First of all, I have to say wow, and thank you to everyone who has taken an interest in what I’ve been doing for the past 9 months. Things move so fast on the internet, and I’ve progressed in a way that I never thought possible,…
Category: Blogging
10 Things to Do on Day One of Your Blog
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. That’s a quote by the Chinese philosopher Laozi and it’s particularly relevant to new bloggers. That first step is the most important one, but what does it entail? Let’s say you bought a domain, set…
My New Project, Creating a Photography Blog With My Brother
Earlier in the month I started a new project with my younger brother, it’s a photography blog. He currently works as a sound engineer at festivals and concerts but has a real passion for photography. Recently he started a personal blog for his photography and had…
9 Reasons Why My First Blog Was Successful And Yours Isn’t
There’s a learning curve when it comes to blogging, and that curve for me was my first blog that failed to get any real traffic. Here’s a list of 9 things that I did wrong on my first blog and how you can avoid them when…
7 Surefire Signs that You’ll Never Be Successful Online
You have high aspirations for your blog. You think about what it’s going to be like when it’s big-time and how it’s going to solve all of your problems. I think everyone does. But rarely does anyone think about the critical mistakes that they could be…
20 Tips to Become a Better Online Writer
Are you a good online writer? The answer to that question has never been more important. Between emails, text messages, and blog posts, we’re writing more than ever. If you own your own website, you know that good writing means more search-engine traffic, more social shares, and…
Big Picture Blogging: How to Go from a Blog to an Online Empire
Lately, I’ve had the opportunity to sit down one-on-one with Michael Dunlop, founder of Income Diary, and ask him about how he makes six figures a year online. Obviously it’s important to have an audience online and so in our first session we discussed the traffic…
How to Get Bloggers to See and Follow Your Blog
As a kid I remember watching Entertainment Tonight and wondering, “What are the odds that two celebrities would marry each other?!” As I grew older I realized that people become friends with people like themselves. Hence, celebrities marry celebrities. The same applies for bloggers. They all…
Website Features That Will Make Your Site More Usable
I’m currently looking at introducing some new features to my website, which not only makes it more usable to my readers, but helps with my SEO and allows me to interact personally with my readers. On top of that, there’s a whole list of features that…
18 Alternative Ways To Use WordPress
WordPress is by far the best CMS system out there, you can do so many different things with it, from running a job board site to a CSS gallery. Today I wanted to showcase some of the best alternative ways to using WordPress and prove that…
The Ultimate Guide To Building a Successful Blog | Your 30 Day Plan!
Today I wanted to present my own personal plan for Blogging Success – a plan that could be followed and executed in as little as 30 days and one that, new, intermediate and even experienced bloggers can get value out of it. This is pretty well…
Success Online – the Politically Incorrect TRUTH!
Success Online – Creating a Captivating Hook and Irresistible Offer For Your Business Back in November we had the world’s best email marketer speak at our Info Workshop seminar. His name is Tyler “Moneyfingers” Bramlett, and boy-oh-boy, did he ever deliver the politically incorrect TRUTH. Here’s…
17 Writing Tips For Bloggers Who Think They Can’t Write!
Writing tips for the writer who thinks they can’t write. Writing Tips For Bloggers First a question… Are you a better speaker or a better writer? Personally, I’m a much better speaker than I am a writer. I can speak confidently in public, but with writing,…
33 Answers To Common Struggles New Bloggers Have
Last week I asked, “What do you struggle with online?” The point of that post was two-fold. One, to interact with you on an individual level. Two, to better understand how I can help you with your website right now. All of your struggles seem to…
50 Most Influential People In Blogging 2010
Well it’s that time of year again, the leaves are starting to fall, the weather is getting colder and the day’s are becoming shorter, guess that means its time for the annual “Top 50 Influential Bloggers of 2010” then. It’s great to see how many young…
How to Write Killer Blog Post Openings that Keep People From Leaving
Do you care whether anyone reads your blog? Seems like a stupid question. Of course, you care. You wouldn’t be writing if you didn’t – at least, that’s what I presume. But ask yourself, or better yet, ask your readers (if you dare) whether they can tell,…
Convert Your Skimming Visitors to Addicted Blog Readers
Blog readers can be very fickle – with so many distractions around, why should they read your blog? Do people even care about your blog posts? You put in your heart and soul to create and publish a powerful piece but each time, it’s tantamount to…
20 Web Design Resources To Help You Build a Great Website
Design Tools To Build The Perfect Website A couple weeks back I had a couple coaching clients over and one thing they asked me was where to get a designer, how should they set up a website etc… They went on to tell me they had…