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Posted by: abiodex on: January 13, 2009

With so many blogs being created every day, it’s a mystery to many bloggers how to make their blog stand out. There are many types of blogs or purposes for blogs and a certain number of tactics are applicable to just about all of them.Some companies choose to hire a blog consultant, but others like to try things internally. For those “DIY” companies and individuals interested in practical tips for marketing and optimizing a business blog, try out the following list of blog marketing and optimization tips:

1. Decide on a stand alone domain name www.myblog.com or directory of existing site www.mysite.com/blog. Sub domain is also an option blog.mysite.com. Avoid hosted services that do not allow you to use your own domain name!
2. Obtain and install customizable blog software – WordPress and Moveable Type are my favorites.
3. Customize blog look and feel templates – aka design.
4. Research keywords and develop a glossary – Keyword Discovery, WordTracker, SitePoint, SEOBook Keyword Research.
5. Optimize the blog:
* Template optimization – RSS subscription options, social bookmark links, HTML code, Unique title tags, URLs, Sitemap
* Add helper plugins specific to WordPress or MT
* Create keyword rich categories (reference your keyword glossary)
6. Enable automatic trackback and ping functionality.
7. Create Feedburner Pro account and enable feed tracking.
8. Setup a Google account for Sitemap, validate and prep for future submission.
9. Identify authoritative blogs, web sites and hubs for outbound resource links and blogroll.
10. Format archived posts, related posts.
11. Enable statistics for tracking – Google Analytics, ClickTracks.
12. Submit RSS feed and Blog URL to prominent RSS and Blog directories / search engines.
13. Engage in an ongoing link building campaign.
14. If podcast or video content are available, submit to Podcast and Vlog directories.
15. Submit blog url to paid directories with categories for blogs – Yahoo, BOTW, bCentral, WOW, JoeAnt.
16. Optimize and distribute a press release announcing blog.
17. Request feedback or reviews of your blog in relevant forums, discussion threads. If you have a resourceful post that will help others, point to it.
18. Research and comment on relevant industry related blogs and blogs with significant centers of influence.
19. Post regularly. If it’s a news oriented blog, 3-5 times per day. If it’s an authoritative blog, 3-5 times per week, but each post must be unique and high value.
20. Monitor inbound links, traffic, comments and mentions of your blog – Google Alerts, Technorati, Blogpulse, Yahoo News, Ask Blogs and Feeds.
21. Always respond to comments on your blog and when you detect a mention of your blog on another blog, thank that blogger in the comments of the post.
22. Make contact with related bloggers on AND offline if possible.
23. When making blog posts always cite the source with a link and don’t be afraid to mention popular bloggers by name. Use keywords in the blog post title, in the body of the post and use anchor text when you link to previous posts you’ve made.
24. Use social networking services, forums and discussion threads to connect with other bloggers. If they like your stuff, they will link to you.
25. Remember when web sites were a new concept and the sage advice to print your web address everywhere you print your phone number? The same advice applies for your blog.
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26. If your blog’s goal is to promote you as an authority, interview other prominent bloggers in your industry. Your own credibility will improve by association.
27. Build out your online networks through services such as MyBlogLog, Twitter and Facebook and leverage them to promote particularly useful content on your blog.
28. Once your blog has 1000 or more subscribers, show your Feedburner badge
29. Host images with Flickr making sure to include an anchor text link in the image description back to the post where the image is used.
30. Use your blog to gain press/media credentials at relevant industry conferences and use the event to create content, connections and increase your knowledge.

This post was originally published on June 15, 2006 and has continued to receive many inbound links. As time changes, so do some tactics, so we’ve added a few tactics (after original 25) that have emerged in their usefulness. What would you add to this list?

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Posted by: abiodex on: January 8, 2009

teliad, the leading German text link marketplace, is expanding worldwide and is now also available in English. Besides English and German, the marketplace is also available in French, Italian and Spanish.

teliad is the German market leader in the field of text link advertising. The company achieved a growth in turnover of 450 % in the business year 2007 compared to the previous year. On account of this extraordinary success on the German market, the establishment of an international text link marketplace was, for Andreas Armbruster, founder and CEO of teliad, a natural strategic measure for the company’s further development. Alongside the consistent expansion and improvement of the product range, the current corporate strategy is aimed at growth. “Internationalisation is an important part of the corporate strategy. We are growing rapidly. The numbers of enquiries and registrations from new foreign customers have increased strongly during the past few months. However, it has been difficult up to now for foreign customers to find their way in the German marketplace. We are now very well equipped with German, English, Spanish, French and Italian and can reach a large target group. Through the English marketplace in particular we can reach customers all over the world. English is understood by a large proportion of web users, especially those who are involved in e-commerce. We are sure that we will grow quickly internationally. Even now, awareness of teliad already exists beyond the borders of Germany,” explains Andreas Armbruster. The international portal will be attended to from the Stuttgart site. However, there will be support in the respective national language. In addition the company provides a detailed information and FAQ area, which is intended to provide information to foreign customers on all questions surrounding the topic of text links.

