The Best of The Week [TBOTW]
Well I’m only a day late posting this weeks TBOTW article, I have excuses and each one is better than the last..hehe Anyway, no need for a long winded introduction this week, let’s get straight to the list!
Here we go, and in no particular order;
10 Signs That Your Blog Is On The Right Track by Daily Blog Tips - Starting a new blog or growing an existing one can certainly be frustrating, as it may seem like you are not on pace to achieve your goals. Like anything worthwhile, building a solid and effective blog will take some time and hard work. Read more..
The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Bloggers by The Blog Entrepreneur - If you are going to be successful in the blogging world or really at anything then you need to learn to play to your strengths and minimize your weaknesses. This sounds easy but in reality it can be incredibly difficult. Read more..
With Darren Rowse over at SXSW at the moment the guest posts have been coming through thick and fast on Problogger. There have been a few articles that I thought were great, this one would be the pick of the bunch for mine.
12 CPM Alternatives to Adsense by Problogger - Video content publishers face a unique capitalization challenge on the internet today. Sites that rely on new media for the bulk of their content are unable to earn as much from Adsense as those sites that feature more traditional written articles. Read more..
Anywired is rapidly becoming one of my favorite blogs to read, and with the rising number of people writing and selling ebooks over the last couple of months this article will give you a head start over the competition.
5 Short-Term Strategies for Building Long-Term eBook Sales by Anywired - What’s the #1 deterrent that keeps people from writing and selling their own eBook? According to the people who e-mail me for advice, it’s the so-called grandeur of the task. Read more..
and last but not least
Instant SEO boost using Google web history, 70 extra visitors a day by Seopher - SEO is a strange beast; you can try really hard to optimise a piece of content for the search engines only to have it sit in your archives, alone and unloved. Did you know that there’s an excellent SEO tool sitting right under your nose? Read more..
So there you go, the articles in my RSS feed that I either enjoyed reading the most or that I took the most useful information from.
As always feel free to suggest some articles or blogs that I should be reading and let me know if there’s anything here you liked by Digging or Stumbling this post.
Cheers, Matt
The Best of the Week [TBOTW]
In what I hope to make a regular segment here at Mathew Packer dot com, here’s the first installment in ‘The Best of the Week’.
The Best of the Week will basically be a number of articles from all the RSS feeds I subscribe to that I think you guys should check out. There might be a few articles that you’ve already read from RSS feeds you already subscribe to, but there might also be a few that you haven’t read.
I encourage you to check out these articles, and let me know what you think. And if you think that you’ve got some websites that you think I should check out, by all means leave me a comment with the url.
On to the list!
The 3 Ways to Write a Blog by www.chrisg.com - When you create a blog there are three ways you can approach your subject matter. Which approach you choose will have a big impact on how fast you grow awareness and audience, plus will be decisive in how easy you find the actual writing. Read More…
Three Great Resources That Wont Cost You a Dime by www.copyblogger.com - Everyone loves free stuff, right? Here are three quality things that will make your weekend better, and you won’t even have to open your wallet. Read More…
The Newbie Guide to Blogging by www.lifehack.org - We live in a blogging world. Whether you’re a business startup, an established business, a freelancer, an intern, a musician, or anyone else, blogging can help you. Read More…
The Myth of the Perfect Post by www.onblogging.com.au - It is generally accepted that one pillar post is better than a hundred annoying one-liners. I’m wondering if it is possible or even desirable to go beyond the pillar post and aim for absolute perfection. Read More…
The Ultimate Guide To Networking With Bloggers by www.problogger.net - Networking online and in person are like twins with different personalities. You’re ultimately trying to do the same thing, which is build a connection and form a relationship. At the same time your using different tools and executing different strategies. Read More…
and last but not least
10 Tips for Getting Started as a Freelancer by www.writetodone.com - Freelance writing is a wonderful profession — combine the thrill of writing with the freedom of working on your own schedule, and it’s almost a can’t-miss combo. I did it for many years (just stopped in the last couple months) and it was an ideal second job for me. Read More…
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