by on July 12, 2011 3 Comments

How to Add the New Follow Me on Twitter Button to Your Blog

The best thing about the new “Follow Me on Twitter” buttons that were recently released from the official Twitter website is that they look sooo much better than the old buttons. Plus, they’ve made it easy for people to follow you in just one click! I’ve just put the button on the sidebar of my [...]

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by on April 23, 2011 Leave a Comment

Three Effective Tactics for Getting People to Visit Your Blog on the Weekend

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How appropriate that I post this blog on a Saturday, right? Well, as you probably know, the majority of people read blogs during the week, while they’re in “work-mode” and chained to their computer. There are, however, still a lot of people who take time out to catch up on their favorite blogs during the weekend. Here are a few [...]

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by on February 15, 2011 5 Comments

21 Ways to Build Your Personal Brand Through Your Blog

As blogging becomes more of a professional endeavor than a personal hobby, bloggers are starting to follow more of the industry trends for marketing themselves online. What many of us are finding is that the more strategic we are with our blogging, the more it benefits our businesses and careers! Are you maximizing your blog [...]

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by on November 11, 2010 2 Comments

How to Turn Your Blog Into a Book

It’s been a month since we’ve talked about blogging for branding here, which is ironic since I’ve been busy building my brand in a totally different way during that time: writing a book! Last week I released How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar: 50 Ways to Accelerate Your Career and it’s been amazing to see my [...]

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by on October 1, 2010 Leave a Comment

Two Alternatives to Feedburner for Email Subscriptions

Although Feedburner is hands-down one of the best ways to manage email and RSS subscriptions on your blog, there is one big drawback that many bloggers complain about: you can’t pinpoint the exact time your blog posts go out by email. With Feedburner, you only get to choose a 2-hour window within which they will [...]

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by on September 30, 2010 Leave a Comment

How to Find Your Blogging Community

Once you start a blog and get your mojo going, it’s natural for you to want to connect with other bloggers and not only link to them and comment on their posts, but to ask them for tips as you grow your blog. Depending on your niche, it can be difficult to find other bloggers [...]

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by on September 21, 2010 2 Comments

Everybody Needs a Hub

One of the points I was making in my recent post, 8 Reasons Why Writing for Examiner.com is Bad for Your Personal Brand was that bloggers shouldn’t put their online identity completely at the mercy of someone else’s site. Even established writers like New York Times writer and blogger Marci Alboher has her own website [...]

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by on September 17, 2010 Leave a Comment

Follow Blogging for Branding on Twitter!

This week I decided to start a Twitter account completely dedicated to Blogging for Branding. I thought that this topic deserved its own space instead of being mixed in with all my other tweets. Follow @blogyourbrand on Twitter to get the latest Blogging for Branding posts as well as other awesome blogging resources to help [...]

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by on September 15, 2010 4 Comments

Two of the Most Important Ways to Brand Your Name Online

When it comes to personal branding, name recognition is crucial for you and your blog. The problem is, many times you can be late to the game when it comes to securing your name for your blog, not to mention all the various social networks like Twitter and Facebook, which can be great promotional opportunities. [...]

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by on September 13, 2010 34 Comments

8 Reasons Why Writing for Examiner.com is Bad for Your Personal Brand

Over the past year, I’ve seen a lot of bloggers proudly boasting the fact that they write for Examiner.com, “the fastest-growing local content network in the U.S.” (Also known as a “content farm.”) Honestly, I don’t see why people are so hyped over the fact that they write for Examiner.com. So you’re a “Green Jobs & [...]

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