Blog Promotion Basics

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If you’re going from Blog to Business, these basic posts are a Must Read! This is a self updating list, be sure to visit often or sign up for my rss feed.

The Basics

Show Me The Love Google Plus Blog Hop Contest February 7, 2012
Hey all, so i teamed up with Punk Rock Momma and a few other bloggers for this fantastic giveaway... Welcome to Show me the Love Google+ hop for $60 Paypal cash. Every one wants some extra cash in their pockets, especially around special holidays... ...
Show Me The Love Google+ blog hop January 8, 2012
Valentines day is the day of love and friendship so why not celebrate all that love by having a Show ME The Love google+page blog hop.... This hop will run from February 7th-February 14th from 12:00 am to 11:59 pm. The best part about this ev...
Sick of manually interlinking? December 6, 2011
Promoting Your Other Posts So y'all know the importance of a "Recent Posts" widget and having a plugin like "LinkWithin" or "Recent Post Thumbnails" installed, right? If not, the short of it is, having these elements available gives your readers in...
Organize Your Blog for Better Business Part 2 November 19, 2011
Organized Navigation Have you read Part One to this post? Please do. It's important that you grab paper and pen before moving into anything Technical. Let's get Technical WordPress Users So I was pretty bad about categories back in the beginning. I ...
Organize Your Blog for Better Business November 15, 2011
Going From Blog To Business? Get Organized! As I mentioned in "Can you go from blog to business?" You need to realize your niche if you’re an established blog. This is not the same as picking a niche. Picking a niche is for people who are starting o...
Here's your chance to make Your Blog Scream YOU November 10, 2011
Go Sexy, Go Pro, Go whatever you want, cause it's all about you! Does your blog scream It's Me! A custom designed blog will do that for you. Forget about all of WordPress's free themes. They're cool. They're probably kind of you. But do the...
Can you go from blog to business? November 9, 2011
Are you capable of running your blog as a business? In my post "Why not turn your blog into a business?" I chatted about our natural marketing power as bloggers and asked these questions: Are you posting on a schedule? Are you promoting your pos...
Why not turn your blog into a business? November 6, 2011
We bloggers have something businesses don't... Natural Marketing Power. Or at least I think so. Here are my thoughts on this. I'd love to hear your feedback in the comments section. Have you noticed how many bloggers are making money? Maybe n...
Blog Button (Side by Side Version) October 31, 2011
Blog Buttons Oh this brings back memories. About a year ago, a few of us were scrambling around to find the HTML code for a blog button. You know, that little 125x125 pixel ad we bloggers like to create for our blogs. It's actually a pretty cool promo...
Time to Refocus the Blog October 30, 2011
Blog Focus It's time. Time for me to get a bit more serious about my blog. Have you ever said that to yourself? Come on, admit it. I can't be the only blogger who's ever just blogged about whatever pops in their head about their life in gener...
WAHM Tip: Promoting Your Business With Class October 1, 2011
Promote Your Services For FREE You did notice the FREE in that heading, right? With all the about.me promotions going around, there's no doubt that you've heard about it. But, are you using it to promote your blog or your bus...
WAHM Tip: Pro Contact Page September 5, 2011
Professional Contact Page For WAHMs If you don't have a contact page up, get your arse in gear! I screwed up recently with my new business site. I was so busy designing, I didn't add a contact page. You can read about my screw up at my small business ...
How Do You Thank Your Readers? June 8, 2011
Your Blog Readers The 9 to 5. Cooking dinner. Homework help. Repairs around the house. Diaper changes. Mowing the lawn. Playtime. Bedtime rituals. Dishes. Scrub the damn tub. There's so much to do. Where do any of us bloggers find the time to blog? Ad...
Rocking your Gravatar May 31, 2011
Rocking Your Gravatar Are you a Blogging Rock Star? Does your audience know you? Do your fellow bloggers know you? Can they pick you out in a sea of comments? A few months after I started blogging, a fellow blogger and I were chatting on Fac...
Exposing Your Blog May 28, 2011
Blog Exposure We all want it. OK, most of us want it. OK, well I sure as hell want it. Don't you? I'd like to know. Be sure to mention in the comments. Cause really, I'd like to one day sound smart and say to somebody that X% of my fellow bloggers...
Don't Just Share Your Posts, Share Your Blog! May 15, 2011
Post Sharing The power of social media is a beautiful thing. It makes finding great writing, do-it-yourself tips, beautiful photography and a host of other topics easy to find. I love my twitter stream and 85% of the time that's where I find great con...