Blogspot is great for a personal blog, and Blogger's interface is very simple to use. With the addition of labels, business bloggers may not want to move to WordPress. However, you gain flexibility and the ability to leverage more traffic opportunities when you publish your Blogspot blog on your own server. The instructions on Blogger are a little confusing if you're new to this, so I made a video.

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In this minicast: * What's All About the Questions? * How to Enter the New Contest by Responding to this Post * How to Tell When You're the Victim of a Traffic Scam

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The enclosed file is a five minute audio from the interview I did with PRWeb's podcast related to business blogging and Google.

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"This Very Quick Clip from "7 Fatal Mistakes That Will KILL Your Blog STONE DEAD In The Search Engines...", part of the Blog Optimization Package discusses why it's smart to lightly optimize your blog posts and your blog itself, rather than forcing them to conform exactly to the imaginary ideal of the perfectly optimized page."

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"Maybe marathon is the wrong word... but there's going to be a lot of posting on that topic for the next six weeks. Listen to this post from Free Traffic Tip about the most recent name change, using talkr.com, which turns your posts into audio."

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Audioblogging 2.0 - Episode 21 Show notes:Talked about a couple of main page diggs over at digg.com:TiVo adds Apple iPod support to TiVoToGo Play some Xbox 360 multiplayer without Xbox Live Played a couple of Portable Media Expo clips from podcasters:The Wizards and Friends Roundtable from Portable Media Expo Ordinary Average Guy #42 11/17/2005 Played a couple of clips from keynotes at Portable Media Expo:Don Katz, CEO, Audible, Inc. Doug Kaye of IT Conversations Podsafe music from: Josh Woodward Title of song: Sundown Listen now! (42:40min / 40.4MB) Links mentioned in show: Play some Xbox 360 multiplayer without Xbox Live TiVo adds Apple iPod support to TiVoToGo SPECIAL: The Wizards and Friends Roundtable from Portable Media Expo Ordinary Average Guy #42 11/17/2005 Josh Woodward

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In this Special Mini-cast: This is the audio that accompanies the Free Article Secrets Tips which you can sign up for in the side bar to your right at http://www.freetraffictip.com . What we're talking about * How Article Marketing Can Bring You More Traffic * Where you can get a verified list of sites that accept articles - all working sites with links to the submission pages * More about the Effects of Article Marketing

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In this Mini-cast: * A Pod Fan Club? Who, Me? * Where Does One Find a Frank Ross Blog? And Why? * Why Do I Typically Refrain from Reciprocal Linking? Hint: It's not because I don't like to link. I do it all the time. * What's the Link Building Method that Put You In Control of the Results? * Why High Profile Article Marketing Kicks Article Marketing in the Gleuteus Maximus. (Ow. That has to hurt.)

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In This Minicast: * Five Tips for Increasing Holiday Sales and Traffic * My Secret Source of Holiday Traffic * What Is Traffic Reality? * Am I Really Shutting Down Free Traffic Tips? * More About Why My Blog Gets So Much Search Engine Traffic

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It's out - podcast #2 of the Canadian Professional Blogging series - your blogging voice. This is part 1 of 2 on the same topic which Tris and I recorded a couple of days ago. Part one examines what Tris and myself think of our own professional voices and our struggles toward making these realizations. We both agree that you don't just start blogging and have a voice - ours emerged after much self-examination and really listening to commentary. We do give some insight into how you too can find your voice. But, I'll not ruin the podcast for you. Part 2 in this mini "voice" series will examine some more tangible things you can do to find your blogging voice and, perhaps, to make sure it evolves right along with the work you're doing and your growth as a syndicated author. As with all our podcasts, we will begin the session addressing any comments we've received and offering some follow up to our last podcast. In this podcast we answer Robert's question about being a professional blogger for religion-oriented blogs. Canadian Professional Blogging Podcast #2 13.3 MB, 14 min 35 sec Credits: Intro music - The Kitchen (full mp3 music online!) Welcome message - Nicole Simon of Useful Sounds Series in snapshot: Series podcast #1 - becoming a ProBlogger Technorati Tags: professional blogging, podcasting, podcasts

