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Linkbait and Quality: A tricky balance
It’s hard to get traffic to a blog. You really need it if you want to get eyeballs on things, like ebooks, but you also want to do it honestly. Last month I wrote a couple of posts on the … Continue reading
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The secrets of prolific writing
SiĆ“n le Roux wrote in with a good question about how bloggers keep up a semi-regular posting schedule. I suppose in a way I’m a bit new to blogging. Is it normal for bloggers to post as often as once … Continue reading
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The not so secret secret to getting blog traffic
What is a secret that everyone is happy to share, but most people refuse to follow? A secret secret! So you run a blog, and nobody’s reading it. Or not enough people read it. You know about Google’s keyword tool. … Continue reading
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Lessons from Microsoft and Apple: Market dominance never lasts
Cross-posted from Google+ People overestimate Apple’s dominance because they misunderstand how new markets work. Apple dominated smartphones and tablets for the same reason Microsoft dominated browsers, servers, and operating systems. They were the first to create a new mass market … Continue reading
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Blogs aren’t dead, they’ve just been dethroned
It’s still possible to build a following with a blog, but it takes as much effort as anything else worth doing now. And anything else would be more fulfilling. The blog will still be there, but hammering out thousands of … Continue reading
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