101 Resources for Managing Your Money Online

With a hard-hitting credit crunch beginning to take its toll on the masses, and rising fuel and food costs already causing distress, more and more people are turning to the web in order to cut costs and to make use of the valuable financial tools that exist online. We hope this list comes in handy, […]

9 Barriers to Success with Social Media

7 Critical Success Factors for Blogs

Every blogging niche is different and each individual blogger has his or her own approach, but in the vast majority of cases there are a few factors that are absolutely critical to the long-term health of a blog. Some of these are obvious, but it can be a good starting point for new bloggers, or […]

How to Attract Advertisers to Your Blog

If you’re a blogger who is trying to make money by selling ad space, chances are you have read some tips from others about how to attract and retain advertisers. I currently have two blogs. One is about a year old and the other is about four months old. One always takes priority over the […]

5 Alternatives to Social Media Marketing

Social Media Optimization is one of the most common methods for getting significant exposure for bloggers. Sites like Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, and Delicious are constantly sending large volumes of traffic to submissions that are the most popular with users. An effective Social Media Marketing plan can help to take a blog from nowhere to being […]

7 Business Lessons You’ll Learn from Blogging

When it comes to blogging for money you’ll get a wide range of opinions on the subject of whether a blog is a business in itself. Personally, I feel that a blog can be a business on its own (without any other services or products being sold) because I see plenty of them every day […]

The Limitations of Social Media

I’m an active user of social media, and sites like StumbleUpon, Delicious, and Digg have been incredibly valuable for helping me to grow my blog for almost a year now. Many other bloggers, like me, have seen the power of social media, and it’s very easy to get sucked in and focus the majority of […]

Bouncing Back from a Failed Attempt

One of the realities of starting a business is that there’s a chance of failure. Almost all successful entrepreneurs, online or offline, have failed at least once, if not many times. It’s pretty rare to hit it big with your first attempt. Risk is a necessary element of entrepreneurship, and without risk the reward would […]

10 Social Networks for Entrepreneurs

Social networking is obviously very popular online today. Unlike general networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, there are a number of smaller networks that focus on professionals and businesses. These sites can be an excellent place to gain some exposure and to communicate with other entrepreneurs. Here is a quick look at 10 networking sites […]

Taking Advantage of a Competitive Niche

I’ve talked to a number of bloggers who got started out because of an interest in a particular niche or because of a desire to make money, only to find down the road that there are a million other blogs doing the same thing as them. With the constantly increasing number of blogs online, it […]