Category — Traffic and PageRank

Writer’s block or just lack of focus time can stop any blog dead in it’s tracks.  You know you need to keep your blog fresh but, what do you do to keep the content rolling??  Here’s some top tips straight from the experts over at Ezinearticles.com. Keep Reading...

Your blog is your business and you’re building a brand that people will associate with you, whether you realize it or not.  One way to help build your brand reputation is to partner up with another brand that’s already established themselves as known figure in a particular industry.  Co-Branding is about sharing each others reputation to say to the public, “Hey, I have these qualities too.  Just look at who I work with”. Keep Reading...

Whether you’re just starting out with your blog or your need a thunk on the noggin to remind you, there are 3 basic rules to a simple SEO (Search Engine Optimization) plan to help your blog be discovered.  Mind you, these are not ALL the rules, but still very important ones you should follow.  I’ve had a few readers ask that I break it down in basics to get them started, so here you go! Keep Reading...

How’s your list-building going? You hear about it all the time “You’ve got to have a list…” and the sooner you start building one the better you will do. But, there’s a big difference between having a list and having a profitable list. Keep Reading...

In every bloggers life comes a special day – the day they first launch a new blog. Now unless you went out and purchased someone else’s blog chances are your blog launched with only one very loyal reader – you. Maybe a few days later you received a few hits when you told your sister, father, girlfriend and best friend about your new blog but that’s about as far you went when it comes to finding readers. Keep Reading...

I’ve put together what I feel are 10 of the most popular posts (or ones that may have been missed) from the last few months of Market Like A Chick.  You’ll find tips and feelings on Marketing, Social Media and Personal Branding.  Take a few minutes to check some of these out…and please be sure to bookmark for later reference. Keep Reading...

Wordpress Plugins make blogging a much simpler process if you know which ones to use.  I can remember when I started my blog how frustrated I would get when I would read that I needed to add a code, change a setting, or how to optimize for search engines.  Ugh!  I can’t say those days are over completely, but I can say the challenges have been greatly reduced by finding and using these great Wordpress plugins. Keep Reading...

By Guest Blogger, Jim Gaudet

Understand this, there is a new Internet coming, in fact it’s here. Are you on board?

Too many people want to jump on the Internet and become millionaires. Although this is possible, it’s not too common.

If you search the internet (scratch that… Google) for “keys to blogging success”; you will find that the first rule is to Find your Niche. But what does this mean? I believe that you cannot write about something if you do not love, hate or have some real experience or emotion with it. That’s your niche, pretty simple huh?  I’ll use my niche as an example. [Read more →]

One of the best ways to promote your brand is to build links to your site and drive traffic to your blog is to guest post on other blogs.  So, here is your chance to do that and to show your expertise in marketing to/for women!

For the next few weeks my schedule is tight, to say the least, and the last thing I want to do is neglect providing quality (and fun) content for my readers.  So, I would like to feature some high quality posts from Market Like A Chick readers like yourself.

For each article published you’ll receive a byline with dofollow links back to your blog, Twitter, or website. [Read more →]

Using your blog as your hub is part of a smart and strategic social media marketing plan. I have found that Facebook offers the greatest linking capabilities so far.  Not only can you link your blog in via the Notes Application, but I also use the Facebook Networked Blogs that gives added exposure.

I know there are female ‘tech geeks” out there, but I am not one of them!  It takes me a little longer to understand how to do these things than most so I’d like to make it easier for other women if at all possible.

I’ve tried to take the steps to add Notes and link your blog in simple language that my female powered brain needs to understand.  Hopefully, other women marketers will be able to understand how simple it is to link your blog to your Facebook profile using the Notes application from these easy steps: [Read more →]