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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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We started out this blog series talking about how it’s a truly social web out there. No one can argue that. People are flocking to Facebook (a billion active monthly users) and are spending a large portion of their Internet time on social networks. Because of this, the experts tell us, as business owners, we …

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While many bloggers work with social media to grow their target market audience, there is so much opportunity to meet with and connect with other blog owners. You can share advice, find service providers, promote one another’s content, connect each other to resources and other people. In short, if you’ve got friends…you’ll go far. Always …

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Crystal (www.crystalandcomp.com) and I had another super productive G+ Hangout yesterday!  This time we had a guest – Andrea Green of www.greenbacksgal.com is a YouTube Guru and talked to us about ways to use YouTube to enhance our content and draw in more readers. Watch the video below of our live hangout!  Be sure to …

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Last Tuesday, I co-hosted a G+ Live Hangout with Crystal and Company.  Several of you guys attended and I think it went extremely well.  This week we will be discussing Pinterest and giving you some suggestions to make it work for you.  So, On Tuesday February 12th at 10 am Central (11 EST, 9 MST, …

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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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The Profitable Blogging Formula = Great Content + Smart Marketing + Monetization Plan I’ve really enjoyed my time here, but it’s coming to the end. I hope with this series of posts, I’ve provided you with some new ideas and perspectives for profitable blogging. When you think about all we’ve talked about it over the …

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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, …

Read More about Blogging Basics: Making the Most of Guest Blogging Opportunities

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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