Do You Need Talent To Grow A Successful Blog?

I was reading a post over at DoshDosh where Maki notes his RSS readership broke the 10,000 subscriber mark and what he did (or really, what he didn’t do) to realize that result. Here’s his post -

Dosh Dosh Reaches 10,000 Subscribers (and the Reason Why People Subscribe to a Blog)

I have to admit to feeling slightly irritated… Read the rest of this entry »

The Key Resource For A Sustainable Blogging Business

Welcome to the next article in my series on blogging as a sustainable business model. In part one of this series you learned about the staple monetization strategy that most probloggers use – creating content to bring in traffic and increase income.

Using the example of Darren Rowse in article two, I concluded that despite the fact that a few… Read the rest of this entry »

Naked Conversations Book Review

I recently completed reading Naked Conversations by A-List ex-Microsoft blogger Robert Scoble and Shel Israel. It’s a fresh book (2006) covering business blogging.

In A Nutshell: A thoroughly enjoyable read for anyone interested in blogging and for readers who wants to stay fresh with what the Cluetrain Manifesto started regarding the emergence of conversational marketing.

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June, Today And Tomorrow – A Yaro Update

June was a unique month for me in terms of blogging and business. A roller-coaster ride would be an apt description. Traffic growth at all my sites has been fantastic and in the last few weeks I have enjoyed a few consecutive days of 3000+ uniques here at Entrepreneur’s Journey. While that’s less than many other blogs out there I… Read the rest of this entry »

Blog Design Does Matter – Lucky Mom Launch Proves It

Let me ask you a question – when you first launched your blog did you have 12 people make comments on your very first entry? I didn’t.

I just found a new blog that did, and man, I am impressed. It’s called Lucky Mom. Go take a look and I think you will know why this blog has enjoyed… Read the rest of this entry »

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Australian Blogs Web 2.0 Style

Australian Blogs
Earlier this month Jon Yau approached me to see whether I was interested in being a patron for a new project he and his partners were working on. His project is a Web 2.0 social bookmarking site specifically focused on Australian blogs. I was more than happy to lend a hand to a project that supports Aussie blogging… Read the rest of this entry »

Can You Find The 9 Faces?

As you probably know I’m really into all things Blog Traffic as part of my Blog Traffic King exploits (join my list if you are into blogging) and today I’m participating in the second trial of what is called a “Blog Boost”.

I’m a member of a Yahoo! Group called LinkedIn Bloggers, who’s mission is to:

Linkedin

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