From Planning to Earning

From Planning to Earning – A New Guide Proving it’s Never Too Late to Earn Money Blogging

by Alex

There has been a lot under development over the last few weeks here at Blogussion. New ideas and old have started to begin developing, and we are just hitting a new level of what it means to really blog with each new development.
Today, we would like to present to you a new blogging guide we [...]

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How To Start A Blog: Blog Platform

by Seth

Starting your blog is exciting and a lot of fun.  Most people have read a friend’s blog or maybe a business blog while online.  Then eventually the thought comes… “I think I want to start a blog“.  After a few weeks or months you eventually get around to starting it and then you think to [...]

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From Barista to Blogger

From Barista to Blogger

by meganh

In this post, Megan Hurley talks about the future we all want for our blogs, and how we can take baby steps to achieving a happy future. If you would like to guest post on Blogussion, read our guidelines for more information.
At some point in his or her life, almost everyone will land a minimum [...]

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How to Setup a Wordpress Backup System

by David Turnbull

Most bloggers stress the importance of backups but have lackluster systems in place themselves. Luckily, because of Wordpress’ brilliant community there are plugins available to help even the laziest of bloggers. But I must point out that there are far more advanced backup systems that you may want to explore as your blog grows.
In the [...]

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The Secrets to More Effective Blogging

The Secrets to More Effective Blogging

by Alex

The definition of blogging has significantly changed over time as the idea has advanced. I have heard many things about the future of blogging. I have heard it is dying, it is dead, and of course it’s nothing that it used to be.
Blogging, in many cases has become a more passive activity over time. [...]

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Build Your Community, Stop Begging for One

by Seth

Recently I house sat a small dog named Louis (Looey) for a couple of weeks.  He was an incredibly well trained dog that never once made a mess on the floor, ruined my furniture, scratched my door, or barked all night.
By the end of the week I realized that Louis was a one in a [...]

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The Power of Free

The Power and Importance of “Free”

by Alex

A technique for building the readership on my blogs that I have started working at is the power of releasing things for free. I have been preparing many things over the past weeks to start releasing on my blogs, in hopes of building a stronger and more loyal community.
Of course, the keyword in that first [...]

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Facebook Promotion

11 Tips To Improve Your Facebook Marketing

by igorkheifets

With over 250,000,000 million active users and counting, Facebook has become the largest social network on the web.
Of course size is great, but what does it have to do with efficient marketing?
Facebook is an outstanding place to build rock solid, bulletproof, lifelong relationships. I am yet to encounter a community where people are more open [...]

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How A Blog Can Kick Start Your Freelance Business

How A Blog Can Kick Start Your Freelance Business

by Alex

Freelancing has become the dream job anywhere. With the economy still stinking and good jobs become harder to find, many have turned over to freelancing to keep their income streams flowing.
But just because you can declare yourself as a freelancer doesn’t mean it will work out for you. You have to be able to do [...]

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Membership Sites: Can You Make Money from Them?

by Seth

Recently I wrote 30 Real Ways to Make Money Blogging, and lots of people have expressed their enthusiasm in the variety of ways to make money doing something they love.  One of the best ways to make a long-term income online is with membership sites.  They offer a wonderful service to the customer and a way [...]

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Blogging Myths

5 Dangerous Myths About Making It Big

by Nicholas Z. Cardot

As I’ve been bouncing through the blogosphere I seem to keep running into bloggers with a sense of disillusionment about their blogs.
In fact, I stumbled upon one earlier today that is really discouraging and makes a perfect example for this article. I won’t mention the name of the blog where I found this, but I will [...]

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30 Real Ways to Make Money Blogging

by Seth

Looking for ways to make money with your blog can be frustrating.  Either you don’t have enough traffic or you are not sure what to do.  That is why I have put together this list of 30 Real Ways to Make Money with a Blog“.
This post isn’t your average directory of money making tips either, [...]

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How To Display RSS and Twitter Count in Plain Text

How To Display RSS and Twitter Count in Plain Text

by Alex

Here is a neat trick to making your blog look better. I hate seeing those default Feedburner and Twittercounter chicklets on other people’s blog, because they look so ugly. No matter what color you change them, they never look nice. So, wouldn’t a neat trick be to display these counter on your own terms?

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