5 Things You Need to Know When You First Start Blogging

1. You won’t have readers for a while.  While it can be frustrating to pour your time and energy into blog posts that pretty much no one is reading, it may help to know that everyone starts out there. It’s normal, and on the plus side it means that you don’t have to stress out about “doing it wrong” or having a few typos slip through. Continue reading →

Posted in General on 03.26.12 | Leave a comment

Blog Carnivals: A Great Idea

Taking part in a blog carnival can be a nice way to get your site some additional exposure. If you haven’t heard of it before, a blog carnival is kind of a like a giant themed list of recent posts on a particular topic that get posted at regular intervals. Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Traffic on 03.19.12 | Leave a comment

Beware the Pseudo-Guest Post

Once your blog gets a PageRank (and sometimes even before that), you’ll start to get emails from kindly folks wanting to guest post on your site.

For FREE! They won’t even charge you, because it’s all out of the goodness of their heart.

Or not.

Don’t get sucked in. Learn the difference between a real guest post and a paid ad masquerading as a guest post.

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Posted in SEO on 03.12.12 | Leave a comment

Joining the Yakezie Challenge

You may have heard of the Yakezie, a group of personal finance and lifestyle bloggers who have come together to support and encourage one another.

As a part of this, bloggers who are interested in becoming a member take what’s known as the Yakezie Challenge. The challenge requires spending a six month period getting to know other challengers and existing members of the Yakezie. Continue reading →

Posted in General on 02.27.12 | 6 Comments