Text link advertising is an effective form of online advertising. As direct HTML links, text links contain an advertisement in text form with brief written information. They specifically raise the relevance for search engines and, as a result, increase the number of visitors. teliad makes text link trading simple and effective with its marketplace. The company offers a user-friendly platform with a series of useful core functions, such as a free customer account, a clear system for managing the text link bookings and offers, and regular emails informing about all activities. Customers can save themselves the time-consuming search for suitable link partners, the laborious processing of payments and the constant checking of paid text links. Besides simple text links, teliad also offers the self-developed innovative products “Content-Links” and “InLinks”, which are aimed at integration of the text link in the content area of the webpage. The new text link products differ from regular text links in that they methodically target the valuable content area of a webpage. With Content-Links, the advertiser can book a complete section or an area of the content area, which he can then place himself. This could take the form of small ads, articles or complete blog entries. On top of that the advertiser can set a text link in this area, hence guaranteeing a particularly effective advertisement. InLinks are text links that can be booked inside a text which the seller has already specified. The buyer thereby purchases a text link to a keyword within an already existing text on the webpage. Following the booking, the static word is linked to the buyer’s URL.

About teliad
teliad is the leading German marketplace for text links. The company offers a trading platform for simple and effective text link advertising. Text link advertisements are static links that take the form of text advertisements containing short descriptive information, and are predominantly placed in the editorial environment of a webpage. What is special about text links is that they not only purposefully lead visitors to a webpage, they also increase its search engine relevance. teliad’s marketplace offers the customer high quality, little effort, continuous control and simple management in text link advertising. There are constantly more than 50,000 text link places on more than 7,000 URL’s on offer. Advertisers can select high-quality text links from over 35 categories, such as real estate, health, finance and travel. The trading platform is additionally available in German, Spanish, French and Italian.

Posted by: abiodex on: January 8, 2009

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Posted by: abiodex on: January 8, 2009

As you may already know, choosing good niche topic for blogging is the most important thing a blogger must do before anything else. And you know as much as I do that the niche area we choose directly affects the profitability and success of our blog. So if we want to make money from your blogs, we must first start by choosing a good niche topic for blogging.

Now how do we do that? Simple. By asking the right questions!

In this article, you will discover the 2 questions we should ask ourselves whenever we are choosing good niche topic for blogging. Read on…

#1: Are there any demands unmet in the niche area?

Following the simple principle of Supply and Demand, you and I know that we can only make money from an industry when the demand is higher than the supply.

So if you are concerned with the bottom line (as you should), this is the most important consideration in choosing good niche topic for blogging.

#2: Do you have an interest in that area?

I’ve seen so many blogs come and go, created then left to rust that it’s insane! A blog you just visited today might give you the “Webpage No Longer In Use” error message the day after!

I’ve seen it happening to a number of beginners who were too focused on finding a profitable niche and jumping right into it without asking themselves if they have the passion to sustain their journey for a long period of time.

Yes, the idea of making money may be exciting but if we are not enjoying the process of what we’re doing, we ain’t going to last long enough to enjoy the fruits of our labour. That’s only natural.

Humans tend to do things that give them a sense of satisfaction along the way. The moment we treat blogging as a chore, guess what? We won’t be updating it the next day!

I once heard a wise man say, “In order for you to have funds, you must first have fun!” Well, nothing can be further than the truth!

As you have learned by now, the first 2 important questions to ask ourselves before choosing good niche topic for blogging is one, ‘is there a demand?’ and two, ‘do I have an interest in that area?’

David T. Anderson is a self-proclaimed pro-blogger for 2 years and the writer of far too many blog posts and articles to be listed here. The article you have just read is extracted from his simple yet powerful blogging guide where you will learn exactly how you can start a money-making blog in 7 days or less! Check out

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