5 Blogging Tips Every Blogger Should Know
May 9, 2009 by 1Cat.biz · Leave a Comment
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Author: Cory Threlfall
Blogging is a great way to earn a living and get your views out there on the World Wide Web. No matter whether you are blogging in order to make a living or simply want to express your opinion on a subject near and dear to your heart, there are 5 blogging tips which every blogger should know and follow in order to make your blog a complete success.
Blog About What You Know
Learning How to Blog to Dominate Your Niche
April 26, 2009 by 1Cat.biz · Leave a Comment
In learning how to blog effectively you will need to pay particular attention to the 4 pillars upon which your blog is built. These pillars will determine the direction, identity and the popularity of your blog.
Let’s look at the 4 pillars upon which you’ll need to focus in order to establish a popular blog, boost your blog traffic and become the talk of your niche.
1) Give Your Blog an Identity
The Best Way To Create Profit Pulling Sites
April 23, 2009 by 1Cat.biz · Leave a Comment
Blogs are one of the most effective ways for you to start making money online. Installating your blogs is very quick, get indexed in a couple of hours and then turn your attention driving traffic to your blog.
Many people turn to the free blogging platforms to host their blog, not realising they are putting the fate of their business in the hands of another …
Whereas it may never happen to you, it has happened to other people. Your blog could get deleted at the drop of a hat if the free blog companies think you are violating their terms of service in any way.
This can be a massive problem – you could get up one morning to discover your business has been decimated.
The Blogging Mix: Key Elements to a Successful Blog! (content, Connection and Continuity)
February 26, 2009 by 1Cat.biz · Leave a Comment
Author: Rocky John Tayaban
Everyone who starts blogging would like to become successful. Success can be achieved and interpreted in different ways. Most bloggers are inclined to measure success by the number of traffic or visits generated by their blogs while some bloggers claim themselves successful when they effectively monetize their blogs. However you define and measure success in Blogging, Blogging Mix will be a useful concept for bloggers who aspire to become successful.
Today’s article will focus on defining and explaining the Blogging Mix and its components. It will also give you a brief overview of the necessary elements that every blogger needs in order to become successful in blogging.
5 Reasons Why Blogging is the New Internet Marketing Tool
September 22, 2008 by 1Cat.biz · Leave a Comment
Blogging is a concept that started in late 90s. It used to be a way to comment an existing web page, an opportunity for visitors and readers to react or voice out one’s opinion on the said page. What started as a single-sentence commentary has evolved into pages of personal take on just about anything and everything under the sun. As it continues to move forward, online advertising has tapped into the blog’s potential. Here are 5 reasons why you should use blogging as an Internet marketing tool.
1. Blogging is simple. The simplest way to get your piece on the net is through blogging. No skills are necessary an average adult can read and type, or at least click a mouse. It’s like having a virtual piece of paper and you just write your ideas, experiences, new products, and hope that the truth behind your articles comes out and entice your reader to also try your product. If you have a PC and an Internet connection (who doesn’t) then you can blog and advertise.
2. Blogging is authentic. In this day and age where advertising saturate our lives, we question the credibility of promoters claims. However, in blogs, real people share their real-life experiences, unscathed by paid advertising. Reading blogs about first-hand product use is like talking to people about their first-hand experience. You definitely want to buy a tried and tested product.
3. Blogging is free. Because blogging is yet to be proven as a mainstream online advertising media, most sites see it as something to augment current marketing tools and thus offer it for free. Any opportunity for free web time is definitely a bonus especially to businesses that are starting up. Needless to say, paid blog pages can generate more income for your seriously growing business.
4. Blogging builds credibility. As you get more and more into writing your experiences on a particular product or industry, your readers come to realize that they can depend on your posts for their own information needs. As such, you become an expert on it; as a consequence, more readers visit your site and more bloggers link to your blogs. As companies and professional organizations notice the growth of your readership base, they may soon get in touch with you for advertising on your blog page, or make you an affiliate, which pays for every referral generated from your blog site.
5. Blogging builds your market. Unless you are a Hollywood star, chances are, only your Mom reads your posts. Mom has a lot of friends, so she lets her friends know how interesting your blog site is. But you need not depend on Mom to increase your readership base.
Look into the following ways to build your market through blogging:
-By using your e-mail. Today, blogging is overcoming the e-mail’s popularity in quickly and effectively reaching and expanding a market. In this age of speed and quick access, logging in and downloading e-mail is simply taking longer than clicking into a blog site. Let them explore your site by using a short e-mail message as teaser to your blog site. If your e-mail is on an entirely different subject, use your e-mail signature to give a link to the site.
-By using subscription. An easy way to get your readers e-mail is to give them an opportunity to subscribe to your blog site. Keep some exclusive information for your subscribers to entice readers to subscribe and give their e-mail address. Just be responsible in using their e-mail address, as the last thing you want is a comment on your blog that you are a spammer.
-By understanding your readers. Conduct a simple survey for your readers to understand their profile and advertising preferences. Ask consumers to give you feedback on a post, an ad link, or a trial that you shared. In this way, it is like interviewing your readers without the commitment and intrusion of a face-to-face interview.
-By joining a blog network. A network of blogs maybe a collection of blog sites that share the same industry, interest, readership base, payment mode, etc. Consumers find credibility and convenience in clicking one link to several real bloggers about a single subject. Clearly, more bloggers are better than one.
-By using RSS. RSS is the fastest growing technology on the Internet today. As such, having RSS feeds to your blog is definitely another means of generating awareness for your readership base. Having a variety of feeds can add interest to your blog site.
Give your business a boost by effectively using blogging as an Internet marketing tool.
About the Author
I am a successful Internet marketer teaching other people how to earn a living using the Internet.
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Which Comes First – Traffic or Monetization?
June 11, 2008 by 1Cat.biz · Leave a Comment
I recently had a conversation with a very good friend of mine who has made a fortune in the natural gas industry as a consultant. I was asking him for some advice on certain parts of my business. He asked me what we do at 1Cat.biz. So, of course I gave him the 30 second elevator speech.
“We help our clients increase traffic to their websites and blogs, capture more leads and make more sales…”
A Tale of Two Blogs – Mistake Number 5 Strikes Again!
May 19, 2008 by 1Cat.biz · 5 Comments
I recently told you about two blogs that I built for two different companies. One is a local roofing company, Phoenix Roofing, Inc., and the other is a custom motorcycle shop, Texas Custom Choppers.
Both of these sites were built using WordPress as a content management system and blog. They were both setup the same way and both have been search engine optimized.
However, one of these blogs, even though it’s only 3 weeks old, is seeing a certain degree of success while the other one seems to be floundering.
