11 Killer Blogs That You Should Read Today From Blog Engage

Every day, I read through a TON of other blogs, checking up on industry news, finding content to share, brainstorming ideas, and basically getting to know what is going on within the marketing world. I also spend a ton of time on personal devlopment blogs, dating blogs, and other blogs related to my niches.

After all, if you really want to succeed in your business, you need to know what is going on in your niche, and the best way to do that now days is by reading what the popular blogs have to say.

With that in mind, there are a few communities that you should join if you can, and follow even if you can’t join (most of them require you to have your own blog) so that you can find the latest blogs, and the best news within your industry.

Today, I have spent the last several hours in one of my favorite blog communities, Blog Engage, getting up to date on some of the news around the community.  If you don’t know, Blog engage is run by Brian, a seo and marketing blogger, who has put together an amazing community of bloggers networking to build their businesses and branding their knowledge.

As I went through the blog engage community, I picked out a few posts that I found insightful, and wanted to share them with you. All of these blogs should be on your Follow list.

Google Proves Not Being On Social Media Will Kill Your SEO

First up, check out Dempsey Marketing. First thing this morning, I was in an email conversation with a couple of my readers about Google Plus, how it is affecting SEO, and whether or not they should be using it with their business. Then, I happened to find this post on how Google is using Social platforms to change the face of search rankings.Follow DempseyMarketing on Twitter, and make sure you subscribe to their Rss Feed while you are there as well.

http://dempseymarketing.com/journal/social-media-will-kill-your-seo/

 5 Easy Ways to Improve your Writing Efficiency

After a lot of research into LSI, and how the Google bot reads content, I found this post that says it way better than I could. I will have my own article coming out later on this week, but you should really check out how Google reads your blog from Andrew Hannely over at Engage the Blog. This article takes you through how the algorithm reads your page, and the best way to ensure that your blog is both reader and search engine friendly. This is really important as your SEO and your reader engagement are both intertwined.

http://engage.tmgcustommedia.com/2011/08/google-quality-questions/

5 Common Traits of Ineffective Leaders

Leadership is a critical aspect to any successful business. If you  want to become a leader in your niche, you need to understand how to develop leadership skills. I recently found this post from Mike Rao, a professional leader in business coaching and leadership training. Check out these 5 traits of ineffective leaders and learn how you can avoid them, to build better leadership in your community and in your business dealings.

http://workwithmikerao.com/735/5-common-traits-of-ineffective-leaders

Simple Email Marketing Trick That Will Skyrocket Your Email Open Rates

Traffic Generation is one of the leading blogs on getting massive traffic. I follow this one religiously, and if you are putting together an email marketing campaign these tips will have a huge impact on the engagement that you build with your readers. Follow them, and you will succeed, miss them, and your business will die a slow and agonizing death…

http://www.trafficgenerationcafe.com/improve-email-open-rates/

Recognizing Common Mistakes Related To Product Landing Pages

Jane Sheeba recently shared this guest post on Basic Blog Tips (one of my favorite blogs to guest post on myself!) Check out these tips for your landing pages and sales pages, and see how you can improve the quality of experience for people coming to your site to buy a product or service that you are offering. I am looking to tweak my own after reading this, and you should be working on it yourself. Jane just released her Blogging Action Plan ( a must read for anyone struggling to get their blog off the ground. Get it through my Affiliate link if you haven’t already)

http://basicblogtips.com/product-landing-pages.html

45 Tips to Make MORE Money with Affiliate Marketing

Steve Scott and I tend to share one big thing in common, We Both love to talk to our readers, and often get long winded in our posts. But, its also usually action packed, and this one is no exception. He recently postd 45 Affiliaet marketing tips that you should apply right away to your business. Often his posts could be sold as their own product, and this one hit the mark once again. Check it out and start adding these tips to your business, and watch your sales blast through the roof.

http://www.stevescottsite.com/make-money-with-affiliate-marketing

Five Marketing Tactics to Make a Lasting Impression

Diy Marketers is a great source for bloggers and marketers alike. You can find all kinds of great tips like these to help you make a lasting impression with everything that you share with your readers. These tips will help you to build a brand that people trust and follow which helps you to get the repeat flow of buying traffic going.

http://www.diymarketers.com/2011/07/28/five-marketing-tactics-to-make-a-lasting-impression/

What are the Social Marketing Implications of Google Integrating Offers and Wallet into Google+?

Info Carnivor is always serving up some insightful posts, and today is no exception. Look deeper into the implications of social networking, as google builds and expends their Google Plus network, and incorporates their various tools into the newest social media explosion to hit the net. Google plus is already leading many people to leave Facebook and Twitter, and as they integrate newer technology, it may eventually make the other networks obsolete.

http://www.infocarnivore.com/2011/08/29/what-are-the-social-marketing-implications-of-google-integrating-offers-and-wallet-into-google/

5 Ways Blogging Is Like Being A Parent

Just today, Brian announced that Christine Centre has been brought on board the Blog engage Staff to manage the content being shared, and it is a great addition to the team. So, of course I had to check out her blog, and found this really insightful post on how blogging is a lot like being a parent. (Being on the verge of diving into step-parenthood myself, i found it really enlightening…)

http://sapheyerblu.blogspot.com/2011/08/5-ways-blogging-is-like-being-parent.html

Those are just a few blogs that I found through Blog Engage. IF you want your blog found by this amazing network of bloggers, the best way to do that is to sign up for the Blog Engage Syndication services.

They will automatically post your blog feed for you and with the business services, your blog will go out to all their feed sites. Its a great way to build your brand quickly and get more exposure.

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Where do you go for Your Marketing News?

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James Pruitt – who has written 234 posts on IMRelations Media.

I Started my internet marketing journey in 2008, as I began building simple affiliate sites. Through the years I have worked as a freelance writer, publishing my own blogs and websites, written several ebooks, and now work mainly to help others build their online business through my marketing consultations, personal coaching, and relationship building.

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