SpyFu Recon Files – Start Showing Real Value in Your SEO
If you are not familiar with SpyFu, they provide intelligence data on your website and your competitors, offering organic and paid search data that will help you outrank and learn more about your target market. SpyFu just announced its Recon Files Report, which is a...
What WP Plugins is StayOnSearch Using?
First of all, I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. This is the first post of 2011 and I am really looking forward to another outstanding year of high-quality content, new guest bloggers and feedback from our readers on how we can continue to deliver...
Google Webmaster Tools – 6 Key Pieces of Information
If you feel like you have been missing out on some valuable information in your Google Analytics, you’re in luck. Most of it has probably been hiding in Google Webmaster Tools all along, waiting for you to unlock it! Not to mention with Google+ Review, there is...
How to Setup Goals in Google Analytics to Track Mailing List Conversions
When you are looking to make money online, one of the first things you have to do is build your mailing list. The more opt-ins you have, the more you are likely to make when promoting your own products, or those of your affiliates. But how do you know what makes your...
Live from Blog World Expo 2010: Treating Your Blog Like a Business
This post are my notes from the live session at Blog World Expo in Las Vegas. Please forgive me if I misspell anything or if some of the notes don’t make sense, as I am trying to gather as much information from each speaker as I can. Quick Facts on the Session...
Key Tips You Can Use to Design Your Blog
In order to build something upon it, you should lay a firm foundation. Apart from what kind of content you offer your audience, you should also pay careful attention to what we call ‘visual branding’ of a blog. A well thought-out blog design can instantly create a...
Where to Find Inspiration and Passion for Blogging
Sometimes it can be hard to sit on the computer and force yourself to write a high-quality blog post. I’m sure the bloggers out there can relate to this and know exactly what I’m talking about. You are sitting there, spinning your wheels, trying to...
5 Effective Ways to Reduce Website Bounce Rate
The only effective way to maximize your online marketing “return on investment” is to use website-tracking tools. Only by understanding your company’s website analytics, can you precisely identify and monitor your site’s potential customer...
Social Media Marketing or Content Creation: Which Comes First?
While creating a Facebook Fan page, Twitter profile, and LinkedIn profile, YouTube channel, Flickr account, etc and then using those social media networks is technically “creating content,” for the purposes of this post, when I speak of “content...
The Right Way to Create Branded Content
Content marketing is growing by leaps and bounds. More and more reputed companies like Red Bull are using branded content to create more awareness about their products, without actually “selling” directly to their target audience. However, creating the right mix of...
What Was Your Biggest Traffic Day and How Did You Achieve It?
Darren Rowse from ProBlogger asked the question on his blog, “What was your biggest traffic day and how did you achieve it?” I thought it would be fun for everyone to share their story about their biggest traffic day on their website or blog and how you...
Making the Most Out of Guest Blogging
There have been a lot of great posts that talk about guest blogging and show you the value of reaching out to other authoritative blogs in your industry. However I thought I would take a different angle on this post and talk about what makes your guest post stand out...
Let the Power of Blogging Work for Your Business
You hear all the time why blogging is great for business. Well, practically speaking it is. Companies more than likely shy away from it because of the time it requires to formulate a well-meaning blog. Blogging has just about as much power than social media does to...
5 Blogging Tips You May Not Have Tried Yet
Every blogger is fighting a constant battle to gain ground in the blogosphere. Though there are more than one hundred million blogs (in the English language) on the internet, not each of them will leave their mark. Just because you have excellent writing skills...
Writing Under a Pen Name – Risks and Profits
Esther Pauline Friedman Lederer did it. Samuel Langhorne Clemens did it. Theodor Geisel did it. Why shouldn’t you? These mere mortals were able to brand themselves as Ann Landers, Mark Twain, and Dr. Seuss. They chose to keep their identities anonymous and apparently...
Content Marketing That You Need to Avoid at Any Cost
Content driven marketing as it seems has caught the imagination of the marketers as Google has rubbished almost all the traditional linking building methodologies. In fact, it is now being treated as a crucial tool for social media marketing as well. But since most of...
