Life can get crazy... Holidays, trips, family and personal life: There are lots of things that may stand in your way to being consistent with your (and your business) social media presence. Therefore making some sort of social media editorial … [Read more...]
5 Strategies to Capture Readers That You Might Not Have Tried
Right now is the perfect time to reflect on the progress you’ve made this year, re-evaluate your plans as needed, and to explore new possibilities. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with different methods of attracting more readers to my blog. If … [Read more...]
Conference Spotlight: Build Grow Scale LIVE
If you've seen my extensive list of over 120 business, online marketing, and and tech conferences for 2015, you know there are a LOT of events out there to choose from. Today, I would like to highlight one of the events from that list to give you … [Read more...]
Introducing Bloom: A New Way to Grow Your Email List
There are lots of plugins for WordPress users to help grow your email list. If you are looking for a plugin that offers all of the features you need to increase the size of your list, then you should add Bloom to your website. Developed by … [Read more...]
How to Use Viraltag to Schedule to Pinterest, Tumblr, and More
If you've been looking for a Buffer-equivalent for visual content, then Viraltag is the platform you have been searching for. In a nutshell, Viraltag allows you to create a schedule and schedule posts to Twitter, Facebook (profiles and pages), … [Read more...]
6 Essential Split Tests for WordPress Users with Nelio A/B Testing
Have you ever found yourself trying to make a decision about your website's design or content? If so, then split testing can help you make the best decision possible based on conversions. Nelio A/B Testing is a split testing tool made for … [Read more...]
12 Social Media Tools for Scheduling and Publishing Updates Compared
In the never ending search for tools to make social media management simpler, I decided to research several tools that help you update multiple social media networks in one place. In this post, I wanted to share my findings for others who are also in … [Read more...]
Easy A/B Testing with Visual Website Optimizer
I have a confession to make. For the longest time, when I read about A/B testing, I thought it would be difficult. So I didn't do it, even though I knew that A/B testing gives you the chance to optimize your website for conversions. But then I got … [Read more...]
Webinar Software Comparison: 9 Popular Services Reviewed
One of my goals for 2015 is to incorporate webinars into my online marketing to promote some courses I have in the making. So I decided to research the different webinar software, services, and platforms that are available. In this post, I wanted to … [Read more...]
Web CEO SEO Software Platform Review
You want to know the secret to a comprehensive SEO strategy? You and all SEO enthusiasts. But it’s not a secret. Any successful SEO strategy requires a good deal of time on-page optimization, keyword research and other similar endeavors. And this … [Read more...]
Simple and Affordable Resources for Creating a Website
There are a lot of myths that hold people back from creating their own website. You have to sign up for a ton of services. You have to learn how to design and code, or hire high-end consultants to design and code. You have to spend hundreds a month. … [Read more...]
SEO PowerSuite – Everything You Need for Your Website’s SEO
One thing that generally drives me nuts about SEO tools is the waiting game. A lot of tools that I have tried in the past would have you enter your domain and it would take time to compile the data about your website. For this review, I set up the … [Read more...]
5 Social Media Management Tools and Services You May Not Know About Yet (But Should)
If you follow my writing, you know that I love introducing people to new things. There's nothing I enjoy more than getting comments from readers on how they had never heard of something, but can't wait to try it. In this post, I'd like to introduce … [Read more...]
LXRSEO Review – Getting an Edge on Competitors in Search
You know it when you’ve seen it. It’s that competitor appearing on the first page of Google who changes you. You are so affected that you can’t help but take measures to rank higher than him. We’ve all experienced situations like this. But … [Read more...]
Blinkist Makes Sure You Always Have Time To Read Non-Fiction
Does reading a non-fiction and learning a bunch from it sound good to you? What if you could read a non-fiction, wherever you are, in whatever time you have? And even better – what if you had a chance to cover a book's key insights in 15 minutes? … [Read more...]
7 Awesome eCommerce Platforms For Small Businesses
The 'click and order' trend is undergoing a major shift. As consumers increasingly turn to their PCs, smartphones, tablets, etc. to make buying decisions, small businesses are starting to realize the need to keep up with online operations to cope … [Read more...]
SendinBlue Review – Small Business Pricing with Enterprise Features
Just recently, I saw a long conversation on Facebook where someone asked if there were any good email marketing platforms outside of the top two or three that everyone seems to be using. This person was looking for a platform that had not been … [Read more...]
