What could wake Bob Angus from his blogging hibernation? An attack on the great Angus name! A new ad campaign from Jack-in-the-Box suggests that the Angus is a part of the cow, not a prime breed of cattle. Namely, it refers to the Angus – without the ‘g’. Am I mad? No. The campaign is actually pretty funny, Read More
Linkbaiting and Freebaiting
Viral marketing is now a cornerstone of most brand campaigns and is a line item in every marketing budget. In the blogsphere, viral marketing in the form of linkbaiting is often sighted as the primary method to driving traffic to a blog. If done well, linkbaiting is second only to great content in growing readers. Today, Read More
Back to Basics: Learning CSS
One of my 2007 New Year’s resolutions has stalled out. I am getting nowhere fast on my objective to launch 10 new content websites by May. 10 sites?! That should be a slam dunk, even if I am focusing on my projects only a couple of hours a day. Well, I wasn’t making headway. So it is best to raise a red flag now, rather Read More
Driving Traffic and Building Readership
There are many how to blog resources available. There is just as much information on how to market your blog. Two posts that I recently read and studied thoroughly stood out to me. Interestingly, these posts came from the SEO crowd where there is a great deal of community and sharing, with the intentions of helping everyone Read More
Claiming my blog on Technorati
I spent a lot of time this weekend researching what makes a great blog, strategizing about this blog, and building my master plan. The researching and learning portion led me to some incredible information on blogging best practices. In fact, my next few posts will be delving into the articles and posts that I read and I Read More
Flipping Website Real Estate for Profit
You’ve heard of flipping a house as a profit strategy in the real estate market, right? First, you buy a fixer-upper house for a dirt cheap, below market price. Second, you spend some time and money sprucing up the home. New paint, replace carpets, mow the lawn, etc. Then, you put the shiny new gem back on the market and Read More
Search Engine Journal – 2006 Search Blog Awards
Search Engine Journal has just announced the finalists for their 2006 Search Blog Awards. If you haven’t voted already, head over to their site and make your picks. I voted for the blogs that I read on a regular basis. I also didn’t know a lot of the blogs that were listed. So I will be checking those out and will Read More