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Re: Top 5 Ways For Improving Conversion Rates

LC — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:26:20 -0000

very basic info...is there a site that has more than 101-style info?

Re: Why Marketing With Pinterest Isn’t As Complicated As You Might Think

KrisOlin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:50:07 -0000

Pinterest has truly become the most important visual social platform today. This is all fine and dandy if you have visual products to sell. But, what if you don't? What can you do when you are selling a service? Or, even worse, an ugly looking thing? This is a new challenge to all creative people how to visualise something that isn't, or is not really too pretty to begin with.

Thanks for great post, Charlie!

Re: 5 LinkedIn Alternatives to Consider for Your Networking Strategy

Bob Pearson — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:58:03 -0000

I totally agree with Robert below, Keep business and pleasure/personal apart.

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

KrisOlin — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:25:02 -0000

Haven't we all, John, haven't we all? The main thing is that you can recognise your mistakes, fix them and then continue with a better plan.

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

Joe Wickman — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:27:43 -0000

I've probably made every one of these mistakes in year one. Now I'm turning the corner into year two and have more questions than I began with!

One step at a time, right?

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

The5-MinuteMessenger — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:18:42 -0000

The SEO part is what I'm still trying to figure out.

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

KrisOlin — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:49:30 -0000

Exactly, John! When can we expect a new post from you, mate? Hopefully soon :)

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

John Miller — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:21:32 -0000

@KrisOlin : Thanks. I understand what you are saying, I have lost interest in some big blogs I used to follow regularly because the blog owners got involved in other projects and updates became sparse. If your readers know when they can expect the next post, they will come back.

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

John Miller — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:19:48 -0000

@KrisOlin : Most new bloggers start writing on their own in the beginning so saying that "passion really helps" is an understatement ;)

Once you have a well-established blog with some loyal readers, others would want to contribute their ideas and posts on your blog.

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

John Miller — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:17:53 -0000

@twitter-868737631 : Thanks for your encouraging comment. As Kris said, "passion" is one of the most important factor behind successful blogs. Writing, marketing, networking skills etc. won't do anything for the blog if the blog owner/editor is not passionate about the topic.

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

John Miller — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:15:49 -0000

@Joanne : Thanks for the kind words. I am not sure I agree with you on the practice and preach front. I follow a lot of bloggers and internet marketers who eat their own dog food ;-)

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

John Miller — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:14:49 -0000

@Sarah Bauer : I agree with you, I prefer to say that readers like to 'scan' the posts before they think of reading them completely. Interesting and useful sub-headings are mandatory.

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

Sarah Bauer — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:06:46 -0000

Great post! Another beginner blogger mistake is "Letting the words speak for themselves." Most users scan content, even long-form blog posts, to grab the information they need, so if you want readers to dig deeper, you need to compel them to do so with keyword-driven titles, sub-titles, and headings for different paragraphs, ideas, or lists. A copy/paste from Microsoft Word with no adaptations for web usability will quickly turn users away!
Cheers
Sarah Bauer
Navigator Multimedia

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

Joanne — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:10:22 -0000

Thanks for this well-done post! It's so rare to find one that practices what it preaches, esp. in the social media how-to or marketing fields.

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

KrisOlin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:20:50 -0000

Beth, I agree capturing leads is one of the basic & important actions you should do if you are running a blog for business. I also agree with you that it really helps if you are passionate about the topic. Especially if you rely on yourself to write most of the posts.

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

Beth Hewitt — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:45:16 -0000

Great post, think you covered everything. I am to glad you put niche first. I think so many people think I need a blog to make money online but fail to figure out what focus they should have.

I would also add that It's a good idea to have some way of capturing leads and give some thought to a unique offer as well.

great post

Beth

Re: Eight Things NOT To Do When Starting A New Blog

KrisOlin — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:42:28 -0000

There's some very good here tips for bloggers, beginners and alike. Especially tip no. 6 is something that needs constant attention. Thanks for a great post, John!

Re: Top 5 Ways For Improving Conversion Rates

KrisOlin — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:08:54 -0000

I know, Sharon! It's important, but I'd hate to admit mostly I'm too lazy to do it properly :)

Re: Top 5 Ways For Improving Conversion Rates

sharon b — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:32:01 -0000

Thanks Dansky and Kris! It is Semi Scientific, lot's of time in the lab till we get the perfect result!

Re: Top 5 Ways For Improving Conversion Rates

Dansky — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:42:42 -0000

Right of you to place A/B Testing first on the shortlist.

Re: Google+ Communities And Why They’re Important To You

KrisOlin — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:50:51 -0000

Thanks for letting us know that you are featuring the post on your blog. For achieving better SEO for both posts, please do not use the exact same title.

Re: Google+ Communities And Why They’re Important To You

Danielle Rainbolt — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:31:41 -0000

This was really encouraging and exciting to me because I recently started promoting a learning platform to learn how to use Google+ as the best way to promote anything you are doing. This article really backs up what I am trying to express to my over 700 followers. Unfortunately, you don't have a "press it" button for Wordpress, so I am going to post the URL. Just wanted to let you know I appreciated this post, and it will be on daniellerainbolt.com. Thanks!

Re: Top 5 Ways For Improving Conversion Rates

KrisOlin — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:42:22 -0000

These are all valid points regarding those all important conversion rates! You can't under estimate the power of suggestion. Calls to action are one of the most neglected areas of this semi scientific topic! Thanks for a great post, Sharon!

Re: Interflora Learns The Hard Way NOT To Buy Links

KrisOlin — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:04:56 -0000

Stan, I can tell you one thing, Google isn't the nice, cool company we used to think any more. For instance, last year they shut down my AdWords account just because I was presenting 5 ways why Facebook Ads are better that Google Ads. A little bit of comparative advertising that has been used for ages throughout the history of advertising. Bang, shut down, not even a warning! Now, is that protectionism to the max. or what?!

In the Interflora case though I think they were pretty much on the right track. If everyone were allowed on page one who can afford to buy enough links, the search results would lose their meaning, and Google it's (relative) reliability.

Re: Interflora Learns The Hard Way NOT To Buy Links

Stan Faryna — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:56:41 -0000

The online ecosystem is a savage space where everything counts if it is a competitive advantage. Until it doesn't. I suspect, however, that Google's actions against Interflora is an arbitrary and malicious exception. We all know that Interflora's relationship with Google has been problematic for some time and people are right to wonder if Google's powers have become more dictatorial and arbitrary than the service-oriented editorial process that Google claims to be their mission. On the other hand, examples must be made - now and then. Google must champion it's charade of "journalistic" integrity. And Interflora's investment in black hat SEO has likely brought returns that exceed this temporary hiccup.

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