5 Point Blogging


Book Description

With new ideas, fresh strategies and incredible insight; Five Point Blogging is the perfect book to help you take a fresh look at your blog and find areas where you can improve. The book covers topics such as working directly with brands, negotiating deals with advertising agencies and finding additional ways to boost your blog’s revenue. If you are sick and tired of devoting your time to growing your blog without the desired results, then this book is exactly what you need. Five Point Blogging walks you through each step of developing an action plan, setting goals, getting repeat advertisers and potential pitfalls to avoid along the way.




They Ask, You Answer


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The revolutionary guide that challenged businesses around the world to stop selling to their buyers and start answering their questions to get results; revised and updated to address new technology, trends, the continuous evolution of the digital consumer, and much more In today’s digital age, the traditional sales funnel—marketing at the top, sales in the middle, customer service at the bottom—is no longer effective. To be successful, businesses must obsess over the questions, concerns, and problems their buyers have, and address them as honestly and as thoroughly as possible. Every day, buyers turn to search engines to ask billions of questions. Having the answers they need can attract thousands of potential buyers to your company—but only if your content strategy puts your answers at the top of those search results. It’s a simple and powerful equation that produces growth and success: They Ask, You Answer. Using these principles, author Marcus Sheridan led his struggling pool company from the bleak depths of the housing crash of 2008 to become one of the largest pool installers in the United States. Discover how his proven strategy can work for your business and master the principles of inbound and content marketing that have empowered thousands of companies to achieve exceptional growth. They Ask, You Answer is a straightforward guide filled with practical tactics and insights for transforming your marketing strategy. This new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the evolution of content marketing and the increasing demands of today’s internet-savvy buyers. New chapters explore the impact of technology, conversational marketing, the essential elements every business website should possess, the rise of video, and new stories from companies that have achieved remarkable results with They Ask, You Answer. Upon reading this book, you will know: How to build trust with buyers through content and video. How to turn your web presence into a magnet for qualified buyers. What works and what doesn’t through new case studies, featuring real-world results from companies that have embraced these principles. Why you need to think of your business as a media company, instead of relying on more traditional (and ineffective) ways of advertising and marketing. How to achieve buy-in at your company and truly embrace a culture of content and video. How to transform your current customer base into loyal brand advocates for your company. They Ask, You Answer is a must-have resource for companies that want a fresh approach to marketing and sales that is proven to generate more traffic, leads, and sales.




ProBlogger


Book Description

A complete how-to from two of the world’s top bloggers Thousands of aspiring bloggers launch new blogs every day, hoping to boost their income. Without solid advice from experts, most will fail. This bestselling guide, now fully revised with new and updated tips and tricks from two of the world’s most successful bloggers, provides the step-by-step information bloggers need to turn their hobby into an income source or a fulltime career. Earning a solid income from blogging is possible, but tricky; this book details proven techniques and gives aspiring bloggers the tools to succeed Even novices will learn to choose a blog topic, analyze the market, set up a blog, promote it, and earn revenue Offers solid, step-by-step instruction on how bloggers make money, why niches matter, how to use essential blogging tools and take advantage of social media and content aggregators, what a successful blog post should include, how to optimize advertising, and much more Written by two fulltime professional bloggers, the updated edition of ProBlogger tells you exactly how to launch and maintain a blog that makes money.




Blogging, Citizenship, and the Future of Media


Book Description

This collection of original essays addresses a number of questions seeking to increase our understanding of the role of blogs in the contemporary media landscape. It takes a provocative look at how blogs are reshaping culture, media, and politics while offering multiple theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches to the study. Americans are increasingly turning to blogs for news, information, and entertainment. But what is the content of blogs? Who writes them? What is the consequence of the population’s growing dependence on blogs for political information? What are the effects of blogging? Do readers trust blogs as credible sources of information? The volume includes quantitative and qualitative studies of the blogosphere, its contents, its authors, and its networked connections. The readers of blogs are another focus of the collection: how are blog readers different from the rest of the population? What consequences do blogs have for the lives of everyday people? Finally, the book explores the ramifications of the blog phenomenon on the future of traditional media: television, newspapers, and radio.




Einstein Blogging


Book Description

How to grow your blogging business - the smart way! Yes, there is a wrong way to blog. At some point, even the most passionate blogger will get burned out when they realize they've turned their purpose-driven blog into another 9 to 5 job. The only way to avoid this is to learn how to blog smarter, not harder. The book is all about how to make a living as a blogger, the smart way. The way that will make you money without sucking all of your time, energy, and resources. Here is what you can expect from this book: -- Actionable tips that will help you grow your blog and make money -- An in-depth look at every blog monetization strategy - and how to decide which methods are best for you -- Stories that will inspire you to achieve your goal of building a six-figure blogging business-- Common mistakes all bloggers make - and how to avoid them -- Lessons on how to outsource (and why you shouldn't be afraid of it!)-- And much more! With years of blogging experience and expertise, authors Forrest Webber and Megan Malone have been able to generate a six-figure business from blogging, and they are sharing all the lessons and secrets they've learned in this comprehensive guide. The book also includes interviews with successful bloggers like Tracie Fobes, Susan Storm of PsychologyJunkie.com, and Ben Huber of DollarSprout.com. This book is full of tips, tricks, and insider secrets that can make you a lot of money as a blogger. So why wait? Click "Buy Now" and start blogging smarter, not harder. Learn more about the book and the authors at EinsteinBlogging.com.




