Legal Marketing & PR

Why Most of Us Suck at Marketing (and how good marketing fixes most problems in your business)

Posted on January 20, 2010
Guest Post From Christian Russell Are you writing a lot of great content for your blog and still not seeing results from it? Are you grinding away at your work yet still not making the sales you need to reach your goals? Do you honestly feel you?re great at what you do, but you?re failing to [...

Steve Rubel and His Cronies are Full of Crap

Posted on January 18, 2010
How many of you remember back in October of 2008 when Wired said blogging is dead? Here is what I said in my post in response to their dribble. The premise of the post, which is ironic in and of itself, is that blogging is dead and being replaced by all the other social media [...

My Blogging Muse is a Night Owl (and I’m An Early Bird)

Posted on January 18, 2010
I do a lot of writing. If there is one thing I’ve learned is that you have to be inspired and motivated in order to write your best stuff. You know, that state of mind where the words and ideas come so quickly that your fingers have a hard time keeping up on the [...

The Blueprint to Blogging

Posted on January 17, 2010
David Risley has pushed his huge free report, Six Figure Blogger Blueprint out the door again. Did I say this is huge? Forty-seven in-depth pages of a blueprint to the business of professional blogging. It is meaty and contains a lot of solid, actionable information...

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Bloggers: Grow Your List In 3 Easy Steps

Posted on January 16, 2010
Guest Post By: Tom From BuildThatList.com Everyone is touting the phrase, ‘The Money Is In The List’, but this is usually coming from pro bloggers or master list builders who have tens of thousands of email subscribers! It is easy for them to say that list building is profitable when they only have to convert 0...

Business Blog Readers Are Going to Subscribe Via Email Before They Do By RSS

Posted on January 15, 2010
One often overlooked critical component too many business bloggers forget to put on their blogs is the option to subscribe by email. A lot of the blogging platforms available to business bloggers default and enable only the RSS subscription option. What happens when a business blogger fails to provide both options? They [...

Don’t Get Stuck on the Type of Business Blog You Will Have

Posted on January 14, 2010
Guest Post From Joel Williams (aks Blog Tech Guy) There are a massive variety of blogs out there, but broadly in the money-making blog world there are two types – ones that make money from the blog themselves via advertising and/or affiliate sales, and ones where the blog is part of a business site that offers [...

Subscription Drive

Posted on January 14, 2010
First of all, thank you to each and every one of you who subscribes to Blog For Profit. Both our newsletter and the blog itself. One of our goals this year is to reach 10,000 subscribers. Why would we set such a mark you ask. One of the goals we have [...

Help Others the Way YOU Would Like To Be Treated and Be Rewarded

Posted on January 13, 2010
Guest post by Sarge from Beginner Blogger: Most blogs are out there to serve some sort of purpose or value to their readers otherwise, why would readers continue to read your blog? Some blogs are there to help solve a problem. Like this blog and my blog Beginner Blogger for example...

Are You a Stick Figure?

Posted on January 12, 2010
Are you a stick figure? If you answered no to that question, I’m disappointed. Let me tell you why… Stick figures get a lot done. Think about cartoon characters. They have one personality, one outfit, one look, and usually, one fatal flaw that can take them down...

Is This Magic Word Missing from Your Marketing?

Posted on January 11, 2010
Guest Post By: Michael Martine One day not too long ago, I was out running errands with my step-daughter and granddaughter. My granddaughter is five. I decided to treat everyone to some lunch at McDonald’s. As we turned into the parking lot, I asked my granddaughter “What restaurant is this?” She’s just barely learning to read [...

The Blog For Profit Newsletter is Coming Back With a Vengence

Posted on January 10, 2010
I am pleased to announce that the Blog For Profit (BFP) Newsletter is back and back with a vengence. If you are not already subscribed, you can do so below. Add your email address here to subscribe   Email: Last year and part of the previous, we published a newsletter on a bi-monthly basis...

Guest Posting on Other Blog

Posted on January 09, 2010
Let me first apologize for this being another post where I am suggesting you buy something. However, chalk it up to the time of year and the fact a lot of my blogging friends release new stuff in January. But if there is one thing you can be assured of, I will not suggest [...

What’s the Tone of Your Blog Voice?

Posted on January 09, 2010
Much has been said in the blogosphere about your blogging ‘voice’. Much of it refers to who is writing the content. The question of whether you should be blogging yourself vs hiring someone to blog for you. But that’s not the ‘voice’ I’m referring to in this post...

