5 Blogger Books I Would Buy Today
April 19, 2008
Personally, I like the idea of bloggers that I recognize publishing books. I just ordered Darren and Chris’s book and I’m confident that it will be worth the price, because I’m already familiar with them and I respect and trust their insight and opinions.
As I was purchasing the book, it made me think about some other bloggers that I would like to write a book on a particular topic. Plenty of bloggers are selling informational products or giving away free ebooks, but there are a few specifics that I would like to see, and here they are:
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Killer Domains: My First eBook is Available Now
April 16, 2008
All right, I always wanted to feel like Steve Jobs unveiling some cool product, that is why I used such a title…
Anyway, my first ebook is getting launched today. It is titled “Killer Domains: Tools & Techniques to Find the Perfect Domain Name.”
If you tried to find some good domain names lately you know how disappointing the experience can be. It feels like all the marketable domains are already gone. And the problem is that the success of your website starts with the domain name.
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Web Ads via BuySellAds.com
April 11, 2008
I figure since the site is mostly about the Plus membership now, I’d only a few, but really expensive ad spots and if they sell, then that’s great. And if not, then no real harm done. In any case we have lotsa traffic here, so even at that rate it’s only a $0.50 CPM rate which is pretty darn low!
Also of course you can buy ads on FreelanceSwitch for $750, and on FaveUp for $300.
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Website Traffic Series Part 3: Leave Comments on Other Blogs
April 10, 2008
The concept: Blogs are conversations. Most of them, in fact, allow any user to post a comment at the end of every article. Usually you just need to write down your name and email (kept private) and publish your comment.
Most blogging platforms also allow you to insert your website URL, which will then be used to hyperlink your name to your website.
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BG #002: Marketing To Baby Boomers Using Social Media Part 2
April 9, 2008
How to Target the Right Social Media Sites
April 7, 2008
Most bloggers recognize the incredible potential that exists with social media marketing. Many want to maximize the traffic they receive from social media, so they add a Digg button to their posts or sign up for an account at StumbleUpon. What too many bloggers overlook is that Digg and StumbleUpon are just two of the hundreds of available options, and they may not be the best fit for every blogger.
In order to get the most out of social media traffic you’ll need to put some thought into choosing the social media sites that are the most appropriate for your blog and your audience. Unfortunately, none of us have the time to be an active member on more than just a few social media sites, and trying to target too many of them by adding countless buttons and widgets to your blog will only make it cluttered and ineffective.
Among social media sites there is a huge variety of audiences, types of content that is popular, amount of traffic that is sent to popular links, etc. I think most of us would agree that quality traffic is more important than quantity of traffic. The quality of traffic that you receive from social media will be largely dependent upon finding the right fit for your blog. You’ve probably read that social media traffic is very low quality. From my experience, this is not always the case. Traffic from poorly-targeted social media sites will be low quality.
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Website Traffic Series Part 2: Blog Carnivals
April 4, 2008
Concept: A Blog Carnival is basically an event where bloggers that cover a particular topic will get together and post a collection of their articles. Usually you have one hosting blog and the participants. The participants send the links to their articles and posts, and the hosting blog will then publish all the links in a single post.
There are all sorts of carnivals around the web: weekly, monthly, with fixed host, with variable host, standalone editions and so on.
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Analytics for email
April 3, 2008
BG #001 : Marketing To Babyboomers Part 1
April 2, 2008
Personality Not Included: Remember To Vote To Win A Copy Of The Book
April 1, 2008
