I saw a posting on Flimjo doing a weekly recap of what was discussed on the blog the previous week. I liked the concept a lot. It was a good way to put everything all in one tidy post, and give love to those who have commented this week. I like the concept so I […]

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Last week, I started reading more on how you can drive traffic to your website using Twitter. Several bloggers that I read use Twitter daily to help find new readers and meet new people. I really didn’t grasp it at first, but I definitely got sucked in to Twitter quickly.
For those who don’t know the […]

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One of the keys to having a successful blog is to be able to generate traffic from all angles. Everyone has their obligatory post about the ‘best ways to generate traffic’.  Usually it is recycled information, although some people might be able to articulate it better.  In my previous post, I mentioned my top 5 […]

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A few days back I posted some tips on how I use MySpace to promote my blogs and website. Today I will be discussing Facebook.
I don’t have nearly as much exposure to Facebook as I have to MySpace. Facebook was in its infancy when I was promoting my band heavily online, and in addition, you […]

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I must admit. I used to be a MySpace junkie. For years (yes, I mean years) I would sit on that website and promote. At one time, my band had over 25,000 MySpace friends. I even had over 3000 on my personal account.
I wasn’t really blogging back in those days. I was using it to […]

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Every so often, I post a simple post talking about one of the websites I frequent. Obviously, they are much more established than me, but the whole blogosphere is built on bloggers helping each other out.
I posted about the Blogging Experiment, which was one of the first websites I stumbled upon when I was moving […]

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Often times, people will assume that because their traffic is high, their website must be relevant or their content must be great. I am here to tell you that you could not be further from the truth. Having lots of traffic is fine and dandy, but what you want to target is high quality traffic.
To […]

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When I first started playing music, way back in that carefree decade known as the 90’s, the most important thing to me was how to find an outlet for the songs I was creating. I wasn’t really worried about image, or brand, of my product. This growth period lasted several years, and I found out […]

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I usually check out about 10 to 20 new blogs a day. Partially because of my ’scoring system’ to comment and establish relationships, but also because I am as curious as the next to see someone elses take on blogging. I am always keeping an ear to the ground to spot the newest trends […]

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There are common questions that are asked all the time in the blogging world. The question that is asked the most by the niche blogger is “How do I actually make money blogging?”
While there are several different responses, the one that people want to know most about is advertising. Advertising on your blog comes in […]

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