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Ways to Grow Your Blog Followers
Over the last few months, I have been experimenting to see what it would take to grow my blog followers and I’ve come up with some really great ways of doing this. After trying many different things, I have found the following list has helped me to grow my followers:
- Share tips that are helpful
- Ask for followers to comment and share your blog posts with others
- Automatically have your blog update social networks
- Incorporate Feedburner as my RSS manager
- Apply SEO to blog posts
- Invite guest bloggers to share their knowledge
- Be consistent in sharing at least 3 times per week
This is just a starter list of what I’ve done to grow my blog followers. I would like to know what you have done to grow your blog followers so please feel free to share your insight.
Business Tip: Check out Lynn Terry & Internet Marketing
I recently subscribed to one of Lynn Terry’s mailing list and I have found that she shares a lot of information with her readers about Internet marketing. All the information is easy to understand and follow. She has a mailing list and also a forum that you can subscribe to to learn tips about Internet marketing.
Recently, she released information about StomperNet 2.0 which will be very helpful to business owners and how they are getting ready to have a special release at a drastically reduced rate (over $450 savings). You can read more about the release date and details by visiting Self Starters Weekly Tips forum or you can go directly to StomperNet 2.0 website.
Business Makeover: Being a Giver
As I write this post I’m thinking about all the people who have been givers in my life. I feel fully blessed because my life has been impacted so that I became a giver too. Being a giver is living the practice of giving to others without expecting anything in return.
An example of me being a giver in business is my practice of paying it forward on Twitter. For my birthday in 2008, I had two people who asked their followers on Twitter and Facebook to follow me and wish me a Happy Birthday. It was declared “Kim Beasley Day” and many friended me and sent me greeting. The two people who did this for me wasn’t expecting anything in return but they gave a great gift that impacted my life. The two people I’m talking about is Coach Deb (@coachdeb) and Warren Whitlock (@WarrenWhitlock).
Their powerful example of… Continue reading →
Business Makeover: Who’s in Control, You or Your Social Networking
Does this sound familiar to you: I don’t know where all the time went to because I was having so much fun networking. Or will you admit that you spend more time social networking than you do on actually planning your business future? I will admit that I’ve been addicted to social networking and it was getting in the way of me growing my business.
Don’t get me wrong, I do believe in regularly participating in social networking because it does help you grow your business. However, if it takes over you life and controls you instead of you controlling it then stepping back and taking a look at your social networking activities is very important. So much so, I’m sure that you will agree with the following checklist that I’m now using regarding my social networking activities.
- Am I participating in social networking with a purpose in mind?
- Do… Continue reading →
Business Makeover: Hiring a Virtual Assistant (VA)
Wow, I actually hired a virtual assistant (VA) to help me get things organized with my business makeover. This was a hard decision because I’ve always been the hands-on business owner and releasing control is hard. Don’t get me wrong, I can delegate when the need arises but to actually had over tasks that I’m used to doing, has been hard.
To help me determine who I should hire as my VA, I chose to ask for references from my mentor Mari Smith (@MariSmith) and she gave me 5 VA names. I immediately contacted them via Facebook but the strangest thing is that only one of the persons responded to me. I thought this was strange because if you are in business and someone contacts you about your services, it’s customary that you respond. So I communicated with the person who responded and now she and I are developing a working relationship.… Continue reading →
Business Makeover: Developing Your Support System
One of the things I realized is that in order to be successful with my business that I need to put a support & outsourcing system in place. To me, both systems are made up of a group of people who help me ensure my business run smoothly. Such as…
- Virtual Assistant (VA): helps make sure that my administrative task are handled (Support)
- Audio/video editor: edits all audio & video that I create (Outsource)
- Content manager: ensure that the the content on my blogs and my customer blogs are current and relevant (Outsource)
- Business Mentor: help me determine best direction for my business (Support)
- Accountability partners: help ensure that I stay on target with business tasks (Support)
- Financial Mentor: help ensure that I handle my finances correctly (Support)
- Marketing Mentor: help me fine tune the branding for my companies (Support)
- Internet research: complete research on the internet regarding specific topics… Continue reading →
Business Makeover: Getting Over The Hump
When making habit changes, sometimes we run into a “hump” that we feel is blocking the way of success. Yet some choose not to the press on past the hump and get stopped in their tracks. Others choose to fake it and make it look like they have gotten over the hump and drift along on a wing and a prayer. Then there are the successful people who actually choose to deal with the hump by defining what it is and determining the best way to beat the hump.
Where are you in dealing with your “hump”? Have you identified what it is and created a solution to getting past it? My hump has always been hidden procrastination. This means that I start big and then I say that things are going as planned but in reality I’ve run out of a plan and I seem to loose the unction… Continue reading →
Business Makeover: Setting Up Accountability Partners
Yesterday I made a business decision to ask for accountability partners as part of my business makeover. I sent a request out to Twitterville* and three of my tweeples** answered back to let me know that they would hold me accountable. The three who will be my acccountability partners are Latara (@LataraHamYing), Christine (@neosoulsister), and Dee (@deegospel).
Why did I ask for accountability partners? I did this so that I will have someone who would check on me to make sure that I’m following through with my plans. It is always important that you not only have a mentor, who will guide you in the right direction, but you also need accountability partners, who will hold you accountable to what you have decided to do. Having accountability partners is not something new but if you don’t have at least one, you are doing yourself a disfavor.
When determining who your… Continue reading →
Business Makeover: Taking care of the little things
So I am starting my week long journey into dealing with the hard questions that will affect my business as I continue my business makeover (click here for list of questions). During this process, I will also take care of the little things that I normally put on the back burner. Here is my list of little things:
- Getting proper rest at night (at least 6 – 8 hours)
- Eating the right foods at the right time
- Exercising consistently
- Shortening my work day (from 16 hours to a maximum of 10)
- Investing time into my personal business
- Hiring a VA and delegating tasks
- Schedule social networking time frames
As you can see, my list of little things are mostly personal and like most business owners, I’ve put myself on the back burner and put my business first. I will be working over the next week to create a… Continue reading →
Business Makeover: Mission Possible
As I continue my business makeover, I’ve decided to look at my business like I’m on a spy mission and trying to determine who the enemy of my business is and destroy it. Realizing that if I don’t destroy the enemy of my business, it could have unrepairable damage. So… I decided to make a list of detailed and sometimes hard questions that will help me identify my enemy.
- What have I done in the past that was successful?
- What have I done in the past that was unsuccessful?
- Where am I unfocused on in my business?
- Do I have an identified target market?
- Have I developed an Internet marketing plan that reaches my target market?
- How am I monetizing my business websites?
- Do I have areas in my business that are causing me to lose money?
- When am I allowing myself to have down-time with my business so I… Continue reading →
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