We all know that consumer engagement is good for branding. Keeping users interested in your site is one of the best things that you can do for the future of your company, because customer retention is quickly becoming much more important than customer acquisition. How do you make that happen? (more…)
I wrote a post a while back entitled – Top 10 things bloggers debate about . I want to focus on the age old debate of – Is Content really King? I know what you are thinking…not again, I have heard all of this before. Don’t worry; I am going to approach this from a slightly different angle.
I have been blogging here at TycoonBlogger.com for 18 months now and I have gone through many stages and I have learned a lot along the way. (more…)
Over the past year, I have written several articles about the importance of branding your blog. One of the biggest ways to create a memorable brand for your blog is through your blog design and logo. Take a second and think about some of the most successful bloggers. Chances are names like ProBlogger and ShoeMoney are floating through your head. (more…)
As February winds down, I wanted to write a wrap up post and highlight some of the most popular and most read posts of the month here on Tycoon Blogger.
How to break the ice and make new blogging friends
Dramatically improve your blog in one night
Google sitelinks? What are they and how do I get them?
MyLikes – another way to make money on Twitter (and blogging)
25,000 Entrecard credits – Simple Contest
Be sure to subscribe to my feed for more blog promotion tips and general blogging tips as I have dozens of ideas for posts in the month of March.
Just a couple of days ago, I wrote a post of checking in on your blogging goals and taking steps to make sure you are on track. When I was asked to review Blast Off! , a new book by Allison Maslan that launched on January 19th, I thought that I could learn a lot.
The book is a self help book that offers tips, suggestions and inspiration for you to experience positive change in your life. The thing I really like about the book is that it does not just preach to you but actually gets you pumped to reach your goals and then walks you through exercises to help you take action to reach your goals. Although this book is not about blogging or making money online, I feel that it help me personally by giving me a framework and road map to work within. The lessons learned has giving me inspiration and tools to make this my best year ever for making money online.
I think this book is worth checking out.
You can find it at all major bookstores as well as Borders and Barnes and Nobles. The book sells for $24, but is available on Amazon for less.
It takes a lot of time to promote a blog and create solid blog content. There are a small percentage of bloggers that blog full time and earn a living from it. The vast majority of bloggers have day jobs and blog at night and on the weekends. If you are married or have a significant other, this could cause some issues and tension in the relationship. In this post, I wanted to share a little about my personal situation and I also want to open it up in the comments and see if anyone else has similar issues and perhaps some suggestions on how to strike a balance.
I work a typical workday, Monday through Friday 8-5. My blogging routine starts at around 8:00 pm, I will lay in bed with my laptop and watch TV while talking with my wife and doing some blog related activity. I have always been good at multi-tasking so this routine seems to work well for me. More times than not, my wife will fall asleep around 8:30. She blames me for not being engaging and not talking to her for the reason that she goes to bed early. On the weekends, I like to spend more time with my blog and last weekend my wife was very angry because in her opinion I was spending too much time on the computer. I feel that my wife does not truly understand blogging and how much I enjoy it. When I try to share some success stories with her, I feel that she does not really care and just humors me by saying good job.
I realize that there has be a balance but I guess I am having a hard time getting my wife to undestand what blogging is and what it means to me.
I really wish that she would get off that stupid Facebook and spend her time starting a blog, but I doubt that will happen as she thinks blogging is stupid.
[stextbox id="info"]What does your significant other think about your blogging? Are they supportive? Does your significant other blog?[/stextbox]
