2010 February - Blogtrepreneur

6 Blogs Every Blogger Should Read

Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Matthew Toren.

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If you’re a blogger looking to increase traffic, monetize your blog, or improve your content or design, there are quite a few blogger resource blogs that can help. As a start, we’ve put together a list of six essential blogs every blogger should read on a regular basis. Hot Blog Tips – Keith Bloemendaal’s blog [...]

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Tweeting For Clicks

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Adam.

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Like any other business or marketing tool, Twitter works well only when it’s used properly. But what does that mean? If you’re using it to drive traffic to your site, it means using some simple, specific techniques to improve Twitter’s effectiveness. Overall, the key is to stand out from the crowd. The problem is, Twitter’s [...]

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Avoid Planning Paralysis with the One-Page Business Plan

Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by Matthew Toren.

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What’s the first thing most everyone says you need to do if you’re going to start a business? Write a business plan. But what if you’ve never written a business plan? Or what if you have, and the plan for your last business idea took you three months to write – and you haven’t even [...]

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When the Bank Says No, Where Do You Go?

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Adam.

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Not long ago, if you had a need for financing and your business finances were in good shape, it seemed banks would line up to get the funds in your hands. Those days are all but gone now. Small-business lending has declined sharply in recent months, with Bank of America, the largest US small-business lender, [...]

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Template or No Template? What You Need to Know About Web Design

Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by Matthew Toren.

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Your site is your handshake. It’s the first impression many of your clients will have of your company. If your site looks sloppy, amateurish, or unprofessional, people assume your business is sloppy, amateurish, and unprofessional. For most entrepreneurs, this is not big news. We know the importance of our web presence. What many may not [...]

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3 Steps to Navigating the Copyright Gamut

Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by Adam.

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Picture it: Two weeks ago you wrote what just might be your greatest work. It’s a masterpiece of a blog post, and before you submit it to the Pulitzer committee, you want to see where it’s ranked on Google, so you enter a unique phrase from the post, and up pops your article – but [...]

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Market Savvy: How and where to sell your online business

Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by Matthew Toren.

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Sometimes it’s unavoidable. You spend countless hours designing, building, and promoting your website. You put your blood, sweat, and tears into your business. Then the unpredictability of life happens and you’re faced with the unthinkable: your creation must be sold. Thousands of websites change hands every year. While not all of the scenarios are as [...]

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Apple’s iPad: Entrepreneurs Will Love It – When They’re Not Working

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by Adam.

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If you keep up on technology news even a little, you know that Steve Jobs recently announced the late-March launch of Apple’s new tablet computer, the iPad. The buzz about the device is in full swing, so we scanned reviews and public opinions from all over the web, to answer the one question we’re most [...]

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3 Common Challenges and Tips for Running a Home-Based Business

Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by Matthew Toren.

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Working from home sounds great. In fact it’s the dream of many nine-to-fivers and nearly every 7:00 a.m. commuter. That’s why a Yahoo! search for “work from home business” yields 2.5 BILLION page results. Who wouldn’t want the freedom to set your own hours, stay in your PJs all day, spend time with the kids, [...]

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Can StumbleUpon & Digg Drive Insane Amounts of Traffic to Your Website?

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Adam.

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StumbleUpon and Digg, two popular social media websites, both serve many valuable purposes.They provide insights into trending topics, stories, and news; they provide users an opportunity to discover what others are talking about; and they create an aggregation of new and popular websites.They are also fantastic for business owners, as they can drive insane amounts [...]

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5 Tips for Adding Affiliate Links without Trashing Your Site

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by Matthew Toren.

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Whether you’re considering adding affiliate links to your site or are already reaping the benefits, it’s important to do it right. Affiliate marketing programs offer an opportunity to add additional streams of revenue to your website, and can even become a significant income source when implemented properly. In fact there are plenty of people who [...]

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Becoming An Internet Entrepreneur; Your Dream, My Reality.

Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by Adam.

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A lot of people think that you need some significant capital investment in order to start something great. This could not be further from the truth. Richard Branson & Robert Herjavec are two prime examples of entrepreneurs who started with nothing and become giant successes. Check out http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/self-made-magazine/ for Richard’s story and http://www.ukpreneur.co.uk/1636/robert-herjavec-rags-to-riches/ for Robert’s. [...]