
What is the difference between a professional blogger and a writer? Can't someone be both?
Yes, they can.
But there are differences between the two. Bloggers are almost all writers, with the exception of some photo and multimedia bloggers. But ...
Tags: Blog Writers, pro blogger, professional bloggers, writers, writing
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Doing business online causes you to pick up several catch phrases. One popular subject among business bloggers is creating 'viral content.'
You'll also see tons of ebooks and sales pages offering to teach you the secrets of creating viral content with your blog or website. ...
Tags: business blogs, viral content, viral marketing
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Every month we stop and try to point out just how powerful blogging can be by posting some of the search phrases people have used in the previous month to find this blog. It's not to brag or boast (even though I ...
Tags: Keywords, ranking, search phrases, search terms, sem, seo
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It has taken a while, but corporations have seen the light when it comes to the necessity of a company blog. But having a blog and having a blog that is successful are two different things. Unfortunately, most corporate blogs fall into the ...
Tags: blog strategy, business blog, Company Blogs, corporate blog
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How much is your blog really worth? I know, it's a suck ass question to ask, but I'm going to ask it anyway. But before you answer, let's set some ground rules.
1. Put aside emotional value.
You cannot attach an emotional price to ...
Tags: blog broker, blog flipping, Blog Market, buy a blog, sell blogs
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Is the open directory on the open market? Jeremy Schoemaker of Shoemoney fame says that the rumor of this monster directory deal was the hot topic at a convention he attended last week.
"At SES San Jose a couple weeks ago there were rumors ...
Tags: BOTW, DMOZ, open directory project, rumors, web directories
Posted in Blogosphere | 4 Comments »

So you're blogging every day and building your blog up nicely. The posts are adding up and getting you some decent listings in the search engines. Right?
But how many pages have you added?
Some of you are going to answer something to the effect of, ...
Tags: Blogging, Wordpress, Wordpress CMS
Posted in Blog Code and Development | 1 Comment »

Remember "Glengarry, Glen Ross?" If you've never seen it, I really recommend that you do. It's a great movie about some shady, high pressure real estate salesman / telemarketers.
At one point in the movie, Alec Baldwin (I think it was Alec, or one ...
Tags: business blogging, Opinions, sales, selling techniques
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Blogs are powerful. You probably know that if you are running a business blog. But have you considered how other blogs might be affecting your company as well? Mainly, employee blogs.
Because EVERYONE has a blog these days. Right now, as we ...
Tags: branding, Corporate Reputation, employees blog
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Almost every company on the planet has heard about the wonders blogging can do for your business. So it's not surprising that when these companies call us about our business blog services, they often already have a blog. Most of the time that ...
Tags: business blogs, return of investment, weblog hosting
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