RANT - When bloggers are PAINFULLY clueless

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Doh!Morning,

You know, there’s not many things in this world that really get my dander up, my goat roaring, my fingers drumming, my karate gi in a twist, my picnic rained out, my….you get the idea, right?

Not many things but I will admit, they DO exist!  And here’s my number one rant for today -

Clueless clueless CLUELESS bloggers.

Now of course, I’m not speaking about you, gentle reader!  For you, certainly, would *never ever ever* do anything as idjut-totic as the following:

Post PLR (private labeled rights) articles as if they were your own.

Why is this so asinine?  Well, it’s like this Read more »

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Biggest CLUELESS mistakes you can make when overhauling your site

ClueherderMorning all,

Ever have an insane urge to completely overhaul your domain?  I mean rip out the current guts, redesign entirely the site layout, use a different Content Manglement system like Wordpress, Joomla, etc., and then launch it to the waiting world?

‘course you have!  Heck, I do that myself every now and then…my first site redesign was back in 1994 when I was figuring out how to make cute little image map thingees for boring old text links (hey, it was Netscape Navigator 1.0….back then, image maps were more cutting edge than a finely sharpened samurai sword!).

Anywhos, here’s the deal.   Chances are, your site is ALREADY  listed in Google.  Right?  ‘course right!  So ideally, those pages are Read more »

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Posted on : Feb 02 2009
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Free way of Updating your location via your iPhone - Great apps !

Thinking about an iPhone?Morning!

If you have a luscious iPhone and are a dedicated Twitter user (and confess, don’t we ALL want both of those criteria?), you might have seen those cute little Twitter updates that describe where a person is currently located.

This is accomplished via the miraculous marriage between the iPhone and GPS!

And it’s yours, free.

Just visit Read more »

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Setting up autopilot blogs, product pages and more

Smart THinkingMorning all,

This is a long post, but I urge you to read it - you’ll see several of my secret techniques that I use to build up traffic and income for any niche imaginable.

Have you ever wanted to generate direct intrest to your products online?

Okay, true, that’s like asking, have you ever wanted to experience soul-searing unimaginable joy every 10 or 15 minutes, but I digress.  :)

Here’s one way to tackle this.  Recently, I released the Read more »

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Why should ANYONE hire you?

Hire Me!Morning!

Ah, the sun is shining, the birdies are mooing and the cows are tweeting and oh yes, that reminds me! 

How’s the economy (I mean, pardon me, the "Opportunity to experience great financial frustration!") treating you?

That good, eh?  Well, I hate to be the bearer of lousy news but….it’s only going to get worse and worse.

Although….that can actually be a wonderful thing for you personally…IF you know to how shine bright and sterling ahead of any of your possible competitors!

And that brings me to the point of this post.  Read more »

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Headsup on MUST-have tool for profitable blogging

Expert WordpressMorning!

You know, quite often I’m asked, gee Barbara, there are so many ways to I can make my blog profitable and add all those nifty Web 2.0 thingees to it, but I’m just not that technically adept…..can I still make my blog look like its been designed by an experienced  problogger?

And to those folks I respond:

If you want to get a Web 2.0 blog up and running ALREADY configured with all the great SEO and social networking goodies that are popular today…you want to keep reading.

This tip involves optimizing and Web 2.0izing your Wordpress blog with *zero* research effort on your part (as all the tools are provided for you).  Read more »

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20 Stellar Resources for how to buy and sell domain names and websites

Buy and sell domainsMorning!

And how has your day been treating you so far?

  • Ever get an insane desire to sell one of your domain names?
  • Or…have you even been steamrollered over by a superb idea but the domain name you craved….was taken?

In both of the above cases, researching buying and selling domain names is a very wise thing indeed! 

For example, I own several rather creative domains that are kinda sorta just sitting there….I’m currently toying with fixing them up and flipping them to the specific industry niches.  More on that as it develops!

But anywhos, let’s return to Read more »

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Shredding APART your Google Analytics for the Juicy Stuff Plus 11 Other Goodies

Angst!Morning!

If you’re like the majority of bloggers, you most likely have Google Analytics happily installed on your site.  I know I do!  And the data presented can be quite useful indeed….but I’ll bet you weren’t aware of these five super tips courtesy of Beyond the Dashboard: 5 Tips for Data Diving in Google Analytics: Read more »

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Import NOW Liz Strauss Blog Showcase Feed List!

Morning all,

Ah, what a wonderful Sunday I have experienced!  First off, learned some superb BJJ techniques that took the word ‘intense’ to an entirely new level….

(scary as heck but wow, did I learn to control (kinda sorta) breathing, fear, etc…. I am truly blessed with excellent instructors.  Two thumbs up!)

and then I strolled back to my computer to see Liz had put up all the blog participants from her blog showcase!

Geek that I am, I couldn’t resist trying to make an OPML file so everyone can import all the blogs that were featured on Liz’ Blog Showcase!  And after clearing it with Liz, I decided to share it here on my blog.

Simply import the file

http://www.barbaraling.com/liz1.opml

into your feedreader, and enjoy!  A new folder will be created that is named

Liz Strauss Blog Showcase

and you’ll be able to see all the blogs that were showcased in alphabetical Read more »

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7 CRITICAL Must-do Steps in Preparing for Liz’ Blog Showcase

Blog Showcase ChecklistMorning!

Unless you’ve been residing inside your refrigerator to escape the heat and thus have lacked communication with the known blogosphere, you’re probably aware that Liz Strauss will running a Blog Showcase this weekend.  This generous event will enable you to introduce your blog to her entire community.

I highly recommend you participate!

….With a suggestion, that is…..

Before you list, ask yourself.

What kind of first impression do I want to offer Liz’ visitors?

I thought about this long and hard….and gave my blog an overhaul that’s still in progress as we speak (type?  Communicate?  You know what I mean.  :)  ).  And because sharing is what I do best, I pulled together everything I implemented into the following handly list for you.  Enjoy! Read more »

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