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Goals

Last year, ProBlogger predicted that
“Mom blogs are poised to become the next big “It” when it comes to the internet–they’re gathering power like no other blogging niche and will only get bigger and better.
BloggingWithSuccess draws some interesting Mommy Bloggers. Many are, in their own words, “desperately seeking” our tutorial for creating a scroll box for [...]

When it comes to productivity, there’s a lot of misinformation available (both online and offline). You can hear different people saying different things, and they all claim to have discovered the definitive way to be productive. Unfortunately, they all seem to focus on doing more, and if you follow their methods, you may end up [...]

If your blog loads slow, you are loosing readers. In many countries, broadband internet is still a day dream and you should make sure that you do not have heavy pages.
You can use the following 10 tips to make sure that your blog stays fast:

Choose A Good Host: If you have a self hosted blog, [...]

A few weeks ago we put a ‘tag’ on John Mellem to record his successful blogging tactics. This is a playback of his recent actions at SurvivalStew.  Be sure to read the original case study post for a complete background. This article will generalize the techniques and provide additional resources so that you can apply [...]

In part 2 of this Analytics series, we drilled down into the Traffic source components.  This part looks at Content: which pages were most popular; how visitors came to view those pages, and how they navigated after landing on your blog. Learn to better analyze not only our ‘best’ pages, but also the most ‘promising’ [...]

Polls make your blog interactive and encourage readers to participate.
Want to know how you can create polls and make them more interactive? Then read on.
4 Reasons You Should Use Polls
Recently Jimmie, one of our readers asked a question: Why use polls?
Here is why you should use polls on your blog:

Interactive: Polls are interactive and let [...]

Last week we analyzed the “Visitors” component of Analytics, using real data from our blog. This post will do the same with”Traffic Sources.” We’ll look at who sent our readers here and how they behaved once they crossed the threshold. You may want to quickly skim or re-read Analytics Part 1, then follow along with [...]

Darren Rowse is the man behind one of the most successful metablog (blog about blogging), ProBlogger. He also runs Digital Photography School and Twitip.

Recently, he organized a Question and Answer podcast for  buyers of his “31 Days to A Better Blog.”
In answer to one question, he said:
My own strategy in the early days of blogging [...]

Google Analytics is a great tool to keep track of your blog visitors. What makes Analytics so useful is the vast data which you can view in many different ways. You quickly learn there’s a lot more to understanding traffic than how many visitors drop in or how many pages they view. Analytics trend analysis  [...]

There is no magic formula for success. But there are strategies to set your ladder against the right building.  This post presents a case study of one blogger who is heading in the right direction.  His name is John Mellem, owner of Survival Stew.  John recognizes learning as a key component in his success. Follow [...]