The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “A blogger’s guide to setting up a WordPress site: the first few steps”. Christopher Ratcliff says, “This is the first in a series of posts discussing how to set up and run a WordPress blog from a relatively experienced expert, which will feature many helpful and hopefully relevant tangents. Firstly I should reveal a little bit of background about myself. I began a WordPress blog a few years ago; it was a little read music site full of rambling incoherent nonsense semi-related to reviewing new albums. Inexplicably within... [...]

The latest MOZ blog post is titled “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Nofollow”. Rob Toledo says, “Never fear the nofollow. Here’s a breakdown on why this once-cursed link type should now be a part of your overall online marketing strategy“. How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Nofollow MOZ Blog  [...]

John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “Reader’s Question: How Can I Make Money Blogging?”. Chow says, “Trust me, this is a wrong question. Why? Because you can’t make money blogging! Yes, you read that correctly and I mean every ounce of that statement. The truth is that every successful blogger you know didn’t make money blogging; they earn their income from monetizing their blog. In other words, they provided what their audience needs in form of e-books, video courses, membership access, affiliate offers and so on”. Reader’s Question: How Can I Make Money Blogging? John Chow’s... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “7 Tools for Creating an Optimized Mobile Website”. Tim Ash says, “Come on, be honest with yourself. Is your website really giving your visitors an optimized, intuitive experience? Or are you still serving mobile visitors a site that was designed for desktop?If you feel like you’re behind the eight ball, there’s hope. Here are seven great solutions to help you quickly and cost-effectively develop a mobile version of your site. MobDis MobDis is a service that lets you build websites with a mobile-first approach. Rather than starting... [...]

Silverpop has released a free white paper titled “Top 10 Tips for 2014 from Our Top 10 Blogs of 2013”. The Silverpop team says, “Learn about new tactics and find inspiration for taking your marketing programs up a notch in 2014 with these 10 tips ranging from mobile optimization and browse abandonment emails to contact scoring and marketing automation ROI“. Silverpop’s ‘Top 10 Tips for 2014 from Our Top 10 Blogs of 2013’ White Paper  [...]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Seven useful Google tips for bloggers & publishers”. Christopher Ratcliff says, “Blogging ain’t easy, especially when you’re starting from scratch, but there are many tools available that can make your life easier and potentially help drive more traffic to your site than you expected. First I’ll make one thing abundantly clear, and this is a caveat you’ll read on any respectable website regarding SEO, if there’s one overarching factor that you should always consider when producing content, it’s quality. Always... [...]

Jay Baer‘s latest ‘Convince & Convert’ blog post is titled “How to Treat Your Bloggers Like Rock Stars″. Baer says, “Yesterday, I discussed the power of blogger outreach and how Char-Broil does an exemplary job with mutually beneficial connections. In order to achieve and implement these crucial relationships like Char-Broil does, it’s important to understand exactly what makes for a successful relationship with the bloggers who move your brand forward. The writer in me loves”. How to Treat Your Bloggers Like Rock Stars Jay Baer’s ‘Convince & Convert’ Blog  [...]

The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “Why Consistent Blog Content Boosts SEO & Builds Authority”. Dechay Watts says, “One of the most helpful SEO practices a marketer can do for a business is to blog once a week. As an inbound marketing agency, we recommend this practice for every client. The clients that take us up on this advice and let us implement a weekly blog for them see traffic to their site increase within 6 months. Most see traffic double within a year. As this graph shows, the organic traffic to one client site nearly tripled last year“. Why... [...]

The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “The Worst Advice I’ve Ever Heard About Hustle”. Demian Farnworth says, ““Money talks.” That’s what they say, and that’s what he said to me. Dangle $14 an hour in the face of a 14-year old kid, and I’m in. It helps that my buddy was going to do it too: go door to door and hustle porch renovations. “In six months you could have enough money to buy a car,” he said. Just in time to get my permit. Independence beckoned“. The Worst Advice I’ve Ever Heard About Hustle ‘Copyblogger’ Blog  [...]

The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “What’s the Deal With Guest Blogging? Deconstructing Matt Cutts’ Post”. Rebecca Churt says, “On January 20, Google’s Matt Cutts blogged about “The decay and fall of guest blogging for SEO.” Cutts’ position? If anyone is using guest blogging as their primary way to gain inbound links, they’re abusing the system. “If you’re doing a lot of guest blogging,” he noted, “then you’re hanging out with really bad company. … Ultimately, this is why we can’t have nice... [...]