Reporter vs Expert – Why Most Bloggers Are Stuck Reporting

There are basically two types of bloggers in the world – reporters and experts – and some people perform both roles (usually the experts, it’s hard for reporters to become experts, but it’s easy for experts to report).

If you have ever taken an Internet marketing course or attended a seminar specifically for beginners, you have probably heard about the two different methodologies. Whenever the business model is based on content, and if you blog for money then the model is based on content, people are taught to either start as reporters, or if possible step up as experts.

I’ll…

  • Posted on: October 13th, 2008
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  • Category: Featured, Money

15 Ways to Create a Blogging Environment

One of my favorite things about my own blog and a few others that I have found is that I feel like I’m part of an environment every time I visit. The posts feel personable and as though I’m having a conversation, commentators bring more personality to the posts, and a community has emerged rather than a place to just get information.

When I considered what it is I liked about other blogs, I wondered “how can someone create this environment?”

Here’s my personal Obsessive Compulsive Disorder approach to creating a warm and friendly environment for your blog.…

  • Posted on: October 10th, 2008
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  • Category: Just Blogging

King of Content?

Is Content really King?

Every time I start to think about what I’m going to blog about next I make more and more realizations about my blogging. This has become especially more true since finding out how my blogging has helped others.

And here’s a big reality check for me… there are many blogs that are simply blogging for money, and thus have to resort to PerPerPost type of blogging, which is stupid. But if you have to do it, here’s some help.

Interim posts.

Yes, put something real between all of that crap your blogging about.…

  • Posted on: October 7th, 2008
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  • Category: Money

Would you Buy Blog Comments?

Buy Blog Comments

First, anyone can just buy some comments? That seems strange and really, hardly worth the money even on the blogs that follow.  On the other hand, the comments that are left appear to be ones that are relevant to the post that they are left on and not just some spam comments that are going to be deleted anyway.

Who’s buying the comments?

Are those purchasing the comments big name advertisers that want the link love? Advertisers that should really be hookin’ themselves up with PayPerPost or are they simply other bloggers who don’t have a lot…

  • Posted on: October 6th, 2008
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  • Category: Just Blogging

10 Blog Traffic Tips

In every bloggers life comes a special day – the day they first launch a new blog. Now unless you went out and purchased someone else”s blog chances are your blog launched with only one very loyal reader – you. Maybe a few days later you received a few hits when you told your sister, father, girlfriend and best friend about your new blog but that”s about as far you went when it comes to finding readers.

Here are the top 10 techniques new bloggers can use to find readers. These are tips specifically for new bloggers, those people who…

  • Posted on: October 3rd, 2008
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  • Category: Featured, Money