Social Rank versus Page Rank

As I was reading my SitePro News newsletter today, I was brought to a blog post on the SitePro news blog, saying that Social Rank Soon to Supplant Page Rank. But the article was not what I thought it would be about. The blog post was more about a site SocialRank.com which is an aggregator [...]

BusinessBlogWire’s Benefits for Small Business Blogging

It was a great post by Easton from BusinssBlogWire listing 10 Key Benefits of Small Business Blogs today. 1. Increase profit. 2. Increase targeted website traffic. 3. Improve search engine rankings. 4. Market your business quickly and effectively. 5. Get inexpensive, instant content publishing and management. 6. Differentiate yourself from the competition. 7. Establish your expertise. 8. Connect with current and prospective customers. 9. [...]

Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

I remember, just before the World Internet Mega Summit in Singapore this year, I asked a couple of closer friends why did they bother to spend another 4 days and all that money to attend the seminar - afterall, they’ve been to the WIS at least once before, and they all know that what they [...]

When conversations and comments are not enough

Mark White from Better Business Blogging told us today that Business Blogs should take conversations one step further - into developing connections. He explains: …a conversation in business which doesn’t have an impact or an outcome is about as useful as a chocolate teapot. Therefore, I consider that when it comes to business blogs, it’s important that [...]

Blog marketing for business: How to use blogs to bring in more sales

As a developer and trainer advocating the use of blogs for business - by far, the most common questions I get everyday is “How? In what way can blogs be used for business? Do you mean that you sell things on your blog? Do you mean that the blog replaces the company [...]

Relationships are built upon conversations

Yesterday, I was on my way to my friend’s place so I could help him with his company website - he wanted to incorporate a blog on his website to get started with a online marketing. As I boarded the bus, I was very warmly greeted by the bus driver. He said (in [...]

Are you providing email support or email reply?

Having bummed around on the Internet for some time now, I’ve had my fair share of making purchases from websites that promised me to make a decent income online using their programs, only to find that they are just scams or unethical ways of promotion. Learning from those lessons (good thing they didn’t cost too much), [...]

Relationships puts you on the priority list

For bloggers who read a lot of other blogs, I’m sure that once in a while you face the same challenge as I do - your feed subscriptions are in a bloody mess! Sometimes, you need to take 2 or 3 hours to really look at each feed that you have subscribed and ask [...]

The use of blog marketing for business

I was having a discussion with my mentor about my upcoming plans for my workshops and blogs, and frankly, I came to realise again (not that I haven’t realised it before) that this whole world is about marketing and sales. Business is about marketing and sales. Period. It is unfortunate but true, that a [...]

The big fuss about comment moderation

One of the sins brought up in the recent SiteProNews article on Top 10 Sins of Blog Usability By Linda Bustos, is not moderating comments. Linda says: Allowing anyone and everyone to post whatever they want in your comments section is asking for spam. Not only is this annoying to your readers, but it really takes down [...]
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