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This Weeks Helpful Reads… Week 37

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This is an ongoing series of interesting and helpful reads that I have come across on the Internet. I try to include the most helpful articles and links each week to provide the widest range of information for the home business entrepreneur.

How to Build a “Digg Culture” on Your Blog by Darren Rowse… Darren shares 10 ways Top Bloggers built a Digg Culture on their Blogs. As a small bonus, he includes some benefits of being on the front page of Digg.

10 Reasons to Write and Publish Every Day by Liz Strauss… Liz tells us how writing every day can help even the best writers become even better writers.

Up The River With a Paddle-Paul English, CTO of Kayak Answers 10 Questions by Ben Yoskovitz… Ben interviews Paul English about what it takes to be an entrepreneur.

(Looks like I had an inadvertent 10 things theme, huh?)

I hope you find some of these articles informational and helpful. I think they will be enjoyable reading nonetheless.

~~~ All the above can be considered infected with the Link-Leak Virus ~~~ 

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December 31st, 2006 at 06:03am | Posted by Joe | Weekly Helpful Reads | reader remarks | Print This Post

Blogging Tip #8-Create an About Page

 

When a visitor stops by your site for the first time, they will look over your content and maybe browse around for a little while. If they like what they see, the second thing they will probably look for is something About You or Your Company.

Using an About Page can help convert a new visitor into a regular reader. You don’t have to write a resume or things you feel are too personal, but you do want to let them know a little about Why they should want to come back to your site.

 

Two types of About Page to consider:

About “me” page. You can tell a short story of how you got started and what lead to you becoming qualified in your field. Tell them how and why you can help them. Give them a reason to come back. This type of page is good if you want to portray a more personal feel to your site. You could even include a picture of yourself.

About “my business” page. Tell them how your business can help them in what they are looking for, describe your business and the benefits it may provide to them. You can list your products and services. They may need something in the future you can supply. Something like this might be used to portray a more professional look and feel to your site.

 

Of course you can use both types of About Pages if you would like. Some businesses like Consulting, Web Design, Writers and some Entrepreneurs may want to show both the personal touch and professionalism they offer to potential clients.

A good point to remember is to give visitors other options after reading the page. You can put a link to RSS and E-mail subscriptions, your news letter or lead them to your most popular posts.

 

Just remember that you want to encourage the visitor to become a regular reader of your offerings. The About Page gives you an opportunity to show your expertise and give visitors a reason to want to come back to see you again.

December 30th, 2006 at 06:06am | Posted by Joe | Tips | reader remarks | Print This Post

Working at Home Blog Carnival-Thirteenth Edition

Welcome to the December 29, 2006 edition of working at home blog carnival. This weeks Carnival has, as always, some really good articles.  So, Sit Back and Enjoy.

And Here We Go…

advice

Matthew Paulson presents Of Diets and Dollars posted at Getting Green.

Josh Bickford presents Is Your Goal Worthy of You? posted at Josh Bickford’s Reach For Magnificence, saying, “Setting proper goals, great especially this time of year when everyone is making “resolutions” for next year! Thanks!”

Matthew Paulson presents The Problem with Quixtar & Amway. posted at Getting Green.

business

Vahid Chaychi presents The First Step to Start Working From Home posted at saying, “You want to start working from home. This is what most people love. But what is the first step? You should know about yourself more.”

Will Chen presents Effective eBay Listing posted at Wisebread, saying, “Lynn Cognito of Wise Bread presents professional advice on how to create effective eBay listings that sell.”

Mark Abrahams presents How To Choose A Highly Profitable Niche - Even In A Downward Economy posted at Internet Affiliate Marketing Secrets, saying, “Rushing in to start a business without researching your niche market may sound like a good idea, but you won’t think so after spending hundreds of hours and discover you are still yet to make a profit.”

Sam presents eBay Auctions, The famous, the weird and the wealthy. posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, “What goes on eBay. Buyers and sellers in the know.”

tips

Vahid Chaychi presents Be Aware Scams and Rip Off Artists - Part One posted at WhoActs? Become a Work at Home Entrepreneur!, saying, “If you have decided to start working from home, the scammers and rip off artists are waiting for you. Know and avoid them. Part one: HYIP programs.”

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Baby Steps In Blog Design posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Here’s where I recall how I first started working on my blog. Naive me, thinking I can quit my job that easily!”

Violeta presents Agloco goes viral. Did you get the virus yet? posted at All Tips and Tricks, saying, “For those who surf the net more than 5 hours a month, this can be useful for an extra income”

Debra Moorhead presents How to Set Goals and Make New Year’s Resolutions You Can Actually Achieve posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

larryb presents Wordpress Tactics - Monetize that blog posted at Welcome to Build a Niche, saying, “use these tactics to monetize your wordpress blog”

work

Vahid Chaychi presents Work at Home Jobs; Good or Bad? posted at “Is it a good idea to start a work at home business or not? As a work at home business developer I love working from home. I have good reasons for it.”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of working at home blog carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. If you would like to host one of my Carnivals, just use the contact form to make arrangements.

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December 29th, 2006 at 06:17am | Posted by Joe | Carnivals, Work at Home | 1 reader remark | Print This Post