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Every blogger has posts they feel have really hit the mark; what many call pillar articles or foundation content. When Liz Strauss (Liz Strauss) decided to celebrate the 4th Birthday of her Successful Blog with a Bring ONE Link offer she motivated me to compile these links for my readers.
There are now so many posts I wish every regular and new visitor knew about here that I decided to write this compilation so YOU don’t miss some of the most important information I’ve researched and shared.
This would be a great post to save in your Delicious or StumbleUpon account so you can return to it for reference. We will continually update and add to these important resources to keep them current just for you. Is there anything else you would like to see here? Just let us know.
HOW TO MAKE MONEY BLOGGING:
- Top How to Make Money Blogging Resources; Who REALLY Makes Money and Teaches Their Methods Best
- How to Create a Successful Blog Based Business – All blogs are not created equal; what you need and how to get an optimized blog even if you don’t have technical skills.
- Super Thesis Resources and why we wish we had installed Threaded Comments from the beginning.
KEYWORD RESEARCH / SEO:
- Are You Playing Hide and Seek with Your Market? on identifying your most important goals and the keywords and pages related to them.
- The Importance of Researching and Selecting Your Keywords First to make your content easy to find and keep your posts on topic
BLOGGING BUDDIES, BLOG OUTREACH, GUEST BLOGGING:
- How Guest Blogging Can Change Your Life – Guest post by Greg Rollett of Rock Star Lifestyle Design and Internet Marketing
- Blog Outreach: 8 Compelling Reasons You Should Be Doing It NOW – Guest post by Affiliate Marketing Expert Murray Newlands
DOFOLLOW and BLOG COMMENTING:
- Use our DoFollow Lists and Tools to increase your incoming links
- How We Increased Our Blog Traffic Over 76.63% in one month by first commenting and then sharing other bloggers’ content across Social Networks
- How We Encourage Community and Comments
AFFILIATE MARKETING:
- Massive Affiliate Reference Resources with links to Power Affiliates, Affiliate Forums, Affiliate Training – includes How to Evaluate Merchant Ecommerce Stores so you know which will convert BEFORE you promote them. This post uses an excellent gift affiliate program as the example store.
PAY PER CLICK ADVERTISING:
- How Not to Lose Your Shirt on PPC Advertising
- My Step-by-step Method for Evaluating Your AdWords Account – what settings to use and why
- Why PPC Summit is the Very Best PPC Seminar EVER
LOCAL SEARCH DIRECTORIES:
- Why Local Search is so important. Use our shortcut to getting any business or Web site with a physical address listed in Major Local Search Directories including Google Maps, Yahoo! Local, Bing, SuperPages and many more.
- Scan the Local Search Categories in the right sidebar for comprehensive information on and how-to obtain listings in Local Search Directories
- Coming soon: the Top Ten most important Local Search Directories
ORGANIC SEARCH SEO SEM:
BLOG DIRECTORIES:
- Coming very soon: Which Blog Directories are most important and why. Start with PostRank, Technorati, MyBlogLog, Blog Catalog and the blog directories reviewed by Keller Hawthorne at FresheVenture.
WEB ANALYTICS:
- REVIEW: Mastering Google Analytics: Easy to Understand Free e-Course
LOGO and WEB DESIGN:
- What Makes a Great Logo – How to create or buy one; the differences in deliverables between $50 and $1000+ logos.
- What NOT To Do With Your Existing Web Site When You Upgrade or Remodel
SOCIAL NETWORKING:
- Social Networking is NOT Chat – How to get your content shared by others, where you can find us and what to do if you would like us to comment in your blog and send you traffic in our daily travels across the Internet.
- How Monetizing Social Networking Sites THIS Way Benefits Everyone
- Twitter FriendFeed Quick Start – How to get up to speed right away at Twitter and on FriendFeed
- Coming soon: Our process for maximizing our reach across Social Networks
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Twitter: @zeenatsyal
Wow! This is such an informative post. I love all the links..and your research is so thorough. Me being new into blogging only 4-5 months now…this is a treasure of information for me.
