Are You Making it Too Hard?

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People on the internet are lazy. If you make something too hard for them, then guess what happens next.

4 Ways Busy Entrepreneurs Can Find Time for Blogging

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Maintaining a blog is no easy task. In order to get the most out of a blog, bloggers have to keep the blog up to date with fresh, unique content. Finding the time to do that can be difficult, especially for busy entrepreneurs.

Why is it Better to Blog More Often?

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Is Chris Brogan right when he says that the more you post, the more traffic you get?

4 Solid Reasons Why you’re Not Getting Traffic to Your Blog

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Traffic is very important to your blog’s success. It is traffic that determines how many comments you will get, it is traffic that determines how many mailing list subscribers you will get and it is also traffic that will determine how many sales you will make.

Is Guest Posting Traffic Valuable for Your Blog?

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You’ve heard it before – guest blogging is a powerful strategy for driving traffic to your blog. But how much traffic can you expect? Well I’ve had guest posts published on blogs of all sizes and even a guest post on the biggest blog is no guarantee of a massive rush of traffic to your own site.

4 Productive Things to do When You Hit a Blogging Dead End

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Some people call blogging a journey, and if that is true then it is a journey with a lot of false starts, wrong turns, and dead ends. When a new blogger hits a dead end they don’t know where to go. They feel lost, and very often then simply end their journey right there. But just because you can’t see where to go next doesn’t mean you should give up.

How to Say Thank You to Your Best Commenters

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Do you know who your best visitors are? Chances are they’re also your top commenters. Considering that as few as 1% of your visitors are likely to comment at all these are people you want to hold on to.

Your Assumptions Are Killing Your Blog

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Have you tested your assumptions, or are you killing off opportunities by blindly trusting them?

Poll: When Do You Do Your Blog Maintenance?

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My own maintenance plan used to be “do what you can, when you can, as you think of it” which I eventually found to be totally inefficient and left a lot of important tasks undone. So I’m interested in hearing from you about your own blog maintenance routine

Are You Paying Attention?

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Do you need to buy expensive blogging products to succeed, or can you acquire that knowledge through careful observation instead?