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10 ways to make money with your site or blog

January 31st, 2012 - Posted in Entrepreneurs | 1 Comment »

There seem to be no end to examples of people who make four, five, or even six figures from their blogs or websites. And who among us hasn’t looked a tad enviously at those numbers and thought Why can’t that be me?

While the majority of bloggers and website owners will probably never hit those stratospheric levels of income, there’s no reason why you can’t make a bit of cash from your online efforts. Even if you only earn enough to cover your annual web hosting fees or fund some online purchases, it’s worth your while to add a little advertising to your online properties.

It’s not money for nothing, but it is money for doing something that you enjoy. Let’s look at ten great ways to make a few dollars off your blog or website.
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Tags: blog, make money, monetize, money, online
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10 Best Tools for Creating a Facebook Fan Page

December 5th, 2011 - Posted in Entrepreneurs | 2 Comments »

There’s no denying that social media is an essential part of the marketing efforts of any business, no matter what size. More and more businesses are using Facebook Pages (also called fan pages) as a key element in their marketing strategies.

A good Facebook Page enables you to effectively connect, interact and, ultimately, engage with your customers. But the problem is that out of the box, the average Facebook Page is … well, it’s bland. It doesn’t reflect your company or your brand. What you really need is a kick-assdesign for your Facebook Page.

You don’t have to do the job by yourself. There are a number of great tools on the web that help you create a Facebook Page with impact. All from the comfort of your favorite web browser.

Let’s take a look at 10 of the best tools for creating Facebook Pages.
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Tags: Facebook, fanpage
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10 Great Free Live Web Analytics Tools

October 20th, 2011 - Posted in Entrepreneurs | 2 Comments »

If you’re serious about the amount of traffic that your web site or blog gets, and keeping visitors on that site or blog for as long as possible, then you need to get serious about web analytics.

Webanalytics are a collection of data about your web site or blog. They can show where visitors came from, what pages they looked at, and from what pages they left your site. Using that information, you can better focus your content and tweak your marketing campaigns for optimal results.

For many people, though, web analytics are something of an arcane mystery. There’s a lot of terminology. There are a lot of graphs and charts. There’s just a lot of information that you need to digest. Just how to make sense of all of that can boggle even the most agile mind.

It won’t if you you have the right tools. There are a large number of analytics tools available on the web. Let’s look at 10 really powerful ones that give you live analytics — information about the traffic on your blog or site, in real time.
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Tags: analytics, live, web
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10 Great Tools to Make Your Web Site Easier to Use

October 5th, 2011 - Posted in Entrepreneurs | 4 Comments »

Whether you’re building a web site or a web application, one thing you can’t ignore is usability. Usability sounds easy. Just make your site or application as easy to use as possible. But usability isn’t all that easy. It’s not just a matter of design. A lot of testing is involved.

In a perfect (online) world, we’d all have a team of usability specialists working for us. Sadly, that’s not possible. You might be a small team or a solo developer and not have the budget to bring even one usability specialist on board.

Even if you don’t have any training or knowledge of usability, you can do a pretty good (or better!) job on your own. How? By giving one of these 10 great tools a good look. Continue Reading… »

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10 Great Interview Sites for Entrepreneurs

June 22nd, 2011 - Posted in Entrepreneurs | 2 Comments »

One piece of advice budding entrepreneurs receive is that they need a mentor. Sometimes, that’s not possible. And taking advice from one person can be limiting — what’s wrong with getting multiple viewpoints?

But how? There are only so many hours in the day, and mentors can be few and far between. The obvious solution is to turn to the web. There are a number of sites that focus on interviewing established entrepreneurs, business experts, and people who are generally successful. Those sites offer a great learning experience for anyone wanting to start their own business.

Let’s take a look at 10 great websites where you can glean more than a few insights into business from entrepreneurs and experts. Continue Reading… »

Tags: Entrepreneurs, interviews, video
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