3 Reasons Blogging Makes Good Business Sense

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Personally, I love blogging as a means to communicate new strategies to my market.  It’ also a great way share tactics I’ve found that can really help companies grow their business online. One area most businesses are still curious about is the effectiveness of blogging. There are some statistics that suggest blogging is declining, amidst [...] Read more »

Blog Post Frequency Has Strong Correlation to Customer Acquisition

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For those of you who do not blog on a regular basis, the following chart will serve as a subtle reminder: there is a strong correlation between blog post frequency and customer acquisition. I can personally tell you that in my experience this is true. Where Most People Fail with Online Marketing Here’s how I [...] Read more »

How to Increase the Maximum File Upload Size in WordPress for Longer Audio Podcast Recordings

Depending on the web hosting company you choose and the package you select, each of you will see maximum file upload limit on your Media Uploader page in WordPress. For some it is as low as 2MB which is clearly not enough for longer podcast episode recordings. In this article, we will show you how to [...] Read more »

How to Enable XML-RPC in WordPress

By default XML-RPC is not enabled on self-installed versions of WordPress (XML-RPC is enabled by default on WordPress.com sites). In order for your WordPress installation to be able to serve XML-RPC requests you have to enable this feature on you website. To enable this feature, login to your WordPress site and go to the admin section. [...] Read more »

How to Create a Podcast on Your iPad with Mobile Podcaster

There are several ways to podcast on your iPad but only one that let’s you actually upload your recording to your website in a format that is suitable for submission to iTunes. Mobile Podcaster is that app. In this video I show you how to record and publish your podcast episode to your WordPress site. [...] Read more »

iOS Podcast Publishing with Mobile Podcaster v1.1

The latest version of Mobile Podcaster is now available in the iTunes App Store. This version includes a mix of user interface and functionality enhancements to make it easier to record you podcast on your iPhone or iPad and publish directly to WordPress. 1. Stop and Pause Button with Recording and Playback The audio recording and [...] Read more »

How to Display .m4a audio Player Correctly with BluBrry PowerPress for WordPress

Mobile Podcaster publishes audio from your iPhone to WordPress as .m4a files. To display these correctly with BluBrry PowerPress you want to check off the option to “Use Flow Player Classic / HTML5 Audio player”. Read more »

Most visited pages on my site year-to-date

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It’s September 1st and with 2/3 of the year behind us, it’s a good time to look at where we are year-to-date. One metric I like to track is website visitor behavior: most popular pages, bounce rates, goal performance, etc. This data comes from Google Analytics. The metrics themselves are interesting but it ‘s how [...] Read more »

Blogging Dictation – Speak Your Next Blog Post with OS X Mountain Lion

One of the biggest points of resistance I hear about blogging from business owners is the time commitment. There’s a notion that blogging requires extensive research and preparation; and, therefore, can take several hours away from your day in order to deliver value on a regular basis. I’ve been blogging for about four years now [...] Read more »

What is Affiliate Marketing?

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Welcome to the exciting world of affiliate marketing! Affiliate marketing is the practice of promoting a company’s products to earn a commission either on the act of someone clicking on your link and/or of making a purchase. The beauty of affiliate marketing is that no inventory is required, no product development is necessary and you [...] Read more »