Just lately I have been the target of some pretty clumsy linkbait attempts. A couple of readers prompted me to look at one particular blog where the author on three separate occasions (that we know of) has goaded me to react. First of all this makes me super grateful for my loyal readers. Not only did ...
Category Archives: Blogging
Fantastic Blog Business Cards
I just got back from a trip to Budapest to see the Hungarian Forumula 1 Grand Prix. While we probably imbibed rather more booze than is advisable we had a great time exploring a fascinating city and of course the excitement of watching our ...
What Type of Blogger Are You?
I was discussing blogging with a couple of marketers the other day and the inevitable "aren't blogs online diaries" comment surfaced. While I patiently explained the different types of blogs to those guys I realised many of us probably have some sort of cross-over between types and rarely consider what our dominant blogging style is. ...
Summer Slump Solutions – Blogging Survival Strategies
What is the Summer Slump? The Summer Slump is a dip in attention and traffic. It affects many areas of life and business, not just blogging. Round about now our audience is thinking about vacations, slacking off, going to the beach, spending more time outside and less at their computers. The slump pretty much covers the ...
How to Automatically Thank Commenters
A couple of people asked recently how I send those automated emails that thank people for commenting. The answer is quite simple, it is a fantastic plugin called Comment RelishComment relish is a Wordpress plugin developed to send an e-mail message to users who comment on your website who have never commented before.A simple ...
Six Month Blogging Progress Review
It was my birthday yesterday, plus it is six months since I launched this blog, so I am in a reflective mood while nursing a massive hangover :) Today I would like to talk about blogging goals and what we do to work towards them. Most people would agree that it is good to have goals when ...
The Gift of Giving
Just for today, how about trying this. Don't just browse your favourite blogs, seek out some new blogs and Write a comment Send a supportive email Bookmark at Del.icio.us Stumble at Stumbleupon Write a post linking to what you have found Why? Don't you think it would be a nice thing to do? ... and of course, you only get ...
The Lure of Autopilot Traffic and Spam Blogs
In response to my post the other day about short term versus long term thinking, a reader, who wished to remain nameless for reasons you are about to discover, let me know about her experiences with a traffic report from an Internet Marketing "guru". It seems this guru has recently discovered blogs. Actually, correction, has recently ...
Sometimes It’s Better to Hit Delete
For the second time in the history of this blog I have deleted a post. While that is an hour of my life I am not getting back I feel better for doing it. Anyone who grabbed the RSS up to about ten minutes ago will still be able to read it, but ...
Send Me Your Flagship Content Links!
Have you read my free ebook "Creating Killer Flagship Content"? The single most popular question I get asked by people after reading it is "can you show me some examples?". One thing to understand is what a reader might think is a Flagship post for a blogger might be different to what the blogger his ...
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