So here’s the thing. Blogging sucks the life out of you sometimes. Now, don’t pretend you don’t know what I’m blabbering about. Researching topics, keywords, reader interest…golly gee Beaver, that’ s a lot of work. 🙂 I like Wally and the Beav. Anyways, my point? This work can burn you out. Snuff you out just…
If you have your blog or website analyzed, either with a free tool, or a professional, you will see some interesting metrics. You will receive a website grade and one of these measurements is readability level. So what is the optimal reading level for a blog? Meaning, what is the level of schooling one would need to…
So we are coming upon the end of 2010. As I prepare for the holiday, I was thinking about who the 3 most influential bloggers of 2010 have been for me. No, this isn’t Time’s blogger of the year or the blogosphere’s greatest reader poll, but my own. These three bloggers and website founder consistently…
At my 9-5 I have routine strategy meetings with my boss. We discuss things like productivity and effectiveness of our staffs. Last month we had a very interesting conversation. That conversation crossed over into my blogging venture and made me realize there is absolutely one question every blogger should ask themselves when working on their…
You may notice something a little different around here. Yep, I look like a grown up blogger now. I was in desperate need of a website makeover. Like most of us do, I went searching for people who could help me. I found a lot of great information, but not really what I was needing.…
“Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage, but simply because they have never organised their energies around a goal.” — Elbert Hubbard, American philanthropist. It’s easy to get sidetracked when you start out in this blogging business. There are a million things to do and it…
I read over and over that the goal of bloggers is to make money. So, are you making money blogging? Feel free to ask me the same question. I have always been 100% upfront and honest with this blog. So to answer your burning question..yes, I am. Now, I know your follow up question is “how…
John Paul is a superstar blogger. And he makes serious cash doing it…daily. So, why can’t we all make his kind of money from blogging? JP outlines the very reasons our blogs are sitting idly by with GREAT content and no money. Take a look at one of his blog posts I came across which…