Measuring Online Marketing Metrics
While traditional marketing (on TV, radio and print) is still prevalent as ever, online marketing is slowly but steadily growing to become a strong marketing weapon. For one, online marketing – which includes video ads, expandable banners, floating ads, takeovers and...
The 3 Things You Need to Learn About Blogging
There are hundreds and thousands of blog-related articles on the Web. A lot them teach how to blog differently and uniquely among others, and some even offer crazy Web tricks to get clicks and readers. They always reiterate that we should think outside the box, with a...
Are People More Likely to Comment on a Video Post?
You can’t deny it, more and more bloggers are utilizing video content on their blogs. It is becoming much easier to quickly shoot a video and upload it to YouTube, then embed the video into your site. Lets just take a look at Gideon Shalwick’s blog, who...
Download Now: 6 Free eBooks to Make Money Online
Over the past 6 months I have been interested in learning more about affiliate marketing and making money online. So I started reading a number of awesome blogs that are dedicated to exact that. I am paid for a number of eBooks, some good, some bad…but I have...
Using Multiple Blog Monetization Strategies to Increase Your Income
There are many bloggers out there who make a full-time living off of their blog. Of course, like anything, it doesn’t come without a lot of hard work and dedication. How much money you make from your blog is determined by most importantly…traffic! If...
How to Optimize an E-mail Generating Newsletter
Newsletters can make an accidental or first time visitor, who has come to your site because they saw something of interest to come back again as an interested reader. So long as they keep their subscription to your newsletter, you will have a consistent reader who will return to your site.
How to Get Fans, Followers & Subscribers
One of the things I find interesting in the world of social media and blogging is that there are people whose number one goal is to get fans, followers and/or subscribers, yet the make it difficult for potential fans, followers and subscribers to connect with them....
Without Analytics, You Might As Well Be Working In The Dark
Have you ever tried running in the dark? I know you can’t – I have tried. It is the same with running a website. If you don’t know what is happening inside your site, you won’t be able to steer it towards success. Unfortunately, very few of us tend to pay attention to...
What Google Analytics can Tell You About your Site’s Rankings
For most internet marketers, SEO is a fairly cut-and-dry process: keyword research, SEO content creation and building backlinks. This is how it’s been ever since we “figured out” Google’s algorithm. By using these basic steps, websites have achieved first page...
8 Proven Tips to Reduce Bounce Rate of Your Website or Blog Successfully
SO here it is: my definitive guide to getting the bounce rate of your blog or your website down to manageable (i.e. significantly reduced) levels: Terminology First! Before we begin, let’s be sure we know what we are talking about. Bounce rate is a single page visit,...
Every Comment Matters
I’ve been following quite a number of blogs for several years now, some more popular than others. They all vary in nature, as do the bloggers behind them – some are personal while others are formal and professional much like the SEM Blog I’ve been managing...
Attention! Before You Guest Blog, Know Their Audience
If you have been following a lot of the popular Internet Marketing and Blogging blogs out there, you have probably seen an increase in people talking about how guest posting is a great way to build an audience. But before you start writing for other blogs, make sure...
Using Your Front Line Employees to Fuel Your Content Marketing
In my 12+ years in the Internet marketing industry, I don’t think I’ve ever come across a company (in any industry) that couldn’t benefit from launching a business blog. SEO thrives on the consistent production of quality, engaging content. You’ve probably heard the...
Lowering Your Bounce Rate: What to Analyze
Clients always seem to ask what bounce rate is. I wanted to explain what bounce rate is, the factors that determine bounce rate, how you should analyze it, and in what cases you should take action to lower your bounce rate. Defining Bounce Rate A Bounce is simply a...
The Keys to Rapid Blog Content Creation
I have been blogging for about 3 years now, so I like to think that I am getting pretty good at creating fast blog content, while still maintaining the quality. I can remember when I first started out, it would take me hours just to try and force out a 300 word blog...
4 Reasons to Continue Blogging (Other than Making Money)
Most of us begin blogging because we have a specific knowledge or passion to share with others. Perhaps you love to write, or love you to discuss topics and issues with others whom you may not know. After a few years, however, I’ve found that many bloggers have...
