Josh S Peters

MAY 11, 2009

I think our parents could get a huge benefit from sharing and being part of the grid and forming their own niched communities even. Brandon Hasins Have them buy Apple products. All Rights Reserved Designed with Headway by Headway Hacks Twitter links powered by Tweet This v1.6.1 , a WordPress plugin for Twitter. Nice approach!

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

My second objection is that just because you mention let say bird feeders that doesn't mean you're looking to buy one. If I was looking to buy one, then I guess it would be alright. Following in the hopes they will follow you back and buy your stuff is not a good strategy. What do you think?

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

ink shorteners are very prevalent in today’s online communities. All Rights Reserved Designed with Headway by Headway Hacks Twitter links powered by Tweet This v1.6.1 , a WordPress plugin for Twitter. is what's caused me to keep using my own as the primary vs bit.ly

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 2, 2011

Shannon’s Favorite Little Known Social Media Tool : One is a WordPress plugin called Editflow. The truth is that there are no shortcuts to community building , it requires sustained time, effort and dedication: at least to create a community that is truly activated and interested. Chris Brogan. Here’s an example.

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Almost Savvy

JULY 15, 2010

Why then are people and businesses promoting themselves and trying to get me to buy their stuff as soon as I connect with them? When this happens online, it takes the form of email, newsletters, Facebook mail or direct messages on Twitter. I most certainly do not want to click on your link to buy something or find out more about you.

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Social Networking LinkedIn Comments Twitter 279

ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

I really love the idea of buying and selling websites. Recently I listed one of my blogs on Flippa , a marketplace for buying and selling websites, and sold it successfully. I would prefer to buy an established blog in a niche that has decent traffic, an engaged community, and quality content. Doing due diligence.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Subscribe to your feed or newsletter and become a regular reader. Follow you on one of your social media accounts and become part of your community. Buy a product you’re selling or promoting as an affiliate. Directed people to my Newsletter. Share the post with other people and help generate more traffic.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

If they’re on your site to connect with others, they might instead be willing to subscribe to a membership community. Amazon will give you a cut of everything a person someone buys within 24 hours of following your link. I often get commissions from people buying books, cosmetics, jewellery, and even nappies (diapers).

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ProBlogger

JULY 16, 2020

It pretty much destroyed the community I’d created. But I think community is just as important as content, particularly if you’re trying to monetize your blog. But I know those people are far more likely to leave a comment on my blog, share my content, sign up for my newsletter and buy one of my products.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

When using social media (or any other tool really) making sure you have your materials at hand and properly setup will make it easier to convince people to buy from you. Empower your community to talk to about you and have them build the social proof of your business’s value. Good points.

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Josh S Peters

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Media buys, affiliate marketing, SEO, SEM, and blogging have absolutely no value on their own. Acquisition / Lead Generation – These types of campaigns are used to gather information (like email addresses, profiles, home addresses, etc) with the goal of winding up with a list of people who are most likely to buy from you.

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Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Join these conversations and add value to the communities. As you continue to build up your reputation and build up your network in these different communities you will figure out how to get your blog in front of them. This will also help you gain more fans as people get to know you. facebook-620210904 Thorough article, Josh.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 27, 2010

Blogging every day doesn’t make you a better thinker or consultant, it makes you faster at WordPress formatting. Business News "Blogging every day doesn’t make you a better thinker or consultant, it makes you faster at WordPress formatting." Those words are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

Also, since you’re in the process of fixing up your blog I wanted to remind you that Mofuse is not doing justice to your mobile site – [link] I tried switching to Disqus but had lots of trouble importing my comments from WordPress, did you have any trouble with that? We’ve added Disqus as the commenting system. link] Adam Q.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

I was just about to go to Amazon, now I know what to buy. :). by communicating with customers as people. Community Newsletter. Community (785). Email: Name: Copyright © 2005-2008 ME Strauss • WordPress Theme designed by iDunzo.com Successful Blog is a b5media network blog. ME Liz Strauss said.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 19, 2017

If people are there because they want to connect with other people who share a similar interest or a similar life situation, it may be harder to sell information but it might be easier to sell them into a membership community. I saw people buying books. I saw people buying cosmetics. I saw people buying nappies.

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Social Media Strategery

JULY 21, 2009

At the current pace, I imagine that I’ll soon just be Steve Radick, one member of a 500+ person team of communications professionals, all of whom know how to write a press release, create a corporate newsletter, write a speech, craft engaging blog posts, use Twitter to engage with their audiences, and develop a strategic communications plan.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Nikki talks about how she’s not just built a large audience – but how she’s built such an engaging community. Really glad that he did a WordPress blog. You can get a very basic sized WordPress startup that you can manage then yourself. We talk about how Nikki built her audience and how to stand out in a competitive niche.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is It Curtains for the App Store?

