Ben | Blogging Experiment

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The saying that “Content is King” has been passed around online for as long as I can remember. But the simple truth of the matter is that in this day and age, good blog content just isn’t enough. You need to use effective optimization and promotion techniques in order to ...

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I’ve written about Twitter in this space before but the more time I spend on the site (I’ve been “tweeting” for about 4 months now) the more uses I’m finding for it. And, while the site has recently been less than reliable in terms of uptime and all its features, ...

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1. Excessive Ads - Hey, there’s nothing wrong with making some money from your blog (that’s why your reading this blog right?). But, when your advertisements begin to take up more space on your blog than your content, you’ve got a problem. People visit blog to learn and discuss topics ...

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With all the commotion over Max’s recent post Simple New Business Makes $222.73 per Hour, I wanted to give niche store building a shot. A lot of the comments replying to Max’s post asked how he managed to get organic traffic so quickly and what kinds of SEO things he ...

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One of the most critical tasks when starting a new blog or any online project for that matter is finding the perfect domain name for it. While the domaining business is booming and there are millions of blogs already online, there are still great domain names out there to be ...

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Very often when you first start blogging, people will tell you that you need to find your voice. They’re of course talking about your style of writing and the personality you want to portray but I’ve recently been thinking quite a bit about the different rolls or persona’s bloggers use. ...

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When it comes to pay per click (PPC) advertising, the first company everyone thinks of is Google. More experienced advertisers will also know of Yahoo and Microsoft’s pay per click advertising options but for a large portion of online advertisers, that’s where their knowledge of PPC ends. The “Big 3″ ...

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Affiliate marketing is one of the most popular ways to make money online. As Max mentioned, it’s a great way to “get your feet wet” in online marketing because “you don’t need to buy inventory or build complicated websites to start an affiliate business.” In fact, I’ve seen successful websites ...

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In Max’s recent poll about your favorite topics, the subject of driving more traffic to your blog came in a very close second. In the spirit of giving the people what they want, I want to discuss what I consider to be the single best method of driving traffic… Linkbait. ...