I will have to go through all the links slowly. See I have my weekend reading source now
I’m a little confused about the Dofollow sites. What does it mean? I have seen many sites promote themselves as Dofollow.
Kind Regards
Zeenat
Zeenat{Positive Provocations}´s last blog ..Why Are We Here? {Inspirational Quote}
Twitter: @GrowMap
Welcome to GrowMap Zeenat,
I read you at StumbleUpon and in your blog and am happy you have found your way here. Just this morning I was pondering whether the days of research I pour into many of my posts are worth it because they don’t get as much feedback as I would expect. If they help just one fellow blogger it is worth it.
If you’ve read that dofollow post you already have your answer so I will refer others who wonder what dofollow and nofollow are all about to that post. It explains what do follow means and why we chose to have all our blogs use dofollow.
Also see the related post about encouraging community which explains why we installed CommentLuv and KeywordLuv and how you can best use them to benefit your site when commenting here.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Social Networking is NOT Chat
what can i say..this is a complete list ! thank for sharing
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Dan,
I love quotes and I am sure you will find what you need here to get far more visibility for your blog. I have spent an entire year pulling all of the research together that exists at GrowMap and it was built on three decades of computer background.
It should assist anyone truly serious about growing their business or blog. I personally apply everything I write about and test it to make sure it works.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Top How to Make Money Blogging Resources
Yeah, great it is really a pillar to like me who is doing some projects in SEO and looking to grow as jaint. I got a good dofollow links to post from the above do follow link, really resourcefull article, congrats.
john@Milan Hotels´s last blog ..Joomla! Security Strike Team
Twitter: @GrowMap
Welcome John,
I will keep this post updated and as you can tell by a couple of posts mentioned I will be adding important new posts to it. Be sure to keep track of any dofollow sites related to your own so you can visit them regularly. Consistency is SO important to success.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Instantly Acquire 76 High Quality Incoming Links
Twitter: @mark_tait34yahoo.in
Very innovative! thanks for sharing the tips which will prove to be very helpful in future as well…
Twitter: @GrowMap
I hope you’ll remember where to find us.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Major Television Stations Feature MyLocalLookup
Twitter: @seomack
This is absolutely helpful to newcomers. I suggest you have this summary post placed in your home page where it can be quite vividly seen by newcomers. Excellent quality information and hats off to you for compiling this again for the sole purpose of visitors benefit. I am sure I have read all of them, but I dont mind reading those posts again. It will refresh my knowledge. Thanks again buddy.
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Mack,
I find having a compilation of the posts most often referred to very handy. I use all of the research I share so this page is as much for me as for my readers. I will definitely be linking this to the home page.
It is good to know who my regular readers are and that what I write benefits them. Thank you for letting me know. I often wonder if anyone appreciates the hours that go into some of my posts – usually when I am laboring over a post for days on end, continually adding one more link and rewriting a section to make it just a little clearer.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Major Television Stations Feature MyLocalLookup
I like the link and the connect article ‘How We Increased Our Blog Traffic Over 76.63% in one month’, that article has really good points to develop traffic for my blog, and i got good dofollow links in another link above, that blogs have good PR also now……..
Suresh@How to lose Weight fast´s last blog ..Home Exercises to Lose Weight Quickly
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hello Suresh,
That strategy really does work although it is very time-consuming. We like to subscribe to comments as we leave them and that fills up the inbox pretty fast. We could really use an application to could better manage all those emails.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Happy Birthday GrowMap – One Year Old Today
Yup these are very comman tips used by the every blogger! please share some new updates, i will be waiting for your response!till then bye
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hello Belly Dancing for Beginners,
Actually they are NOT very common tips used by every blogger. Very few bloggers have access to all of the information I’ve shared in this post unless they read this blog that is. I guarantee that only the tiniest percentage of bloggers know as much as ppc advertising or Social Networking or have processes as well-defined as I have developed.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How to Evaluate a Merchant Gift Affiliate Program
Above written tips are really wonderful.I am experiencing them in my own website.
