Archive for December, 2009

Factors contributing to blog success

So you already have your domain, web host, and designed locked in. What’s next? As promised from last week’s blog failure article, here is the second part of the series, factors contributing to blog success. These factors for success are just the opposite of factors that guarantee failure: 1. People want to read what you [...]

Factors contributing to blog failure

So, you have a great blog (at least you think it’s great), you have dozens or hundred of posts, but your traffic is very low. Maybe even double digits… maybe even single digits… you feel disappointed. But how could it be, given how much work you’ve done? Here’s the brutal truth, the factors for failure [...]

The 5 bestest features of WordPress 2.9

Alright, WordPress 2.9 Carmen was released over the weekend and it seems like every other blogger is “announcing” its release. Looks like WP gave us an early Christmas present. True, WP 2.9 has been anticipated for some time now and the laundry list of features is actually pretty long. However, many of them are just [...]

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3 darn good reasons to buy a domain today

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Alright, we all know you must have your own domain to have a successful blog. If you’re not willing to commit under $100 per year for a domain and hosting, then most people won’t commit to you. That’s the bottom line. Other than using a domain for an existing site, many people don’t realize there [...]

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Meet the FTC disclosure requirement in under a minute

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When the FTC announced that bloggers must disclose compensation in early October, there were rumblings of how it would affect us. In fact, there was so much confusion and bad information out there, I wrote an article on the biggest myths of FTC disclosure in mid-November. Turns out that those are two of my more [...]

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The Best Reviews of ’2009 in Review’

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A little over a week ago, I published 10 FREE killer WordPress themes in 2009 as my entry into Daniel Scocco’s Group Writing Project at Daily Blog Tips. As it turns out, Daniel ended up posting the 90 entries he received for “the best” of 2009. After reading each of the excerpts and going to [...]

How I get more comments than blogs that have 10 times more traffic

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After weeks and months of long hours in front of your computer, you’re finally getting some traffic on your blog but you can’t get enough people to participate on your site. Ever wonder how some smaller blogs get a lot more activity than some of the giants in your niche? Let’s look at some comment [...]

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