Bloggers are the Rodney Dangerfield of the writing world, people who do not get respect. Some of that is unfortunate, as many bloggers contribute valuable information that is oftentimes missed by the mainstream media.

But, in other instances the disrespect is deserved because the blogger has made some mistakes that make him/her look like an amateur.

If your blog’s bounce rates are high, there could be some very good reasons why people leave your site at first glance. Read on as we identify and discuss five blogging mistakes you must correct…

1 – Your theme is a mess.

You settled for one of those freebie WordPress themes, thinking it would attract and retain readers.

Unfortunately, the theme is seriously broken, hiding comments automatically, sending your readers to the wrong pages or simply featuring an undesirable color combination.

Perhaps most important of all, test your blog regularly for broken links. And by all means invest in a quality theme that rocks. [Read more…]

What do you do once you’ve hit publish? Do you just sit back and wait for something magic to happen, or do you go out and make it happen?

It’s easy to just sit back and hope for the best, but if you really want to take advantage of your great content you should follow these 5 steps as soon as you hit publish:

1 – Tweet the post to your followers.

People are crazy about Twitter. It’s one of the biggest social networking platforms in the world and people are always signed in. What easier way is there to let people know you have new content than to put it straight in front of their face. [Read more…]

Facebook is the number one social networking website today, with over 901 million users and gaining more every day. One guaranteed way of grabbing a potential customer’s attention is by holding a Facebook contest.

Let’s face it: it’s incredibly hard to resist a deal, much less a freebie. It’s a fast, easy, and fun way to engage your customers and bring in traffic to your affiliate site.

The statistics don’t lie. Popular sweet Kit Kat hosted a competition on their official Facebook page for their 75th anniversary. The result? 20,000 new followers gained in a single day. That’s 20,000 people sharing Kit Kat branded content, so you can only guess how many more followers they got on day two. Contests are a powerful marketing tool and Facebook is a powerful platform – combined, you have advertising gold. Here are five tips on how you can do it, too: [Read more…]

Are you looking for WordPress tips? Do you want to make money blogging? Then this is the article for you!

WordPress is a great blogging and content management platform that has brought a huge change to the blogging field. Most people consider to be a superior platform due to its great themes and customizable features.

If you want to make money blogging, then follow the WordPress tips below to ensure your success:

1 – Use a Self-Hosted WordPress Installation

Many people have seen great reviews about WordPress and rushed to create free WordPress.com accounts. After creating great blogs and developing awesome content, they end up realizing that there are limits to how much they can optimize their blogs. [Read more…]

The tipping point in my career as a marketer came when I finally took the plunge into blogging.

In the past 16 months I’ve cleared well over a million dollars through the strategic relationships I’ve acquired through the blogging community. It’s simply not possible to overstate the remarkable benefits that come from this medium.

Establishing yourself as a blogger of true authority is to position yourself to succeed – whether you’re in direct response marketing, sales, reputation management, or whatever else. [Read more…]