Twitter: @ChugginMcCoffee
This is a really great compilation! I’m going to pass on some of the posts about making money with blogs to friends of mine because I feel that they really don’t grasp the concept. People often ask what I do for a living, and I have heard other people say that they want to start their own blog to make some money, but I’m sure it would help them out to have a clear idea.
Twitter: @GrowMap
Thank you Mark. I would love to have my work benefit more people and truly appreciate those who take the time to share it with others. As I’ve mentioned before, I have made an independent living since 2000 and I’ve assisted dozens of businesses to increase their sales. It is obvious to me that most people don’t get it and aren’t clearly understanding what it takes.
Those who want to make money with their blogs can really benefit from selecting one of the teaching courses from the How to Make Money Blogging post and doing exactly what they say to do. I know I am repeating myself but I see people leaving out very important tasks because they don’t understand their importance.
The smallest things can make all the difference. Did you know that using “Buy Now” generates lower sales than using “Add to Cart”? That has been proven many times through testing. My theory is that “Buy Now” is more of a commitment than shoppers are ready to make at that point while “Add to Cart” gives them the option to back out if they change their minds.
I’ve been analyzing Blog Directories all day. You won’t want to miss that new post as I have identified almost thirty directories with page ranks of 3 to 9 and thousands of visitors a month. Listing blogs in these directories can greatly increase visitors and revenue.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Instantly Acquire 76 High Quality Incoming Links
Hey there, sorry this is so OT. My apologies for being gone so long but my current post describes it a bit. I’m ready now to re-subscribe and get back into your awesome blog! Slowly at first until I get full swing again.
Twitter: @GrowMap
Good to see you back, Dennis. I hope your recovery is going better than expected. I read your latest post and see you have sites that sell products. Check out the post I’ll use in this comment as I hope it might interest you in the Gift Affiliate Program I manage for @ExecGifts.
That post also explains how to evaluate an ecommerce store. Weak stores and those that have shopping carts that don’t work are a poor investment of any affiliate’s time because they won’t convert.
Consolidating your blogs into one can make it easier to keep them up; however, will you lose much in the way of traffic and incoming links if you do that? You may want to leave the secondary blog up and write a post directing visitors to the other instead.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How to Evaluate a Merchant Gift Affiliate Program
Awesome post btw, this one goes in the file.
Dennis Edell´s last blog ..What I’m Doing – What You Should Expect In The Very Near Future.
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Dennis,
Thanks. It makes it easier for me to share my best content and faster for my readers to find it for future reference.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Happy Birthday GrowMap – One Year Old Today
I was struggling to low rate of comments and posts in my site, really i got good points to promote comments and discussions from above topic how to develop comments and discussions, and i get a good list of do follow Blogs above, really resourceful informations.
Twitter: @GrowMap
Welcome Betaclick,
I went to the link in your comment but didn’t see a blog there to comment in. I suspect many bloggers would be surprised to know that 90-98% of visitors never comment. There are usually an active 2% who will greatly add to your discussions and make up the bulk of your comments. Another 8% or so are motivated to comment to obtain a link to their site or blog.
You can only tell whether the balance of your readers gain any benefit by how long they stay on your site and how many posts they read. I encourage interaction because it increases understanding and make it more likely my readers will actually implement what I suggest.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Instantly Acquire 76 High Quality Incoming Links
You were write about the usefulness of this post, even the RSS subscribers like me won’t ‘find’ these gems because we only come to know about new posts.
BTW, how did you compile the list? Just by number of visits / posts or you used things like retweets, web mentions, trackbacks? In some cases, I feel I managed to put together a perfect piece of article, but if it’s not seen by others, it’s as good or bad as a bad article that I wrote.
The PPC and adwords posts really sound promising (from their title)
off to those pages now.
