Tag Archives: Blogging

The Secret of Successful Blog Commenting

Last month I wrote an article outlining the value of a blog comment where I indicated relationships built through this practice was the real value. Since then I’ve had several lengthy debates with other bloggers and internet marketers on several forums I’m a member.  It surprised me many still saw value in the links obtained through comments but complained they had a low success rate … Continue reading

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Get Rid of Headlines that Suck Once and For All

Do you think your headlines suck? Laugh as you will but this is a question you as a blogger must answer. Thinks move rapidly in today’s online social networks.  You don’t have to be a genius to recognize how fast things change and how quickly what’s hot one minute disappears off the social radar. Most bloggers concentrate on writing great content because it has been … Continue reading

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Make Your Blog Load Faster

Do you want to improve things for your users when then visit your blog?  It’s not that difficult to do. All you have to do is make your blog load faster. Over the last several months I’ve been redesigning my entire blog network, focusing on user experience and appearance.  Part of this has been looking for ways to improve the performance of each blog, including … Continue reading

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Online Reputation and its Real World Implications

Being a blogger often means you put yourself out there, sometimes taking controversial positions on issues.  You accept the criticisms levied and deal with things as professionally as you can in the online world. You have to realize what you say online becomes part of your online reputation.  While some hide behind a pseudonym there is no anonymity when you want to become a professional … Continue reading

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Think Before Posting that Blog Article

Some people use controversy to draw attention to themselves and their blogs.  People love scandal and controversy.  Controversy can drive major traffic to your website.  There are even times when a blogger will unintentionally spark controversy that can result in a pile of unwanted attention. As a blogger, image is important.  You build a reputation from what you write about.  People will associate you with … Continue reading

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Becoming a Better Blogger

How do you distinguish yourself from the thousands of other bloggers online?  Everyone is looking for an angle and putting their spin on many of the same old topics but there are some having more success than others. Why are some bloggers successful and others struggling? Becoming a better blogger isn’t necessarily about having a gimmick nor is it about getting lucky.  It is about … Continue reading

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SEO Strategies for New Websites

Are you about to launch a new website and are wondering about some SEO strategies to use?  If you’re like many site owners you have your site online before giving any real thought about optimization. Everyday thousands of websites come alive.  Each new site brings new competition and often it’s the search engine optimization strategy employed that determines its success or failure. You have a … Continue reading

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Alexa Ranking Update

A few weeks back I started an experiment to increase my Alexa ranking here at Barry Wheeler – Blogging for Success after reading a thread on one of the internet marketing discussion forums. The original poster of the thread was concerned in not seeing an increase in their Alexa ranking.  Several others were commenting that the only way to increase the ranking was to get … Continue reading

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Blog Post Ideas

If you’ve landed here you’re probably looking for blog post ideas? Every blogger strikes writers block and struggles coming up with new ideas for writing.  Having an original post idea can be challenging and there are days when putting the pen to paper is extremely difficult. How do you overcome the inability to find new blog post ideas? For me there are some days when … Continue reading

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