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Are Blogs Different Than Social Media?

Have you ever been in a conversation that sounded like this?

“So do you have a blog?”
“Yeah, I do!”
“Oh, that’s cool, do you work in social media too?”

Huh?
How are these not two types of the same thing?

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How to Add an Opt-in Form After Your Posts [Genesis Tutorial]

How to Add an Opt-in Form After Your Posts [Genesis Tutorial]

You already know the 3 reasons why I love Genesis. What I didn’t know is some of you like my opt-in form after my posts but don’t know how to do it.

Although I was reffering my readers to Brian’s tutorial (see here), I’ve decided to explain how I did it, so that you can benefit as well.

In order to follow this tutorial, you must have the Genesis based website for WordPress, otherwise it won’t work.

Ok, lets get started.

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6 Things to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Domain Name

Things to Ask Yourself Before Buying a Domain Name

This is a Guest Contribution by Miranda Conner, from HowMuchIsIt.org Whether you find yourself inclined to test the waters in the business of flipping domains, or are simply looking to make a purchase in order to market yourself and your business … [Continue reading]

Teasing Traffic to Your Blog that Works

Teasing Traffic to Your Blog that Works

You've probably seen a million by now--teasers on social media outlets for various blog types. Some of them have made you want to click through and others were easy to ignore, right? How do they do that? How do they know which titles and bits of … [Continue reading]

Best iPhone 5 Mobile Apps for Bloggers

Best iPhone 5 Mobile Apps for Bloggers

Blogging is never an easy task, especially for writers who are always on the go. Smartphones such as the iPhone 5 and even tablets have become one of many blogger’s most common companions when writing away from their PCs. Therefore, the … [Continue reading]

The Benefits of Domain Leasing [Real Transaction Analysis]

domain leasing

This guest post is by Adam Paddock of GoForThe.com. Domain name leasing has been steadily gaining popularity with several big industry players like the Domain King Rick Schwartz recently pushing the practice mainstream. Skyrocketing aftermarket … [Continue reading]