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7 Practical Yet Effective Social Media Marketing Strategies

by Sam on October 5, 2010 in Blogging & SEO, Social Media with 8 Comments
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In the ever changing global market, businesses cannot afford to ignore Social Media Marketing as part of their marketing master plan. Social media has grown and established a reach that extends to millions of prospects worldwide and now has a proven track record of connecting brands and businesses with people and gaining them loyal customers.

The major social sites in the industry have captured the attention of a majority of internet users with Facebook currently catering to 500 Millions users, YouTube with approximately 400 Million and Twitter currently at 190 Million; and with Twitter about to launch its new interface, we should see more interaction within the community and brand new innovations.

To help you get started with building your business or brand through social media, I will be discussing 7 simple yet very effective methods for taking full advantage of social media and what it means for your product or service.

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How To Effectively Write Convincing Articles That Actually Make Money

by CJ on August 6, 2010 in Blogging & SEO, Make Money Online, Tutorials with 15 Comments
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This is a guest post by CJ of Affiliate Groundz who  is an Affiliate Marketer and Blogger. Learn more about his online money making journey at his blog.

Now, like most people, you probably still write your articles the wrong way and make no sales from your efforts. Sounds like you? Yeah, I already know it does. Because if you were already making as much money as you wanted, you wouldn’t be reading this. So what’s the difference between an article that makes money and an article that doesn’t?

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How I Increased My Search Engine Traffic By 1,000% in 4 Months

by Sam on July 27, 2010 in Blogging & SEO, Search Engine Optimization, Statistics with 17 Comments
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Google currently uses over 200 signals to examine the entire link structure of the web and to determine which pages are important and relevant to particular user search queries. The weight and importance of each signal / factor differs greatly and practicing the right search engine optimization techniques is vital to your online success through search.

Since the launch of Sam’s Web Guide, I have experienced an increase of over 1,000% in search engine traffic and the method for achieving this was not very difficult but has been very specific. Although there are so many factors that search engines use for determining ranking, today I’m going to share the most important techniques I employed that have helped my blog to soar even in tough times.

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60+ Amazing Blogging & Social Media Statistics & Facts Revealed

by Sam on July 13, 2010 in Blogging & SEO, News, Social Media, Statistics with 22 Comments
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There is definitely a lot happening these days in the blogosphere; more than we know and can even fathom. The art of blogging and the use of social media has consistently and rapidly increased over the years and are showing no signs of slowing down as the world gradually embraces the power and freedom experienced online.

To help us understand what’s really happening, there are a few kind, hardworking and blessed individuals who spend the time and money to do the research to find out who’s blogging, how, when, where and why. Thanks to them, I’m, able to compile this post and reveal some very interesting facts about blogging and social media and their impact.

So here are some mind-blowing statistics that show what’s really happening in the blogosphere, social media and beyond. Continue reading →

Powerful Secrets For Engaging Your Blog’s Readers – Get Them Reading & Clicking Now!

by Sam on July 10, 2010 in Blogging & SEO, Inspiration with 11 Comments
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Among the many goals you may have as a blogger, reader interaction and engagement should be among your main targets since these are required for the growth, sustainability and success of any online presence. For you to make money, readers will need to take the time to read, click and purchase stuff from you; and to get them to that stage, your blog needs to meet or exceed their expectations of you and consistently offer unique and interesting experiences for them.

Achieving all of this is not a walk in the park and you can’t just launch a blog on any old topic with poorly thought out design and writing and expect the entire internet to flock to your work. A successful online presence requires lots of attention, dedication and innovation to make that success a reality. A high level of user interaction and engagement will help to secure your blogging future, so here are some proven techniques that are guaranteed to help make you a success on your blogging journey.

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5 Great Ways to Promote Your Blog

by Onibalusi Bamidele on June 27, 2010 in Blogging & SEO with 28 Comments
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This is a guest post by Onibalusi Bamidele, a 16 year-old entrepreneur who offers blogging and online money making tips from his blog, Youngprepro.com

One of the greatest problems many new bloggers face is getting people to read their blogs, they would work hard and try to give their best in terms of valuable content yet nobody is reading their great posts.

It is a great pity the rule “Build it and they will come“  does not apply to blogging or the internet in general.

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26 Major Google Search Engine Ranking Factors Every Blogger Should Know

by Sam on June 24, 2010 in Blogging & SEO, Search Engine Optimization with 31 Comments
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Google states that there are over 200 factors used for ranking websites and determining site authority in search engine results pages. Some factors, however, have more weight than others and proper practice and use of these will guarantee a healthy search engine profile and attract tons of targeted traffic to your site / blog.

Here are 26 major factors that Google uses in measuring up your site / blog and determining your authority. Although there are over 200 factors, the ones listed below provide more powerful results within the shortest period of time.

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17 Killer Techniques For Driving Massive Search Engine Traffic To Your Blog

by Sam on June 12, 2010 in Blogging & SEO with 64 Comments
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Driving massive amounts of search engine traffic to your blog can be a lot easier than you think, it really depends on some key factors like the niche you’ve chosen, your marketing and SEO techniques and even how dedicated a blogger you are, to name a few. There are billions of search queries per day across major search engines and you need to be taking advantage of this consistent and predictable source of traffic if you truly want to dominate your niche.

So here are 17 techniques to put in action and practice to help you rank higher in search engines and attract tons of relevant visitors to your blog. Continue reading →

How To Develop That “ProBlogger” Frame Of Mind

by Sam on June 7, 2010 in Blogging & SEO, Inspiration with 18 Comments
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If you are thinking of making a living or simply making your name known through blogging, you will need to truly be extraordinary; and extraordinary results require above average effort. Unfortunately, The Pro Blogger status tends to cleverly elude a vast majority of bloggers who enthusiastically launch their blogs with the hope of hitting it big; only to be discouraged by a lack of accomplishment within a certain time line. Some give up just before they soar and some never got started in the beginning.

Now I’m not here to dwell upon those who may think they have failed but to encourage those who may feel like giving up or need that extra push to keep their engines going.

So here are some proven techniques that will work for the blogger who dares to be better than the average and truly excel towards the Pro Blogger title.

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12 Easy Ideas For Making Money Online Through Blogging

by Sam on June 1, 2010 in Blogging & SEO, Make Money Online with 35 Comments
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Making money online has become increasingly easy as more opportunities and innovations arise. Before launching out on the internet I spent lots of hours and days reading and analyzing the many products, schemes and techniques that people seem to be using to make money from just a few bucks to hundreds of thousands of dollars and even millions. Honestly, I’ve been burnt a few times from trying some get rich quick stuff.

However, I’ve come to the conclusion that there are some very simple, popular and legitimate techniques for making money online with very high success rates when done properly. So, I’m going to be sharing 12 money making ideas and I’m sure there are a couple here that will fit your blog’s niche or business model.

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