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What’s the difference between $1,000 and $1,000,000?

To make $1,000 with a blog, all you need is a few customers. Maybe provide a few services, post a couple ad spots, and land a handful of consulting…

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Who has a list in the hundreds of millions, only mails once a year, and maintains a 100% open rate? Santa. That “stat” shouldn’t surprise you. Of course kids are going to open their presents. …

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You have high aspirations for your blog. You think about what it’s going to be like when it’s big-time and how it’s going to solve all of your problems.

I think everyone does. But rarely does…

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In 2008 I had an idea for an internet-based business.

I did a little research, wrote up a business plan, and figured I’d hire someone to build a website. Surely this internet thing would be a…

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It happens to almost every blogger.

You start a blog, share it with your friends, and it gains momentum. It gets a couple thousand visits, a couple hundred subscribers, and yet you still haven’t made enough…

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You feel like you’re doing everything right, yet, you’ve never cracked 1,000 uniques per month and only a few of your posts are getting search traffic.

If every one of your posts isn’t getting anywhere from…

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Like money, one thing you’ll never get enough of is traffic.

If you want to get a lot of traffic, one of the greatest sources of is StumbleUpon.com. Going from a couple hundred visits a day…

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Blog design can be as simple as installing a theme and adding a few widgets.
But if you take your blog seriously and you want it to stand out, the first step is understanding the…

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Assuming someone comes to your blog, how do you make sure that they enjoy their visit? In a comment last week, Lewis LaLanne suggested that I write this post to answer the question, “what needs …

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What’s the point of your homepage? If your homepage simply features a list of your latest blog posts, you’re making a big mistake. It’s important to get your homepage right because it’s going to be …