The all-new Blog Search Engine carries a cleaner, more modern and professional aesthetic, and makes sure to put the featured blogs in the spotlight by the use of prominent screenshots of their websites. Since there was going to be a lot of images on the page, we thought it best to use solid blocks of Read more »
How to Build a Successful Marriage of Link Building and Link Baiting
Sep. 3, 2010
Building incoming links to your business blog is one of the most important initiatives you can pursue in order to grow your blog. Not only do incoming links add to the compounding effect of blogging, but they also help boost your search engine rankings. However, before you go out and try to get mountains of Read more »
Call for Business Submissions
May. 20, 2010
Does your business Web site run on WordPress or another blogging application? I highly recommend using WordPress, not just for business blogging, but for your entire business Web site. I use it for mine (see the image to the left), and I’d like to start a new series here on BusinessLogs that highlights businesses that Read more »
How to Write Guest Posts That Actually Get Published
Mar. 9, 2009
In my last post, I talked about guest posts as a powerful marketing strategy for your business blog. But if you’ve never done a guest post, you may wonder if other bloggers will actually publish your content. So today I’ll cover some fundamental tips to increase the success of your posts. Observe the Target Blog Read more »
Why Writing Guest Posts is a Powerful Marketing Strategy for Bloggers
Mar. 5, 2009
Writing guest posts is a great way to promote your business blog. If you don’t know what guest posts are, it’s basically publishing content on other blogs. You write a post that fits the existing content of another blog. And in the post, you include a quick bio and link back to your own blog. Read more »
7 Types of Posts That Attract Links
Jan. 29, 2009
In my experience with business blogging, certain types of posts seem to attract links more than others. If you want to get more links, it makes sense to publish these types of posts. Here are 7 of them. 1. Lists If you look at any popular social voting site (like Digg, BallHype, Mixx, or kirtsy), Read more »
How to Leverage Your Press Coverage
Jan. 27, 2009
In a previous post, I wrote that one of the sites in which I have some ownership, MidoriLei.com, would be getting good press coverage. I finally got notification of the article about us. We were part of a giveaway yesterday where we gave away one of our dresses. I was definitely pleased by the result. Read more »
Free Ebook Giveaway Strategy: Build an Email List or Not?
Jan. 6, 2009
In my last post, I wrote about the proven marketing strategy of giving away a free ebook. One of the common debated questions between online business people is how to give away your ebook. On one camp, some people say you should never give away your ebook without asking for an email address in return. Read more »
Start a Word of Mouth Marketing Campaign by Giving Away a Free Ebook
Jan. 4, 2009
One of the proven methods for building your brand and reputation is releasing a free ebook. Basically, you write about a relevant topic in your industry. You don’t even have to come up with something new. Many bloggers take their best blog posts and use them as the basis of their ebook. Also, you don’t Read more »
Get Free Links and Traffic From This Little Known Site
Jan. 2, 2009
I recently learned about HelpAReporter.com from my sister. I co-own an online dress store with her. I don’t know anything about fashion so she creates the dresses and writes the blog while I do the promotion and marketing. I was surprised when she told me that our dresses were going to be covered on a Read more »
See How Easily You Can Boost Your Traffic With EzineArticles.com and YouTube.com
Dec. 17, 2008
If you want to get traffic quickly, I can’t think of a better way than publishing an article on EzineArticles or posting a video on YouTube. These two sites get a lot of traffic because they both have great rankings in the Google search engine. Google looks at the title of the article or video, Read more »
5 Link Building Principles That Actually Work
Nov. 15, 2008
Photo by sundstrom Links from quality sites are the currency of the web. They directly send you traffic and they improve your search engine rankings, which increases your traffic even more. However, link building can be a frustrating process. Most search marketers will tell you that it’s one of the most difficult parts of their Read more »
Why Linking to Other Sites is a Good Link Building Strategy
Nov. 13, 2008
I always get excited whenever I get a link from a reputable site. My traffic increases and my Google rankings go up. Recently, I got a link to one of my blogs that surprised me. I had not really targeted the blog that linked to me. All I had done was leave a couple of Read more »
5 Ways to Increase Your Traffic From Blog Comments
Nov. 5, 2008
Blog commenting is part of the marketing toolbox for many business bloggers. It’s a great way to generate traffic and build your brand. Just to clarify, I’m talking about leaving blog comments on other blogs with a link back to your site. You’re looking for blog comment forms like this: However, if this tactic is Read more »
SEO Basics for Business Bloggers
Oct. 31, 2008
SEO, or search engine optimization, is an effective online marketing strategy that increases your search traffic by improving the search rankings of your site’s pages. By know, most webmasters realize that getting multiple top 10 rankings on Google is a very good thing. There are technical aspects to SEO that are complicated, but luckily, the Read more »
