posted by Randy Roedl on Apr 17
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Joining an established blogging site like live journal or
blogger has plenty of advantages, especially for the blog
novice. Sites that host a lot of different blogs often have
very useful tutorials about building and updating your
blog, and you are likely to encounter a very user-
friendly software interface at an established blogging
site. In addition, these sites provide a kind of instant
community of fellow bloggers who can provide advice,
insight, and feedback. These established sites often
keep directories of their members, which can be great
news for your traffic logs because it means that other
bloggers on the site will find out about your pages.
However, there are also some downsides to linking up
with a large blogging site. By posting within the
established templates of a site like blogger, you run the
risk of having your blog look and feel like everybody
else’s. The blogging movement is very much about the
creation of distinctive sites and the development of
individual voices, so it makes plenty of sense that many
bloggers would shy away from the cookie-cutter look
and feel that these blogging sites often promote. Many
bloggers feel that the content of a blog is what makes it
distinctive, not the look of the blog, but many members
of the blogging community feel that the visual impact
of a blog should match the originality of the writing.
posted by Randy Roedl on Apr 16
Is there a demand for affiliate marketers today? Yes, there is a huge demand. One of the challenges faced in the affiliate marketing industry is that it sometimes sounds too good to be true: advertising that’s guaranteed to work or it’s free! Newcomers wonder if it’s possible, and skeptics claim that the cost effective prices of affiliate marketing lower the bar for online advertising. But there is a good reason that affiliate marketing has experienced steady growth throughout the ups and downs of online advertising—it works. And affiliate marketing has evolved to become a reliable source of sales for a wide range of marketers.
Affiliate marketing has evolved from the early years when some touted it as the future of online advertising, and others claimed it was the downfall of the medium. It’s now a sophisticated channel that generates anywhere from five to 25% of online sales for many of the world’s biggest brands.
Almost all major multi-channel marketers have an affiliate program of some kind. The important thing to remember is that affiliate programs now come in all shapes and sizes. The concept of a wide-open affiliate program with an unlimited and uncontrolled number of affiliates is a thing of the past. Nearly all marketers agree that affiliates add value to an online marketing effort, but the program must be tailored to meet the marketer’s objectives.
Affiliate marketing did not bring an end to other, higher priced forms of online media advertising. The success of the affiliate marketing in delivering sales cost effectively by way of a pay-for-performance model paved the way for other forms of performance-based advertising, such as CPA-based search and portal advertising, to create acceptance among direct marketers. Affiliate marketing has evolved, with affiliates and marketers becoming more sophisticated and programs more integrated with other forms of online marketing.
posted by Randy Roedl on Apr 13
For first time bloggers, a free blogging web site is a
great way to get started in the blogosphere. Popular
blogging web sites like blogger and eponym allow users
to set up and host a blog without paying any fees at all.
This encourages people to start blogging, because the
fact that one of these sites can provide you with all of
the tools that you need to get your blog up and running
without spending any money means that you have
nothing to lose by starting a blog. The fact that it is so
easy to find a way to blog for free is one of the reasons
why so many people who have never had any other kind
of web presence before find themselves drawn to
blogging.
By signing up with a free blogging web site, you may
find it easier to get listed in search engines that you
would if you were starting your own blog from scratch.
For example, google runs the free blog hosting site
blogspot and crawls its pages very often looking for
updates, so if you have your site hosted by blogspot you
are almost guaranteed to be listed on google’s blog
search engine. This easy access to search engines can
take some of the work out of promoting your blog, and
can help you gain a following with a minimum of
marketing effort.
If your blog attracts a large readership, you may want to
consider moving your site. Many people feel that being
hosted by a free blogging web site gives a blog a kind of
amateur flavor that is fine for a new member of the
blogosphere, but is not appropriate for a high-profile
blog. Having your own domain can help you make your
blog feel professional, and finding a company that will
host your domain is not difficult or expensive. Once
your blog takes off, you will probably be able to sell
enough advertising space to be able to afford to buy a
domain and pay for a hosting package, and still have
money left over. However, it does not make sense in
most cases to invest in these glossy luxuries before you
have a sizable readership.
