2006 December - Blogtrepreneur

End Of Poll: Tick For ReviewMe

Posted on 30. Dec, 2006 by Adam.

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This poll ran on for a whole lot longer than anticipated, mostly thanks to my holiday to Egypt. As I forgot to end the poll earlier, it has continued to collect votes and as such, has managed to become the 2nd most voted poll with 34 votes! The question up for review was whether this [...]

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Blogtrepreneur

Posted on 29. Dec, 2006 by Adam.

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Whilst I was away, it seems like a cool little post has been going around the blogosphere based on the topic of “5 Things You Didn’t Know About Me”. During the time I was away, I was tagged, but I can’t find the link back to the person who did it annoyingly (so if you’re [...]

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Back from Egypt and Ad Revenue On The Up!

Posted on 28. Dec, 2006 by Adam.

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Well Im back from my holidays to Egypt. I arrived in the UK at 3am on Tuesday all thanks to flight delays at Heathrow. Apparently there was loads of fog at Heathrow Airport whilst I was sunbathing in 26 degree weather! Anyway I had a really good time reading up about Ancient Egyptian history whilst [...]

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Merry Christmas 2006!

Posted on 25. Dec, 2006 by Adam.

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I just wanted to take a few minutes to say Merry Christmas from Blogtrepreneur for 2006. I hope you have a really great day! Im flying back from Egypt today (this is an advanced WordPress post), but will be online from tomorrow. Once again, I wish you a joyous 25th of December!

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How To Boost Indexation Using XML and XHTML Sitemaps

Posted on 22. Dec, 2006 by Adam.

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Recently I discovered an awesome blog that I had stumbled on a few times in the past. Most of you may know the author for his brilliant design work with blogs or maybe for his talented video production and teaching skills. Either way, Chris Pearson from Pearsonified.com has gained me as a reader, and it [...]

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Eight Insider Tips for Turning Your Blog Into a Business – Part 2

Posted on 20. Dec, 2006 by Adam.

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This is the second part of a guest post to fill in the gap whilst Im on holiday. This article was written by Anita Campbell, Editor of the award-winning Small Business Trends blog, especially for Blogtrepreneur. Please see Part 1 for points 1 to 5. (6) Develop multiple revenue streams — Google AdSense is easy, [...]

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Eight Insider Tips for Turning Your Blog Into a Business – Part 1

Posted on 19. Dec, 2006 by Adam.

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The following is a guest post that I lined up to coincide with me going on Holiday! I’ve split the post into 2 sections for easier digesting. Anita Campbell is the Editor of the award-winning Small Business Trends blog. Her blog is central to her business. People often seem surprised when I say matter-of-factly: yes, [...]

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Going On Holiday To Egypt

Posted on 17. Dec, 2006 by Adam.

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A few weeks ago, my family and I felt completely drained. After a busy and hectic term at school, and a stressful pre-Christmas period at work for my Dad, we felt it was time to book our annual holiday abroad. Tomorrow I leave for Egypt for 7 days. In that time we hope to see [...]

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Why The Adsense Link Units and SkyScraper Have Disappeared

Posted on 14. Dec, 2006 by Adam.

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If you’re reading this blog you may be wondering why the Adsense link units and skyscrapers are not appearing as usual. No, I havn’t been banned from the system – its just that I havn’t verified my contact details yet. I requested a PIN to be sent to my address last August. I obviously didn’t [...]

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New Poll: ReviewMe – Capitalizing on Potential Revenue

Posted on 12. Dec, 2006 by Adam.

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Its been quite a while since we’ve had a poll here on Blogtrepreneur. One of the primary reasons behind this was a problem concerning the Democracy plugin which I used to use regularly. Recently, the bug that was causing SEO problems was fixed, so I downloaded the new Version 2.0.1 and put it in the [...]

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Turning a Brand into A Lovemark

Posted on 06. Dec, 2006 by Adam.

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You see them everyday – Krispy Kreme doughnuts, Lambourghinis and Rolexes. But these different products and brands no doubt invoke a different emotion than the “I want it” syndrome. For me they bring about a feeling of love, of warmth and of affection. These lovemarks are a company’s dream and most spend millions of dollars [...]

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What Types Of Organisation Are There?

Posted on 01. Dec, 2006 by Adam.

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As entrepreneurs, many of us will or already have started up a business. Like me, this business could be a number of relatively small internet sites or it could range to a full-fledged retail outlet. Either way there are different organisations which you can choose to take the form of which may help or hinder [...]