So naturally the Blog Squadders and I got onto the topic of promoting my blog — something I’ve been rather fascinated with since the whole blog thing began. And basically, it’s really simple AND systematic.

First, you connect with other blogs that could be valuable to your readers. How? Go to www.technorati.com and search similar [...]

Since I began my blog makeover this month, a few notable things have happened. The big one is traffic. I’ve got an average of 30-40 visitors per day, up from 0.62 visitors. And now they stick around and read things — for an average of four minutes. Yay!
Not only that, my visitors are buying [...]

Just had my last coaching session with Patsi and Denise — the Blog Squad’s makeover of my blog is coming to an end! (Muffled sob … I’ll MISS these guys!) My last chance to work out the kinks on stuff I don’t know and need to understand … like Trackbacks. Here’s one of the beautiful [...]

Since I haven’t been the most motivated blog poster in the past — and posting is what blogs are all about — I’m experimenting with ways to make posting every day systematic. The Blog Squad gals say in their Build a Better Blog ebook that I should make a habit of posting the same [...]

I have exactly eight minutes to post this entry before I have to go drive, feed or nurture children… am I bitching too much about summer vacation not being over yet?
First, here are my stats for this week:
Visits
            Total …………………….. 985                        Average per Day [...]

Blog to-do’s update:
1. Like an eager bunny, I sent out the ‘blast’ on last week’s blog headers to my lists … all 17,000 of my readers … and …. forgot … the ….blog … URL. Sigh. Got quite a few polite requests for same from my readers. I will learn one of these days. I [...]

So one thing I keep bugging my erstwhile Blog Squad pals about is blog promotion. Just HOW are you supposed to get this babies visited by the masses? They do have plenty of tips in their Build a Better Blog ebook, but here’s their latest. I’m diggin in pronto …

Link to blog from my [...]

Time for another Blog Squad update! I’m safely back in my office after my foray in the desert mesa of Taos NM last week where I was leading the Writer’s Spa… and am I blog-hungry! Had a bit of Net deprivation out there, but I’ve got my work cut out for me this week, according [...]

I breezily mentioned my postcard mailing the other day, and boy… has that been effective. The mailing was about a weeklong sale I had on my Get Known Now home study program. I attracted several coaching clients, a few folks for my Platform Push Coaching Group and sold at least ten copies of my program [...]

I’ve been getting some good resources on this trip for ways to manage self promotion while on the road. Yes, Virginia, there ARE systems you can use to keep the ball rolling. One’s business need not totally close down just cause you’re not in the home office.    Here are systems I’m now starting to [...]