This week I received an excellent question from a reader asking how to find out about blogging conferences in her area. Attending a blogging conference or a local blog meetup or tweetup is a great way to meet others who share your interests (blogging and social media), network, and learn new skills. Here are several [...]
Blog World Expo: Dave Taylor on SEO (#bwe08)
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 [...]
Blog World Expo: Jim Kukral’s Advice for Beginning Bloggers
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.
Affiliate Marketing: Getting Started
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 [...]
Blog World Expo: ProBlogger’s Advice for Beginning Bloggers (#bwe08)
Before I attended Blog World and New Media Expo, I sat down and declared some goals for myself: Learn as much as I can in as many panels as I can. Meet as many bloggers as possible and try to really connect with them. I didn’t just want to exchange cards, I wanted to find [...]





