24 Hours Until Your Blog Post Promotion Strategies Will Change Forever

Posted on February 28, 2011 Written by

I am over the moon excited to tell you about the project I have been working on! It is something that is near and dear to the heart of what I do and will help you to become more successful at promoting your blog.

I am happy to announce that my first eBook will be available for purchase starting tomorrow at 8:00 AM MST.

Tomorrow, I will share with you the successful methods of promotion I have done for blog posts to make them go from “Eh, a few people commented” to “Holy crap, I can’t even keep up with responses to this post anymore!” But first, I want to take the opportunity to tell you about the recent successes which have been my motivation for writing this eBook.

As most of you may or may not know, I don’t just write for Kikolani. I’m a regular contributor for several other blogs including some industry favorites including Social Media Examiner, Search Engine Journal, and Search Engine Watch.

Exposure from these regular contributions has led to several paid guest blogging gigs to add to my freelance writing portfolio.

In addition, I entered four guest blogging contests in 2010 and won three first place prizes and one second place prize for a total of over 2,000USD in winnings. It’s not too shabby to write four blog posts that average out at 500USD a piece.

There are two things that I do that make being a regular contributor on popular blogs, a successful freelance writer, and a winning guest blogging contest entrant possible.

The first is I spend about three to four hours writing what I think is pretty awesome content.

The second, and this one is probably even more important than the first, is I promote the hell out of that content once it is published.

 

Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Blog Headlines

Posted on February 25, 2011 Written by

­­This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, online business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com.

The Resources Mashup

Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this week.

Blogging / Writing

  • Too busy to blog? 7 ways to blog more – how to make more time for blogging and find inspiration.
  • 7 mistakes that lead to guest post failure – things to avoid if you want to have a successful guest blogging career.
  • 9 ways to spice up any blog post fast – great tips on how to give that blog post a little something extra.
  • 17 blog archive examples – a look at good (and not so good) blog archives and how you can create one for your site.
  • 101 resources to help you become a better blogger – huge list of blogging resources.

 

LinkedIn for Bloggers – Branding, Authority and Traffic

Posted on February 24, 2011 Written by

When it comes to connecting with bloggers, I usually have no problem finding their Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, and even YouTube channels. What I do run into is a lot of bloggers who do not have a LinkedIn account, which is a shame because there are a lot of untapped opportunities for bloggers on this social network.

Some Interesting LinkedIn Stats

LinkedIn is the top professional social network. While it is not as large as Facebook or Twitter, it still has the following numbers to back up it’s importance:

  • Over 15 million unique visitors per month
  • Over 90 million members
  • Google PageRank of 9/10

If those don’t impress you, how about the number of people who have the following in their profile:

  • 43,112 results for blogger
  • 6,243 results for video blogger
  • 67,085 results for blogging
  • 56,163 results for WordPress
  • 4,917 results for blogging expert

Needless to say, there are lots of bloggers and people interested in blogging to network with, and you will want to network with them!

Strengthening Your Personal Brand

If you are building your personal brand (as you should be), you will want to have strong profiles on the top social networking sites, and what better network to become a part of than the top professional social network. There are many things you can do with your profile that will make it stand out. Here are the parts you don’t want to miss setting up.

 

Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Slow Motion Kitten

Posted on February 18, 2011 Written by

­­This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media plus slow motion kitten action on kikolani.com.

The Resources Mashup

Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this week.

Blogging / Writing

 

Great Reminders for Writing Your First eBook

Posted on February 16, 2011 Written by

Since I’m getting ready to launch my own eBook in the not to distant future, I thought this was a very timely article that had a few good reminders that I’ll have to apply to my own writing.

This is a guest post by Kevin Harris, a freelance writer for Adobe.

Do you have information that other people need? How to plan a wedding, how to do home repairs and renovations yourself, or how to sell your house yourself from beginning to end? An ebook is a great way to cash in on your expert status and start earning money. With a little bit of marketing, your ebook can put money in your pocket on an ongoing basis.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. First you need to write the ebook! Here are a few tips to get you started.

Research First, Write Second

If you are writing your ebook based on work experience or education you already have, you may not need to do much research. Whatever research you need to do, however, you should do first. Not only is it disorienting to stop writing in order to look up some fact or fill in a hole in your research, it can also make your writing disjointed and difficult to organize. And as we will see in a moment, organization is important.

If you are writing an ebook on a subject you know fairly well but don’t consider yourself an expert in, always make sure you back up everything you have to say with research. Take thorough notes as you do your research, carefully noting your sources. You may need to provide a list of your sources or a list of books for further reading at the end of your ebook. Remember, quality ebooks provide quality information, so don’t skimp in this area!

 

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