Starting your blog on a free blogging web site is a great
way to build a following before you spend any money
on your blog. If and when your blog becomes popular
and you are ready to take the next step and purchase
your own domain, your readers will follow you to your
new home. The fact that it is possible to use a free blog
host like blogspost, blogger, or eponym as a kind of
incubator for your blog is great news for bloggers
everywhere.
posted by Randy Roedl on Apr 6
Here is a list of some very creative ways which can help you make your blog popular. If not popular, at least it will give you some ideas of what to post on your blog if you are running out of topics to write about.
Start a controversy. Just remember not to cross the line.
Start a contest. Make sure to end it too.
Give away free goodies. People love them.
Write about other bloggers to interest their visitors to read your blog. Keep it positive.
Dress up your blog often (By dress-up I mean tweaking the design)
Interview other bloggers and post the interview.
Write about your personal life sometimes.
Ask questions to your visitors.
Share some secrets.
Celebrate your birthday with your visitors. Think of innovative ways for doing this.
Celebrate your blog’s birthday too.
Write something funny or disgusting. (Don’t make it a habit)
Make a bumper sticker with your blog’s name and stick it on your car. (Just make sure you drive often)
Write an e-book and distribute it to your visitors for free.
Introduce a commission based affiliate program.
Tell your visitors about your latest fad or obsession.
Post interesting pictures of your pets.
Congratulate the top commentators occasionally.
Encourage sharing of opinions.
Donate for a cause or become a volunteer for a non-profit organization. Ask your visitors to join you.
Put your blog’s ad in the local newspaper or the yellow pages.
Hold blog competitions.
Create polls.
Hold an auction and let people bid for something useful (For example, advertising space on your blog).
Write about your blog achievements.
Share your hopes and aspirations about your blog.
Start an award distribution system.
Make contact with your local visitors and hold a get-together or a bloggers’ meet.
Start a blog comic strip.
Dig up some old article that you wrote on your blog which became famous and start a discussion.
Try and get a photograph clicked with a real celebrity and post it on your blog. (Hold on Tiger..don’t rush to that Photoshop button!)
Post videos that will help your visitors learn something new. Also submit them to video sharing websites like YouTube.com.
Write about your hobbies and interests. (For example, if you like cooking, post a new recipe)
Post about one of the weirdest thing that you ever did.
Get featured in a print magazine.
Buy a paid review from any famous blogger(s).
Brand your blog with a catch phrase along with a logo.
Distribute T-shirts or merchandise with your blog name on it.
Join Yahoo! Answers and put a link on your website to your answers.
posted by Randy Roedl on Apr 3
Here is a list of some very creative ways which can help you make your blog popular. If not popular, at least it will give you some ideas of what to post on your blog if you are running out of topics to write about.
- Keep a track of websites that pick up your articles or press releases. Offer them exclusive news or content.
- Do surveys and publish the results to your visitors.
- Build tools that your visitors might find use for.
- Start a newsletter.
- Podcasting is another good way to make your blog popular.
- Publicize your blog to your friends and relatives and let them do some work for you.
posted by Randy Roedl on Mar 29
Here is a list of some very creative and different ways which can help you make your blog more popular. If not popular, at least it will give you some ideas of what to post on your blog if you are running out of topics to write about. Please pay close attention to the list. There will be 50 total tips.
- Publicize your blog to your friends and relatives and let them do some work for you.
- Be active in Social Bookmarking websites.
- Share link Love and you will get it back.
People like to read about Web 2.0. Write about it.
- Write about something that’s already famous.
posted by Randy Roedl on Mar 28
Today I was testing the new program called Icontent Robot. It is a program that you can create 1000’s of articals at the click of the button. They are all drivin by specific topics but if it works for your sites, its a great move.
The problem with this automated artical builder is that it dosent assist in loading them to your blogs. I think the package will be more complete if the articals can be submitted automaticaly to your wordpress blog so you can sit back and enjoy the traffic. Maybe the future will hold such a program.
Later,
posted by Randy Roedl on Mar 24
I am writing this post from my toy hauler trailer while on Easter vacation with my family. We have been enjoying the great outdoors and riding quads, playing with the kids and having a great time. Getting out like this really makes it easy to creat content. Content is one of the biggest techniques in blogging that will get your site better and better ranking. Fresh unique content will take your blog to a level of success that most only dream about. So wheather you create it yourself or pay someone to do it for you, content is still the best medicine for a lagging blog.
posted by Randy Roedl on Mar 13
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