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Blog World Expo 2008

One2OneNetwork.com: Barbara Jones

November 6, 2008

I know I said Selling Direct Ads was my last Blog World post, but I remembered I have a few videos that I haven’t shared with you yet. I met so many people that elicited a “WOW!” from me. If you can only attend one blogging conference next year, make it Blog World & New [...]

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Blog World Expo: Selling Direct Ads (#bwe08)

November 3, 2008

This is it! The last article about Blog World Expo 2008! I know I’ve been inundating you with information from that conference, but it was really amazing. How could I not share that with you?
Panel: How to Sell Direct Advertising on Your Blog
Panelists: Steve Hall, David Peralty, Wendy Piersall, Dave Taylor, Lynn Truong
The first thing [...]

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Blog World Expo: More SEO Tips for Bloggers (#bwe08)

October 28, 2008

Panel: Search Engine Optimization, SEM, & New Media
Panelists: Brian Clark, Michael Gray, Lee Odden, Stephen Spencer
There were a few times I hopped from presentation to presentation. This was one of the presentations I was hopping to from another. The result is that my notes aren’t as lengthy as for some other presentations. Take this information, [...]

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Blog World Expo: Dave Taylor on SEO (#bwe08)

October 27, 2008

BWE Presentation Name: Ten Things You Need to Know About SEO
Presenter: Dave Taylor
Dave Taylor is an affable guy with a huge knowledge base to share. You can find him at The Business Blog at Intuitive.com, Ask Dave Taylor, and Attachment Parenting Blog. Here is what I learned from Dave as he tackled basic SEO strategies. [...]

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Blog World Expo: Jim Kukral’s Advice for Beginning Bloggers

October 15, 2008

Jim Kukral is a web marketer, speaker, and online monetization expert. He was kind enough to stop and chat with me after I chased him down a hallway calling his name. True story.
This post made possible by Posh Mama, NewBaby.com, Adoptic.com, and Blog World and New Media Expo.

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Affiliate Marketing: Getting Started

October 14, 2008

As you consider affiliate marketing for your blog, I encourage you to ensure the products you are partnering with offer value to your readers. No one will be interested in buying a product if there is no related value, right? Figure out what blogs similar to yours. Read them. Look at what ads they are [...]

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Blog World Expo: Affiliate Marketing Secrets for Bloggers

October 13, 2008

Title of Panel: Affiliate Marketing Secrets for Bloggers
Panelists:

Mike Allen: ShoppingBargains.com
Tim Jones: TheRealTimJones.com
Shawn Collins: AffiliateSummit.com
Sam Harrelson

I am new to making money with my blogging. I didn’t start out with the intention of making money–it was a happy accident. Having said that, I am definitely interested in making more money with blogging and, because of that goal, [...]

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Blog World Expo 2008: Affiliate Marketing Advice from the Pros (#bwe08)

October 8, 2008

In Making Money Online with a Blog, several of the biggest names in blogging gave advice about starting affiliate marketing and whether you should use CPM advertising or go with direct sales advertising.
First, let me define a few things:

What does CPM mean? CPM is cost per thousand (M is the Roman numeral for one thousand). [...]

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Blog World Expo 2008: An Attendees Perspective (#bwe08)

October 7, 2008

Shannon Hutton is an author at Sparkplugging.com, writes MomSational.com, is on the faculty of SparkplugU.com, and writes Believer In Balance as well as several other blogs. I caught up with her after the Making Money Online with a Blog panel.

This post made possible by PoshMama.com, NewBaby.com, Adoptic.com, and Blog World and New Media Expo.

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Blog World Expo 2008: Making Money Online with a Blog (#bwe08)

October 6, 2008

This post is a review of the information I gleaned from the Blog World and New Media Expo panel, Making Money Online with a Blog. The panelists’ advice is in bold, my comments are after the bold in regular type.
Presenters: Brian Clark, Darren Rowse, Jeremy Shoemaker, Zac Johnson, John Chow
Moderator: Jim Kukral
Advice from Darren Rowse

Promote [...]

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