Tag Archives: Networking

How 4 Top Bloggers Used Networking to Accelerate Traffic and Kick Ass

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In the last post, I wrote an extensive guide on how to use blog networking to build solid relationships and skyrocket your traffic. If you haven’t read it yet, I definitely recommend giving it a look (and read it through – it’s worth it). :)

Because we all know that networking is crucial if you want your business to see amazing growth (I talked about this in my massive networking guide, so I won’t get into it here). But how crucial is networking really?

Networking rocks
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Well get ready to get inspired, because today I have for you four special guests experienced in the networking arena: Tristan from Blogging Bookshelf, Marlee from Metamorphoself, Jk from The Hustler’s Notebook, and Marcus from The Sales Lion. I talked about them briefly in my networking guide, but the fact of the matter is – these people are rocking the blogosphere. They all have large, growing audiences, and they’ve all agreed to share their secrets on how you can increase traffic, better engage with your audience, and build ongoing relationships with the people you interact with.

Are you ready?

I hope you enjoy these interviews. After reading, I encourage you to check each blogger out, read a few posts, and subscribe to the blog. They really write some amazing stuff.

Then when you’re done, get networking!

Here’s what we’re going to talk about.

  • The meaning behind networking
  • How each blogger managed to create such a tremendous following (including tactics not networking-related)
  • The main benefits of maintaining a network
  • What each blogger does to network now and which tasks are done more than others
  • What bloggers hesitant about reaching out and expanding their network should do and why they should do it

Let’s begin. :) Continue reading →

The Complete Blog Networking Guide: Build Solid Relationships and Skyrocket Your Traffic

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First, I just wanted to extend a special welcome to the Smart Passive Income visitors coming through here (hello!). If you like this post, feel free to subscribe to the blog so that you can receive more updates when awesome posts like this one are published.

For everyone else, here’s the surprise you’ve been waiting for (video is below). I hope you enjoy!

If you can’t see it, click here to view the post directly (for RSS and email subscribers). To check the video out on YouTube, click here.

In the video, I discuss my take on networking. I also talk about a trend I’ve noticed on other blogs and the major mistake most new bloggers make that ultimately doom their businesses to failure (and how to avoid it). But you have to watch the video if you want to know the awesome networking trend I’ve discovered (I don’t mention it anywhere else). Plus, you’ll have the pleasure of watching me utterly humiliate myself on cam! ;)

Special Note: I recently got a new cam (Logitech 1080p Webcam Pro C910 – ref link), and the quality is seriously incredible! If you’re thinking about video blogging, I totally recommend checking it out! Watch the above video for an example. :)

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Many of you may remember a few weeks ago when I talked about the power of networking and why getting personal is crucial for any online business (or offline, for that matter). Well, today I want to take that idea to a whole new level and break down the concept of networking piece-by-piece. After today, you’ll be a blog networking pro, and hopefully you’ll have learned a great deal on how to build solid relationships with other bloggers, reach thousands (and even millions) of potential readers, and skyrocket your subscriber count.

Because, honestly, networking is crucial if you want to get noticed – and get noticed quickly. You need networking to create a profitable, fulfilling business or blog.

Then on Wednesday you’ll get a glimpse of how top bloggers use networking to build a rapid audience and take their blogs to levels they never thought possible (yes, you’ll see interviews from my buddies Tristan of Blogging Bookshelf, Marcus of The Sales Lion, Marlee of Metamorphoself, and Jk of The Hustler’s Notebook).

Let’s dive in. Continue reading →

Do You Read Like an Encyclopedia? What You’re Forgetting and How to Fix It

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I originally had another post planned for today, but I decided against publishing for now because something seriously important came up that I thought would be worth mentioning. And without it, your blog is pretty much doomed to failure.

Do you read like an encyclopedia?
Photo by Andrey (flickr)

Did I get your attention? Good. Because this just might be the very wake-up call you need.

Just this morning I was making my daily blog rounds, reading blog posts and giving everyone my two cents. But today, something happened in the midst of things (a light bulb moment, if you will) that really got me to think about where this so called blogging venture is headed and why, at the rate that blogs are created today, do most blogs slowly die off and fade into dust.

In fact, according to Marcus Sheridan in his guest post over at Blogging Bookshelf, less than 10% of all blogs live to see their first birthday.

Really? Incredible, isn’t it?

And it only gets better. According to Candace Lombardi, staff writer of CNET News, a blog is born every half second. Get that? TWO new blogs are born EVERY SECOND! That means that 7,200 blogs are created every hour.

Going by these statistics and if what Marcus says is true, only 720 blogs out of the 7,200 ocean of blogs per hour ever see the light of day and a whopping 6,480 die before their first birthday! Continue reading →