If you need to generate buzz and build traffic to your blog, consider holding a blog contest. This post will explore reasons why a contest may be a good idea and pitfalls to avoid. I will also point you to examples of blog contests and the types of prizes you can offer. Also, don't forget to set the ground rules for your co

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There is so much attention paid to RSS feed subscriber numbers. People think that if you have tens of thousands of feed subscribers then you must have a large following. However, you miss the boat completely if you only focus on increasing your RSS subscriber count. Think about it, how many feeds have you subscribed to and how

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Have you taken full advantage of all the plugins that are available for WordPress to make your blogs search engine friendly and more importantly to attract readers? Take a look at some of my 'must have' plugins along with a description of what each one does. If you have been using WP out of the box, then you're missing out on a lot. These

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When you think of getting into a niche market, you'll need to do some market research. How much demand is there? How many people are searching on the topic/product?

Learn how to use a freely available tool (don't underestimate its power just because it's free) to dig into search volume trends.

We'll take a look at how Google Trends

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Are you relying too much on one revenue stream? Is Google AdSense your main source of income? If so, you might get a rude awakening one day if you get booted out of the program. This post highlights an example of what happened to a publicly traded company when they got banned by Google. If it can happen to them, it can happen to you. Make sur

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What's a webmaster to do now that Google is penalizing sites for buying and selling text links? Maybe the answer is to seek for new ways to sell text links without getting noticed. Here's how you can make it look natural and escape the scrutiny of the search engines. This should benefit both the buyers and sellers of ads. As a buyer, you'l

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Just for fun, I took a look at the search for "gas" at Google, MSN and Yahoo to compare the top listings for natural results as well as sponsored results. It was an interesting experiment which revealed what each search engine's expectations were of the searcher's intent.

It's important to pay attention to the natural search listings

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It seems that hundreds of new blogs on money making online get added to the blogosphere each month. The evidence of this is the growth of the "Make Money Online" and "Internet Marketing" categories on Entrecard. Here are some of the most glaring mistakes that I see made by these bloggers. Hey, it's not rocket science. Follow some simple

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Do you have a strategic plan for developing content for your blog? If not, read on and find out ways that you can create a plan for your blog. First, determine your goals for the blog and write down a plan of action. Having a plan is not enough. You'll also need execution and a measure of success. Join us as we discuss ways to measure your p

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Wordpress has a plugin for showing the top commentators who have contributed to your blogs. This plugin does not attach the nofollow tag to the links. If you're looking to get some link juice from blogs in your niche, this might be something you can use.

This is a continually updating list of blogs in the make money/marketing ni

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This takes internet marketing tactics to new lows. I get tons of internet marketing offers in my email daily and I decided to check one of them out today. When you try to leave the page, you'll be tricked into thinking you're chatting with a real live support person. I didn't think it was a real person, so I decided to have some fun with i

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Here's a reason why Yahoo cannot beat Google. Read about what happens when an advertiser who spends thousands per month on Google AdWords wants to do the same with Yahoo Search Marketing.

Are bozos running YSM? I think so.

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MyBlogLog just launched a new contest to see who can grow the number of their blog community members by the largest number between now and the end of November. Take up the challenge and pit your skills against other bloggers. Here are some tips that

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