Facebook Like buttons are everywhere. They are a great tool for sharing interesting information with your “friends”. They are also a great way to get your blog posts in front of more eyes. Up until now this ubiquitous button has represented a onetime sharing event. Well not any more. There is a new Like button […]
Cloud:Flood – Create buzz, drive traffic and it’s FREE
I found a really nifty new tool this week. It’s free, you don’t have to sign up AND it will both create buzz and drive traffic to your site. It’s call Cloud:Flood. All you need to do is have a promotional product that you’d like to giveaway such as an eBook, MP3, Zip etc. People […]
Leveraging Your Blog – Turning First Time Commenters Into Long Term Readers
You know all about the funnel method of upselling. But have you ever applied that model to your blogging efforts? If you haven’t then you probably aren’t leveraging as effectively as you could be. Here is a very simple illustration of the funnel method as it applies to blogging. At the very top are your […]
Turbo Boost Your Comments – Build a Community
The folks behind Disqus are brilliant. They have taken the concept of leaving comments, souped it up, tricked it out and turned it into a lean mean community building machine. This is truly one of the most perfectly designed plugins I have ever used. It is easy to install, easy to manage and makes starting […]
Make Your Website More Interactive
Making your site more interactive can increase the number of visitors who return and who tell others about your site. In other words you want to give you visitor’s reasons to keep coming back again and again. First and foremost content is king. You must have good, informative content or all the window dressing in […]
