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Channel Partners Conference & Expo Vegas 2012

by Kristi Hines on April 12, 2012 · 16 comments

Last month, I received an all-expense paid invite to the Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Las Vegas from Time Warner Cable Business Class (who I never realized offered web hosting and an array of other services for small businesses). Unfortunately, it was a bit too short notice to make the trip (although a few nights at Caesar’s Palace was quite enticing), so I thought I would check out what I missed out on.

Who Attends

The Channel Partners Conference is for indirect sales organizations – agents, VARs, systems integrators, interconnects and consultants – focused on transforming their businesses to become next-generation solutions providers. For those who know me and my affinity for only attending BlogWorld each year, you might be wondering why I would be interested in this audience. The primary industries of attendees are certainly not blogging or online marketing..

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & BRNO HDR

by Kristi Hines on April 6, 2012 · 31 comments

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

The Resources Mashup

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

Blogging / Writing

Bloggers: Win 1 of 10 Trips to The Great Barrier Reef in Queensland Australia – From June 5 to June 10 this year, Tourism Queensland and Darren Rowse will bring ten of what he thinks are the most intriguing bloggers from around the globe to Queensland to meet me and experience the Great Barrier Reef as Queensland Blogger Correspondents.
The Blogger’s Guide To YouTube: How To Absolutely Dominate Your Niche With Video Content – Video is in, and YouTube is king, and as bloggers, we need to embrace the coming changes, or risk getting left in the dust.
5 Creative Tips to Increase Blog Traffic and Boost Your Business – How t o create the blog content you need to generate traffic, increase leads and sales for your business.
21 Things I Did to Get My Blog to Top 10 Status – Here are some surefire strategies to grow your blog.
The Top 10 Qualities of High-Quality List Posts – Learn what the qualities of the best list posts are so you can replicate it for your business blog.

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Landscapes Volume II

by Kristi Hines on March 30, 2012 · 26 comments

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

The Resources Mashup

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

Blogging / Writing

50 Successful Blogs That Prove You Don’t Have to “Blog About Blogging” To Create A Winner – Successful blogs of all sizes and in a huge variety of topics, to prove once and for all that blogging can be used to build an audience in nearly every topic imaginable.
6 Dumb Blogging Mistakes That Are Killing Your Credibility – Your email list is growing and people aren’t buying what you have to offer. You have a nice looking blog design, you’re consistently writing fresh, new content. Still, nada. You’re doing nearly everything right. Here’s what you’re doing wrong.
Practical Tips to Make Your Blog More Useful & Interactive – These tips range from process and efficiency advice to ways of inspiring more user generate content, content repurposing and growing subscribers.
9 Ways to Increase Visibility for Your Best Blog Content – Learn how to make the most of your successful business blog content by resurfacing blog posts for more reader visibility.
11 AP Style Guide Rules That Are Easy to Mess Up – Improve your writing by learning these AP style rules.

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Last of the Great Unknown

by Kristi Hines on March 23, 2012 · 17 comments

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

The Resources Mashup

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

Blogging / Writing

5 Link Bait Post Types That Get You More Email Subscribers – Let’s take a look at five link bait post structures that really get people motivated to read, share and eventually give you their email.
How To Connect with These 6 Influential Bloggers – While everyone is different, bloggers in the same niche have similar end goals. This post features 6 types of bloggers worth getting to know and how to build a relationship with each.
The Marketer’s Guide to Blogging – As a marketer, have you ever wished you had a resource with all the essential and advanced information about blogging in one place? Here it is!
How To Increase Your Blog’s Conversion Rate – Increasing your conversion rate is one of the most important things you can do as a blogger. Find out how to get more subscribers here!
The Lazy Blogger’s Guide to Effective Blog SEO – A handy 7-Step guide to doing the absolute minimal SEO tweaks while getting the best results.

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Timelapse from Outer Space

by Kristi Hines on March 16, 2012 · 21 comments

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

The Resources Mashup

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

Blogging / Writing

7 Quirky Ways to Beat Blogger’s Block and Write Your Best Post Ever – I have this blog post writing “thing” down to a science and we’re going to talk about how to consistently power through the first 10 minutes of writing a blog post.
How to Get Bloggers to Reply to Your Comments – Over the years I’ve experimented with strategies to get the attention of bloggers and have learned methods from others like Nicholas Tart over at Income Diary, and now I want to share those strategies with you.
17 Foolish Mistakes to Avoid as a Guest Blogger – Review 17 of the most common and egregious mistakes guest bloggers make when submitting contributor content to other blogs.
The 7 Biggest Lies About Blogging – Because bloggers come in all shapes and sizes, with different goals and needs, and making blanket statements can be dangerous. So, here they are, my seven untruths about blogging.
18 Challenges Writers Face and How to Overcome Them – What are the major challenges you face as a writer? This article lists 18 challenges writers face and how you can overcome them.

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