Twitter: @GrowMap
Welcome Brian,
Many of the posts included in this compilation are or were appearing in the Most Popular Recently section or get major traffic usually from StumbleUpon, Twitter or FriendFeed; however, they were hand selected by me.
The posts I selected are the final comprehensive research and recommendations for each subject. They often pull together many other posts related to that topic and provide additional reference resources.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Instantly Acquire 76 High Quality Incoming Links
Twitter: @mark_tait34yahoo.in
Thanks for the great advice! I just came across your blog and love the content. I look forward to reading your posts in the future
Twitter: @GrowMap
Welcome,
I am not familiar with Place tests. You may want to add an About page that explains what they are and who might want to know more about them. Do update your copyright years too as many will assume a site is inactive if that is old.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Happy Birthday GrowMap – One Year Old Today
Twitter: @saurabhsnv
i have been a regular commenter of grow map since it was come into the light.i must say that it is a great blog ,so much useful information available here.it has increased so much knowledge of mine.
Twitter: @GrowMap
Thank you Saurabh,
I appreciate all my regular readers and hope each of you will take the time to tell others about us. This is the perfect post to share with friends, co-workers, and clients or to bookmark at Delicious, Reddit, StumbleUpon and any other Social Networking sites.
If you don’t use those I highly recommend opening accounts using the same Avatar and UserName on each. Social Networking and especially StumbleUpon can drive hundreds or thousands of visitors to sites you share.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Social Networking is NOT Chat
Twitter: @mark_tait34yahoo.in
I am impressed with the content of the article. I have been trying this method and I have seen some real improvements. This method is very useful.
Above content is really very helpful for me and I learn a lot from it.Thanks for sharing such valuable views.
Twitter: @allisonr
Shared this page on FriendFeed, not only for the good information, but a lesson on how to reuse content without having to rewrite it (as well as getting some deep linking going on)
Twitter: @GrowMap
Welcome Allison,
Good to hear from another FriendFeed user. One post that isn’t included in the compilation that may interest you is my Top Ten FriendFeed Friends Challenge. Since that post is still in the Most Popular section perhaps I should add it.
I just shared your Anatomy of a Troll post on StumbleUpon which would then send it on to Twitter, FriendFeed, Facebook and Delicious (when all the third party apps work right anyway!).
Your blog is dofollow, right? I just added you to my new DoFollow List at Twitter. I have a great idea for how to use it. By putting any do follow related bloggers in that list and then going to it you can quickly and easily support each other’s efforts, know when to drop by and comment and share new posts, and easily find other do-follow blogs.
I just created it last night; however, I expect it to be very popular soon. I’m continually working on processes that make it easier to be consistent. I hope you’ll join in. I just shared your Personal Branding post a few minutes ago.
If you think your readers might be interested in personalized gifts for the holidays check out the post I’m including in the CommentLuv. I’ll be posting a countdown of the top gifts sold between Nov 1 and Dec 24 last year and all affiliates are invited to change the affiliate link and reblog the post as is or make it their own.
Bloggers can choose any products that strike their fancy, do the whole series, or just add those that appeal to them or they believe their readers would like.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How to Evaluate a Merchant Gift Affiliate Program
Twitter: @saurabhsnv
thanks you Internet Strategist for replying me, i will definitely go to social networking sites and especially Stumble Upon.
saurabh@acdsee coupons´s last blog ..Special offer
Twitter: @mark_tait34yahoo.in
Its a great post…i like this blog….
nvestment property in Australia ´s last blog ..From A Global Financial Crisis New Millionaires Emerge
thanks dear thanks for the post, i will surely join you in Digg, since your blog is dofollow i am adding you in my list too and soon joining you in Twitter too, it will be my pleasure to get connected with Dragon
What an awesome list, I think you really deserve a biiig thanks from all of us
Thanks for making everything so much easier with the great tips and for teaching us plenty of things, keep us updated in your future posts as well
This post is just what I needed. You have supplied me with very informative information. Now I can take what I have learned here and put it to good use.
