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Through BloggingTips.com I’ve been able to meet with a lot of new people from all around the world. Many of these people have been new bloggers and writers that have flourished over the years and created some very nice brands and businesses for themselves. One of these individuals is Michael Chibuzor, who also frequently contributes to the blog. Be sure to read his full interview below to learn how he’s increase his brand name exposure and started his own business online. 1.) Please tell us about yourself and how you got into blogging? My name is Michael Chibuzor and I started blogging as a result of my basic knowledge in affiliate marketing at the time. I wanted to share my success stories, what worked and what failed in order to guide beginners. 2.) What is the focus of your blog and why did you choose that niche? The focus of my blog is content marketing. I decided to choose that niche, because traditional advertising is gradually losing its flavor, and a dynamic marketing system that puts the target audience first had emerged. The truth is that content marketing has always been, but now, it’s become more popular and in demand. I chose this niche to educate, inform and make a living creating products and services that truly helps others. 3.) How are you currently monetizing your blog traffic? I’m a freelance writer, so my blog is a platform to market my SEO and writing services to potential clients, as well as provide valuable content to business owners. 4.) What do you know now that you wish you knew when you first started blogging? To be honest with you, I now know that email marketing is the most important part of running a blogging business. If I had known this earlier when I started, I’d have added an optin box on my blog to collect leads. 5.) What are three blogs that you visit almost daily? The 3 blogs are: marketingprofs.com copyblogger.com zacjohnson.com 6.) Can you give us three recommended tools/services that you use with your blogging? (search tools, keywords, content, social) I use Google keywords tool almost every day. I also use slideshare.net to publish quality powerpoint presentation I also use vaultpress.com to backup my blog database and protect it against hackers. 7.) What advice would you have for someone who is just starting with their first blog? The same advice I got when I started blogging (even though I didn’t abide by it). Pick a niche that you’re passionate about and stick to it. Don’t try to build multiple blogs at once. Establish a loyal audience and start profiting with one blog first, before moving on to build another. Above all, challenge yourself to always write and publish “rich and informative” content. Mediocre content can’t suffice in today’s people and SEO world. 8.) What’s the best advice or tip you’ve discovered about blogging since getting started? Collect email leads and start building relationship with your subscribers. Get them to love, trust and believe in you – then recommend a premium product and watch the sales roll in. 9.) If you only had $100 to start a new blog, how would you use it? I’ll buy a domain name, get a reliable hosting package with hostgator and then, invest the rest on Getresponse autoresponder for the first 3 months. 10.) How can readers of the blog get in touch with you? They can get in touch with me through my blog and twitter. Visit www.contentmarketingup.com. Thanks again Michael for taking the time to share your advice and story with the Blogging Tips community. If you would like to learn about other bloggers and how they are finding success online, be sure to read through our blogger interview series. Copyright © 2013 Blogging Tips. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact us so we can take legal action i

This week on The Lede … Why Rituals Work 90 Free Online Philosophy Courses 7 Steps to Finding Focus for Writing A Cheat Sheet of 24 Coffee Drinks We’re All Media Companies Now Want to grab even more useful links (beyond those that make The Lede)? Follow @copyblogger on Twitter. // Why Rituals Work Writers, like baseball players, are some of the most superstitious people on earth. I’d list a few of my own pre-game rituals here, but I’d rather not invite the Men in White Coats to my front door. Do rituals work? Ms. Gina seems to think so. If she didn’t, I’d doubt her findings. Now, where’s my bathrobe … // 90 Free Online Philosophy Courses “Where do you get ideas to write about?” It’s one of the most-asked questions we get around here, and Brian Clark answered it — at least partially — years ago … you head down to The Crossroads at midnight. What does philosophy have to do with content marketing? You make the connection, and then go grab a book on the history of jazz. Or Shakespeare’s sonnets. Or The National Enquirer. // 7 Steps to Finding Focus for Writing Are you tired of hearing about “The Resistance” yet? Well, if you’re still struggling to write every day, it’s a valuable concept to revisit regularly. One thing I like about Mr. Babauta is that he’s not afraid to hammer on the same foundational ideas over and over. We can never go back to the fundamentals too many times. This is the essence of craft. // We’re All Media Companies Now Are you telling a good enough — see: true enough — story about your product, service, or idea? If not, Mr. Godin advises, “it’s up to you to fix that.” That can be a difficult process, but we no longer have any choice in the matter. We are all (in some regard) media companies now, and you know what drives media companies, right? The writer. // A Beautiful Cheat Sheet of 24 Coffee Drinks [Infographic] Coffee (among other useful vices) has fueled writers for centuries. You could argue, therefore, that coffee is largely responsible for the creation and development of the very civilization we currently enjoy. It’s also just a damn good drink. Mine’s a simple cafe au lait, is yours on this list? Miss anything on Copyblogger this week? 14 Free Ebooks and an Updated 20-Part Internet Marketing Course 5 Things Every Copywriter Needs to Know About Their Prospects How to Nail the Opening of Your Blog Post 30 Quick Editing Tips Every Content Creator Needs to Know Here’s How Austin Kleon Writes About the Author: Robert Bruce is VP of Marketing for Copyblogger Media. In the off hours, he files unusually short stories to the Internet. Related Stories5 Writing and Productivity Links You Can Use5 Links You Can Thank Me For Later …5 Writing Links You Can Use in the Field

