How To Survive Blog Events and Conferences

A big part of a blogger's life is attending at least one of the hundreds of blog conferences and social networking events put on every year by the big names in the online industry. Some of you have been going to these conferences for many years now, some of you may be going to your first conference in 2009, and some of you may not be planning on attending a conference at all. For those of you not ever planning on attending a blog event, I'v...

I'm sure many of you may have been a little surprised and confused when you got a message in your feed-reader saying my blog feed was obsolete. I know because about half of you unsubscribed shortly thereafter. I want you to know that I'm back, and I should be here for a long time to come. The Problem I had my blog set up on shared hosting, which supported me until I started getting drastic increases in traffic, all within a two month ...

For those of you who have been following the Open Web Awards, nominated someone, or have been nominated yourself, you'll be happy to know that today starts the beginning of round 1 of the voting process. This is your chance to let your voice be heard about your favorites. Below is the voting widget with all of the nominations in each category. Voting is open from today until Sunday, November 30th at 11:59 pm. For the nominations rou...

Some of you may have noticed a rather lengthy post I wrote some time ago about "why I should be an Izea insider". I told you how great I was, along with... how great I was.  It was pretty much a "kick ass" post about a "kick ass" blogger. Me. And now I bring you even more "kick ass" news. The Kick Ass News (for me) I've been waiting with anticipation everyday, and so has my wife.  She's not let up on asking me every 2-3 hours if...

This blog, started only a little over 2 months ago, has grown in leaps and bounds in reference to traffic, rankings, brand, and all out "bad-assness" (new word for you). The Great News Today I am happy to announce that you will now see my blog sitting among the company of Shoemoney, Problogger, John Chow, CopyBlogger, Dosh Dosh, Chris Garret, and many more. I was added to the blogging niche list in the Alltop directory, which is anot...

About 2 or 3 weeks ago, Izea had a free shirt Friday contest, where the number 10, 20, 30, and so on commentator would win a cool Izea T-shirt. I thought I'd put a little strategy into my game plan.  Wait until the comments were 3 away from 10, then quickly post 3 comments in a row.  I was bound to hit it. So I typed out my first comment. "I'd rather have the girls." I was goofing off.  There was no way this comment would make it.  I...

In the spirit of the economic recession, I have cut all costs to advertise on this blog by up to 50%.  This offer won't last long, but anyone who signs up now will be locked into this low monthly rate as long as you continue your ad each month. What Are My Options? There are currently 6 available options when advertising, as well as an additional option that is undergoing some maintenance and will be re-instated as soon as possible.  The ...

Have you ever changed things on your blog? Maybe you've added some affiliate programs, or changed others. It's good to change these often to get the best bang for your buck, but never let them go unnoticed. A Nice Example My wife, Ashley, over at BossSanders.com updated the entire look of her blog. She also added some affiliate programs in her sidebar to try to make a little money. And while the entire face-lift for the blog may not...

Today is the first day of Mashable's Open Web Awards, where companies and blogs from all walks of life compete for the "People's Choice Award" and the "Blogger's Choice Award". The nominations begin today and will run through Sunday, November 16th.  So nominate your favorites, before it's too late, using the nomination widget below. I am an Open Web Awards Blog Partner, so be sure to come back often for up-to-date news as the Open Web ...

Election day is upon us and every eligible U.S. citizen should go out and vote. Once you vote, make sure to save and display this badge on your blog to help encourage others to get out and vote as well. ...

I'm not new to internet marketing, search engine optimization, or anything of that nature, but I am new to blogging.  Many of you don't know that because you're even newer than me, or you just assumed I've always been here, you've just never been able to find me until now. But that's just not the case.  From day one of creating this blog I've worked hard, and just when I thought I was working as hard as I could, I amped up my work 200%.  An...

I've got some sad news for those of you who have ever bought a Revolution Wordpress Theme, and great news for those of you who haven't but have always wanted one. The revolution wordpress themes are going open source and will no longer be for sale on October 31, 2008.  The themes will be replaced by new themes that will be developed and released under the GPL. Brian explains more about the change in direction and his motives for doing so o...