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The Way of the Web

AUGUST 30, 2012

How can you not only publish online but effectively marketing that across a myriad of social networks and communities, knowing which ones are relevant? You can buy a domain and hosting for less than the price of almost any big conference, and if you devote a handful of hours each week to it you’ll learn far more, too.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Nikki talks about how she’s not just built a large audience – but how she’s built such an engaging community. Really glad that he did a WordPress blog. You can get a very basic sized WordPress startup that you can manage then yourself. We talk about how Nikki built her audience and how to stand out in a competitive niche.

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Social Media Strategery

JANUARY 7, 2010

As you might imagine, neither of these conclusions bode well for the long-term health of a virtual community behind the firewall. Include the link to your content in your team newsletters, meeting agendas/minutes, email signatures, briefings, Yammer messages, and any other communications vehicles you use. Cross-promote.

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Viper Chill

JULY 19, 2010

Not unless you have a huge link-buying budget and know how to get paid links that still count. I usually build these sites on Wordpress (though they look nothing like your typical blog) and pump out around 25 quality articles to start with, then a couple of articles per week from there on out. What do you think?

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 11, 2010

Amber is Director of Community for Radian6 , co-proprietor of the influential Brass Tack Thinking blog (formerly Altitude Branding), a cool mom, a motivating force, and a hell of a flautist). And I look forward to buying as many of you a cocktail as possible on publication date. I won’t forget it. Please stay tuned. is my vote.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 23, 2023

Even back when Darren and I started discussing a potential book, blogging wasn’t new, and we had already seen the community undergo several changes. Of course, there are hybrids, and niche sites that start out only for search traffic and then they find they attract a community or grow email newsletters after the fact.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

If someone asks me what blogging platform to use, I am always going to say self-hosted WordPress. It gives you full ownership of your blog & its content, full control over design & functionality, lots of support because of the number of people using & writing about WordPress, and an overall professional presentation.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 21, 2010

For you fellow WordPressers out there, go to Appearance > Editor and open footer.php. Thanks for the reminder; just did it. You'll see a line that resembles this: © 2008-09. | I've just changed mine to © 2008-10. All rights reserved on the content of this blog.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. Communicate with Content After strategic thinking, the key to social media success is content creation.

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 3, 2010

A look at whether numbers really matter when it comes to the size of your blog community or social following, and how engaging with a smaller group is better. Direct email marketing – does it always end in a monthly newsletter, and how to deal with inactive subsribers before they unsubscribe. WordPress 3.0.2

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Her blog, But You’re a Girl , covers a ton of topics including blogging, business, events, technlogy, Google, WordPress, and more. Her blog, Kommein , covers blogging, business, community management, social media, and more. Kim is a freelance WordPress consultant who also does Facebook customizations. Deborah Ng.

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Buffer Social

JULY 21, 2020

The greatest part is that you're giving back to the community and delivering value to photo-seekers. And then there are brands like Morning Brew (a business newsletter) and The New York Public Library that have hundreds of photos on Unsplash. These photos, for instance, are by Sticker Mule. It's completely free to upload these photos.

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Viper Chill

AUGUST 28, 2012

The difference is that it may be a lot harder, and take a while longer, to find those 5,000 people and introduce them to your community. This is a really interesting question, especially for people who are managing communities that are attached to larger brands. So how you do you grow that community? – Susan.

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Viper Chill

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Thanks, Paras Reply Glen says: September 6, 2010 at 1:06 pm I’ve done that in the past, and there’s a free Wordpress plugin here if you look around the blog Reply Paras says: September 7, 2010 at 1:25 pm And what was the result with that? Reply Glen says: September 9, 2010 at 1:19 pm Hey Eduard, Welcome to the community.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 14, 2017

If you have the goal of becoming a speaker, a writer, an author selling books, an artist, a consultant, a coach, or some kind of freelancer, a personal brand could be one way to do that because people in each of those cases are buying you. He owns WPBeginner, a WordPress site, OptinMonster, a tool for bloggers to collect email addresses.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 31, 2010

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Conversation a Myth? Absolutely not.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 1, 2010

Google Trends I rarely build new sites these days (I buy profitable ones, instead) but my most recent was in December, with my $1m case study. On a similar note, if you buy a lot of things online, you could set it up to have quick access to your name, address, telephone number and that kind of thing. Cheers Oscar. Interesting, thanks.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 7, 2014

That said, this approach is a bloggers true competitive advantage, and we essentially earn money by selling ads or access to our audience to those who can’t figure out their own content strategy — we certainly don’t buy them! But what makes a blog truly valuable is the audience and community you build around it.

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