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Say Hello To My Little Friend – Thesis Theme
When I recently decided to poke my head out from the shadows of writing code for a few clients, I decided it wasn’t enough to simply say hello. That’s not the way I roll. After talking about using the Thesis theme for WordPress for a few...
How Bridaluxe Hits The Affiliate Network Nail On The Head
Many of you have likely experienced the following scenario – you’ve been reading up on affiliate marketing (including my posts on what not do in affiliate marketing and the real power of the Amazon affiliate program) and you’re anxi...
Lurking In The Shadows…And Loving It
It is hard to believe that this blog has been quiet for as long as it has – partly because I have been as busy as ever working on projects behind the scenes for other people and time has flown by. With my involvement in these other projects, I&...
Customer Service and YOU
Is customer service alive? Let me clarify that…..is good, helpful customer service still alive? Some say yes, while others may say no. I am going to share with you a couple of stories on how Customer Service is dying and how it is still alive a...
How To Add Affiliate Products From LinkShare
In this next step of our case study on getting started with affiliate marketing, we will examine how to automate the process of adding affiliate products from LinkShare to our site. Merchandiser Data Feed Program LinkShare offers a service that they ...
How To Add Affiliate Products To Your Site
Whether you are building an affiliate store or simply want to include affiliate products in a post, one of the first decisions that has to be made is how to actually add the affiliate product links. There are three basic methods: Manually add produc...
Building Affiliate Stores :: Pulling Back The Covers
Lately we have had a fair amount of discussion surrounding affiliate marketing and how we can leverage affiliate links to increase our bottom line. During all of this conversation, we’ve even been fortunate enough to receive a few comments fro...
Enforce Your Brand With Your Avatar
With all of the work we have been doing to increase our comments, add more readers, and make sure we are send a clear message, you might be tempted to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor. However, we do need to look at one more thing first. Y...
How To Add 400+ Readers To Your Blog In 4 Easy Steps
Whether you are a beginning blogger or a seasoned veteran, one thing stands true - we all enjoy seeing the traffic to our blog increase. We agonize over the content of our posts (are we sending the right message) and regularly examine new plugins th...
Are Your Readers Receiving The Same Message You’re Sending?
The message that you are sending to your readers is crystal clear - at least in your mind. Are you sure that your readers are receiving the same message? While you will get a fairly good feel for whether or not you are on the same page with your read...
SocialSpark :: Improve The User Experience
Shortly before the holidays, you likely noticed a healthy dose of controversy regarding sponsored posts that a handful of prominent bloggers published. The posts were sponsored by Kmart and were opportunities made available as part of the SocialSpar...
Blog Tip :: How To Add Comments Link At Top Of Post
The other day I received an email from a reader that had a question about how to add a new feature to their site. Since they had seen this feature on this blog, they were hoping that I could help: I’ve been looking for a WP plugin that shows h...
Thesis Unveiled :: Threaded Web Redesign
It was a little more than one week ago that the decision was made to purchase the Thesis WordPress theme from the crew at DIYThemes. With the Developer’s License in hand, I had told you that the theme was amazing but did not yet have the first...
The Real Power Of The Amazon Affiliate Program
There are many of us that are trying to learn the ins and outs of affiliate marketing. As we discussed last week after I shared what not to do when it comes to affiliate marketing, success often comes down to sharing relevant products and/or promoti...
Helping Others :: Toys For Tots Bonus Round
Those that are tuned into the social media space have no doubt witnessed the so called controversy surrounding sponsored posts about Kmart that a handful of extremely well-known bloggers published recently. The blogger at the center of this controver...
Canadian Club Winner…And A Surprise For Charity
The contest to win a nice collection of Canadian Club Whisky schwag has come to an end and I have to say… Damn Right It Was A Fun Contest! The gift package, courtesy of Canadian Club Whisky, included the following Movember inspired schwag: 200...
Affiliate Marketing :: What Not To Do
In the recent Thursday Tidbits, I mentioned the topic of affiliate sales and how my recent efforts have been less than encouraging. One of the primary problems with my initial efforts regarding affiliate marketing is that I have attempted to simply a...
Syte Black :: Can It Make You Money?
Last week I received a note from a friend on twitter asking me if I had heard anything about a new product called Syte Black. Since I had not heard anything about it, I asked a few questions and was intrigued by the concept. What Is Syte Black? In a...
Win Canadian Club Whisky Schwag
As part of the Movember recap, I mentioned that there would be an upcoming contest to win a couple of prizes courtesy of Canadian Club Whisky. Canadian Club Whisky, which happens to be a fine beverage that I have been known to enjoy from time to time...
10 People Worth Following On FriendFeed
It started with a post at TwiTip, the new site started by Darren Rowse that is dedicated to providing twitter tips, that detailed the 10 people all twitter beginners should be following. That lead to a challenge for readers of TwiTip to construct the...
Glitch With Performancing Ads :: Signs Of Trouble?
One of the focal points of this blog is discussing the effort to make money with your blog, which as many of you know includes testing new tools that have the potential to bring in revenue. Not too long ago, one of the tools that we looked at was th...
One Blogging Tip For A Beginner
After sharing the announcement of my inclusion in the book Blog Blazers, I received an email asking me to answer a question in one simple sentence. Yan from thou shall blog asked me the following: I’d appreciate if you’d take the time to ...
Blog Blazers :: 40 Top Bloggers Share Their Secrets
Last week a new book on blogging hit the shelves - the digital shelves - and it features interviews with 40 top bloggers as they share their secrets to creating a high-profile, high-traffic, and high-profit blog. Blog Blazers by Stephane Grenier prov...
Starting A Blog :: How Much Content Do You Need?
When starting a new blog, one of the first decisions that you will have to make is how much content your blog should have before it is live for the world (theoretically) to see. Some people will tell you that it is best to have 10-20 posts published ...
Evolution Of A Blog :: From Source Of Revenue To Part Of Life
Being given a freehand in guest-blogging on just about any topic is a dangerous move! But I will behave nonetheless. I wanna thank Derek for this opportunity. I started blogging just over a year now (oh no I forgot it’s my own birthday!) when I...
Rebranding A Business
For quite some time now, my thoughts have been consumed with the idea of finding work that is better aligned with my passions. It isn’t that I don’t enjoy my current job (well, now that I am a project manager I don’t enjoy it as mu...
Corporations Embracing Social Media
Over the last few months, I have been managing my way through a company merger and now find myself completely removed from the technical aspects of my job that I loved so much. During the merger, we were asked to document the positions that we would...
Open Invitation For Guest Authors
A few months back, I was preparing for a business trip to Las Vegas and had posted about a variety of methods that a blogger can use to keep the blog running while traveling. At the time, I did my best to utilize the approach of scheduling a handful...
Blogging As A Business
Over the last couple of days, I’ve shared a few of my experiences from BlogWorld and have been giving a good deal of thought to a particular topic that was covered at the conference - the idea of taking your blog from the stage of being a hobby...
Miscellaneous Quotes And Photos From BlogWorld08
A few days have passed now since returning home from BlogWorld08 and I thought that I would share with you a few quotes/comments that I picked up during a couple of the sessions, as well as embarrass myself by sharing a couple of pictures (for those ...
