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Recognizing the Conquerors of the “Get Your Biz Off Its Butt” 30 Day Challenge

21. July 2010

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Last Friday, my "Get Your Biz Off Its Butt" 30 Day Challenge came to a close. I hosted this challenge as a way for myself and fellow bloggers to stay focused throughout the summer months. I also hoped that it would help us set a content-creation schedule that would last throughout these final lazy days of summer. I guess I was on the right track, because over 40 people signed up to participate in the challenge!

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Your Blog Content: 10 More Ideas For Creating The WOW Factor (Pt. 2)

24. June 2010

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If you're the type of person who suffers from writer's block, you'll love this 2 part series that includes a total of 20 ideas for your blog content. These 20 ideas can be spun literally so many ways you won't have problems figuring out what to write about for months to come!

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Your Blog Content: 10 Fresh Ideas To Keep Your Readers Wanting More (Pt. 1)

22. June 2010

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Let's face it, the quality and quantity of your blog content is at the heart of your blogging success. Many bloggers have come and gone, still scratching their heads wondering why things just didn't work out. The blunt truth is that if your content is mediocre, so will be your success. Keeping your readers educated, enlightened, empowered, or just plain entertained in regards to your niche is what will keep them coming back for more. If I've done my job correctly with this post, you'll have more ideas for your blog content than you'll know what to do with when you're done!

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Amanda-Marie’s “Get Your Biz Off Its Butt” 30 In 30 Challenge…Are You Ready?

15. June 2010

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Summertime can be a difficult season to stay FOCUSED. With vacations, parties, and the warm weather in general it seems like there are always a million other things we want to do that can drag us away from our laser-focused entrepreneurial endeavors.

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Social PROOF Your Business In 4 Easy Steps

26. May 2010

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Social proof is the psychological tendency for people to do the same thing that others similar to themselves, are doing. Especially, when there is not enough information present to be able to make an informed decision themselves. In his book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, psychologist Robert Cialdini coins the term social proof and explains in more depth exactly how it works. Now, you may be asking yourself why I would bring this topic of social proof up? We all know that I am NO psychologist but I do know a thing or two about creating flourishing personal brands and rockin' blogs...and I want to help you to do just that.

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The “Magic Mix” To Making A Great First Impression On Your Blog

20. May 2010

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We've all been there before, surfin' the Internet for this or that and before you know it... an hour has passed. Oops! But while you were checking out all of these websites, what kept you on certain sites longer than others? What gave them that attention grabbing stickiness? Click 'Continue reading...' to find out!

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An Offbeat Strategy For Getting Highly Targeted, Free Traffic WHILE Increasing Your Own Value

13. May 2010

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Sounds a little like killing 2 birds with 1 stone right? Well, that's absolutely correct! This training video is going to show you EXACTLY how to STRATEGICALLY comment on the blogs of leaders in your niche or industry to get the free, highly targeted traffic that I mentioned AND increase your own value. I'm not just saying this stuff either, listen closely to the video as I give you a case study within my own business of how I have generated over 750 visits from a SINGLE person's blog. Check it out!

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Tribe Syndication Community: How They Work & How They Multiply Your Online Presence

13. April 2010

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If you are using social media as a marketing tool, I'm sure you've probably heard everyone talking about tribes. If you haven't...start tuning in because they are CHANGING the social media marketing game! In this post I am going to show you EXACTLY how a tribe community functions and how to put it to work for you, both maximizing your content-creation efforts and multiplying your online presence in a few simple steps.

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SuperQuick Tip Of The Week – Facebook Share Plugin

26. February 2010

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In this week's Superquick Tip I will share with you a valuable Wordpress plugin. The Faceboook Share plugin will allow you and anyone else that visits your blog to see how many times a post has been shared on Facebook. Find out how to add it to your blog!

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SuperQuick Tip Of The Week – You, Inc.

29. September 2009

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Welcome Back! If you enjoy my blog leave a comment for me and share it with your friends! Don't forget to take advantage of my FREE 7-Day Video Training Series, Leadership In Online Marketing. Simply fill in your name and email under my video in the right hand column! Thanks for visiting!Share Welcome to the SuperQuick [...]

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2 Perfect Plugins for Increased Content Syndication

7. September 2009

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Plugins are the Incredible Tools that make your blog more user-friendly. They can do all kinds of amazing things from tracking the traffic that comes through your blog to providing contact forms for visitors to get in touch with you. Today, I want to share with you two specific plugins that make it SIGNIFICANTLY easier for your visitors to share your content with the world.

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