Build Your Blog Traffic: 12 Rules

by Geoffrey James

Learn what it takes to build up your blog readership from a master blogger with over a million hits each month.

Since my blog writing has generated a huge amount of web traffic, other business bloggers often ask me to share my secrets.

Read his tips here
http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/build-your-blog-traffic-12-rules.html?nav=next

35 Free Pre-Designed Email Templates

7 Sets of HTML Templates to Stylize Your Email Marketing

Ordering custom email templates can cost hundreds of dollars. At HubSpot, we don't want high costs to ever be an obstacle for your email marketing.

That's why we're offering you 35 built-out email templates, at a $600 value, for free.

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How to Attract 1,000 Daily Blog Visitors

Large corporations are blogging less, but that doesn't mean your small business should follow their lead. "When done right, blogging can attract a huge pool of prospective customers," writes Danny Iny at MarketingProfs, "yet most entrepreneurs' blogs trudge along with Alexa rankings north of a million."

Read article here
http://www.marketingprofs.com/short-articles/2647/how-to-attract-1000-daily-blog-visitors

FREE Guide: Introduction to SEO (Ebook)

In this 40-page guide, you will learn how to:
-Understand how search engines work and what it takes to rank in them
-Structure your website for on-page SEO
-Gain inbound links to your site for off-page SEO
-Identify the best keywords for your search campaigns
-Measure the success of your search campaigns
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Hurricane Sandy

We had been offline preparing since 10/27, due to hurricane Sandy. On 10/29 we had a mandatory evacuation from our area, that was subsequently hit hard and almost completely wiped out. I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude and wishes to all who have survived this storm and send our prayers to those who are still in the recovery process. We were blessed in that we had a place to go to (my parents) and that our power was finally restored after 10 days. Although we are still going through some issues and are not 100% back in our home (as of 11/28) we are just grateful that we at least still have a home. Sincerely Patricia

Social Books 5 Part Blog Series

Posted by Richard MacManus

"My next series of posts is entitled Social Books. Over five posts, I'm going to explore how book readers and writers use social networking tools... So let's get started with far and away the most popular social network for book lovers in the world, Goodreads. Its user base has almost doubled in 2012, which made me wonder whether Goodreads has any real competition now..."

Part 1: Book Lovers: If You're Not Already On Goodreads, Here's Why You Should Be
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/book-lovers-if-youre-not-already-on-goodreads-heres-why-you-should-be.php

Part 2: Social Networking For Authors & Overcoming The Rejection Slip
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social-networking-for-authors-overcoming-the-rejection-slip.php

Part 3: Why Book Highlights Are Anti-Social
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/why-book-highlights-are-anti-social.php

Part 4: The Social Library: How Public Libraries Are Using Social Media
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the-social-library-how-public-libraries-are-using-social-media.php

Part 5: How The Big Six Book Publishers Are Using Social Media
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how-the-big-six-book-publishers-are-using-social-media.php

Money Map for Entrepreneurial Success

Personal finance coach and entrepreneur, Alexis Neely, shares 6 easy steps to generate true success in your business and life.

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What is ROI?

When someone in business talks about their ROI, they mean their Return On Investment. A savvy business person will want to know all about the ROI of a project, because it tells him or her how successful it is. ROI is usually a matter of simple mathematics, although it can involve a number of different factors.

Read more here
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-roi.htm

6 Tips on How to SEO a Directory

One way to get backlinks is by submitting to online directories. However, when you submit to an article directory, you are basically at the mercy of the webmaster. The only way to ensure that you are never rejected for an article ever again is to make your own directories. As the saying goes, if you want something done right, do it yourself.

Read more here
http://www.irisemedia.com/blog/2012/01/11/6-tips-on-how-to-seo-a-directory.html#ixzz24wqbnwtJ

99 Places to Promote Your Blogs

There is so much great stuff here, worth visit. Enjoy and success to you, Patricia :)

Visit here to read list
http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/blog-promotion/99-ways-to-promote-your-blog-for-free