Everyone wants something for free.Well, here it is.I have entered into an associate arrangement with an organization called TradePub. They distribute free business and trade magazines, on behalf of the magazine publishers. You can see the rotating magazines...
Google IPO Insights
I am certainly no expert on Initial Public Offering (IPO) share sales to the general public. The just announced, and heavily anticipated Google IPO, is no exception. My policy, when I don't know anything about a subject, is to search for information...
Carnival of the Vanities at WOLves
The inspiration for all of the outstanding internet blog carnivals is Carnival of the Vanities.This week, that illustrious event is being hosted by my friend Trudy Schuett at WOLves.This is the 84th edition of the long running Carnival of the Vanities...
Writing for your readers is good SEO
As everyone who reads Blog Business World on a regular basis knows, I write many columns and posts about search engine optimization for your blog.As you know by now, search engine optimization, or SEO as it's often called by those who like to abbreviate...
Old blogs for new...old blogs for new...
Many bloggers have moved their blogs to new addresses. Many people have purchased their own blog domain name, rather than have the blog URL contain the blogging host. An example of that action would be removing the .blogspot.com or similar type URL extension....
Carnival of the Capitalists is up
The travelling business roadshow, better known as Carnival of the Capitalists pitches its tent at D. Gordon Smith's top quality and highly informative Venturpreneur blog.This week's Carnival of the Capitalists features the usual outstanding array of...
The case of the disappearing blog
Blogs and traditional websites often disappear, as if by some magic trick gone horribly awry, from the search engine results pages (SERPs) of the dominant search engine Google.For new sites, that phenomenon is well known and not a surprise. When Google...
Google Alert is helpful: Try it
Bloggers should be aware of a great free internet tool called Google Alert. While not affiliated with the Google search engine, Google Alert will track your website’s URL and your chosen targeted keywords. Updates are sent to you via e-mail on a regular...
Blog traffic with special events
Public relations and marketing professionals have been using special events and series since the beginning of time.The need to attract attention, to market a product or service is universal. Your blog can always use more visitor traffic. If you are using...
Blogs and search engine optimization
Blogs have the characteristics that are most valued by the various search engines, including Google. In fact, the very nature of blogs is such, that it almost looks like they were created with the search engines in mind.Blogs are updated frequently with...
Blogs: Don't forget to Ping-O-Matic
When you update your blog, don't forget to ping it!What in the world is pinging?Pinging is one of those many wonderful internet words. It refers to letting the various blog aggregators know that you have updated. Pinging merely means letting everyone...
Search engine submissions: Are they needed?
i got some spam...I mean a very nice business letter...no, I mean spam...that offered to submit my blogs to 2000 search engines each and every month. All they wanted was the low low price of $39.95 US funds.I stared at the spam e-mail for awhile and...
Link exchanges and you
Link exchanges with other blogs.I haven't talked about them in quite awhile. Despite that delay on my part, in discussing the topic, that hasn't stopped other people from doing so.There are a few linking questions going around that we need to examine...
Writing your blog: Staying inspired
Blogs require constant updates. That means writing posts. All of that amounts to a ton of work.In order to keep posting, day in and day out, a blogger needs to maintain that all important inspiration. Following that proverbial 1% of the creative equation,...
Plagiarism of blog posts
it had to happen sooner or later.In fact, it's probably much more commonplace than we know. It's an insidious problem that afflicts blogs, as it causes pain to writers everywhere.We are talking about the blatant theft of another person's ideas, without...
Blog revenue
We are all thinking of ways to get some income from our blogs.I have been getting some income from my blog being an advertisement for my freelance writing and search engine optimization skills.I have now added some advertising, as you can see on the...
Baseball blogger joins mainstream media
Further evidence that blogs are becoming mainstream, noted baseball blogger John Bonnes of Twins Geek has his blog appearing in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The blog was added to provide depth to the newspaper's sports department.Baseball blogs are...
Theme Weeks: A way to more traffic
Theme weeks.Themed time periods are used, in many offline businesses to generate visitor volume, during the life of the promotion.You've probably thought about them, but never employed them on your blog. As a traffic builder, a week devoted to one aspect...
The Truth Laid Bear Blog Ecosystem
The other day, I wrote a column about sources of incoming link totals for your blog.One of those sources, for finding which blogs link to your blog, is The Truth Laid Bear Blog Ecosystem.The purpose of the The Truth Laid Bear Blog Ecosystem is to create...
Carnival of the Capitalists rolls into Chicago
The immensely popular Carnival of the Capitalists has pitched the big top at the insightful political blog Chicago Report.This week's Carnival of the Capitalists features many interesting and highly informative posts.Articles by some of the internet's...
Checking incoming links:Google and elsewhere
If you are like most bloggers, you want to know who is linking to your blog.There are several blog tools that tell you which blogs have a link to your blog. The best known of these tools are Technorati and the Truth Laid Bear Blog Ecosystem.Blogs do...
Search engine optimization forums add blogs
Bloggers have long understood the benefits of a blog for search engine optimization.We know that blogs perform extremely well in the various search engines. As people enter their keywords in the search boxes of Google, Yahoo, MSN Search, Teoma, and Google...
Finding vistors from offline sources
Everyone wants more visitor traffic.You have already heard many ideas for gaining new readers through internet promotions. You can find many good visitors through offline sources as well.Here are some ideas for you to try.Press releasesWrite a press...
Blogs are growing in importance
There is a common misconception out there that blogs are still "personal diaries". While those "I had a cheese sandwich for lunch" type blogs are still out there, they are only part of the blogging landscape. There are many political blogs that rival...
Google PageRank and Backlink Update
At the moment, Google is busily updating the Google PageRank and backlink totals for various websites. That update includes blogs as well.For those who aren't sure about what Google Pagerank constitutes, it's Google's measure of the relative importance...
Brand Week at "A Penny For..."
Don't miss out on Brand Week at A Penny For....Every day, Todd is asking a new question on brands, branding, and brand building. He invites your thoughts and insights on all things brand related. I'm sure Todd take your thoughts on other topics too,...
From comments to forums: The next step?
Blog comments are often the liveliest and most popular section of many blogs.Some of the best thoughts are expressed by the blog's reading audience. Good comments will often help the blogger to expand on the ideas expressed in the post, or improve on...
Bestofme Symphony is playing right now
That well known tribute to older but still great blog posts, known as the Bestofme Symphony is now playing at my friend Trudy Schuett's WOLves blog.The eclectic assortment of entries covers a very wide range of topic areas. To list the subjects would...
Carnival of the Capitalists Up and Running
Once again Carnival of the Capitalists makes its weekly appearance.This week the travelling road show of business and economics pitches its tent at the thought provoking political blog Crazy Pundit. Under the big top this week are a wide variety of posts...
Earning a living or that's my excuse
Blogging is an important part of my daily life. I maintain three blogs, which when I'm busy seems like a lot of posting. Mostly, it is fun and not a problem.Today, I was busily writing freelance articles. Many of you know that I write search engine marketing...
DMOZ Directory: Is your blog included?
I have written about a number of internet directories on this blog.In fact, yesterday I recommended submitting your blog to the Yahoo! Directory.The single most important internet directory is The Open Directory Project (ODP) , better known as DMOZ.DMOZ...
Get Your Blog Into The Yahoo! Directory
Because of its possible importance for Google PageRank, as another incoming link, and for potential visitor traffic referrals, you may want to consider the Yahoo! Directory. While the directory may not be suitable for all websites, blog owners may find...
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