Though creating blogs could be a simple task, but in order to run it effectively and find a good reader base is a difficult nut to crack. Merely getting free traffic from search engines may not suffice you to build up a good blog readership, the fact is by getting powerful readership on your blog requires focused efforts and commitment. As a blogger, you would certainly need a good reader base, which can be there on your blog for a longer run. If you have a good flow of genuine readers at your blog, there are chances of building up a good reader base for your blog. A number of bloggers especially the novices fail to understand the nuts and bolts of building up a good reader base. If you fail to get good readers on your blog, the following could be the possible reasons behind it. Let’s check them out:You only publish content focusing the search enginesA majority of newbie bloggers commit this mistake while they tread their path of blogging by posting content without any value and depth and focusing only for the search engines. Remember your basic target is your readers, if you fail to address them and only care about search engines, you would always fail to have a tangible kind of readers over your blog. Make sure you embark with quality content, which is not only interesting but useful for your readers rather than written with few keywords to get free traffic from the search engines. In fact, by doing so, sooner or later even the search engines would put you down in the rankings as your content lags behind to offer some value for your readers.Having poor relationship with your current readersYou could see a number of blogs where there is hardly anyone to address the concerns, doubts and queries of the readers or visitors. At these blogs, you would only see the posts coming without any active participation of the blogger. They hardly care to respond to the comments of their current readers or get in touch with people who have queries about their niche area. On the contrary, if you engage yourself with your readers properly by answering their comments, queries and concerns, you would be able to build a good rapport with them thus strengthening your bonds with your readers. This in turn would bring more traffic over your blog.Not active over blogging community and other forumsIf your participation at different forums and blogger communities related to your niche area and social media is less, you are certainly not going to have any reader base for your blog. There are number of blogging communities and forums, which you need to find out over the web and register over there especially the ones that are related to your niche area. Try to be active over these places by making a good profile over social media and calling people there. By doing so, you end up developing a good readership for your blog.No or poor consistencyOne of the key reasons why you do not see any reader base over your blog is the poor consistency seen in updating your blog. Hence you often hear from experts stressing on the need of updating the blog on a regular basis with a proper schedule. By doing this, you could please both your readers and the search engines thus can end up getting a good traffic over your blog, which can eventually help you in building up a good reader base.Final wordWhile treading your path of blogging if you fail to see regular readers over your blog, make sure there is something wrong in your efforts. At such junctures, it is important to check few of the reasons behind the scene. The above are some of the key reasons why your blog is failing to build a good reader base.About The Author: Alia is a writer/blogger. She loves writing, traveling and reading books. She contributes on Engage BRDReasons Why You Fail To Build Your Blog Readership is a post from: Bit Doze Be the first to comment...Related Posts:My Recipe to Build a Successful BlogLink building and page rank updatesLow-Risk Link Building Techniques After the Last Google UpdatesFre

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Twitter is launching a new ad type that will target similar ads TV viewers have recently watched. On Friday the social network said it will offer targeted promoted tweets to uses in order to provide a well rounded ad experience. According to Twitter: “Synchronized Twitter and TV ad campaigns make brand messages more engaging, interactive and measurable.” Thanks to its acquisition of Bluefin Labs the micro-blogging service now has the ability to closely monitor shared content in order to gain a reference point for television programming. The program works even if a user doesn’t explicitly reference the name of the TV show they just watched. The program works by using revealing what TV ads a user just saw and then targeting promoted tweets around the same product. For example, if you see a commercial for Dr. Scholl’s inserts you may find yourself staring down a promoted tweet for the same product. Twitter is testing the TV ad to promoted tweet platform with only a handful of companies in the United States. If the test markets for the product are successful we will likely begin to see across medium ad targeting on a more regular basis into the future.

