How to Generate Leads from Your Blog

It doesn't matter what kind of business you have... whether it's a Network Marketing company you represent or you have your own Etsy store, or even an affiliate marketing site you need customers for ~ generating leads is huge. In fact, it's the life blood of your business. If you're looking at traditional "leads" they can be very expensive and of very low quality... what you want and need are high quality, super targeted leads... you need people who are looking for exactly what you've … [Read more...]

5 Ways to Beat The Summer Slump

There are many wonderful things about Summer, like vacations, and swimming, and hiking, and kyaking, and and and... You see what all of those things have in common? They are NOT in the house in front of the computer... As a business owner you may be experiencing what is known as... The Summer Slump That time of year, usually around August where everything seems to just. slow. down. It happens to me, and after talking with some other IM friends I'm pretty sure it happens to just about … [Read more...]

4 Tricks to Change Your Mind and Business

I bet I can tell you why you're not successful. It's not because you didn't pick the right niche. It's not because you didn't build enough backlinks. It's not because you don't have enough twitter followers. Nope. It's none of those. I bet you're not seeing the success you so richly deserve because of your head. I'd hazard a guess that at least 80% of success, in anything, is held within the mind. Our thoughts, beliefs, motivations, BELIEFS, and the things we say to ourselves as we walk … [Read more...]

Share Your Vacation In a Way Your Readers Will Love

It is that time of year... vacation time. It seems everyone is going on vacation and coming home to blog about it. I do love seeing the pictures, and hearing about your fun times... but I would enjoy it much more if somehow related to the topic of your blog. I do come and read your blog regularly because it's about something I am interested in... so while I love to get to know you, I'd love it even more if I could get something topic related out of it too. Here's some examples: Book … [Read more...]

How To Get More Traffic and Have Fun Doing It

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I recently watched the movie Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead on Netflix. I was totally inspired to do something to better my health. I finally decided to do a 10 day juice fast. I opened an account at Join the Reboot ~ the site that kind of goes along with the movie, started participating. The site is not laid out very well, and things can be difficult to find. I decided to set up my own site so I could track my progress, and keep track of the recipes I liked and hopefully connect with other people … [Read more...]

Sharing Your Related Posts… My 2 Favorite Options

If you want people to stay on your site longer, read more of your posts, and become more faithful readers you need to be sharing your related posts. If you've written awesome content in the past no one gets to see anymore because it's buried in the archives now... you should be sharing related posts. If you want to improve your bounce rate... you should be sharing your related posts. What do I mean by sharing related posts? Simply giving people more things they can read from your … [Read more...]

How to Get Started with Blog Frog

This is a guest post from the wonderful Allie of Ramblings of a Wahm. I appreciate her taking the time to clue me in on some of these sites I've never really used... Thanks Allie! "Each time you participate in a BlogFrog Community or visit a BlogFrog member’s blog you gain exposure for your blog." ~The Blog Frog You are a blogger. You have joined Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and any other social networking platform that was thrown at you. You are working on networking and … [Read more...]

Are Your Reaching Your Mobile Audience?

Note from Jackie: Mobile marketing is a topic I am not very familiar with... however I recently picked up an e reader tablet and realized I better learn a little more because things look VERY different on a mobile device. I asked Elian to help me figure out what I (and you) might be able to do to make sure our websites are "mobile ready". Mobile Marketing Considerations for Bloggers Mobile marketing is sweeping the world. What does that really mean you ask? Mobile marketing is viewing … [Read more...]

Free Blog Review/Critique

I've started a new feature over at It's a Wahm Life... I'm doing community blog reviews twice a month now. The first brave soul who raised her hand is live right now! Please stop by and give her some feedback on her site. When you're done, if you'd like to have your blog featured for an upcoming Community Blog Review shoot me an email and let me know! I'll put you on the list. :) … [Read more...]

Passive Income Means Money While I Sleep, Right?

People seem to come to the internet with a vision of making money quickly and easily ~ and preferably while they're sleeping. Then once they've been around for a while, they realize this idea has a name... passive income. Then they seem to run around trying to find THE thing that will bring them passive income. I'm not judging... hello ~ I've been a passive income junkie too. (Can you say tons of domain names waiting to make me money while I sleep?!) So is passive income a myth? Truth? or … [Read more...]