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If, like me, you have been blogging since before Pinterest, then you have some posts that need some help!  I have been blogging for 7 years this month – seven years!  I also did a big site combine that gave me well over 6 thousand posts on this one blog.  Theoretically, someone could spend hours …

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This week, we (I and Crystal and Company) discussed how to find giveaway sponsors!  In the video below, we were going to tell you the FOUR simple steps to successful partnerships with brands for sponsorship, giveaways, and paid product placements!  However, we gave so much content for the first two steps that we ran out …

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Wow, just wow!  Another year has come and gone and that means it is time to evaluate my goals and set new ones!  Can you believe that?  First, let’s take a look at my goals from the beginning of 2012: 12 Goals set for 2012… how did I do? #1 – Make $1,000 consistently.  I …

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After you’ve been blogging for awhile, you likely want to take your business up a notch. Instead of having only a small group of people who are following it, you now would like advertisers to start noticing you. If they like what you see, then you might be able to make some money off this …

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We’ve talked about guest blogging a few times in this series. In fact, I think it’s quite obvious that I am guest blogging right now and I do it because there is tremendous benefit to me and my business. Guest blogging allows you to reach new audiences and establish your expertise further. Add to that, …

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I offer MANY different options for companies to advertise on my blog from free reviews to much more elaborate events including Pinterest Parties and Twitter Parties.  I actually want to start doing MORE Twitter parties… you know, actively seeking companies to sponsor the parties  – and it got me wondering what other people do, what …

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So, I am curious…. how many posts have you guest posted that led to the one you are wanting to promote?  Did you get any “yes” answers?  Have you even done this part? Hopefully you pitched some bloggers with your great ideas and have already posted a few out there.  Either way, these tips should …

Read More about Blogging Basics: Promoting a Post with Guest Posts (part 2)

Miss me last week?  I went on vacation at the very last minute and didn’t work. Oops!  Anyway, you had a nice break.  How is that post coming along?  How’s the traffic on it? Two weeks ago I told you to start thinking of some post titles.  Well, this week you have to actually start …

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So, it has been a while since I talked about anything having to do with actual blogging.  So, you have spent so much time working on goals, working on stats, working on your social media accounts.  Now, let’s work on a post.  I want you to write a post that will be forever popular! One …

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So, you decided to take the plunge and become a blogger!  Now, you are writing fairly regularly about your chosen topic and finding that you don’t know as much as you thought you did.  Or that you are about to run out of stuff to say!  What do you do? #1 – Start browsing the …

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