Exposing the Bullsh*t Of Internet Money Making
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There seems to be a misconception out there that since English is the dominant language on the Internet that one should create and write sites in English. Do not fall into this trap. If English is your first language, learn to write it correctly. Go read www.bartleby.com/141/ and www.economist.com/research/styleguide/ for all the rules you need [...]
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There is no shame in having a new blog, nor is there any shame in having a personal blog where you do not care how many subscribers you have or how many people actually read it. But just as you shouldn’t put advertising on a new blog (see Rule #3), don’t go flouting that you [...]
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I spend a decent amount of time traveling around the blogosphere, looking at other blogs and sites on the lookout for that latest new thing or hidden online money making technique that I can use to my advantage. And all too often I’ll come across a blog with some odd stats. Take this one below [...]
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I see this far too often when surfing blogs. The theme and layout of the content vs the columns vs the ads is just so bizarre that I can hardly find the content through the misplaced and odd sized badges, fake “awards”, tiny chicklets for every BlogCatErLinkSter site, and crapton of ads. Keep it [...]
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Rule #11: Sure, it’s easier to use a free host for your blog at first. Minimal startup time with WordPress.com or Blogger and you’re off to the races! But you’re not in control of your own destiny. For WordPress.com, they won’t let you advertise or put up affiliate links to 99% of the programs out [...]
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Rule #10 Hundreds of Millions of people hit the Internet every day looking for something. They’re either looking for: Information that they need or want. For instance, I went looking for a Cinnamon Raisin Bread recipe this morning and found it. Entertainment. You need to provide one of these two things to your readers, or [...]
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If you have real compelling content on a real blog or site (not a splog or squeeze page site), you need to promote it in a meaningful way, both to get SER (Search Engine Ranking) and to get actual subscribers and repeat visitors. There are lots of sites and lists out there of how to [...]
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100 Rules For Bloggers #12 – Get Viewers Involved
by El Plumber (admin) on December 24, 2008
If you want to drive repeat visitors to your site and really drive traffic, you need to not only provide great new content on a regular basis, but you need to figure out ways to get readers involved in your site. Encourage comments, host contests where people vote, hold votes and polls, anything to get [...]
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