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The Twisting of Words and the Destruction of Language
Recently, I stumbled upon a blog I don’t normally read. In the post I read, the author advocated a certain behavior, even while it caused him some consternation. He was, in effect, saying that the behavior was “right” and ought to be encouraged. I disagree with said author. And while I didn’t say it directly […]
Continue readingInstantly Obsolete: The Danger of Building Your Business on Top of Fickle Social Media
If you’re building your business solely on top of a fickle web-based business like Google, Facebook, or Twitter, I strongly advise you to BE CAREFUL. All it takes is one tweak of an algorithm… one revision of the Terms of Service… and you could be out of business faster than you can say “Google Slap.” […]
Continue readingList Management, Fake Endorsements, and The Syndicate
As a list owner, I feel a certain responsibility to you, my dear reader. Therefore, it’s my goal to provide you with rich content mixed with occasional offers for products and services that may benefit you. Obviously, if I endorse somebody else’s product or service as an affiliate, then that means I’ve either purchased the […]
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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