10 Types of Lead Magnets that Worked for Me

I still remember clearly, when way back in 2003 – I made my first online blog!

It was a free blog on a sub-domain of a site, not self-hosted. Did I know back then that blogging will become my career!

No. I knew nothing back then, but it was all fun – and thus it kept me busy. I learnt several marketing methods that were popular then, like directory submission, article submission etc. Much of those methods are already done but one thing that has persisted over the years and I still do it is – Email Marketing.

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Thank You Blog Commentators (101 authors with 199 comments)

awesome readers

The month of May was so engaging and I love it

A huge Thank You to everyone that visited my blog. And my comment authors are just so awesome.

In the month of April, there were 88 authors who made 161 comments. Here is the list generated by MyCommentAuthors. Get your free copy here. Read more about it here.

There was an improvement in engagement and I’m happy with my commentators. So thank you guys. Here is the list.

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Linkbuilding: 5 Techniques That Will Never Fail To Rank Your Blog Post

If you want your web pages to be even considered for ranking on Google, you need backlinks. Without them, there is virtually no way of making it to the top of search engine result pages (SERPs).

Still, you will find some claiming to rank their websites without any backlinks. Problem with that is you probably cannot replicate the same steps for your niche, especially if it is a highly competitive one.

That is exactly why there is a third pillar of search engine optimization (SEO). Off-page SEO, aka linkbuilding, is how you can secure (and almost guarantee) high rankings on the SERPs.

Over the years, SEOs have come up with more than hundred ways of getting backlinks. Some work, some don’t, and some ruin your website’s ranking.

Google punishes some of these techniques, warns against a lot of them, and does not like any of them.

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How To Use Pinterest For Blogging and Dramatically Grow your Traffic!

How to use pinterest for blogging, how to get traffic from Pinterest

Do you know how to use Pinterest for Blogging? 

If you are like me, and you’re a serious blogger, then you probably try to use every single resource out there that can help you bring traffic and potential clients to your blog, even better if it’s Free.

Social networks are actually one of the main tools used by bloggers and marketers every day, in order to grow their audience, build their brands and create more awareness for the products they promote.

Also, check out: How to Make Money With a Blog: The Definitive Guide For Beginners

But let me tell you something that you’ve probably not noticed yet, Pinterest is not a social network platform, Pinterest is actually a search engine. Yes, just like Google.

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