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Blogging: Learning the Hard Way

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Since I am on the path of sharing my failures lately, I figured why not share another lesson I learned the hard way. Until a few days ago my blog address was ecommerce-earnings.com/wordpress and while talking to my blog mentor he mentioned I should remove the /wordpress from my address (he also told me this when I first began my blog) as this is something Google is not particularly fond of.

I should have done it right the first time!

So with a little help moving the files around, I removed the dreaded /wordpress. However in doing so, I also broke most, if not all of my LINKS (internal, external and most importantly INCOMING).  I corrected all of my internal links, links to my blogging communities, and notified some of the incoming links of the change. I also noticed that the TweetMe numbers all reset to zero. It looks as if nothing was ever tweeted! UGGHHH

I unfortunately have to start almost at the beginning again however this is good. Moving forward, I will have a Google friendly address and all of the links I build from here on out will be solid and unbroken because I finally have things done properly.

Do yourself a favor, when installing Wordpress (I do not now how the other platforms work) be sure to install all files directly into the domain file and do not create a separate Wordpress folder. It will save you time and a lot of aggravation.

Do you have any hard learned lessons? If so, please share as we can all use some help.

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Blogging Tips From One of My Favorite Blogs

I am constantly in search of new tips for improving my blog(s). I recently came across a post on DailyBlogTips and I was impressed with the tie-in of the tips with the movie “The Wrestler”.

Who would have thought that blogging tips would come from this movie?

If you watched the movie you will certainly get the link and if you did not see the movie, maybe you will be impressed with the ingenious way the author gets his point across.  However, it is clear that the professionals are always trying new ways to not only provide informative posts but also to make them “catchy” and I think this is both.

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Blogging: Tips and Ideas for Providing New and Fresh Content

Hopefully some of you have started your own blog or at least have investigated the various platform options out there. If you have begun blogging, congratulations! Getting that first post published is very exciting.  It’s your content, your story, your words and you can share it with the world or keep it for friends and family.  Either way, keep the content flowing!

What are your blogging about? Have you decided or just making a go if it day by day? Which ever it is, the idea is to keep publishing your posts. In order to become successful you must continue to supply quality content.  Whether you have a specialized or general topic, the idea is to keep people interested and returning to your posts. Don’t worry right now about gaining readers as they will come when your blog has some depth.

If you have a some topic that you are familiar with and blog about it, great! Keep it coming! Let’s say you are an avid photographer. You can blog about which types of things you photograph, the type of equipment you use and why. You can ask questions to generate comments and maybe learn something from your readers. Are you a muscle car enthusiast? If you, are you can blog about the types of cars you like such as the 1971 Dodge Charger R/T with a monster Hemi pumping out an incredible 425 horsepower!

Blogging topics are endless but maybe you are unsure of your topic or theme now and that it is ok. You can browse news stories and blog your reaction to it. You can also browse other blogs to get an idea. Read through other bloggers posts to help you conjure up some ideas. If you like something you read be sure to let the author know. Comment on their blog and if the comment form allows you to enter your blog site, please do so! This will help you later when you begin to connect with other blogs (we will cover that at another time).

Be sure to make blogging a part of your routine. Depending on the resource, posting daily is recommended but you should NEVER go more then 1 week without posting content. You want to keep your blog fresh.

Believe me, I am always on the look out for tips on improving my blog and I always try some experiments. Some work and some do not. Have fun and keep posting!

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Gary Vaynerchuck – Building a profitable blog

I have been watching this guy for some time. I have come to the conclusion that he is onto something! LOL…it really doesn’t take much if you just search his name.  Gary is a business owner here in NJ and he rants and raves about how his family business grew tremendously once he took it over and began to use social media outlets. The audio quality is poor but listen carefully because he really gives good information for people that are looking to make their blogs profitable!  Gary talks of spending millions of dollars on advertising/marketing over several years and seeing limited growth compared to what he has spent recently which is minmal and obtaining HUGE growth. 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqZ0RU95d4&feature=PlayList&p=A701611F324371DC&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=100

WARNING: This video contains some “harsh language”.

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