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BlogcastFM

Most of you are probably already familiar with the amazing interviews brought to you by BlogcastFM, a podcast by bloggers for bloggers. They have interviewed a number of successful bloggers including Dave Navarro, Leo Babauta, Luciano Passuello, Johnny B Truant, and many, many more (all of which can be found in the archives).

Who is Behind BlogcastFM?

BlogcastFM is run by Srinivas Rao and Sid Savara, two incredible bloggers I had the pleasure of meeting at Blog World. I have been reading Sid’s insights on personal development for almost a year now, and Srinivas, who also runs his own blog on Skool of Life, has been a guest blogger twice on Kikolani.

BlogcastFM Premium

BlogcastFM Premium

If you’ve listened to the wealth of free interviews on BlogcastFM and found yourself thinking that you want to take your blogging to the next level, but are not sure how to get there, then the BlogcastFM Premium is for you.

Inside this membership, you will get not only the expert interviews, but also mind maps and action worksheets to accompany them so you can apply what you have learned to your own blogging strategy. You also get access to the “green room” forum where you can discuss your progress with other members.

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Earlier this week, I shared the top 25 blogging and social media posts on Kikolani. Now I want to share some of my off-site content, as I have been doing a LOT of writing around the blogosphere.

This year, I have had the fortune of being a regular contributor and guest blogger on a lot of awesome sites, including Social Media Examiner, Search Engine Journal, Search Engine Watch, Stay on Search, Vertical Measures, Famous Bloggers, and many others.

The following are my top 25 favorite guest blogging contributions, allowing me to cover a wider range of topics.

Blogging

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Top 25 Blog Posts

Thanks to an idea from Michele McGraw on ways to prep your blog before an event, I decided to do two lists for newer readers as well as people I meet at Blog World Expo later this week.

This first list is a compilation of the top posts on Kikolani, as determined by PostRank‘s engagement analysis. Without further ado, here are the posts readers have engaged with the most.

Series

  • Fetching Friday
    Many great posts over the last year have been from my Fetching Friday series, where I compile the best posts of the week throughout the blogosphere on a variety of topics, including blogging, social media, SEO, personal development, and more.
  • Benefits of Blogging
    This five part series covers the benefits of blogging, including having a worldwide audience, building a community, strengthening your interests, learning Internet marketing skills, and becoming an authority in your niche.

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I have been contacted by several people in the last few months for reviews on various hosting services and make money online products. I’ve declined many because I really don’t feel comfortable writing about something that I can’t even sample, or when I do sample it, feel that it doesn’t meet up to the expectations the sales pages’ set for it.

The Blogging Income Guide Course is by someone who I have been following for awhile now, and is well know by several people that I fully trust. As a disclaimer, I was not paid for this review, although I did receive a few chapters to sample as a part of my research for the review.

The links to the products mentioned below, however, are affiliate links. Since I feel the following course would be valuable to many of my readers who are interested in making money online and will provide what is advertised, I fully support it as I do other affiliate products I mention throughout my site such as the 31 Days to Building a Better Blog and Thesis.

Who is Behind the Income Blogging Course

Personally, I like to get to know the people behind a product before I purchase it. So before jumping straight into what it is all about, here is a little about the creators of the Income Blogging Course.

Andrew Rondeau

Andrew RondeauAndrew Rondeau is the author of We Build Your Blog, a site where he shares his experiences about making a blog and making money online. He is also a regular contributor on Famous Bloggers, and provides several video tutorials on WordPress, blogging, and SEO on his Youtube channel.

He has created several products, including a book on becoming a first class manager, and offers blog setup and maintenance services for as little as $100 (plus domain and hosting costs). You can find recommendations of his products and services on his testimonials page.

You can connect with him on Twitter or contact him on his website.

Joel Williams

Joel WilliamsJoel Williams is the author of Blog Tech Guy, which covers blogging and WordPress. Joel also offers video tutorials for bloggers on Youtube.

He offers several blogging related services, including setup and customization, blog maintenance, and WordPress management training. He also has an extensive list of recommendations on his testimonial page.

You can connect with him on Twitter or contact him on his website.

Sales Page Summary

Now, if you’re like me, you want to get to the nitty gritty of the sales page. So here it is! There is a lot of great information on there, including course details, testimonials, and what you should get out of the course. Here is the shortened version.

Ideal Candidates

Are you already blogging and not making any money, or not the kind of money you want? Are you thinking about blogging as a way to generate income? Do you already have a business and would like your blog to drive traffic to your business and increase conversions? Then this course is definitely for you!

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HootSuite offers many great features that can aid bloggers in managing their Twitter accounts for blogging uses including promotion, monitoring, keyword tracking, reputation management and more. The following are reasons I chose to use HootSuite as my primary Twitter management tool, and the ways I use it to help in my blogging.

HootSuite Blogging Setup
Inside Kikolani’s Twitter Management for Blogging in HootSuite

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