So we’re beginning to see more and more QR Codes (or Quick Response ‘Barcodes’) everywhere - you know, those black and white pixelated square thingeys – on websites and blogs, on posters and leaflets, in magazines, in advertising, on TV, in emails…. What on earth are QR Codes? They are a relatively new (and clever) automated, digital and shortcut way to give and receive a piece of information such as a website address, some text such as a nutrition label, an email address, a phone number, or free bonuses, coupons or giveaways… And lots more innovative uses are being introduced daily as companies, marketers, bloggers, online businesses and everyday people [...click here or on post title to read the rest of this post...]

I was alarmed today to view my blog and find a blog post entitled “Pay Per Click Marketing – How to Do it Right”, which I did not write or post, and I had not invited the authors to be guest writers for my blog. The article was even complete with links to the hacker website. Despite the fact that they may have made some valid points about PPC advertising, I have deleted their post, because they posted illegally on my blog. If you’d like to know what to do to prevent your blog being hacked, admixweb.com have prepared these tips on protecting your [...click here or on post title to read the rest of this post...]

Readers often ask me which WordPress Plugins I use or would recommend, so I thought I’d discuss them this week. Just to be clear: with Blogs, there are two main ways to install various cool interactive buttons and boxes – including sharing, navigational and linking tools, as well as information menus for your readers – through the use of Widgets and Plugins. Widgets appear as text, pictures and/or links, and are often included within boxes in the side columns of a Blog, for example, ‘Recent Posts’, ‘Categories’, ‘Calendar of Posts’, ‘Tag Cloud’, ‘Links’, etc. These are usually accessible from inside your Wordpress Dashboard (under Appearance, then Widgets), [...click here or on post title to read the rest of this post...]

Adding a Blog as a page to your business website is probably the best option, from a number of alternatives for your Blog and your business website. This is because you’ll get additional traffic and rankings from the Search Engines for your business website, due to the regularly updated Blog content.

I wanted to bring your attention to a Blog contest that’s happening at the moment. It’s organized by George Fourie and that MLM beat, which is a social networking and blogging site for Multi Level Marketers / Network Marketers, Internet Marketers and Home Businesses. Check out this week’s Top 10 Blogs in the contest so far. The way the competition works is that Blogs will ‘win’ by being voted for by readers. Blogs must be something to do with Multi Level Marketing (MLM) / Network Marketing, but do not have to be purely all about MLM - they will qualify if they cover issues [...click here or on post title to read the rest of this post...]

Leaving blog comments at other people’s blogs can be an important part of your Internet Marketing strategy. Here’s how to write quality blog comments that not only get nocticed but also get click throughs. In addition, as a blogger, you need to encourage readers to leave comments on your blog.