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Nurture Your Network
How much time do you spend nurturing the business connections you’ve made? Chances are, you’re not spending enough. As a freelance copywriter, I’ve learned that my business connections are some of the most valuable assets I have. My network is at least as important as my copywriting skills. Daymond John, creator of FUBU clothing and […]
Continue readingBye-Bye Email Subscribe Button
When I asked for you to vote on your favorite blog header graphic, I got a number of insightful comments and questions. If you voted or replied, thank you. I also got a couple comments from readers who questioned why I was removing the red subscribe button from the header graphic. For example: why are […]
Continue reading7 Tips for Maintaining and Growing Your Blog
It’s now been 4 years since I started the blog you’re reading right now. During that time, I’ve written more than 400 articles and received more than 5,000 comments. I’m not crushing any records, but I’m pleased with the results. Obviously, I’ve discovered quite a few lessons about blogging during that time. With that in […]
Continue readingHow to Generate Traffic from Blog Comments
There are dozens of different ways to get free traffic to your site. One of them is to leave comments on other people’s blogs and link back to your own site. This by itself is a decent strategy. The quicker you comment on a new blog post, the more likely it is you’ll get some […]
Continue readingWhy I Allow Only 14 Days for Comments
A few months ago, I quietly changed my blog comment settings to automatically close comments after 30 days. After this worked so well, I decided to reduce the “comment window” to only 14 days. Here’s why I decided to do this. Reason #1 – I’ve had quite a lot of work to do this year, […]
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