Does your writing suck? You can’t succeed in blogging if your writing sucks. You have to know how to write well when blogging The surprising thing is a lot of people who don’t write well blog. Don’t get me wrong. Everyone is free to blog. And there’s nothing wrong with that. My problem with this is many people call themselves “professional bloggers.” I’m not trying to minimize their experience, but I feel that bloggers need to write exceptionally well. Personally, I look at blogging as a serious career. And someone who wants to do it has to have what it takes, just like applying for a certain job, one needs to have the required skills. Tips on how to write well So before you can become a professional blogger, you need to know how to write well. Let’s cut this short and discuss the ways on how to write well. Read a lot. Read everything from books to newspapers to fiction books to even print ads. This serves you two ways: first, it helps you learn different things that you can use when blogging. Second, it will show you how proper, effective, and compelling sentences are constructed. Watch a lot of movies and television shows. Similar to reading, watching a lot of these will teach so many things. Working as a professional blogger will require you to write about various topics. Part of writing well is knowing enough about a certain topic. You won’t be able to write a good post when you don’t know a lot. Talk to a lot of people. Writing is like talking. The difference is you don’t verbalize words. You put them on paper. You are talking to lots of people by blogging–a huge number of people. It’s like public speaking. You certainly don’t want to embarrass yourself by saying something improperly and inaccurately. Talking to a lot of people will sharpen your communication skills. That has a direct effect on your writing. Carry a notebook and pen all the time. Writers need to write all the time, so make sure to carry these all the time because inspiration will strike when you least expect it. Take it with you while riding the bus, cab, even the train. Have a notebook while dining out or taking a leisure walk. If tablet devices are what you prefer, then so be it. These things have apps that’ll allow you to jot down any idea. Personally, I prefer the old-school style because it’s more convenient and I don’t have to worry about getting mugged. If something comes to mind or even bothers you, write it down. This is why you need to have a pen and paper (or tablet) all the time. Sometimes, the best (and most profitable) ideas come unannounced. That moment may never come again. Don’t rely on your memory. It will fail you. Write immediately. You don’t have to write the entire article or post. Just jot down the idea and then go back to it when you have more time. When you write, make sure to go all out. The minute you get in front of the computer, give it everything you’ve got. Don’t hold back. Write freely. It’s liberating and will help you come up with something awesome. Follow authority blogs on blogging and writing. To know how to write well, learn from the experts. There are tons of really good blogs on writing and blogging that you can learn from. If you have the means, buy writing guides and manuals. This is not required but it can be a huge help for those who are serious about writing professionally. These paid books/manuals/guides contain more in-depth information on how to write well and create killer content. Find a writing coach. There are bloggers and high-profile writers who offer their services for a fee. But if you don’t want to spend cash on coaching sessions, seek out friends or family members who are very good in writing and ask for their help. It may be hard to do since not all we know are professional writers, but it’s worth a shot. How to write well takes time–and a lot of ini

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Antivirus software is the guards that block malware from entering your computer system. We all love these ‘all seeing’ and ‘all knowing’ sentinels and the job they do. The thing is, there are so many antivirus software programs out there that all claim to be the ‘best’ and to be able to detect and remove all kinds of malware. How then can a simple consumer like you and me be able to determine which antivirus software is ideal?   The first step to proper selection is understanding the three important considerations when it comes to this kind of software:The determining factorsFirst is performance.  How will you know the performance of a product without trying it? By considering the way the product tested in independent labs.  One of these tests that carry a lot of weight in determining the top antivirus software is called the AV-Test. The aim of the research work done by this team is to analyze the software using test environments with various forms of malicious data. The software’s ability to detect and repair the malware is then rated.Second are the features. Not only should the antivirus program be reasonably easy to install and use but additional features such as the ability to schedule scans is definitely a plus factor.  In addition, a good antivirus program ought to be able to detect any infiltration attempts whether it be via your browser, email or instant messenger.Lastly is the support line.  Different consumers have different preferences in this regard so if you want to have support accessible 27/7 make sure that you get a software program that caters for that.Top 6 guns for 2013Now that we understand how anti virus programs are rated, let’s have a quick review of what ‘many’ say are the six top free antivirus software programs of 2013.6. Ad-Aware Free Antivirus 10With over 100million downloads worldwide, this software is known for its anti spyware capabilities although it has limited functions. 5. Panda Cloud AntivirusThis one provides real-time protection against viruses and is popular for it being less taxing on the PC since most of its work is done online. 4. AVG Free Antivirus 2013This scans your entire PC including portable media but whose downside is its lack of support and its being a single user software. 3. Avira Free Antivirus 2013The ability for this software to remove those annoying popup ads along with its speed has earned it the top rank. 2. Microsoft Security Essentials 4.1This is a Microsoft product aimed at protecting your operating system 1. Avast! Free Antivirus 7This is loved by many worldwide because of its user friendly interface. Its popularity though has resulted in slow scans.Though this may be the viewpoint of many based on the statistics and market value of the popular antivirus programs out there, we all have our own preferences and needs. There is no ‘one shoe fits all’ when it comes to selecting the best antivirus program.Author Bio:- Emily is tech and SEO blogger who enjoys sharing her views on the web. She also writes for antivirus test websites and has a passion for everything new in the software industry.