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3 Tools to Manage Your Facebook Pages

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Managing a single Facebook page is a relatively simple and easy task to handle. But the story changes when you are maintaining multiple pages since you have to keep all of them up to date. For example, at my startup BuzzUpp Media we run more than 5 multi-author blogs. Maintaining the Facebook pages for all the 5 sites was really hectic at the start and consumed all my time. I therefore had to search for some efficient ways to get the task done. I tried different websites to get my way out but some just turned to be a waste of time, while others were overpriced. Luckily, I found some really good tools which are effective, affordable and time saving. Read on and find more about these tools.   1. PostRocket   PostRocket acts as a buffer; you can keep adding status updates and the updates gets published automatically at the most appropriate time; this ensures maximum interaction...

How to Learn Business and Programming Online

By in Entrepreneurship | 5 comments

Do you want to run your own startup, but unwilling to do so because you fear you don’t have any business or programming knowledge? I have seen many talented people who think running a business is not for them because they don’t have a fancy MBA degree. When I finished my Engineering few months back I want to start a web business, but I had absolutely zero knowledge about how to run a business. And I did my Engineering in Electronics and Communication which don’t have much to do with programming. But thanks to the internet I was able to find some websites which offers top quality courses for affordable fees or in most cases absolutely free. Those courses helped me to learn more about managing finances, handling employees, doing marketing, programming web apps etc. In this post, I am listing some of those websites, and I hope you will find it helpful. Note: These websites are not...

Ultimate Guide to Run Successful Giveaways in your Blog

By in Blogging | 10 comments

People love winning free prizes, so contests of any kind are bound to attract at least some attention. Running an online promotional giveaway is a fantastic way to get people to your site and beat up some excitement for your products. The results you can expect depends on your goals for the giveaway and your ability to promote it. Why you should run a giveaway? The biggest benefits of running blog giveaways are to build the social proof – the numbers. These include the number of Facebook fans you have, the number of Twitter followers, the number of RSS subscribers, etc. Social proof is extremely helpful to encourage new visitors on your website to “Like” or “Follow” you, creating a positive snowball effect. It is also helpful to get more private advertisers. Another advantage is the increased number of blog readers. But let me make it clear. Running...

10 Facebook Marketing Tips to Improve Engagement

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Facebook is an amazing platform for promoting your small or startup business. Setting up a great-looking page is just the start of it. But the crucial element for creating a successful Facebook presence is fan engagement. As Facebook makes use of algorithms to calculate your Post Quality on the basis of fan engagement (also known as Edge rank), the more activity your fan page posts generate, the longer you’ll show up in the News Feed of your fans! But often it is not as easy as it sounds to get your page’s fan to participate in the online conversation. Learning all the different tones of various social networks could be a tricky feat, particularly while bearing in mind how often they add, eliminate, and alter features. Here are a few tips to get your visitors to interact more with your Facebook page and help you stay ahead of the lot!   1. Provide interesting and actionable...

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing Right Domain Name for Your Website

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One of the very first and most important things that you have to do when setting up a website is choosing the right domain name for it. No matter if you are going to make a one page website or a big magazine like website, you want to name it originally and catchy. A name plays a prominent role when people discover, remember, think about, talk about, search for, or navigate to a website. In this blog post I will list some points which you should consider while searching for the domain name of your new website. 1. Choose short domain names Domain names can be of any length up to 67 characters, but visitors will only remember your domain. What if I named this blog ‘http://awesome-blogging-tips-by-rojish.com’? Sure, it tells the purpose of my blog and it has keywords in it. But which is easier to remember? That domain name or the current one http://www.rojish.com ? There are...

10 Must Have Cloud Apps for Bloggers and Freelancers

By in Blogging, Productivity | 14 comments

The cloud has changed the way we work and play. Whether you are running a small business, a blog, or if you are a freelancer you need to be as efficient as possible to make more money and enjoy more free-time. Cloud computing offers endless possibilities to make you more productive and make your digital life much easier. In this blog post I’ve put together the list of the 10 most essential cloud applications for small business owners, bloggers and freelancers. 1. Dropbox   Everyone and their grandmother knows about Dropbox. Dropbox is the easiest file sync software I’ve tried so far. Even though I use Google Drive and Sky Drive along with Dropbox I still feel Dropbox is best among the file sync services. Dropbox is a file sharing application that is amazingly easy to use. Just install the Dropbox application which creates a Dropbox folder on your computer — drop in a file...

Do You Need More than AdSense to Make Money Online?

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First of all, I want to make one thing clear. This post is about making money through your blog or website.  Most of us use Adsense to make money online. There are many reasons for this. You don’t have to pay anything upfront to join Google Adsense. It’s very simple to use – you have to simply copy a piece of code and paste it in your blog or site. The advertisements are managed by intelligent software which serves contextual ads, which means you have a better chance to earn money. So, do you need anything more than Adsense? I will say yes, and the reasons are many.   Google DoubleClick What’s this new animal, you may ask. It’s not new and has been there for donkey’s years. Google purchased DoubleClick and populated it with their magic code ensuring that it becomes more effective and popular ad serving engine in the universe – I mean the internet. DFP small Business is free for...

3 Crucial Things about Weight Loss Blogging Most Newbies Don’t Know

By in Blogging | 15 comments

Most people who try to get a weight loss blog up and running are motivated by their desire to generate enough of an income to live off of. They come from all kinds of different backgrounds. Most, however, don’t realize all the things that will be required to have a successful blog. The learning curve can be very tough to climb indeed and because of this, many give up and quit after just a short period of time. Much of this can be traced to all the ebooks that are heavily marketed online which encourage people to set up a blog by saying they can expect to generate a five income figure. What they fail to disclose, though, is just how difficult it can be to put together a blog that really works. There are many things that should be taken into consideration before deciding to take the plunge and start up a blog of any niche. At the start of your weight loss blog, which may cover many...

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