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The field of dreams myth

The Field of Dreams Myth

by Rob Stretch · 27 comments

in Blog Marketing

Today, Rob Stretch drops the harsh truth that many bloggers don’t realize about driving traffic to a blog. Want to write for us too?

Remember the movie Field of Dreams? Here is a short summary if you have no idea what I’m talking about:

Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) lives in a small house on a cornfield. He is obsessed with baseball and hears whispers in his head telling him “If you build it, they will come.” Finally, he decides to build a baseball park in his cornfield, and the ghosts of baseball legends all congregate and the field of dreams is a huge success.

But what does this have to do with blogging you might ask?

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How to Market Articles Without Leaving Your Blog

How to Market Articles Without Leaving Your Blog

by Alex

The biggest flaw of many bloggers is their inability to market a post. We all know the common marketing strategies – social media, blog commenting, forum posting. These are all ways to bring in some traffic, sure. But, they require a lot of effort to work effectively.
It is perceived by most bloggers that to find [...]

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Personalized Marketing

Marketing Personalization: It’s Not About the Numbers

by Seth

“Over 4 Billion served”, the billboard says. “60 People die from this disease every hour.” “Millions of people have this heart condition and will live shorter lives.” What do these quotes all have in common? Numbers.
Marketing strategies for businesses, non-profit organizations, and even blogs often try to use numbers to sell their services [...]

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Reaching New Customers By Expanding Your Vision

by Seth

I‘ll be honest.  Searching for new readers and customers is hard.
The work does not scare me though, it’s the fear of not being able to attract readers and customers even after I’ve put in the work.  I’m guessing this fear is not new to you or to me but is something every blogger and internet [...]

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Blog Promotion: 169 New Ways to Build Traffic like a Ninja

by Seth

Promoting your blog is perhaps the most difficult part of blogging.  After spending hours writing a great post and putting links and images in it you push the publish button and wait… but nothing happens! Your post is live on the web and no one is clamoring to read it! You can’t even get a [...]

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Learning Social Media Marketing from… Chick-fil-a?

by Matt Langford

When you think of Social Media Marketing, you probably think about Twitter, Facebook, Mashable, or even Ashton Kutcher. But what about everyone’s favorite fried white meat spot: Chick-fil-a? Bet you don’t think of them! They even have a mean cookies and cream milkshake, but that’s a topic for another day. Now I’m thirsty. Crap.
What could [...]

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#1 Traffic Tip You Are Not Ready For

by Seth

Now before you start getting angry at me for determining what you’re ready for, let me explain why I made the title what it is.
In the last 2 years of blogging I have seen 2 fatal flaws which hinder almost every blogger from becoming successful.  These flaws are nasty and sometimes seem overwhelming.

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