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It’s been said time and time again. Blog subscribers all over the ‘Net, whether by email or RSS, rant about this issue consistently, myself included.

And I make no apologies for it.

I am here now, one more (last?) time, as both a blogger and blog subscriber, to speak to ALL my blogging colleagues (i.e. Everyone with a blog), to say…..

Respond to Comments or Risk LOSING Subscribers!

Allow me to be brutally honest for a moment. You are NOT too busy. You’re really not. Seriously. I’m not kidding. Ask anyone.
For those that wish to dispute it, I’ll make it real easy for you. Multiple choice even…

1. You’re lying

2. You’re lazy

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Please don’t misunderstand. I’m all for fighting comment spam as much if not more then the next blogger. If you desire the use of a captcha or two, go for it. I fully support you.

For cryin out loud though people, use one that is CLEARLY VISIBLE.

I read and comment on a LOT of Blogs in the sphere and the pure disdain I have for those teeny tiny little question/answer captcha’s placed in amongst the other fields (name email URL) cannot be measured with todays technology.

A real PITA if there ever was one. Btw, for those that don’t realize, that’s PAIN IN THE ASS. Who’s brainchild were these?

I realize I just recently posted about another Marketing Contest, but no worries, this is not turning into a contest blog.

I only post contests that I feel are beneficial to your marketing efforts, and I think you’ll agree that CASH PRIZES are ALWAYS beneficial!

Mattaw from MoneyBites.com, a blog about how to earn online is giving a total of 75 to 3 lucky winners. 1st place 50, 2nd place $20, 3rd place $5.

It’s super simple to enter. Simply sign up to his RSS feed via email, write a blog post with at least one link back using the anchor text “how to earn online” and your done!

This money can very nicely be spent on many aspects of you marketing, such as Advertising, PPC, Domain Names, Web Hosting or whatever!

Good luck!
Dennis

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A short post today but with a bullet! In regards to splitting categories when necessary.

Perhaps it was laziness, I dunno. When I first started categorizing this blog I had “Traffic & Promotion” as one category.

Well, they DO go hand-in-hand don’t they?

Yes & No.

Here’s how I see it - all promotion is meant to bring traffic. But, not all traffic is a result of promotion…..at least not “direct promotion“.

Do you see it? Think about it.

The more I market and blog, the more I see differences, sometimes vast differences in traffic strategies and promotion techniques.

This also mean that it makes good “user-friendly” sense, to separate the two for readers. Let us never forget, without readers, we’re just talking to ourselves ;).

We love promoting marketing contests here that can really boost your marketing efforts. I have a great one for you today.

Techogy.com is holding their first ever contest and giving away$500 in prizes! Most of which is CASH sent directly to your Paypal account.

How cool is that! Think of the advertising, PPC, and whatever else you can buy to give your marketing that needed boost…and it’s FREE CASH.

Up for grabs with the cash is free domain names and web hosting…sweet!

Head on over and check it out. It’s super easy to enter, so TAKE ACTION now.

To our mutual success!
Dennis
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Hello All!

OK here we go. As I mentioned in my last post, a brand new feature here is the monthly post round-up. What this means is, at the end of each month I take the best articles from that month (decided by several factors) and link them all in one post.

So as not to duplicate myself too much here, read the last post to see WHY this is something ALL bloggers should consider doing…there are many benefits, both for the blogger and readers

Since this is the first one, combined with the fact that I was only able to get 7 posts up this month (8 including this one), I’ve decided to make this extra special…I’ll be picking posts all the way back to the beginning

Lets get started then, shall we? For our purposes here, I’ll be shortening some post titles. All links open in the same window. Read/comment and simply back-space back here

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Hello all!

First, sincerest apologies for not posting in about a week. I’m still hard at work on that blog project I’ve spoken about. I’m hoping to be able to announce/launch it next week…it’s lookin’ good so far

Now then, a brand new feature here starting this coming Monday, the 30th. At the beginning/end of each month I will be recapping each and every post from the previous month (or at least the best ones) with a link and small caption.

This is a little different then most of the other “link round-up” posts I see, as this is all internal. A good bunch of the ones I see are all external, wherein bloggers give the love and link-out to the posts they come across on other blogs. Also an excellent practice, which I’ll get more into another time.

Why is this something all Bloggers should consider? Just a few ideas (in no real particular order)…..

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In our ever growing bag of sales tips, here’s another angle. An angle that you should always keep an eye on…the best ways to outsell your competition!

The key to outselling your competition is to compare both your product and promotions to theirs. When you find the differences between you, use your findings to improve your product or offer.

These are the top 12 things you can compare and improve upon to outsell your competition.

1. Price: Can you offer a lower price? Can you offer a higher price and increase the perceived value of your product? Do you offer easier payment options than your competition?

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The following writing tips were sent to me in an email a while back and I thought they were pretty good, so as you know; I had to share!

For what it’s worth, personally speaking I like to take my time (for the most part) when I write; that aside though, the info here is solid.

I’m sorry I don’t remember who sent it but, whether you’re a writer or not, I’d really appreciate your opinion!

Are you an article writer or an e-book writer? If so, how long does it take you to write? Do you wish that you could write quicker, but without having to compromise the quality of your work?

If so, you can.

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I’m still super busy putting the final touches on a rather large blog project for every one, but had to stop to give you something simple yet tasty to devour in the meantime.

Kinda like a really good soup

It’s common knowledge in the web world that readers LOVE lists, especially simple ones that can help earn some cash ;)The 10 tips I share here may seem general and even “common sense” to some, but they are very useful and in-fact, sometimes largely overlooked. Ironically, the “obvious” usually is.

1. Use a “P.S.” or more then one at the end of your ad copy. This is where you either want to repeat a strong benefit or your “call to action” or use a strong close like a free bonus.