Plugin Trouble

I believe each and every one of us bloggers has experienced some sort of plugin trouble at one point or another. Am I right? Those can be so frustrating. Especially when you can’t figure out what is wrong and why that darn thing isn’t working the way it is supposed to.

While I was pretty lucky so far, I had my first real experience with plugin trouble when I created my last blog post. For the longest time, I couldn’t figure out what had gone wrong.

Enlightened Networker Joined DoFollow Sites

I bet, just like me, you have been pondering over the issue if you should set your blog to “DoFollow” or leave it at “NoFollow” as is the WordPress default.

To change your settings to “DoFollow” may raise some concerns about getting more spam. However, it would give some well deserved link juice to those who comment on your blog. And, if you have a plugin installed that combats spam, then it shouldn’t be a problem anyway.

As with everything there are Pros and Cons

Blogging for Business

On 30 May 2009 I moved my blog from Blogger over to WordPress, because I had heard that WordPress was the blogging platform for professionals. I didn’t want to be viewed as an amateur so I moved it. If you are blogging for business then WordPress is simply the best blogging platform.

Seven months later I still had virtually no traffic. Here and there someone found my blog by accident, even left a comment which I had no clue I was supposed to reply to.

One day in January of 2010 I stumbled upon Jason Better’s blog and met the “Better Bunch”, a group of the most amazing marketers from all over the world.

Hector Cuevas' Entrepreneurs Report

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My good friend, Hector Cuevas, just released his premier issue of the “Entrepreneurs Report.”

It’s hot off the press. The ink isn’t even dry yet.

Trust me, you don’t want to miss this!

This issue is jam-packed with valuable information, tips, tricks and strategies that will send your blogging and online marketing experience to new heights. What I am really excited about is, that yours truly is featured together with some of the best online bloggers in the industry.

If you are not familiar with Hector Cuevas, he is a well respected authority on everything that has to do with blogging and online marketing.

In fact, his website is “The Internet’s #1 Resource for your Blogging and Online Marketing Needs.”

Always Put Out Quality Content!

If you are a business blogger you may find some value in the little story I would like to share with you today.

It’s a little story or anecdote about Henry Kissinger. If you don’t know whom I’m talking about, Dr. Henry Alfred Kissinger, a German-born American served as United States National Security Adviser under President Richard Nixon in the 1970s.

Well, let me start with the story and then I tell you how this relates to your network marketing business. Or any business for that matter.

Fun way to get backlinks

Did you know that backlinks increase your page ranking in search engines?

So, the more backlinks you have pointing back to your blog the better off you will be.

There are many different ways to build backlinks.

But today I will show you a way that is not only very easy, but it’s also a lot of fun. And an added benefit is that it is totally FREE.

Build backlinks with blog comments.

Yes, you read that right. Blog comments are a great way to get backlinks.

Here’s how to do it …

Start a Business Blog

First off, if you haven’t yet, start a business blog asap.

Especially if you have a MLM or network marketing business it is essential to have a nerve center or some sort of a ‘home base’ online. The reason behind this is, that you want to brand yourself instead of promoting your opportunity.

When I first started blogging I made all three of the mistakes below (and then some) and they cost me a lot of money.

Well, I didn’t know that when I first started, but by hanging around the right people I found out what I did wrong and corrected my mistakes very quickly.

So here they are … the 3 Costly Mistakes To Avoid If You Are Blogging for Business