In: Blogging Help, Online Business

How to Make a Living From Your Hobby Website

Many people are wondering if they can make any money with a blog online.  Brandon Cornett says you can — and that you can make a living at it.  I think he’s right, but you have to think like a publisher, become a pro at SEO, and be disciplined.  Here, Mr. Cornett presents an excellent list of what you must do to succeed. — Editor

In: Blogging Help, Copy Writing, Online Business, Social Media-Marketing

Find New Readers: 10 Blog Traffic Tips

Here are the top 10 techniques new bloggers can use to find readers. These are tips specifically for new bloggers, those people who have next-to-no audience at the moment and want to get the ball rolling.
Most blog commenting systems allow you to have your name/title linked to your blog when you leave a comment. This is how people find your blog.
It helps if you work on this list from top… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, Online Business, SEO Matters, Social Media-Marketing

SEO Matters: How to use the Power of Local Search

Here’s another article in our SEO Matters series, and here we’ll look at how local search really helps put a business on the map.

by Scott Frangos

A lot of “Content Masters” (a name for all of you managers using a Content Management System for your business websites) focus their Search Engine Marketing (SEM) strategy on good SEO techniques to rank as high as possible.  And with today’s… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, WordPress CMS Help

WordPress 2.6 User Tips

Nine ways to use the new WordPress 2.6 for greater productivity and successful content creation…

by Scott Frangos

A new floating post box that grabs media you want to blog about, post versioning, avatar options and more… Is it time to upgrade, BlogMasters?  Sure — WP 2.6 offers some great new features for work teams. WordPress 2.6 was released yesterday, so let’s take a look at a some ways… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, FireFox Tricks, SEO Matters, Social Media-Marketing

SEO Matters: Discovering Backlinks that Matter

This is the first in a new series on SEO Matters, where we’ll look at the basics, with some intermediate and advanced level tips to help your Blogs and Websites rank better in search results. Since Backlinks are very important, we’ll watch a short, informative video about the concept, then learn

In: Blogging Help, Social Media-Marketing

A 7 Step Plan for Writing a Blog that No One Will Ever Read

Writing a Blog that No One Will Ever Read

by Jerry Work

If you prefer your privacy and really want to make sure that no one ever reads your blog, follow these seven steps closely: your peace of mind could depend on it.

“Blog once per month or less. The less often you blog, the better. People are much less likely to return to your… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, OS WebMaster, Social Media-Marketing

ROMM - The Basics of Search Engine Optimization

Ginding up the ROMM work of SEO for your websites

The formula for webmasters looking for success with the search engines is ROMM (Research, Optimize, Monitor, and Maintain). Here are some helpful tips and details about each portion of the ROMM concept…

“After launching a website, it is important to evaluate the status of the site in the various search engines. Keep in mind that… Continue reading