How to Make Your Blog Immensely Popular
Changes are taking place in the blogosphere constantly. Bloggers are becoming more active than ever. They are posting more often. That clearly indicates that competition is getting tougher as well. Whether you are a corporate blogger, an entrepreneur blogger or a...
10 SEO Bloggers To Watch in 2010
Darren Rowse from ProBlogger recently wrote a blog post encouraging people to write a ‘Bloggers To Watch’ post, to promote bloggers in your prospective industry. I thought I would do my due diligence and make a list of 10 SEO bloggers I feel you should...
Blogging Apps for the Blackberry
These days, it seems like Smartphone’s can handle anything. Whether it’s creating a shopping list, scheduling appointments, or finding the nearest restroom, there is an app for that. The same is true for blogging. No matter what online platform a blogger prefers,...
21 Key Benefits of Blogging
Different people blog for different reasons. For some, blogging is an excellent means of satisfying their personal ego. Many people blog because they earn a full-time income out of it. There are others who blog for academic benefits. Once you have stepped into the...
The Power Of Stories (To Engage With Your Audience)
People love stories. We humans are curious in nature, and by using stories in your marketing messages you can engage with your audience a lot better. Take the 2 scenarios below for example: Scenario 1 Susan exclaimed: “Yes! I’ve finally made it!” After a continuous...
Blog Monetization Models: Turn Your Blog into a Money Making Machine
Blogs can be a great way to earn revenue, but not without the effort of building site credibility, valuable content, and a readership. This is why the majority of blogs fail! Most people who manage blogs don’t have the patience or frankly the time to maintain...
Inside Look into 31 Days to Build a Better Blog
I recently just finished reading the book, 31 Days to Build a Better Blog, by Darren Rowse of ProBlogger. I want to start off by saying I wouldn’t write a review on something that I didn’t truly believe in. But there are so many great ideas in this book...
Formulating an Internet Marketing Strategy: Asking the Right Questions?
It doesn’t matter if you are building a new website, conducting search engine optimization, PPC advertising, or a social media strategy, there are always going to be important questions that need to be answered by the client. Having detailed answers to these...
Is Blog Commenting an Effective Marketing Strategy?
There are different views on whether effective blog commenting can bring some real value to a blog or website. Some say posting comments on blogs is an excellent way of attracting visitors’ attention. There are others who believe blog commenting as a marketing...
How to get the Most Out of Social Media Connections – It’s Not All About Traffic
Advertising on Facebook quadrupled last year. More than three-quarters of big American companies use some sort of social networking, and most small businesses take off from social media-induced traffic. It’s clear that Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and their...
7 Reasons Why You Need a SEMrush Pro Account
If you are an Internet Marketer, you have undoubtedly heard of SEMrush. SEMrush has probably the most comprehensive data set on the web, when it comes to keyword research and competitive intelligence. Yes, there are plenty of free SEO tools available (including...
Successful Ways to Boost-up your Blog
Quality content and intelligent marketing can do wonders to your blog. For a start-up blog, you have to take care of the following things: A good blog software will ensure a good platform: You can choose to host your blog in a blogging website or you can choose to...
How Can SMBs Use Blogging To Improve Local Sales?
Of late, there have been a lot of attempts by small businesses to get visibility on local searches – and not without reason. Local SEO is very rapidly replacing the traditional Yellow Pages primarily because it is simpler, faster and more accurate. Under these...
Huge List of 150 Compelling Headlines for Your Blog
Over the years I have been compiling a list of headlines that I found compelling. I thought I would share them with you so you can keep this list close by when you are coming up with headlines for your blog posts. # Tips To Simplify ______________ Greatest _________...
The Pros and Cons of 1st and 3rd Party Cookies
A Cookie is a pretty easy concept to understand. It is simply a tracking code that is stored on the user’s computer for a determined amount of time to track their ID session, navigation, and preferences. Where is can be a bit confusing is when you talk about the...
Emailing Templates, Pen Names, and Link Building
Guest posting has flooded the blogosphere faster than anyone thought it would in the last two years. The sudden rise of the use of the tactic of guest posting raises a lot of questions and concerns. How Should You Treat Guest Posts? The Panda wave sent a lot of...