You might have seen, or read, or heard about many blog success stories that make people want to blog. Like The Bankaholic blog was sold for $15 million. ArsTechnica sold for $25 million. PaidContent sold for $30 million. In 2009, the job market has resulted in a ton of layoffs for journalists, many print newspapers and magazines went out of business. Writers who worked for these media didn't just sit there and wait, they take their skills to the … [Read more...]
A List of Books that Would be Helpful for Bloggers
If you wish to make your business from your blogging activities, this following essential book list will help you, some of them are from my suggestion after I read them, some of them are from my friends. I have tried to put them into different categories to help you improve any aspect of your blogging. However, I don't know all of them so if you see my categories are not quite right, do forgive me. The subject in this list is quite diversify, it cover a … [Read more...]
Why Don’t Producing Blog Empires?
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Most blogs are small potatoes. The vast majority are online journals where teenagers talk about their lives to a readership made up of their closest friends. A growing minority, however, are businesses in and of themselves. They balance costs and income; they purposely seek out content providers, advertisers, and paying customers. They make a profit. They are, in fact, blog empires, ruling over a reader-defined section of the blogosphere as the go-to site … [Read more...]
Suicidal Bloggers are Dropping like Flies
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while they last. It really good. … [Read more...]
Fact Stats: Why Market Your Biz by Blogging
No matter how technology changes, no matter how many types of the newest marketing methods have been created, implemented or adapt, the numbers below shows you that Blogs are still a great way to get your message out there, it is still the way to help you gain exposure and credibility in your business niche, market or industry. Those interesting stats are courtesy of 2009 State of the Blogosphere by Technorati. Do take some time to read and absorb … [Read more...]
FTC Clarifies New IM, Blogging & Affiliate Advertising Guidelines with Jim
I'm sure you've heard of the new FTC rules that go into effect on Dec. 1st. The new rules will really change your business if you do online marketing, blogging, affiliate marketing, use endorsements, testimonials, of any kind. If in case you haven't heard of it, I wanted to make sure you knew about it, find out more information in this post. FTC is the Federal Trade Commission and regulate how we do business. * "What parts of your business do … [Read more...]
FTC New Final Guidelines for Bloggers
Since FTC's new ruling on endorsements (review sites) announced recently, there has been lots of discussion, post, blogging and opinions on the net toward how it might affect affiliate marketers. Basically it is guidelines that advise bloggers who make money from endorsements to clearly disclose their relationships with advertisers. When the new ruling first came out, there was talk about an $11,000 fine for those caught out of compliance. But that … [Read more...]
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