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Blogging During a Personal or Family Crisis

What do you do during a family or personal crisis?

Do you keep blogging, business as usual, because the "show must go on"?

Or, do you write about it on your blog, risking that is is off-topic, too personal, and nobody wants to hear about it?

These are questions I have been wrestling with.

You see, one of my older sisters had major surgery last week for lung cancer.

Her name is Patti and she is not doing very well and it is a rough time for my family, especially my parents, who are elderly.

Naturally, I have found it difficult to post on this blog during this time.

I decided to share these thoughts, after all writing is good therapy.

So what do you do in these situations?

Your perspective tends to change at times like these.

 

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Why Are Internet Marketers Blogging?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The obvious answer to this question is that internet marketers are blogging to make money online.

Many internet marketing blogs are really collections of mini sales letters for affiliate programs.

I admit to being guilty of this.

Most of these blogs also sprinkle in some "how-to" guides and product reviews that do serve a purpose, especially for beginners.

However, a blog has the potential to be so much more than this.

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Digg Sent Dean Over 247,000 Unique Visitors in One Week

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, you read that right, over 247,000!

Dean Hunt, the master of buzz marketing, is revealing more of his Digg marketing strategies in a new free ebook he calls "An Extensive Look at Digg Marketing."

It's a quick read, only 7 pages, but well worth it for anyone interested in how to use social media marketing.

How effective can a success on a site like Digg be?

Besides the numbers quoted above, Dean says that on average a Digg success brings 50,000 visits and around 200 backlinks.

To get this report, and other free reports from Dean including the actual case study of the post that got him those 247,000 visitors, go here:

WebTrafficOrgasm

 

Yeah, it's a strange name for a web page but that's Dean wacky sense of humour!

Oh, and that's not an affiliate link. There's nothing to buy. Just good free content.

 

18 Reasons Why I Hate Being a Perfectionist

Since it's almost the start of another new year I was thinking about making some resolutions but I couldn't come up with the perfect plan.

I really hate being a perfectionist.

Here's why:

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Links to Keep You Up Late

I am always amazed at the amount of useful information that is coming to me these days.

Here are my latest "Links to Keep You Up Late":

• Chris Garrett has an excellent series on Topic Generation. Part 1 is "How to Generate Post Ideas When You are Stuck".

• Daily Blog Tips offers some great advice for "Blogging in Non-Technical Industries" (like Network Marketing).

• "StumbleUpon - A Blogger's Best Friend", another informative post from Fred at Newest on the Net.

• Jon from On Money Making on "Seth Godin's Top 7 Tips for Becoming a Master Networker".

• Blogging Notes describes how "Paying Attention to Keywords is one of the Best Blogging Tips You'll Get".

• Good advice on "Monetizing a Website Without Alienating Your Visitors" from Vandelay Website Design.

• Brian from Copyblogger recently wrote about how to re-purpose headlines from Cosmopolitan magazine. He then invited his readers to try it and has posted the results here: Cosmopolitan Link Karma. Don't miss this - you'll get some great ideas for really catchy headlines.

 

Enjoy and don't stay up too late.

Boost Your Traffic with Forums

Forums are Great for Traffic and Learning

 

Not only can you increase traffic to your site or blog through active participation in online forums, you can also learn a heck of a lot.

Here are some tips and resources to help you with forums:

 

Choose a forum related to your niche and participate.

 

Participation does not mean dropping a few comments with some links here and there. This is tantamount to spamming.

Follow proper protocol. Introduce yourself. Get involved in discussions. Ask questions. Add your expertise. Thank people who gave you some good advice.

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Need Help with "Blogus Interruptus"?

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Increase RSS Subscribers Free with rssHugger

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Links That Will Keep You Up At Night

Here is a list of links that will definitely have you keeping the midnight oil burning. There are some killer resources here for blogging:

 

• Vandelay Web Design has posted the results of its group writing project "Everything You Could Possibly Want To Know About Social Media". There are over 50 articles here - a dream come true if you are researching social networking.

• Lars-Christian has compiled a list of 40 Excellent Resources for Online Publishers. This is a link to Part 1. He has recently posted Part 2. This could keep you up for a week.

• Here's a database of Web 2.0's Top 1,000. This could keep you up for a month.

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How To Increase Your RSS Subscribers - A Must Read!

"35 Guaranteed Ways to Increase Your RSS Subscribers" is an absolutely stellar post from Fred Peters on his Newest on the Net blog.

It is a must read if you want to become a better blogger! It is the second installment of a series on RSS subscribers that Fred is writing.

The first article focused on the importance of RSS subscribers as the foundation of a successful blog.

This is essential reading loaded with practical advice to help you in your blogging.

Don't miss it!