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5 Quick Fixes to Tune Up Your Blog

December 12, 2009
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1. Consolidate Your Categories to 3-5 larger ones: None of your readers are going to take the time to go through fifty different category tags. Eliminating tags will also help focus your writing and make your posts sharper. 2. Optimize Your Blog Title for Search Engines: Is your blog title abstract? Or is it only [...]

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Google Analytics: An Advanced Tip to Sharpen Your Content

November 30, 2009
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I just met Nick Iyengar (thks @jeffwidman) and he was generous enough to explain Google Analytics to me. He recently blogged about how to use the results that analytics shows for your organic keywords to sharpen the content production process. Here are some great quotes from the post. You should definitely take some time to [...]

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Expert Blogger Chris Brogan Keynote Presentation

November 19, 2009

I attended Web 2.0 in New York this week and had a chance to hear this live. Thought it would be great to share with you.

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Webinar Postponed!

November 12, 2009

hey everyone the blogging webinar is postponed! sorry for that! hopefully in the future we can get it going! happy blogging!

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Listen and Communicate On Twitter!

November 10, 2009
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“Anyone not ‘@’ replying on Twitter doesn’t get it. It’s about listening and communicating, not press releasing”–Gary Vaynerchk If you are new on Twitter and barely update it then using the ‘@’ reply can be difficult. However I would suggest deciding on a ratio between “push” and “pull” tweets. I do not have an exact [...]

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Make That Next Email Into A Blog Post

November 6, 2009
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I’m all about keeping my inbox at zero these days. Here’s the post I read that inspired me. Since creating content can be the biggest challenge for entry level and mid-range bloggers, I wanted to encourage you to use emails that you either send or are sent to you as fodder for blog posts. Here [...]

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Claiming New Ground: Marching Into the Blog World

November 2, 2009
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Ok, I admit it: I’ve been in blog world for only six months, which undoubtedly puts me in the minority within the Campus Ministry. But even though I’m a newbie, I think I’ve learned a few lessons along the way that may help the remaining four of us tip-toe into the unfamiliar. I am committed [...]

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