ProBlogger Christmas Eve Party – Save This Date

OK – last year I did an impromptu ProBlogger ‘Christmas office party’ on Christmas Eve. It basically involved me drinking beer and eating some chips sitting in front of a webcam while Twitter followers dropped by to say G’day. We did a bit of Q&A and had some fun for an hour or so.
This year [...]

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ProBlogger Christmas Eve Party – Save This Date

December 22, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

FeedFront Magazine Issue 9 Now Available

The ninth issue of FeedFront, the official magazine of Affiliate Summit, is at the printer and it will be hitting mailboxes in early January 2010.

Issue nine of FeedFront will also be distributed at Affiliate Summit West 2010.
This issue of FeedFront Magazine includes The Importance of Branding in Affiliate Marketing by Rae Hoffman, How to Recycle [...]

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December 21, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Has Aweber Been Compromised? Reports of Spam Going to Aweber Lists

Updated: this post has been updated – twice.
I don’t want to cause alarm on this but today I’ve had emails from 11 subscribers to two of my different email lists that I administrate at Aweber complaining that they’ve been inundated with pharmaceutical spam. In each case the subscribers have set up email addresses especially for [...]

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Has Aweber Been Compromised? Reports of Spam Going to Aweber Lists

December 20, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

How to Be A More Productive Blogger [And Add 37 Minutes to Every Hour!]

This week, on a busier than normal day, I Tweeted that I wish there were more hours in a day (or that there was a pause button so that time could stand still for a bit so I could catch up). The tweet was of course an attempt at humor but the deluge of replies [...]

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How to Be A More Productive Blogger [And Add 37 Minutes to Every Hour!]

December 18, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

13 Types of Posts that Always Get Lots of Comments

Over the last week I’ve had a couple of record days of getting comments on my own blogs. Here on ProBlogger my ‘win a book’ competition drew in 1512 comments while on DPS asking my readers if they had a photoblog and giving opportunity for them to promote it drew in 592 (although this will [...]

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13 Types of Posts that Always Get Lots of Comments

December 17, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

First Timers Guide for Affiliate Summit West 2010

I’ve put together a presentation with advice for folks attending Affiliate Summit for the first time.
Have a quick look for guidance on when to arrive, the dress code, what to bring, following Affiliate Summit West 2010 on Twitter, and more.
Also, if you haven’t done so already, sign up for the Affiliate Summit Mentor Program where [...]

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December 17, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

Socializing your feed with Twitter

Sometimes you reach across the hedgerow to share with your nearby neighbors. Other times, members of the household move away and yet you can’t keep from calling to remind them to wear a hat and such because it’s chilly out. Today, we’re celebrating ac…

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3 Steps to Help You Choose a Topic for an E-Book

In my recent post on the importance of having your own product to sell I was asked in comments by Todd for advice on choosing the best topic to create an ebook on.
Here are a few quick thoughts on some starting points for choosing a topic for an e-book – mainly for people who already [...]

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3 Steps to Help You Choose a Topic for an E-Book

December 11, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  Comments Closed

5 reasons social brands fail

Ever since Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Youtube and the like started being the main social networks where people gather, talk and share ideas and other stuff, it became clear that this “new media” movement will replace the old TV, newspapers, static sites and even blogs that are separated and sort of un-engaged  from the community.
So everyone [...]

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5 mistakes to avoid on Twitter

Twitter is one of the most popular social media platforms nowadays, and it is the number one network in micro-blogging (posting short updates and messages under 150-200 characters). Having a Twitter account is a must for anyone socially active and/or who wants to communicate/sell something to customers.
But there is a certain unspoken code of conduct [...]

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