I’ve provided a list of must have Wordpress plugins before, but here’s the thing: stuff changes. New plugins become available, and some plugins stop working. It’s an ongoing process, so I wanted to provide an updated inventory on the cool Wordpress plugins I recommend for your Wordpress business blog.
This list is specifically for business blogs, [...]
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Must Have Wordpress Plugins For Your Business Blog
There Are No Rules (OK, Maybe Just One Rule…)
The benefits of business blogging are well-documented. If you are not convinced that blogging is a powerful way to reach your audience, build awareness of your brand and generate significant sales, this is a great time for you to go through some of the archives on this blog and some of my “recommended blog tips” [...]
7 Business Tenets to Apply to Your Blog
This is a guest post from Tom Walker. Thanks for the submission Tom. I think this post covers some important issues every business blogger should address. Let me know what you think!
Blogging is the latest way to make money on the web. It can be done with little technical expertise, it’s low cost, and you [...]
Stop Reading This Blog – No Seriously
I’ve been wanting to write this post for a while now, and of course someone else way cooler than me beat me to it. That seems to be the way it goes sometimes After reading David Risley’s recent post about why most of us should probably start reading a lot less and actually [...]
What is business blogging really?
Here’s something I’ve learned from running this blog now for 9 months…it’s much the same as what I’ve experienced in sales when I was out working in the field. Blogging is the highest paid hard work I can find, and it is the lowest paid easy work.
There is a lot of talk about how easy [...]
Are You Paying Attention To Traffic Instead Of Profits?
Why are you in business? Why do you have a website to begin with? Are your goals in alignment with your actions and expectations?
Show Me The Money
Where do profits come in your business? Do they come from “hits” on your website? Do they come from comments on your blog? Probably not. I’ve spent time advising [...]
Is Your Business Blog Viable?
Such an important question, don’t you think? Yet how many of us fail to ask ourselves this question and give it a serious, comprehensive answer? Don’t shortchange yourself. This is something to take seriously. Not every business blog works, and not every idea is successful. Importantly, there are always reasons for failure of success!
Most people [...]
A Trick to Getting Started Blogging – Listen More Than You Talk
A lot of you are on the fence, no? Perhaps some or all of these have transpired:
You’ve heard me and others talk about the high value of blogging
You want to get in better touch with your customers
You want to reach out to more customers and broaden your base
You are seeing a significant increase in costs [...]
3 Ninja Secrets for Those Struggling to Take Their Blog to the Next Level
I’m writing today directly to a segment of my readers who are frustrated and/or worried about how their blog is doing. A lot of you are struggling to get the result you’re looking for with your blog. I hear you. First of all, I want to be very clear. If you’re one of the readers [...]
How to Make Money Blogging Pt 2
Hi guys! Well I promised a follow up on the last post about making money with your blog. As it turns out, I will be doing a few of these. I appreciate the emails I got on the last one. Interestingly also, most of them came in via Facebook. I like that the Facebook crowd [...]