All of these posts are must reads. Congratulations to this week’s Powerful Posts:
Blogtrepreneur – How I Made $506 Blogging In July 2007
Adnan admits that when he first started blogging, he was very much in it for the money. However, he has been patient at monetizing his blog and clearly sees the bigger reward of establishing long term and loyal relationships, and guess what – the money is starting flowing in. He made $506 through blogging in July. Definitely a solid income for a 17 year old!
Meridian Crest – A Better Way to Estimate Keyword & Niche Traffic
Scot shows us a better way to research keywords and traffic. Scot has been on a roll lately with both informative and highly useful posts. Way to go, Scot!
Problogger – We’re Entering New Design Transition Phase
Problogger enters a new era with a radically different design. Personally, I think it is awesome. Very crisp and pleasant to look at. Definitely worth checking out. Congrats, Darren!
Zoomstart – Get Out of Debt, Part 1: Stop the Bleeding
I have always appreciated Shane at Zoomstart for being not only very knowledgeable, but also a superb writer on a number of topics related to business and finance. He just wrapped up the third part in his series, “How To Get Out of Debt.” I recommend you read part one before the others, but they are well worth the read for anyone who is a little bit over their heads in debt.
Matt Blancarte – What is your core competency?
What makes your business remarkable? Up and coming blogger Matt Blancarte asks us the vital question, “What is your core competency?” A great read for anyone who is currently developing a business.
King Nomar – How Google Might Filter Annoying Pages
King Nomar writes about a recent patent filing by Google which could filter offensive ads through AdWords. Basically, if you web site contains flash elements or any “objectionable” material, Google will find out and hunt you down. Be scared.
ViperChill Marketing – 2 Social Media Marketing Failures
Glen shows us two poorly executed social media marketing campaigns. An interesting read if you are considering some kind of social media marketing for your business. Nice work, Glen.
Net Writing – Is it good To Diversify a Niche Blog?
Tejvan outlines the positives and negatives of diversifying a niche blog. Do the pros outweigh the cons? I have been considering how to diversify a few profitable sites I have been working on. Well worth the read.
David Airey – 1 year anniversary prize giveaway
Congratulations to David for his 1 year blogiversary which is coming up. David is celebrating his blogiversary by giving away a bunch of awesome prizes from some industry experts. Yours truly will even be contributing a prize!
Blogging Tips – 10 Ways to Get More Interaction from Your Readers Today
Kevin and his Blogging Tips crew show us ten awesome ways to encourage more reader interaction. This is a topic I’ve talked about quite a bit, but Kevin covers a lot of great points I failed to mention. Great post! Hopefully Kevin and I will swap guest-blogging duties in the next week – that should be fun!
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haha funny ss from your mybloglog 😈
thanks for the link bro
Thanks for the link nate. It was actually Steven Snell who wrote that post 🙂
Nate, your prize offer is absolutely superb! Thanks again buddy. It’ll be one lucky reader who wins that one. I’ll publish the full list next month (which I think I let you know already) and thanks for the mention above.
Yes, I try to time myself so that my avatar appears underneath head avatars. Bwuahahahaha! I’m so sly 😉
Hey Nate,
Glad you liked the series. I hope that few people need it, but it’s there for those who do.
Had a quick look at Darren’s new site design – in a word, awesome. I have to go back and spend some more time touring around it.
I just wanna know one thing…how many people call you Nate Dogg?
You’d be surprised. Quite a few of my homies call me Nate Dogg. 😉
Funny stuff! Really great post, I just started highlighting posts on my blog today, now I see in your post a better way to do it. Great info, Thanks:)
Thanks for the link, n8! Some great reading here, too.
I saw a Cat Whitehill on TV , female top football player..family?
thanks for great stuff.
Hey Nate – thanks for the linkout buddy!
Thanks for the link love; I’m having a break on that site to focus on my newest venture 🙂
Yea true life is never easy and reading those posts shows what is possible in life
I’m curious how you find those powerful post:)
Powerful posts, one the most interesting segments of your blog.
I have to say this is always one of my favorites on your blog. I always find articles and blogs I have missed or haven’t visited before. Thanks again.
Thanks for the links. Awesome posts and awesome bloggers!