In an earlier post this week, I shared benefits to using article marketing for your blog and how it can be highly effective in driving traffic to your site, increasing sales, and giving you the status of “expert”. That said, article writing does not come naturally to everybody. And even writers can run out of ideas sometimes. Keep Reading...

When I was doing my yearly planning for 2010, I sat down and listed the five marketing strategies that I intend to carry out to promote Market Like A Chick. Number one on that list…Article marketing. I am committing to write and submit at least one article per week. Keep Reading...

So today, my friends, we talk about sex.  Not the actual act of sex, but the subject of sex and how women are affected by the mention of the word in business or blogging.  It should be interesting. Keep Reading...

As I was browsing the blogosphere over the last couple months I kept seeing this nifty gadget at the bottom of certain blogs and instantly wanted one.   I love being one of the first ones to try out a new gadget and plugins are my favorite! Keep Reading...

Some call us comment whores, others think we’re needy, and still others see the genius behind getting more blog comments.  I’m here to tell you no matter what you think, if you want your blog to become or remain successful, you need your readers to engage with you ON YOUR BLOG. Keep Reading...

Where is the trend headed for blog conversations and engagement?  I’ve noticed a change in the amount of actual blog comments uploaded here on Market Like A Chick compared to how many times a post is Tweeted.   I performed a quick Twitter  poll to discover the commenting habits of other blog readers. My goal was to find out if Tweeting or Retweeting a post is not more widely done than actually commenting on the blog itself, and if so, why. Keep Reading...

Over the last few weeks I have had the opportunity to answer questions and train several companies on using social media to establish and promote their brand.  One of the hardest lessons to swallow is the importance of personal interaction within your community.  There is no quick plugin to replace the authenticity that you must build when joining the social media marketing trend.  I’ve begun to sound like a broken record, but we can not replace the social in social media. Keep Reading...

One of the biggest excuses a blogger likes to use is, “I don’t know what to write about”.  Well, my friend Jimmy D. Brown is an expert at drumming up new ideas and I was able to find out how he does it. Jimmy has written several popular eBooks as well author of his own popular blog and membership program. (Remember, my post last week about Membership programs & creating your own products) This post is to help you (and me) get started in creating those programs. Keep Reading...

I have a question I have been wanting to ask you…yes, YOU.  How can I make Market Like A Chick more constructive for you? Keep Reading...

As a newcomer to Blogworld I had a few preconceived ideas of what the event might be like and what I would like to take away from the event.  I’m not totally new to live events, just new to the blogging community events.  Here’s my own rundown on what I felt was a hit or miss at Blogworld 09: Keep Reading...