If you’re building a niche blog/site,  link building is just part of the process.  In fact, it’s a HUGE part of the process, it’s the part of the process that if you skip the whole thing doesn’t work. It doesn’t matter if you’ve written content worthy of  a Pulitzer Prize ~ if you don’t build links you will not get ranked...

Most of us create sites with a pretty stable plan in mind for how we’re going to make money from that site. Generally that includes putting ads on the site, selling products from the site, putting up banners that people will click to buy something from the site… it usually means making money ON the site in some form or fashion. Often we get very STUCK in...

It’s really easy (at least for me ~ who’s not a huge fan of change) to get locked into what I’m doing, and just keep doing it. I’ve got the schedule down pat. I know what comes next in my day. Day in, day out… same actions. That’s fun… I love it. However, sometimes a little evaluation goes a long way. Sometimes it’s...

As you know I’ve been working on some goals related to building my list. I’ve added the lightbox from Get response ~ which is totally uncustomizable (and pretty ugly) ~ it’s also given some readers problems of popping up every time they stop by the site, which is not what I want. I have been actively seeking a solution to this problem....

1. What is the one thing you want people to do first when they come to your website? 2. Can someone tell what that one thing is within 5 seconds of hitting your site? 3. If not, what can you do to make it so? Love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

Let’s talk for a second about getting noticed. It all comes down to choosing a niche. I know we’ve talked about it before, but it’s worth revisiting again.  Picking a niche is  one of the “cornerstones” to your business. It’s really important.  So how do you choose? How do I get noticed in a world of trillions of...

By the time I post this it will be tomorrow, but today… Sunday… my family went to Tulsa for the week. My first impulse was to sit down and cry (which I did for a little bit ~ I can’t believe my baby is gone for a week! ~ oh yeah, and my husband too!) THEN… after a little wallowing I started remembering what my life was like a little over 4...