Cindy Szponder’s Tips

In between unpacking boxes at our new house today, I was delving a little into the history of blogging. Believe me, it was a lot more fun than unpacking and putting things away!
Just for fun and the trivia of it visit Wikipedia and check the state of the blogosphere.

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Short answer: When you have something worth saying.
Long answer: You’ll hear all kinds of numbers bouncing around the blogosphere about how many posts you should make to your blog–everything from 10 times a day to whenever you feel like it.
From several sources I’ve read and from personal experience, I’d say that the more often […]

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Received any negative comments on your blog recently? If not, you probably will someday, so how will you handle them? Your answer is vital to the continued success of your blog, and I just read a nice concise outline of a positive way to handle the negative over at Build a Better Blog. Check out […]

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Writing Your Own eBook
What’s one of the best internet money-making ideas? Writing your own e-book. Does writing your own e-book sound like something you’d never be able to accomplish? It doesn’t have to be that hard. All it requires is some research, planning, and organization.
eBook Topic Brainstorming
The first hurdle to writing your own ebook is […]

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Ok, people. I just discovered an outrageous tool for keyword research. All the tools I’ve learned about (and then some) are wrapped up in one tool over at SEO Book.
Be sure to check out their blog and their keyword research tool.
I’m heading back to what I was working on–an upcoming post on writing your own […]

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Hot off the press. Over at Daily Blog Tips there are 3 new colors offered for their StudioPress Theme. Besides color, these themes provide the following benefits:

AdSense-ready
Widget-ready
Comment styling
“Welcome” section on the sidebar
Search Engine Optimization

Might be just what you were looking for.

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Just found a great video over at Jack Humphrey’s blog. Trackbacks were an area that I knew would increase my links and traffic, but I had a hard time learning how to truly implement them. I finally figured it out, but in order to save you the time and effort I went through, I’ll just […]

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If you conduct any business online or maintain a website to compliment your offline business, then blogging is quickly becoming a mandatory part of your future. And if you are not currently blogging, chances are after realizing the potential of these traffic-enhancing goldmines, you soon will be!
Blogs, derived from the words “web log” were originally […]

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Read a cool article over on Yaro’s site this morning that really opened my eyes about e-mail lists. I’ve always heard “the money’s in the list”, heck I’ve even published on that topic on my blog. It was an eye opener to hear about the more important meaning behind the saying. It’s so true, now […]

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What is keyword research and why should bloggers be interested? Keyword research is market research. It tells you what people are interested in, what phrases they are searching for, and in what numbers. While a lot has been written and said about keyword research, I’ve found a juicy 7,739 word document that discusses the […]

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