although many bloggers out there are making great money through various affiliate marketing programs, etc, there are many that struggle to get traffic and viewership, and perhaps that is you. Being involved in the blogging community, however, can change that. Continue reading
At first when I heard about “Hot Blog Tips” I was a bit confused. Instead of understanding the word hot to be an adjective of the tips, meaning that the tips are hot, I thought that “Hot” came to describe the word “Blog.” Silly mistake? Well, perhaps. But, on the other hand, the idea of having my blog being “Hot” started to grow on me. Why should only the tips be hot?
Here are a few hot tips for heating up your blog… Continue reading
One of the first big decisions we make as bloggers is which blogging platform to use. Blogger and WordPress are two of the most popular blog formats and today I’ll share some of the benefits of Blogger. WordPress is probably the leader of the pack and I’m not here to trash-talk WP, just to offer an alternative. Blogger can be a nice place to start your blog with zero investment and move to self hosting when you gain more blogging experience. Continue reading
In a span of 23 years of employment, I have worked in 5 full-time positions and a handful of part-time roles.
As time has moved along over those years, I have found myself involved more and more with company blogs. For the most part, they have been good experiences and with companies that “got it” when it came to the importance of blogging. Continue reading
When you take the time to guest blog on another site two things are about to happen. First the reader will be engaged from your article learning new information that will benefit them or add value to their online activities. Second will be a relationship building activity like nothing you have ever experienced before.
As a guest blogger it’s our responsibility to provide content that will not only entertain the audience but also captivate their interest as we engage with them in relationship building conversations. When a reader comments on your guest post this is your first chance to build a long term and beneficial relationship with someone new.
All great guest blog sites like Basic Blog Tips, Famous Bloggers, Blog Engage and Hot Blog Tips have additional social plugins for you to bring your relationship building to the next level. Continue reading