How to Make a Great First Impression Through Guest Posts

Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by Julius Kuhn-Regnier.

Almost every blogger has done it: Writing a guest post. It is an extremely effective way to build a loyal readership and to attract new bloggers to your web site.

In fact, your guest posts should be some of your best articles. If they aren’t then you went wrong somewhere. But this is not the only aspect you should keep in mind about guest posting.

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How to Handle Your Blog Like Real Estate

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by Julius Kuhn-Regnier.

Some people invest in stock, others in bonds. And even some invest in real estate. No matter what investment option you take your ultimate goal is it to earn a decent return.

The same applies to your blog. Now I don’t mean that you necessarily want to make money through your blog, some people do. But this kind of return can also simply be kind words or hearing that what you write is interesting.

Start to think of your blog as real estate. Every house has a price and so has your blog. There are actually web sites out there that tell you how much your blog is worth. Market it that way.

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The Lost Art of Failure

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by Julius Kuhn-Regnier.

How many mistakes have you made today? Everyone makes mistakes from time to time. And every person reacts differently to these mistakes.

The issue is not about failure itself but about the way you react to it. Some people tend to get angry because they think they can’t get it right since they have failed once again.

On the other hand there are people who are grateful for making mistakes. Being grateful for failing is such an important practice. Why is being grateful such a powerful strategy?

You are about to find out!

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My Pathetic Belief about Social Media

Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by Julius Kuhn-Regnier.

Social media has become a big part of every Internet marketer’s life. Lots of people claim that they are getting huge amounts of traffic through social web sites. And people believe them. And so do I.

That’s why I’ve tried to use social media thinking that I could easily generate massive amounts of traffic to my blog. The sad part is that I haven’t been able to do so.

And do you want to hear something even more pathetic? Until now, I haven’t realized that social media isn’t about promoting your content, it’s about relationships. Why did it take me so long to realize this?

When you are new to blogging you visit highly popular web sites searching for information. There you find all this information about blogging, SEO and also social media.

Some of the articles on social media tell you that you need to promote your web site. So logically you arrive at the conclusion that social media is all about promoting your content. And that simply promoting your content will drive traffic to your web site. Then you try it and it doesn’t work.

The reality is different. Social media isn’t about generating traffic. It’s about building relationships. And it is sad that it took me almost a year to figure that out but I am glad I have realized it at least.

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How Amazon Makes Money Online

Posted on 10. Jan, 2010 by Julius Kuhn-Regnier.

Many people are trying to make money through the Internet using their own web site. And of course there are lots of people who do make a living online. But is making money through the Internet really that easy? Not exactly.

If you don’t already own any other web sites then it is a lot of work to get your web site to the point where it will start to generate a decent amount of money for you.

In this article I want to give you an idea of what you can do to increase the revenue of your e-business. I myself took the time to analyze one of the most successful businesses on the Internet: Amazon. There are several strategies Amazon uses that you can employ in your e-business to increase your revenue and get it to a level you are happy with.

There are lots of popular web sites out there but what sets Amazon apart from so many other businesses? Why is it so successful at selling products?

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