2022 has been a crazy year in terms of upending the blogosphere. It seems like almost everything absurd that could have happened, did. From a Twitter takeover, to our favorite bloggers retiring with new bloggers fighting to take their spots, to several crypto currency coins being looted, to Mr. Beast going off-grid to Antarctica, it's taken a lot of us by surprise. But one…
Dear Reader, I came home yesterday. Home being Minnesota. The land of 10,000 lakes and many more mosquitos. They don’t like me though. My folks are moving again – soon this will all just be memories. I even gave away…
For two years of my blogging I used free designs. Then one fateful night, I switched to a theme from Theme-Junkie. In this post I’d like to show you how using a premium WordPress theme solved my design flaws and…
You might know my life changed recently, in a really good way. The change wasn’t fun at first – hunting down real estate in New York City is actually an energy draining pain in the #%& and a hard lesson…
Your blog goes live and...now what? You have a blank slate of a blog with nothing on it, yet all the potential in the world! Lately I've been helping so many people with the setup part of blogging that I've…
Dear Reader, Even wanted to take an ordinary blog, or online business, and covert it into a brand? Have a knack for cooking, or travelling, and even an online presence, but don’t know where to go now? In this (long…
Dear Reader, I used to wonder… What sort of links does Google prefer? What links are best for SEO? Is there some secret I’m missing out on? It was a lot of wondering…and trial and error, before I figured things…
I have a confession to make. It’s why I don’t publish enough, despite how much you all inspire me each day. Confession: My writing standards are way too high. I want to publish more…I always do. But I constantly start…
The SMS service of the internet…short bursts of unsequential information…chirps from a bird!” “Twitter” has got a lot of meanings. For us bloggers, Twitter = traffic. But also, interestingly, Twitter is microblogging. I’ll show you how to do that a…
Let me make a far-fetched assumption: If you blog on WordPress you probably want to feel popular online. You want the likes, tweets, and +1’s. Nearly all of us do. In this post I’d like to break down something called…
What’s on your blogging agenda this week? New post tomorrow? Post some more blog ads? Get a few more Likes? Be serious. It’s time to finally publish your first eBook.
Anyone who frequents Dear Blogger knows I try to keep the focus of my blog posts niche narrow. Specific ways to master weird facets of blogging, like upsells or G+. But every now and then I’ll come out with a…
Does any of this sound familiar? “Instantly jack up your sales!” “Earn money the easy way!” “Lose weight overnight!” I love that last one. Who wouldn’t want to wake up 5 pounds lighter? It’s sad people still buy into this…
The days of easy Google traffic are over and I hear the complaints all the time. How can I attract more traffic? Will Google ever notice my blog posts? Well the answer is YES, you can attract great traffic and…
Some days I look at my blogs and absolutely hate them. I wonder why anyone would ever hit "Like" or consider commenting. I'll write half of a new post, then trash it, then repeat 4 more times. Truth is I'm…
I know I already disclosed my New Year’s resolution to the email club (it’s to “ask for more” this year). Here’s another one: Totally dominate Google+ in 2013 Why? What’s the point when Facebook and Twitter already waste huge chunks…
In 2011 the cast of MTV’s Jersey Shore sold merchandise to crazed fans and tourists. It was reported they sold nearly 500,000 shot glasses in one summer, which Adweek says helped Viacom (the guys who own MTV) seal off a…
When I began Dear Blogger a few months ago, I really wanted to get people excited about what I was doing here. I had information on how to reduce bounce rate, new blog posts, even an army of guest posts…
I had a revelation last week. It struck me like a highly charged doornob of static electricity. Youch! It had to do with my blogging, and yours too probably. And I just couldn’t not write it down.
This post (published Nov 9, 2012) was inspired by a conversation I had with blogger Ehsan Ullah. Thanks, Ehsan! In this post I’ll answer a ton of questions regarding building PageRank. I’ll explain what Alexa Rank is, talk about why…
Sometimes life throws you lemons and they hit you square in the face. This past week, I was sent running, actually running, from my NYC apartment as Hurricane Sandy approached. My apartment lies in Zone A, the Hurricane’s wheelhouse. I…
If you’re a serious blogger you’ve probably heard of these things called “premium wordpress themes”. They’re luxurious, flashy, and often expensive. Maybe you’re searching for one right now, or maybe you’re flat out intimidated by them (like I was at…
What's a review site? Why do bloggers love them? It's a blog or website where you write about your favorite products, like coffee machines, Mac laptops, or even cat toys. Wikipedia has a slightly better definition. One of my best blogs…
What’s the most important thing you focus on as a blogger? Ads, writing posts, Facebook and Twitter? Sure, these are all important aspects of blogging. But the one factor that will sustain a blog through think and thin? That’s email…
As I mentioned in my Playboy post at Darren’s blog, the most successful writers on the web do one thing really well. They make every attempt to connect with their readers. Why is this important? Why is this worth spending…
Update: This post was published in Fall of 2012. Since then it’s helped lots of bloggers and even non bloggers earn good money online. As it brings in lots of rather interesting traffic, I’ve had to close comments to prevent…
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