Should I Make An Infographic?

May 10, 2013 By 22 Comments
Should I Make An Infographic

Every blog has them, every blog needs them, every blog wants them. What am I talking about? Infographics! What are Infographics? Infographics are not new and have been around for many years. The term Infographic, (short for Information Graphic) is basically a term for a graphical visualization or a representation of data. I bet you have seen many of them going about your day to day business, whether your work be online or offline. People in the online industry tend to be familiar with them … [Read more...]

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Google Analytics – The Best Tool For Your Site

May 8, 2013 By 10 Comments
Google Analytics

When looking to track your website statistics, there is no better way that using Google Analytics on your site.  Traffic is still, by far, the best way to check how well your site is doing online, so it is important to monitor how well your site is performing.  Thousands, if not millions of website owners from across the world use Google Analytics to analyse their site statistics everyday. Hopefully, this blog post will provide you with an overview of how you can make the best use of Google … [Read more...]

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12 Ways To Increase Exposure For Your New Blog Post

May 1, 2013 By 24 Comments
12 Ways To Increase Exposure For Your New Blog Post

“If you build it, they will come” only works with baseball diamonds created out of cornfields in Iowa. It just doesn't have the same impact when you’re talking about trying to promote your new red-hot content for your blog. And even if you already have a dedicated following that are hanging on each and every one of your blog updates, the odds are fantastic that you’d like nothing more than to get even more eyeballs on your pages. More readers equals more influence, and more … [Read more...]

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SEO PowerSuite Review – The Complete SEO Tool

April 17, 2013 By 2 Comments
SEO PowerSuite

If you are a regular reader of this blog, then you will know that I talk a lot about SEO and the importance of optimizing your site to rank well in the SERPs (Search Engine Result Pages).  Recently, I have been playing around with some new software that I've been using for the site and I wanted to let you know about it.  It’s called ‘SEO PowerSuite’ and it is a full set of SEO tools that you can use to monitor and improve your website. I thought it would be good to put together a … [Read more...]

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Google Plus SEO: Is Your Business Reaping The Rewards?

April 15, 2013 By 16 Comments
Google Plus For Business

If you or your business aren't taking advantage of Google's own social network 'Google Plus', then perhaps now is the time for you to take a closer look. Google Plus is a relatively new addition to the social media market, having launched only two years ago. As of December 2012 it now has over 500 million registered users!  Google Plus, (also referred to as 'Google+' or 'G+'), separates itself from the likes of Facebook and Twitter, being accessed by an overarching layer on your browser, … [Read more...]

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5 Social Media Tools You Shouldn’t Be Caught Without

April 12, 2013 By 7 Comments
Social Media Tools

There are a lot of social media tools out there today, and even more are being created at any given moment in time. What really separates the 'must haves' from the 'can do without's' is a unique mixture of quality and uniqueness. How do you know which ones are which though? How can you tell if a social media tool is officially unique or quality oriented? We've taken care of all those pesky little questions with a simplified list of five social media tools you shouldn't be caught without in 2013. … [Read more...]

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Top 50 Blogs About Blogging!!!

April 8, 2013 By 41 Comments
Blogs about Blogging

I've said it before and I'll say it again - "Blogging is a community!"  We do just as much reading of other people's blogs as we do writing (if not more).  So, following on from the success of the Top 50 Earning Blogs I put together, I thought it would be good to put together an epic list of the top blogs about blogging available online. Both new bloggers and experienced bloggers should find this list useful.  There is a lot of inspirational sites and bloggers here that you can get to know … [Read more...]

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How Titles and Pictures Can Make (or Break) Your Blog’s Success

March 29, 2013 By 6 Comments
How Titles & Pictures Can Make or Break Your Blog’s Success

You’re reading this sentence for one reason: because the headline caught your eye! That is the secret to copywriting for the Internet, after all: to attract attention first and to keep attention second. When you publish your own blog, there are a lot of ways of doing this. But perhaps the most important way to ensure that you attract new readers and keep them on your blog, is to engage them instantly. It’s not just the headlines that are important. It’s what your readers see when … [Read more...]

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Choose Your Blog Niche Carefully – Don’t Make The Same Mistake I Did

March 25, 2013 By 14 Comments
blog niche

Back in January, I started a new blog. Now, if someone was to ask me what exactly it was about, I wouldn't know what to say. Neither would any of my friends or my actual blog visitors for that matter.  That may sound strange, but I think you will find that it is more common than you think.  I had fallen into the trap of rushing into start my site and not choosing my blog niche carefully - something that I came to regret! A blog niche is very important as this is what defines your site. … [Read more...]

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Mobile Marketing: Using Foursquare & Location Data

March 22, 2013 By 6 Comments
Foursquare

The results of a good social media marketing campaign can result in reaching millions of people online, resulting in increased referrals and brand recognition. One of the most frequently overlooked portions of a social media marketing campaign is mobile marketing and local search engine marketing. Potential customers are using their smart phones instead of their laptops to search for local businesses. Using sites like Foursquare or certain location data sites can greatly improve the reach of … [Read more...]

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