3 Stories That Are Ringing In The New Year

Google, facebook and other big businesses dominate the headlines but here's some new you can use from "the rest of us". I bring you word from the valley, mobile apps, the gift cards and love markets. Facebook's boring anyway, right?   … [Read more...]

How Do Bloggers Get Content Automation Done Right?

Automation, tools and tech, rule social media markets. The game is "look what I can do faster, easier and cooler than you". Some people make money on it, some get nothing at all. Let's look inside some automation game play.     … [Read more...]

The Best Of Android Apps Every Blogger Must Have

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The popularity of smart phones is growing in leaps and bounds. People prefer using them because they are convenient, fast and they enable the users to access any information at any time. As the smart phones get more popular, people are also in lookout for new applications that make life and work easy. It’s a fact that smart phone users seldom make the use of conventional; PC’s or laptops. When many functions can be performed by making the use of smart apps, blogging is no exception. If … [Read more...]

How to Blog Anywhere, Anytime

There’s a big world out there (no, not online – the other one). If we’re spending all our time at a desk we’re missing out on the very experiences that can catapult our writing into new realms of wonderfulness. Experiences make us richer writers, and the best bloggers are looking for ways to get out there and bring the blogging with them. This article can help. Are You Managing One Blog or Many? Before looking for the right solutions, you have to carefully define the problems. … [Read more...]

State of the Social Media Union for 2013

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Four top social marketing experts share what you need to be doing in 2013 to make more money and save even more time using social sites in 2013. Paul Colligan Lynette Young Warren Whitlock Chris Treadaway Show notes, author bios and links to their social marketing books and sites await you here. … [Read more...]

With Blogging, Consistency is King

We've all heard the adage "Content is King". And in a lot of ways it make sense. We live in a world that has a voracious appetite for content. Social Media needs constant content to keep people engaged. Google needs content to have something to analyze and rank in its search engine. Companies need content to attract new customers and to establish authority and trust with their visitors. That's a great argument for content's supremacy. But here's the counterpoint. Any single piece of … [Read more...]

8 Methods for a Successful Blog

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There are several attributes that go into making a blog successful. Although the majority of these are related to the content of the blog itself, there are various methods offsite that can improve success. As long as the most important methods are tended to, nearly anyone can build and operate a successful blog. 1. Blogging System - Choose a method of blogging that best suits you. Wordpress is one of the most popular content management systems for blogging. With a quick installation, you … [Read more...]

How to Blog Anywhere, Anytime

There’s a big world out there (no, not online – the other one). If we’re spending all our time at a desk we’re missing out on the very experiences that can catapult our writing into new realms of wonderfulness. Experiences make us richer writers, and the best bloggers are looking for ways to get out there and bring the blogging with them. This article can help. Are You Managing One Blog or Many? Before looking for the right solutions, you have to carefully define the problems. … [Read more...]

How to Pick Money Making Keywords

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Thinking about starting a blog today? It’s a fairly safe bet that you won’t be alone. Whether or not your blog will be a success largely depends on what you deem success to entail. If you’re just thinking of a blog as somewhere to keep a record of your thoughts, musings, and rants with little concern as to how many people actually read your outpourings then you’re pretty much onto a winner as soon as you’ve got past the “Hello World” stage. If on the other hand, you’re … [Read more...]

WordPress Spring and Re-Theme Change

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A good wordpress theme can take a business a LONG way online. It's a standard now that design and business go together. There's going to the deli for your coffee in a paper cup, and then there's boutique $10 hipster coffery. I hate that example, but you get the point. And in the last 30 days or so, Re-Theme Change has been in the air. I wondered ... How do you find your theme? You should try to identify your theme before you ever start looking for a Wordpress theme.  It's a healthy … [Read more...]