How to Choose (and Use) the Best Tools for Your Business
I must confess - I am a tool junkie. Apps, services, platforms - I like them all. I love trying out various analytics tools, SEO tools, social media tools, free tools for your business, and so forth. Tools have the power to either make your life … [Read more...]
Creating Online Courses with Kunerango
Are you ready to start teaching online courses, but not ready to setup a membership site on your own website or share 50% of your profits to another company? If so, then Kunerango is the platform for you. Kunerango - the Shopify of online courses - … [Read more...]
5 Reasons I Still Use CommentLuv
One of the questions I'm often asked about this blog is why I still use the base WordPress comment system as opposed to Disqus, Livefyre, Facebook, or Google+. My answer is always CommentLuv. People have their issues with the CommentLuv plugin. … [Read more...]
Split Testing Made Easy with the ConverThis WordPress Plugin
If you have a sales page on your website for products or services, chances are you want to do everything possible to ensure that it leads to more sales. And if you have a squeeze page to grow your mailing list, you want to do everything possible to … [Read more...]
50+ Filters to Keep Your Gmail Inbox Squeaky Clean
Have you always wanted to maintain Inbox Zero, but found yourself falling short as email upon email piled up in your inbox? Are you not a fan of Gmail's new tab system? If so, then filters may be the solution to your problem. Filters allow you to … [Read more...]
Increase Twitter Engagement with Hashtags and HASHCORE
Did you know that tweets that include one to two hashtags have a 21% boost in engagement according to Buffer? This could be due to the topic of the tweets, people who follow specific hashtags, trending topics, or the apps that pull tweets based on … [Read more...]
How to Create a Latest Posts Portfolio Page with WP RSS Aggregator
If you write for a lot of different websites like I do, whether it is as a guest blogger or freelance writer, then you have probably struggled with finding a way to share your latest posts from all of those sites with your audience. Fortunately, … [Read more...]
85 Takeaways from New Media Expo 2014
New Media Expo (formerly Blog World) has always been one of my favorite conferences to attend. While I did spend more time networking than sitting in sessions, I still managed to take a ton of notes from those that I made it to. Without further ado, … [Read more...]
10 Tips to Prepare for NMX 2014
We're only five days away from one of my favorite online marketing events, NMX 2014. So I thought I'd share some of my favorite tips for preparing for NMX or any conference event! 1. Create a doc with all of your travel arrangements. Hotel … [Read more...]
Find Great Apps for Your Nokia Lumia Phone with AppSocial
One of the things I find is missing about mobile app stores is the ability to find suggestions from people you know and trust. Sure, an app may have 1,000 reviews, but you don't know who these people are. For example, I'm more likely to trust a … [Read more...]
Boosting Opt-Ins with Selz
For the last month, I've been experimenting with a new way to get opt-ins to my mailing list using my free ebook, The Guest Blogging Survival Guide. Selz is a platform that allows you to quickly create an online store without the usual complications … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Make Money Online on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
If you're just thinking about your shopping plan and budget for this year's Black Friday and Cyber Monday, then you're going to miss out on the best time to increase your online earnings. For affiliate marketers and product creators, Black Friday and … [Read more...]
How to Grow Your Mailing List With Cash & Other Incentives
After attending an awesome conference on email marketing strategies, it seemed timely to publish a sponsored review for a company that helps you grow your mailing list. Incentivibe helps bloggers and businesses run contests in order to build their … [Read more...]
32 Experts Share Their Best Blog Post Promotion Tips
In celebration of the launch of my first premium training course on how to promote your content, I asked some of the top blogging, content marketing, and online marketing experts to answer one important question. What's your most successful … [Read more...]
Find Out How to Increase Traffic, Engagement, and Social Shares Today
One of the worst feelings as a writer, whether you're creating content for your own blog, a guest blogging opportunity, or a freelance client, is when you put your heart and digital soul into a blog post, publish it, and get little response. When … [Read more...]
Learn How to Create Promotable Content [FREE TRAINING]
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One of the best compliments I receive is that wherever people go when searching for online marketing information, they find my content. There's two reasons for that. One, I write for a lot of blogs. And two, I promote the wazoo out of my content. … [Read more...]
What Happened After I Closed Guest Post Submissions
While many popular blogs have trended away from accepting unsolicited guest post submissions, not many have shared the results of this strategy. A lot of people are curious - does having less content really hurt in regards to traffic and … [Read more...]