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Here is the first of many in a series of podcasts between Tris Hussey and myself. Canadian Professional Blogging Podcast #1 Our series will discuss being a professional blogger - how we got where we are, some hot blogging issues, and tips for others interested in professional blogging. In particular, we'll try to highlight the vibrant blogging community here in Canada and what it's like to base your blogging career here. Topic- our first topic rounds off how Tris I came to be where we are: as professional bloggers. Our paths were different, but we now sit at the same point in a very exciting industry. Tris I are excited to deliver this series on professional blogging - we may be in different parts of Canada, but we have the wonder of Skype to make it all possible. Thanks to Tris for the great editing job. Looking forward to more podcasts!! If you have a suggestion for a topic you'd like us to cover, drop a comment into the post. Canadian Professional Blogging Podcast #1 3.73 megs 16 mins, 18 seconds Our intro music is from a local up-and-coming band called The Kitchen. The intro piece is called "Flow." Welcome message - Nicole Simon of Useful Sounds ADV: Listen to two FREE audiobooks RISK-FREE from Audible Technorati Tags: professional blogging, podcasting, podcasts

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Student Financial Aid News + Advent of high school diploma mills + Primary audience: top athletes with lackluster academic skills + Newly remodeled: InternationalStudentLoan.com + 617-535-7001 + Cosigners for international student loans are required, no exceptions + College energy costs for heating up 20% - 40% nationwide + Some colleges cutting back, conserving + Look for energy fees in tuition bills News You Can Use + Gifting of money - limited to $11,000 per person per year under IRS tax code + For parents, grandparents, etc. + Gifting does NOT apply if payments are made directly to an institution by a grandparent Scholarship Update + Totally Pats! + Weekly - yes, WEEKLY - scholarships from the New England Patriots + $2,500 weekly + At the end of the season, a $15,000 grand prize winner + Detailed page on StudentScholarshipSearch.com Eye on the Economy + New segment to discuss broader consumer finance issues, especially for families and parents + Pensions and hedge funds + Holiday shopping - flat returns for stores, but major increases in credit card usage indicate debt spending + Best holiday advice: lay off the plastic. Podsafe Music + Smallfish, Thank You + Matthew Ebel, Walk a Thousand Miles + Jill Parr, Do You Hear What I Hear? + Via the Podsafe Music Network Reminders + iPod Nano Contest THIS THURSDAY! + Grace periods ending soon - consolidate now! + Student loan consolidation web site + Toll-free 877-328-1565 Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com or visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com Listen now with Pupu Player! Direct file download: MP3 file

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Student Financial Aid News + Pell Grant appropriations being reallocated? + Just how bad is the federal debt? $8,052,330,154,252.81 + Deficit vs. debt! + It's like the difference between your credit card monthly payment and how much you owe + T-Bill at 4.004% as of Monday + Treasury bills are used to raise money to pay for the debt + Consolidate your loans to prevent further rate increases + StudentLoanConsolidator.com Feature: MASFAA Presentation + Brooke Rickard presents financial literacy for students + Recap of MASFAA 2005 Presentation Podsafe Music + Cheryl B. Engelhardt, Proof + American Heartbreak, The Greatest Christmas Song Ever Written + Via the Podsafe Music Network Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes at FinancialAidPodcast.com. The Financial Aid Podcast is a publication of the Student Loan Network. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me at financialaidpodcast {at} gmail {dot} com or visit http://www.FinancialAidPodcast.com Direct file download: MP3 file Listen now!

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RSS distribution is making the personal publishing revolution possible. From delivering podcasts and video in RSS 2.0 enclosures to syndicating text headlines and articles, RSS simplifies content distribution. Getting statistics like how many subscribers you have and how many people are downloading your podcast is a little more complicated. For detailed information you need a sophisticated stats package or you need to find a service that can help. FeedBurner is one of services specializing in providing statistics for RSS. Setup for a basic account is free, which covers most of the basic stats you want to know about your feed. They are also quick to move on new developments, like the addition of podcasting support to iTunes. If you are still trying to figure out what all this RSS stuff is good for or if you want to understand how to get better information about your podcast or online publishing efforts, this conversation with Rick about using FeedBurner for RSS. Rather than coming off as a sales pitch for FeedBurner, this is a highly informative look at the frustrations faced by online publishers of all media types.Hear Rick from FeedBurner in MP3 Hear Rick from FeedBurner in Windows Media Format

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Any small business can benefit from lazy customers. Thats great news because when it comes to buying were all lazy! Your success in business is determined by your ability to make the buying decision easy for your lazy customers. This podcast gives you some examples of how to find your customers path of least resistance.

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