Twitter: @ArticleDirec
This is a great post, for novice or experts. All the crucial information in one place, under one page. Thank you for sharing
Twitter: @GrowMap
You’re very welcome. I created this post to make it easier for new readers to see what we do here and for regular readers to see posts they may have missed.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How Guest Blogging Can Change Your Life
Twitter: @AussieSire
OH, I see your strategy, give em a whole lot of interesting topics to study so that they have to keep coming back. So that’s why they call you The Internet Strategist?”
OK, it’s worked, because I haven’t time to come read them now so I’ve bookmarked it for later.
Sire´s last blog ..The Child Of God
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hello Sire,
Good to see you here again so soon. Liz’ offer of a link motivated me to finally compile this post and I use it more than anyone as a shortcut to sharing specific information.
I do my best to convey that I consider this blog a reference resource not a serial story.
Years ago I realized no matter how well I managed ppc accounts for small businesses if their sites did not convert or their shopping cart did not work they could not be profitable. I ended up advising them on far more than just pay per click.
It became obvious that what I was actually doing was total Internet Strategy and I changed the title on my business cards to Internet Strategist. Back then it was an uncommon term. Now it is ubiquitous.
Only those who understand that they must continually expand and improve on what they’re doing will succeed. That was true prior to Social Networking and is far more true today.
That is also why I am always recommending collaboration. There simply are not enough hours in the day for any one person to become an expert on everything. Better that we each understand the big picture and specialize in something and then swap that expertise for what else we need to know.
The fast path to success is knowing who is the very best on any subject and having a relationship with them that allows you to ask specific questions and get the very best answers.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How to Evaluate a Merchant Gift Affiliate Program
Twitter: @AussieSire
Gee where does that leave me? lol
I’ve always considered myself a ‘jack of all trades’, proficient at doing a little of all tasks but not an expert in any. I can sort of apply this to my blogging life as well. I suppose that means I have to leach of others
Sire´s last blog ..Three Ways To Increase Your Ad Space Earnings
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Sire,
I don’t consider it “leaching” – I call it collaborating and we all need to do a lot more of it to be truly successful. Have you discovered my dollow list at Twitter? I see that as an easy way to keep in touch with other dofollow bloggers and what they’re doing.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..What is UP with Backlinks from Google, Yahoo, Bing?
Twitter: @AussieSire
No, I don’t believe so. Why Twitter and not here on your blog?
Sire´s last blog ..How To Turn Off The Internet On The iPhone
Twitter: @GrowMap
The Twitter list is handier than a post although here would be a good idea too. I may make a TweepML list so others can follow instantly. Having them in Twitter makes it easy to quickly see which dofollow bloggers have Tweeted a post I’d be interested in so I can go comment and share it. That speeds up the process.
Oh, and check out that backlink tool mentioned in the comments of the post I’ll add to CommentLuv for this comment. I’m going to use it to keep track of my comments instead of subscribing to comments so I don’t have to manage all those emails.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..What is UP with Backlinks from Google, Yahoo, Bing?
Twitter: @adsmarket
This post really hits the mark for anyone who is just starting out in blogging for profit, affiliate marketing, and any of the topics you cover. I have shared this with our media team to help them stay more informed without having to jaunt all over the web for tutorials and advice. Thanks so much for putting it all in one place!
Daneka´s last blog ..Adsmarket and PlusTrees.org: An Innovative Reforestation Initiative
Twitter: @GrowMap
Welcome Daneka,
My pleasure. That is how I see my blog – a reference resource. Would you believe that I originally started creating Web pages just to keep track of and share my own research? Don’t forget that you can ask any question you have in the comments and I will personally answer with specifics.
Thank you for sharing this post with others.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..How to Evaluate a Merchant Gift Affiliate Program
Twitter: @12
hi GrowMap,
~ Steve
Just wanted to let you know that I just found your comment in my Akismet folder. Don’t know why it went there instead of posting immediately, but I fished it out. Your “Friends of the Guru” exception is alive and well.
