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Hello. Hello. Anyone there? At times, it can seem as if you’re blogging to yourself. There’s a dearth of comments, your Google Analytics stats are low and you’re wondering why you blog. Hang in there when you have those moments. . .it’s just a slu

This guide provides a complete overview of many of the processes, techniques and strategies used by professional search engine optimization specialists.

When it comes to online backup of your data, there’s probably more options than in any other web 2.0 space. However, recently I’ve tried some of these services out and found out that many have become unnecessarily complex, some are ad hells, and some

If you’ve ever worked in retail you know what a pain keeping up on inventory and sales can be. MerchantOS hopes to improve your inventory control, improve sales, and allow you off-site access. Here’s a screencast introduction to MerchantOS.

In much the same way as we check the "company" that people keep, Google is looking at your web site and checking who is it linked from and are they "right" for your web site. One of the best things you can do to enhance your web site is to attract links f

The key, I’ve found, is to develop certain habits that will keep you not only disciplined but successful. Simple habits, to be sure, but ones that can go a long way towards taking you from a broke freelancer to a happy and productive one.

A blogger can have the best strategic plan in the world but if they have no motivation, passion or drive for their blogging it will almost always amount to nothing at all. One of the keys to the success I’ve managed to have as a ProBlogger is that I’v

Think about the blogs you’ve observed grow from zero to many thousands of subscribers in a relatively short period of time.

Building authority means staying on top of news, networking and proving that you know your stuff better than anyone else in your niche. Leverage these tips, tools and references, and you'll be well on your way to becoming an authority.

have a client who's a computer trainer. She didn't have a lot of money to spend on advertising, and she desperately needed clients. After consulting with her, I realized that she had a unique aspect to her business.

Verbal and written communications are the interface between your marketing and your customer. This article deals with written communications, and more specifically, written communications on the web or in print. The field involved in creating written mark

Getting local search engine traffic is one of the things that small businesses aspire to. Some even don't know they can increase the amount of local visitors by improving their website. So what can a local small business do to get the long-wanted local tr

One of the best ways to get more traffic to your blog is to get linked back from other blogs. If your blog’s new, then most of the people visiting your site won’t have a clue who you are or what you blog about, so you have to make a great first impres

We stumbled a bit in our conversation. He referred to my Web site, wickenburg-az.com, as a blog. I responded that it wasn’t a blog, that it was a Web site built with blogging software. And then he asked me what the difference was.

Want to know how to make a customer loyal? And how to get the most out of your relationship with your customers? It's simple. Do what Patagonia does.

Over the last fortnight or so, I’ve had some thrilling success on social bookmarking sites such as Digg and delicious, in articles that I’ve written for a few different blogs. Now, these posts weren’t written specifically to get Dugg, but I have lea

National Public Radio interviews Van Jones on the environmental impact industry can have on a local community.

If you are only starting a blog or wondering why your blog with lots of content isnt well received, you may consider accessing your target audience.

I enjoy working out. It can be tough sometimes, but it’s very satisfying to see myself improve. I mainly exercise because I want to stay healthy and feel good (and I’m kind of vain), but I also recently came to realize that exercise can be a money sav

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