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: Online Business, Preparing Web Videos, Social Media-Marketing, Video Marketing

Video Commercials Online - How Much Should They Cost?

Creating professional but affordable online video

This is another article in our Video Marketing series.  Written by video ad professional, Bernie Day, it does a good job of explaining what you should do with a video to get a good result.  Ever see poorly produced videos online?  Yup.  Ever see nice looking videos without a clear, well developed message?  Sure… Continue reading

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: Online Business, Social Media-Marketing, Video Marketing

Social Marketing Has Come of Age - Again?

By James Burchill

The pen is mightier than the sword. What a great line. Written no doubt by a pacifist I’m guessing, because I’m all for the power of the word (in the beginning there was only the word…) but facing someone in battle armed only with a ballpoint pen… I’d run a mile - unless of course I was Bruce Willis or Stallone, then I’d win no matter what.

Today… Continue reading

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

How Does Google Rank Blogs? Completely different than you think!

How Google Ranks Blogs

by Chris Lang

How Does Google Rank Blogs? A lot different than you think!

Google does not rank blogs anything like you think they do. What we think of as SEO does NOT work for blogs. For months I have been chasing Google with incoming links, social marketing and keyword SEO in my blog. Then… Continue reading

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

Stodgy Forums Are About to Get Zinged

by Scott Frangos

Do you use bulletin board and forum systems to do research, meet people in your profession and network? You should. That’s one big key to Social Media Marketing. But have you noticed that a lot of bulletin boards look and operate the same way they did in the 1990’s?

Why do you think that is? Complacency. Everybody is used to what a forum… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, OS WebMaster, Online Business

Analytics for BlogMasters

by Scott Frangos

Do you use Google Analytics? You should. Not only is it free, but it is comprehensive and seeks to make sense out of the raw stats most hosting control panels provide. It’s one thing to learn how many visitors you’ve had, and quite another to learn the “bounce rate” (what percentage of visitors leave after visiting only the page they landed on first)… Continue reading