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Blogging Lessons Learned from Pawn Stars

March 9, 2011 By 24 Comments
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Lately we've been watching Pawn Stars. At first glance it seems like a really dumb show, however, when you start watching it it's really kind of interesting. In case you're not familiar with the show, it's about 3 guys who own a pawn shop in Vegas. People come in with all kinds of crazy and interesting stuff they want to sell at the Pawn shop. When someone comes in with something that Rick (the owner) doesn't know much about, or doesn't know what it's worth he'll call in a "friend" who's an … [Read more...]

Confessions of a Recovering SEO Addict

December 28, 2010 By 13 Comments

I used to believe SEO was everything. I loved it. It was simple. Specific. Tangible. 1. Do your keyword research. 2. Identify keywords with high search volume and low competition. 3. Create content around those keywords. 4. Build links until you hit #1 on Google. 5. Get tons of sales and Passive income. I mean, really, what could be better than that. As long as you knew the parameters you were working within for your keyword research, and you could stick it out long enough to … [Read more...]

How to Double Your Money

September 15, 2010 By 29 Comments

We are pretty bad about taking our crushed cans to the recycling center. I mean really bad. We have plenty of out building the bagged cans can be stored in, you know out of site, out of mind kind of thing. Well anyway... it finally got a little overwhelming and I convinced my husband to get around to taking them to the recycling place. He asked me to call up there and find out how much they were paying for aluminum so we could get an idea of how much money we'd make off all these cans. I … [Read more...]

Free Blog Images ~ That Can Make You Money Too!

August 25, 2010 By 25 Comments

I don't use a lot of images on this blog, but images can really add to a site. They look great and can serve to keep people on your site a little longer. They can also really bring home a point you're making in your blog post. Here's the rub... Where do you find great images you can legally use without paying for them? Sure you can scour through flickr and find images you can use, but I've got another idea. Allposters.com Yep, a poster store. They have thousands of posters on … [Read more...]

Giving It All Away to Make Money

July 26, 2010 By 25 Comments

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 this is exactly how I'm going to monetize the site. What happens when you realize the topic you've decided on for your site just doesn't … [Read more...]

A Couple Things To Think About Over The Weekend

July 16, 2010 By 7 Comments

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. :) … [Read more...]

Take Advantage of Easy Monetization (Real Life Example)

July 12, 2010 By 21 Comments

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 years ago, when I had no one to answer to, no noses to wipe, no one asking a millions questions every minute of my life. I realized my road bike will … [Read more...]

Who Are You Talking To? Do You Know?

July 9, 2010 By 7 Comments

When creating a community based business it's vital to know who you're "talking to". I haven't talked about this much because while I knew it was important I have had a really hard time actually doing it.  That is until last week when I had a huge AHA moment thanks to Catherine Caine over at Be Awesome Online. (if you're not reading her you really should check her out. You'll know right away if your one of her "right people") :) If you are still trying to talk to everyone, because you don't … [Read more...]

A Little Customer Service Goes a Long Way

July 7, 2010 By 12 Comments

I have learned HUGE lessons this week. Let me give you a little background, and then we'll talk about how it can affect you, and your business, no matter what stage you're in. Monday KISS Club Launch: On Monday I launched the KISS Club as many of you know.  We tested the process, it all worked. The membership plugin I was using came up with a last minute upgrade due to the new wp version. We upgraded ~ and there were some big glitches, even before we opened the KISS Club doors. If you … [Read more...]

5 Easy Ways to Link for Trackbacks

May 19, 2010 By 12 Comments

1. Differing Opinions: In any niche there is always going to be a difference of opinions on one topic or another ~ do nofollow links really count, do ride on toys really have benefits, should you use pop boxes in your garden, should a school lunch have 3 carbs in it? Anything you talk about you're going to find differing opinions. Use that to your advantage. Write a post on the subject, give your opinion on the topic, and then find other posts that have different opinions than you. Link to … [Read more...]

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