By Elmer Botha on Oct 9, 2008 in Life Hacks | comments(1)
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Jacob Morgan from The Business of Blogging blog wrote an informative post that I would like to share with you. Blogging can be a business, but like any business, it needs work:
A lot of people want to know, “how long?”
How long before I get a lot of traffic to my blog?
How long before I can make money?
How long before I close my blog down if it’s not working?
People need to understand that a blog is just like a business, my blog is just around 8 months old and I am still not 100% satisfied with my traffic levels, design, etc. When you start a blog you are starting from 0, you literally have nothing, just a blank page on which you can start writing. Your traffic levels start from 0 and you have to understand that to make it grow you are going to have to sweat a little.
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By Elmer Botha on Sep 23, 2008 in Default | comments(0)
Mashable has just reported on Tecnhorati’s annual report on the state of the Blogosphere. It’s a very informative report to read and gives insights into some interesting trends.
Technorati’s annual State of the Blogosphere report has come out today, and almost everyone has their take on the data and the introduction to the report that’s slated to be released over five days.
A lot of interesting things are revealed in the report, as per usual. The report is broken down into five sections, plus an introduction, that go information like the demographics of the blogosphere, what people’s motivations for blogging are, how people are making money with it, and how it’s being used for marketing.
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By Elmer Botha on Sep 17, 2008 in Default | comments(1)
As you might know Social Marketing is all about getting out there and join the conversation. Facebook has many, many Internet Marketers using the platform as a Social Marketing tool. This blog post explores the new Beta-Released PeopleJar. Check it out:
PeopleJar, a startup that hopes to help users with similar interests connect using a highly-customizable search engine, has soft launched to the public.
The site is very well done, sporting a clean and intuitive interface, an exhaustively customizable search engine, and generally high production values. After creating a detailed profile that includes information on their education, country of origin, and interests, users can browse through a number of Networks ranging from Science and Technology to Yoga. Each Network behaves much like a Facebook Group, allowing users to post public messages to a Wall, and connect with other members of the same group.
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