The 5 C’s of Successful Business Blogs

Posted on 10. May, 2011 by Davy Kestens .

In a previous post, I discussed blogging basics and why having a business blog is an absolute must. However, in order for your blog to be successful, YOU must possess a certain qualities which I call the 5 C’s of successful business bloggers. Confidence, Creativity, Consistency, Curiosity and Clarity are basic business success foundations that [...]

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Business Blogging Basics for Beginners and Skeptics

Posted on 20. Mar, 2011 by Davy Kestens .

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5 Analytics Alternatives for your Blog

Posted on 21. Jan, 2011 by Ann Smarty .

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10 Awesome all-time wordpress SEO plug-ins

Posted on 13. Dec, 2010 by Andrew Paul .

The recent windows live and wordpress.com tie-up has resulted in a tremendous increase in the number of wordpress blog users. The number of people joining wordpress.com has doubled from around 400000 to over 900000 per month (source: wordpress blog). If you are a blogger you would want your blog to rank better, attract unique visitors and avoid spammers. In order to achieve these objectives you must do some effective SEO. To start with the SEO process, you can use a few SEO plug-ins which can do wonders for your blogs. I have compiled and explained about a few SEO plug-ins which I think are some of the best.

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Building a Digg Power User Account

Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 by Jake Rocheleau .

Digg has been one of the most influential social news websites to date. They have caused a massive uproar in the community with their latest release of Digg v4. So much of the new system has changed, yet there are still some core details which haven't vanished.

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Building Backlinks and PR Juice through Blog Comments

Posted on 03. Dec, 2010 by Jake Rocheleau .

If you were told that the biggest influence in the success of any political campaign is typography, would you be surprised? You bet you would, as well as most every other voting citizen in the country.

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How To Write SEO Articles Effectively

Posted on 01. Dec, 2010 by SmashingShare .

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, which in essence refers to the techniques used to maximize the probability that a website will be found online. An essential element of SEO is article writing. Original, effective and useful content is the lifeline of any website, since this is how they get found online. It is therefore [...]

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How Writing for the Web Differs From Writing for Print Publications

Posted on 26. Nov, 2010 by SmashingShare .

There’s no shortage of websites needing well-written content. This equates to many opportunities for a writers to make a decent living doing what they do best. However, many seasoned writers experienced with print publications find that despite their experience and education, there’s a steep learning curve when becoming a web content writer. This is partly [...]

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Top 5 SEO Mistakes to Avoid

Posted on 26. Nov, 2010 by SmashingShare .

If you’re a beginner at SEO Internet marketing or seeking new ways to build traffic to your website, there are a few SEO techniques you’ll want to avoid. Some mistakes will cost you some visitors to your site; others might get your site banned from the search engines or the Internet forever. Here are five [...]

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Understanding the use of SEO spiders

Posted on 25. Nov, 2010 by John .

Search engine optimization that is also known as SEO is a platform for the webmasters where all the SEO experts gather to fight for being the best website in search engine results. If you have a website of your own, you must be aware that search engine optimization is a must for increasing the page [...]

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How to Develop a Complete Internet Marketing Strategy

Posted on 24. Nov, 2010 by SmashingShare .

Many website owners concentrate on one or two aspects of Internet marketing and then leave the rest to chance. Unfortunately, there’s much more to marketing than what first meets the eye. A website should be treated the same as a brick-and-mortar store when it comes to promotions. If you were to open a shop locally, [...]

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Leveraging Pligg-Powered Social Media Networks

Posted on 23. Nov, 2010 by Jake Rocheleau .

As Internet marketers we are always looking for the next revolutionary wave of marketing prowess to descend into. This started with the invent of social media and how quickly ideas are able to spread between networks. These can include services such as Twitter, Facebook, Buzz, and StumbleUpon.

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