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 [...]
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8 Ways Blogging is Like Playing World of Warcraft
Posted by Blake Waddill - - Favs, Marketing
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). [...]
Read More Blogging, Community, Make Money Online, Marketing, world of warcraftSponsored Tweets Is Still The Easiest Way To Make Money Online
Posted by Blake Waddill - - Favs, Twitter
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 [...]
Read More Make Money Online, TwitterHow To Get The Most Traffic From Every Article You Write
Posted by Blake Waddill - - Favs, Marketing
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 day, but not seeing significant growth [...]
Read More Blog, Branding, Community, guest posts, Make Money Online, MarketingTwo Bad Excuses Bloggers Use For Not Linking Out
Posted by Blake Waddill - - Favs, Marketing
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 [...]
Read More Blog Design, linkbuilding, SEOSometimes Not Enough Is Still Too Much
Posted by Blake Waddill - - Favs, Marketing
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 [...]
Read More Blog, Chris Brogan, Getting things done, Seth GodinEverything You Thought You Knew About SEO Is Wrong
Posted by Blake Waddill - - Favs, Marketing
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. Regardless, search [...]
Read More Blog, Blog Design, Online Marketing, SEOWhat Does Alexa Ranking Really Tell You?
Posted by Blake Waddill - - Favs, Utilities
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 [...]
Read More Alexa, Blog, Traffic7 Steps To Building A Following And Following The Right People On Twitter
Posted by Blake Waddill - - Favs, Twitter
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 Newbie Mistakes [...]
Read More Branding, lists, Online Marketing, TwitterRestaurants Are More Like Blogs Than You Think
Posted by Blake Waddill - - Favs, Marketing
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 [...]
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