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The Seven Ingredients of a Successful Blog

Posted on June 28th, 2010 by Eric Rowell

Like a lot of things in life, there are particular ingredients necessary to make something successful. From personal experience and observations I’ve made over the years, successful bloggers seem to have very specific traits and behaviors in common with one another. For the entrepreneurs out there who are thinking about starting a blog for the first time, I thought that I would take a moment to outline the critical ingredients needed to create a successful one.

Tags: Blogging, good, growth, Help, success, tips, tutorial
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What’s the Difference Between Avatar and Gravatar?

Posted on May 25th, 2010 by Eric Rowell

It seems like there’s some confusion about the difference between avatars and gravatars for new bloggers these days. So what’s the difference?

Tags: avatar, Blogging, description, difference, gravatar, icon, image, vs, what is
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Blogging Topics: News Content vs. Timeless Content

Posted on May 20th, 2010 by Eric Rowell

When starting a new blog, it’s important to understand what type of content you will be creating with respect to your traffic goals. The purpose of this post is to explore the two major types of blogging content, news content vs. timeless content.

Tags: Blogging, content, how to, increase, news, timeless, topics, traffic
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The Nature of Social Networking Paradigms: Facebook vs. Twitter

Posted on April 22nd, 2010 by Eric Rowell

Philosophically, what exactly is Facebook and Twitter? What is social networking, really? The purpose of this post is to explore the nature of Facebook and Twitter and discover the meaning of social networking with respect to both platforms.

Tags: Blogging, Facebook, marketing, microblogging, social media, Social Networking, Twitter
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How People Use the Internet (Infographic)

Posted on April 11th, 2010 by Eric Rowell

How do people use the internet, on average, each and every day? The purpose of this post is to explore what the internet is and how we use it. I collected my data from www.alexa.com by looking at the percent daily reach of all websites above 2.5%. Daily reach refers to the percentage of all internet users who access a given site each day. For example, 42.1% of all internet users access www.google.com each day. By categorizing each of these websites, I’ve put together a high level view of how the internet is used today.

Tags: Blogging, how, infographic, Internet, multimedia, online shopping, Search Engines, Social Networking, users
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Marketing Strategies for Content-Based Websites vs. Application-Based Websites

Posted on April 6th, 2010 by Eric Rowell

Why is it so easy for content-based websites to generate traffic while it seems impossibly hard for application-based websites to get even a few visitors? The purpose of this post is to explore the nature of the web and how to formulate a marketing strategy for your website depending on its classification.

Tags: blog, Blogging, how to, Online Advertising, Online Marketing, Search Engines, types, websites
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What is SEO?

Posted on March 17th, 2010 by Eric Rowell

SEO stands for “search engine optimization” and it’s probably the most critical tool that you have in order to drive traffic to your website. You could have the most creative, innovative, and technologically advanced website known to man, but if you don’t fully understand SEO, no one will ever find you.

Tags: blog, Blogging, how to, increase, seo, traffic, visitors
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How to Overcome Banner Blindness

Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Eric Rowell

Every blogger knows the importance of banner click through rates on their web pages. It’s not rocket science. The more people that click on their ads, the more valuable their ad spaces become, and the more money they make. The problem is, as the internet has evolved, so too has its users.

Tags: ads, advertisements, banner blindness, banner placement, Blogging
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How to Make Money Online With Ad Driven Websites

Posted on March 2nd, 2010 by Eric Rowell

It seems like everyone and their uncle these days have some kind of get rich quick scheme to make money online, but very few of them (I would say less than 0.1%) actually understand how real online business models work, in particular with respect to ad driven business models. The purpose of this post is to give people an overview of the two most common ad driven business models while providing some realistic expectations for each.

Tags: ad driven, ads, Blogging, how to, make money online, websites
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Top Five Tips for Leveraging Your Twitter Account to Boost Website Traffic

Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by Eric Rowell

For those of you who understand the key role that Twitter can play in boosting your web traffic, you should also be aware of a few tips and tricks that can help you get better results from Twitter.

Tags: blog, Blogging, how to, tips, tricks, tweet, Twitter
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