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So today I realized “oh my gosh!! I’m at my 100th blog post” needless to say I am psyched. So to pop the cork on the proverbial bottle of champagne I am going to release a free mini course within this post on four ways to monetize your blog. This is going to be short(ish), sweet and to the point, if you want FAR more instruction and hundreds of hours of tutoring on how to build an internet business empire check out the end of the post.
How to monetize your blog | 4 ultimate business in a box blueprints!
- ebook business model
- 7 easy steps
- Choose a topic, preferably your passion
- Create a table of contents this will act as your road map
- If you can’t write, record & have it transcribe, if you don’t have enough to say its time to learn a little more before writing an ebook (duh!)
- Use .PDF (save as .PDF) add pictures, graphs & graphics to look more pro.
- write every day once a day for a set time, write as much or as little as you think covers your topic, then save as .PDF after proof read
- 7 easy steps
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Recently I’ve noticed an amazing and exciting trend within my own blog and others who I read avidly, its a practice I call building a comment community. Let me explain this blogging tip that I think is a good ear mark of a healthy blog. Some bloggers respond to the comments they receive after a post, others don’t do this so much. I learned from Pat Flynn in one of his stellar posts that responding to comments is essential to building a community around your blog… but even more interesting is when you notice the commentators responding to each other. This is truly a community being formed around whatever you blog’s niche is based on. So if you have a food blog where those who comment ask about recipes and then there are some “leaders” within your food blog who will routinely respond to others comments, even often before you do, this is a GREAT sign of a healthy and interactive blog.
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Mar 2, 10
How to Write for the Blog You Want, Not the Blog You Have
Written by: Maren Kate // Comments
I have found myself lately in a internet business/blog funk, not that I don’t love my blog (**self hug**) but because it is easy for me to get maniacal about the number of comments, page views etc Escaping the 9 to 5 gets. The number of page views has only been growing, but I want reader interaction to grow as well and since with all things in life it takes a lot of hard work… I get frustrated. Today I heard someone say an old colloquialism “don’t dress for the job you have, dress for the job you want” and I thought… presto, that’s it, that is how to excel at writing a blog… you write for the blog you want, not the one you have.
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Wow, so I just noticed something radical while I was contemplating my naval messing around on Alexa.com instead of getting work done. My site www.Escapingthe9to5.com (you know, the thing you are reading) has jumped 90,521 places in Alexa in 10 days AND I went from having 8 other sites linking in to having 78!!
This is a major accomplishment for me! Less than ten days ago I wrote this post tracking your blog’s success on Alexa where I bemoaned my paltry Alexa rating and swore to you all come hell or high water I would increase my traffic to this site in the next year by lots. Well, heck, I guess it’s working! Now you may be thinking Maren, I don’t care about your stupid site’s ranking, all I care about is MY stupid site’s ranking - understandable. So let me keep your interest a few moments longer, in this post I am going to tell YOU how YOU can attract LOTS of sites to link in to your site in no time fast!
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Feb 14, 10
Top 5 Best Blog Marketing Techniques (that really work!)
Written by: Maren Kate // Comments
For this post I am going to unveil what I do on a daily basis to market my blog & grow my subscribers and readership each month. This costs nothing to do and if you enjoy your blogging should be fun and profitable! I compiled this marketing guide for my blog after reading Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crush It and doing a lot of case studies on some of the most powerful and influential blogs in the world.
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The Breakdown
Alrighty… so here is the breakdown. Today I checked my Alexa rating, which was actually better than I thought it would be. But still, not great. No worries though, I’ve only been blogging on Escaping the 9 to 5 for 6 months now. Still… it is very important that each and everyone of you who blogs go check your Alexa rating now, this will help you see where you are and then compare and contrast to see where you WILL be in the future.
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If that doesn't scare you I don't know what will...
So you are reading this… that means you’ve put off death, momentarily, but really it just means you decided to click on my cheesy headline. It’s not a lie either, whether you read this or don’t you’ll die eventually… sorry folks, but death isn’t something we should be so afraid to talk about and only take your own mortality so seriously it helps lead a happy, healthy life.
So what is this post about? Well its about bringing eyeballs to your blog posts… which is a BIG positive whether you are an entrepreneur, enthusiast, business or even a professional blogger. Here are the key things I’ve noticed that increase traffic, increase blog posts getting read and increase comments/interaction on your site:
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