Blogging


Book Description

Blogging has profoundly influenced not only the nature of the internet today, but also the nature of modern communication, despite being a genre invented less than a decade ago. This book-length study of a now everyday phenomenon provides a close look at blogging while placing it in a historical, theoretical and contemporary context. Scholars, students and bloggers will find a lively survey of blogging that contextualises blogs in terms of critical theory and the history of digital media. Authored by a scholar-blogger, the book is packed with examples that show how blogging and related genres are changing media and communication. It gives definitions and explains how blogs work, shows how blogs relate to the historical development of publishing and communication and looks at the ways blogs structure social networks and at how social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook incorporate blogging in their design. Specific kinds of blogs discussed include political blogs, citizen journalism, confessional blogs and commercial blogs.




Bloggers Boot Camp


Book Description

Anyone can build a blog. It’s quite easy. The difficult part is keeping it relevant, technically sound, and popular. Bloggers Boot Camp shows you how to blog for success. It teaches you how to find a niche, find your unique voice, and how to hold a conversation with an audience. It provides information on all the right tools for the blog, and it offers best ways to promote your blog and content for maximum success and a profitable life. Though rules in creating compelling content haven’t really changed, ways in which the world blogs has since the last edition. The authors have learned a lot about social media since writing the previous edition’s manuscript. They understand and know how social media can make or break a blog. Microblogging is a new trend brought on by the wide utilization of social media. To that same end, networking with other bloggers and content creators on the web is another form of building one’s blog and one’s reputation as a writer.




Self-Mediation


Book Description

Blogs, You Tube, citizen journalism, social networking sites and museum interactivity are but a few of the new media options available for ordinary people to express themselves in public. This intensely technological presentation of everyday lives in our public culture is today hailed as a new, playful form of citizenship that enhances democratic participation and cosmopolitan solidarity. But is this celebration of self- mediation justified or premature? Drawing on a view of self-mediation as a pluralistic practice that potentially enhances our democratic public culture but which is, at the same time, closely linked to the monopolistic interests of the market, this volume critically explores the dynamics of mediated self-representation as an essentially ambivalent cultural phenomenon. It is, the volume argues, the hybrid potential for increased democratization but also for subtler social control, inherent in the public visibility of the ordinary, which ultimately defines contemporary citizenship. The volume is organized along two-dimensions, which conceptualize the dialectical relationship between new media and the participatory practices these enable in terms of, what Foucault calls, a dual economy of freedom and constraint (Foucault 1982). The first dimension of the dialectic, the ‘democratization of technology’ , addresses self-mediation from the perspective of the empowering potential of new technologies to invent novel discourses of counter-institutional resistance and activism (individual or collective); the second dimension, the ‘technologization of democracy’, addresses self-mediation from the perspective of the regulative potential of new technologies to control the discourses and genres of ordinary participation and, in so doing, to reproduce the institutional power relations that such participation seeks to challenge. This book was originally published as a special issue of Critical Discourse Studies.




Successful Blogging in 12 Simple Steps


Book Description

Successful Blogging in 12 Simple Steps is the easiest and fastest way for writers and small business owners to learn about blogging. It's a combined self-study course and workbook you can follow at your own pace which will: Save you time - get the essential information without being overwhelmed. Stop costly mistakes - learn how to plan your blog effectively and brief your web designer. Make learning fun - it's a practical guide for non-technical people. Get you new readers and subscribers - and keep them coming back. Establish your expertise - because blogging will get you noticed. Help you win new business - because successful blogs turn visitors into customers. Written by Annabel Candy, founder of the popular travel blog Get In the Hot Spot. Annabel has an MA in Design for Interactive Media and 17 years experience designing and writing for the Internet. She specialises in demystifying social media to help other small business owners, consultants and freelancers tap into the power of blog marketing. Contents and Course Details Blog Planning and Set Up Step 1: Topic & Goals - Define the niche, main aims and target audience Step 2: Branding - Develop a strong, consistent image for you or your business. Step 3: Planning Your Blog - Create a design brief to focus on your goals. Step 4: Blog Set Up - Learn about WordPress so you can update your blog easily. Blog Writing Step 5: Writing Static Content - Create content for static pages like About and Contact. Step 6: Writing Blog Posts - Learn what makes a good blog post and generate post ideas. Step 7: Writing for the Web - Find out how to format your blog for easy reading online. Step 8: Reality Check & Add Value - Review your blog and add content readers love. Blog Promotion Step 9: Blogging & Social Media - Finding new readers and opportunities Step 10: Online Networking - Connecting with other bloggers and business owners. Step 11: SEO, Stats & Rating Progress - Search engine optimisation basics and blog analytics. Step 12: Guest Posting - Identify some ideal host blogs and submit a post. Bonus Chapter - Blog Motivation Who should read this book? Small business owners and creative personalities. Techxperts who need help planning and writing a blog. Bloggers who want to learn how to make their blog get results. Successful Blogging in 12 Simple Steps will teach you how to plan your blog based around your individual goals and help you come up with an actionable plan you can follow through with. How the Course and Workbook Works Each step has: Thinking Point - the essential blogging information Take Action - to get you on track with your blogging goals Checklist - so you don't forget anything important. "Annabel is the go-to person when it comes to building a successful blog." Celestine Chua, The Personal Excellence Blog "Annabel's book shows you how to meet your goals in a smart, sane way. And, bonus. The book is short and fast to read. Most people take 400 pages to say this much about blogging! If you only read one book about blogging make it this one. " Penelope Trunk, Founder of Brazen Careerist Ready to make your blog successful? Successful Blogging in 12 Simple Steps is the easiest way to launch your blog (or relaunch it) and get the results you're hoping for. I'm looking forward to helping you on your blogging journey. Annabel Candy www.SucessfulBlogging.com




Usability and Internationalization. Global and Local User Interfaces


Book Description

This is the second of a two-volume set that constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Usability and Internationalization, UIHCII 2007, held in Beijing, China in July 2007. The papers of this second volume cover global and local user interfaces and are organized in topical sections on designing global and local products and services, as well as enhancing and personalizing the user experience.