Lists have always been one of the best ways to communicate information. They are also awesome retweet, link, and bookmark bait!
For about 6 weeks I was putting together a list of lists. I still have a bunch of lists that I never added because I just ran out of time to get this put together. Since this post has been in my draft bin for over a year now,… Read the rest
Anyone who has played World Of Warcraft before knows about the stigmas: No social life, no social skills, Living in a fantasy world, 100% pure addiction. If you haven’t played, you may have even thought those things about WOW players. While I don’t play anymore, I can verify that not all those are true (usually).
Shockingly,… Read the rest
With the Twitter network expanding increasingly fast, it has become a prime location for businesses, both large and small, to promote their products. There is no better advertisement for a product that a referral from a friend.
This is where Sponsored Tweets comes in. If you have a twitter account that is at least 60 days old, has 50 followers, and 100 updates, then you are eligible… Read the rest
After reading of the comments from my most recent post about a blogging schedule and Leo Babauta’s article about How to Deliver the Highest Impact with Each Post, I really started thinking about ways to really capture both of these ideas together.
If you’re posting killer articles day after… Read the rest
Hyperlinks are they foundation that the internet was built upon. Links are the juice that blogs live on as well. Inbound links are the highest sign of respect another blogger can send you because they truly believe your content is worth reading.
Linking to someone requires trust. If you’re sending your readers to another person’s site, your credibility… Read the rest
Many of us have an academic background where you can never write too much. If it’s not 5 paragraphs with an intro, three supporting argument paragraphs, and a conclusion, then it’s formatted wrong (this of course is the minimum. More fluff/garage is required the higher the class).
Blogging is different. Most of us don’t have time to… Read the rest
The two biggest ways to get new traffic to your site are SEO and word of mouth (social media). Which traffic is better is debatable. I’ve read many sources that say search engine traffic converts better because the visitor was already searching for something specific whereas social media is usually not as targeted.… Read the rest
Today is my first day ranked as an Alexa top 100,000 site. When I started blogging, I didn’t really know much about what all the rankings meant, but I knew that I wanted to get my Alexa Rank in the top 100,000 because that was their cutoff for caring about your site.
I have read several articles about how Alexa ranking was useless, but never… Read the rest
Tweeter has been the center of a ton of attention the last year. It’s explosive growth and strength as a real time organic search engine, instant breaking news resource, and marketing tool provide people using it an amazing advantage over those who don’t.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about 5 Twitter… Read the rest
The other day, I was at Houlihan’s eating dinner with my wife and my dad. We stayed there for several hours chatting, and I started think about how a restaurant is a lot like a blog.
First Impressions Can Make Or Break You
When we walked through the door to look at the menu and eventually eat, it was like… Read the rest