Anyway, great summary of your great posts. BTW, what a slew of comments here.
PS. Sorry, I don’t have a twitter account (at least not yet).
Steve@trade show guru´s last blog ..Are Trade Shows Obsolete?
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Steve,
No worries. I have to rescue real comments from Akismet all the time. I really value my “Friends of the Guru” exception and hope my readers have checked out your blog. We love comments here so drop by any time.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Are You Playing Hide and Seek With Your Market?
Twitter: @tanmay2346
While I was comparing blogs online, I discovered your blog – quite by accident. After reading several posts, I think this is a good blog.
I really liked your blog!
Twitter: @GrowMap
Welcome Prajakta,
I’m glad you found us. This is a great post for getting a feel for what we do here. Also check out the categories in the right sidebar. If you don’t find what you’re looking for feel free to ask in the comments.
Internet Strategist @GrowMap´s last blog ..Blog Outreach: 8 Compelling Reasons Why You Should Be Doing It Now
very useful information thanks. will bookmark so i may return
Twitter: @GrowMap
Welcome Michelle,
There are several ways to remember what we do here besides bookmarking us – although if you look at your bookmarks that will certainly work.
You can also subscribe to comments or Subscribe to our RSS or Subscribe via email
Twitter: @tanmay2346
A lot of useful information in those links, thanks. I feel that it might even be too much for me to “digest” in just one week.
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Tanmay.
You can take as long as you need. We’re not going anywhere. The good thing here is that you can get answers to any questions the posts may raise.
i think all this shows your great effort towards the establishment of Growmap and it seems to be very inspiring and i will definitely try to make use of it. keep it up
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hello Shane,
I know a couple of real estate bloggers who have excellent sites and understand how to maximize their efforts online. If you would be interested in collaborating with them (and me) contact me directly.
growmap´s last blog ..BizLuv MEME: How to Support Your Fav Businesses
This is great Gail! This type of listing makes it easy to navigate. I wish I could locate more quality sites like yours. Full of great information and easy to navigate. I learn something each time I stop by. Thanks again!
Tim @ Classic Car Auto Insurance´s last blog ..Collector Car Insurance Application Hints
Twitter: @GrowMap
Thank you Tim,
I do share my methods with others so that they can create well-organized reference sites out of their best content too. Whenever you have something specific you’re seeking that relates in any way to online marketing try using eMarketingMatador’s eMarketing Search Engine.
That search engine was created by Keith Hagan to search only specific high quality sites he selected. I use it when I can’t remember where I read something or I am researching on a particular topic.
I also use the Zuula blog search function to find the most recent, relevant blog posts on any search. Just click on the blog tab to use it.
growmap´s last blog ..Search Engine Positions: Easy Free Ways to Track
Great! I’ll check both the eMarketing Search engine and Zuula. I’m learning more every week. Thank again Gail.
Tim from Classic Car Auto Insurance´s last blog ..Collector Car Insurance Application Hints
Twitter: @GrowMap
Any time Tim. I hope you’ll be a regular here. If you have any questions I am happy to answer. I usually have links to content I’ve already discovered or written that I can quickly lay my hands on. You or anyone else finding it would take far more time.
growmap´s last blog ..Search Engine Positions: Easy Free Ways to Track
Thanks for this post. I am fairly new to blogging and getting my post listed in Google and stuff is something that I have not done successfully yet with my blog. So this has helped me a lot and i am checking all this links slowly.
Twitter: @GrowMap
Hi Shane,
The fastest way to get new content listed is to have someone link to it from a page that is already in the search engines on a site that gets crawled regularly. Commenting in a dofollow blog might even work.
Your site is indexed at Google. You can confirm that by searching on any unique content on your page. I used “Your Home’s Sale in 10 Days”. Your challenge will be getting it to the first page for phrases that are important to you.
See the post I’ve featured in CommentLuv for how to figure out which search phrases those are and how to track your progress.
growmap´s last blog ..Search Engine Positions: Easy Free Ways to Track