The Key to Pricing Your Product or Service Online

Posted on January 08, 2010
Guest Post from Chris Garrett: One area that in-person sales has an advantage over online is you can tailor your marketing to the precise situation and prospect. With online you have to predict or tune every possible question, bias and objection so that you leave to question unanswered and no objection left hanging...

Income Blogging Guide - Check It Out

Posted on January 07, 2010
I mentioned a week or so ago while our main focus here on Blog For Profit is how to use a blog to market and promote a business. There have been many of you asking and wanting to know how to make money directly from blogging. And I know there are some of [...

Income Blogging Guide – Check It Out

Posted on January 07, 2010
I mentioned a week or so ago while our main focus here on Blog For Profit is how to use a blog to market and promote a business. There have been many of you asking and wanting to know how to make money directly from blogging. And I know there are some of [...

New Look and Design Coming Soon for BFP

Posted on January 05, 2010
Postings may be a bit light this week as we finish up the new design for BFP. I hope you like the new look and feel as much as I do. The site is getting a completely new look, layout and even logo. And of course, we are using the Headway framework [...

Your 2010 Marketing Plan - “Your 2010 marketing checklist!”

Posted on December 31, 2009
One of the blogs I read daily is Jim’s Marketing Blog. Jim provides some of the best content of any blog on the subject of marketing. Yes, marketing. If you are a small business, a professional service firm or a kick butt home based business, you have to market...

Your 2010 Marketing Plan – “Your 2010 marketing checklist!”

Posted on December 31, 2009
One of the blogs I read daily is Jim’s Marketing Blog. Jim provides some of the best content of any blog on the subject of marketing. Yes, marketing. If you are a small business, a professional service firm or a kick butt home based business, you have to market...

Commenting on other blogs is a must do activity

Posted on December 30, 2009
Unless I have completely failed you, you know how important I believe leaving comments on other blog post is. Not only are you engaging in the conversation taking place in your particular niche. You are getting noticed and adding to the content already contained in the post you are commenting on...

Actions to Kick Butt With in 2010

Posted on December 30, 2009
It is no secret, I am not a fan of setting goals and stopping there. I am more of an action planning kind of guy. Goals in my opinion get you no where. Actions do! I also firmly believe 2010 is going to be a year full of possibilities and opportunities for those [...

What areas of blogging do you feel you need the most help with?

Posted on December 29, 2009
A couple of weeks ago, I ran a quick survey where I ask 8 short questions. One of the questions was: What areas of blogging do you feel you need the most help with? I included some choices for those taking the survey to use in answering the question...

The Best of Blog For Profit For 2009

Posted on December 29, 2009
I almost forgot to do this post. But, I wanted to give you a list of some of the best post we had here on BFP. The “best of” is based on comments and views on the post. And, a couple of them might be based on my own likes too. [...] Related posts:Completely new design for Blog for Profit coming soon Thats right...

Why Planning Is Important, Your Plan is Not

Posted on December 28, 2009
Guest Post From: George Krueger and Mary-Lynn Foster As small business owners, we often link a business plan to a funding request. We need money so we need a plan. Our funders demand it. Unfortunately, entrepreneurs who think like this haven?t made a crucial distinction...

The Loss of a Friend - Sometimes life really sucks

Posted on December 28, 2009
I very seldom if ever write anything personal on BFP. However, this post was just something I had to write and share with you. I also must apologize for the title to this post. While life certainly doesn’t “suck”. What does is the loss of a friend at such a young age...

The Loss of a Friend – Sometimes life really sucks

Posted on December 28, 2009
I very seldom if ever write anything personal on BFP. However, this post was just something I had to write and share with you. I also must apologize for the title to this post. While life certainly doesn’t “suck”. What does is the loss of a friend at such a young age...

Merry Christmas Everyone

Posted on December 24, 2009
I just wanted to take a moment and wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and happy Holidays. We also want to thank each and every one of you for your continued involvement here at Blog For Profit (BFP). For subscribing to our newsletter and new post alerts...

How to use links in your blog post

Posted on December 23, 2009
Effectively use links in your blog post In order to attract and keep your readers, you need to be a huge information source. Not only of your own content, but that of other’s which you should be linking to in your blog post. I am not talking about those blog rolls so many put in [...

Headway 1.5.5 is live and available to the public

Posted on December 16, 2009
We are excited to announce that Headway 1.5.5 is out of beta and available to the public. You can download 1.5.5 in the members’ area. Clay has done it again in fact. The new user interface is just amazing. And the new visual editor truly takes Headway and building a site to the [...

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