Why You Should Care About Gmail’s New Tabs as a Blogger, Marketer, Freelancer, and a User
Are you a blogger, Internet marketer, freelance writer, or just someone who likes to get their email? Whether or not you use Gmail, you should be concerned. Here's why Gmail wants you to be excited about their new tabs. It's supposed to help you … [Read more...]
How to Organize Finances with FreshBooks
When I was approached to do a review of FreshBooks, it couldn't have come at a better time. I have to admit, I've never been good with organizing my finances beyond Excel. I tried another name brand accounting product on two different occasions, and … [Read more...]
12 Google Reader Alternatives to Consider
July 1st is here, so if you haven't already, now is the time to choose your alternative RSS reader of choice to replace Google Reader. Since I last wrote about Google Reader alternatives, more services have sprung up to fill the voie. The following … [Read more...]
3 Free Online Tools for Customer Insights + Win a Copy of Youtility [GIVEAWAY]
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This is a special guest spot by Jay Baer of Convince & Convert. Stop trying to be amazing online and start being useful. I don’t mean this in a Trojan-horse, “tweet that pretends to be useful but is actually a sales pitch†way. I mean a … [Read more...]
3 Marketing Tools I Miss (and Their Alternatives)
Do you hate it when you invest your time and energy falling in love with what seems like the perfect marketing tool, only to have it bought out by a larger company and ruined or otherwise retired? I know I do, especially since I tend to write … [Read more...]
Grab a Copy of The Guest Blogging Survival Guide for Free
One question that I am often asked is how do I get published on so many of the top blogs like Social Media Examiner, Search Engine Watch, Search Engine Journal, ProBlogger, and others. So I decided to put together a little guide to guest blogging. … [Read more...]
How to Price Your Services and Earn What You’re Worth
Disclaimer: This is a sponsored review for a book that I really enjoyed reading and got some great ideas from. I'm publishing this review because I know you will get value from it as well! One of the things many freelancers and small businesses … [Read more...]
10 Ways Strengthen Your Twitter Community with Commun.it
Twitter is one of my favorite networks to engage upon, primarily because you don't have to wait until someone follows you to communicate with them and updates are fast to read as well as send at only 140 characters long. Plus, there are a ton of … [Read more...]
Popup Opt-in Forms: Case Studies, WordPress Plugins, and Alternatives
It's been almost three years since I first wrote about popup opt-in forms on Kikolani. Back then, I was definitely not a fan. The times have changed though. Popup opt-in forms are no longer just for internet marketers and the make money online niche. … [Read more...]
Stop Wasting Money: How to Get the Most Out of Your Blogging Education
Over the last couple of years, I have consumed a lot of educational materials - free downloads, ebooks, paid courses, webinars, etc. Chances are, you have too. While it's OK to toss free downloads to the wayside as far as your wallet is concerned, … [Read more...]
5 Tips for the New Facebook Timeline for Personal Profiles
Facebook is beginning to roll out the new timeline design for personal profiles for more users. If you haven't looked at your profile yet, you should go check it out now. It may look similar to this. Basically, your updates, updates posted to … [Read more...]
How to Contact Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Other Social Networks
Do you have a burning question you want to ask the support team at a popular social network, but you gave up because you couldn't find the actual contact form through the endless maze of self-serve support documentation? If so, then you're in the … [Read more...]
Are Spammers on Your Mailing List Costing You Money?
A few weeks ago, I noticed that Aweber charged me a little more than usual. It had been awhile since I had worked on my mailing list, and I pleasantly thought that I had a growth in subscribers. Unfortunately, that was not the case. When I … [Read more...]
How to Get Testimonials for Your Business or Blog Using Twitter for Social Proof
Have you ever wondered what mentions and retweets are worth to your business or blog besides a boost in the Klout score? Tweets can be the perfect source of testimonials. Collecting them is easy, and publishing them is even easier. What You Are … [Read more...]
How to Increase Twitter Engagement with Nestivity
This week, I had the privilege of taking a new Twitter tool for a spin. Nestivity (currently in beta) takes your Twitter engagement to a whole new level by encouraging people to engage in conversations and making those conversations easy to follow by … [Read more...]
Google Reader Alternatives: 3 Web Based RSS Readers to Manage Your Subscriptions
UPDATE: Head over to the latest post with 11 RSS readers you can use as Google Reader alternatives starting July 1st! If you follow my writing, you probably know how much I love Google Reader. As you can imagine, this stopped me in my … [Read more...]