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Below are a collection of articles on blogging that appeared in the High Rankings Advisor Newsletter.

Scared of Social Media? You May Already Be a Pro!

November 5, 2008
I'll admit it. I used to be scared of social media. I didn't know what it was, nor did I want to. I'm rarely an early adopter of anything; in fact, some might call me a Luddite. (Yeah, I still use my 1994 HTML editor!) Let's just say that I resist change with every fiber of my being. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Blog on Different IP

August 27, 2008
I'm wondering if there is more link value provided by a new blog if it is hosted on an IP with a different C block than the IP address of the web site itself. The owner of the business would be writing the blog and sharing business expertise with the idea of building the brand of the business.

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Is Twitter for the Birds?

August 13, 2008
Today's guest article comes to us from my friend and long-time HRA subscriber Jim Spencer, founder of JBS Partners  – a website design and marketing firm in Winchester, MA, that serves small business and solo entrepreneurs. I met Jim in person at a SEMNE (Search Engine Marketing New England) event.   Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Are Websites Ranked as a Whole?

July 16, 2008
I recently signed up as an advertiser with [a blog review website] so I could purchase blog review postings for one of my clients. After enrolling, I purchased a PR5 blog review posting at the standard PR5 price of $40. Eventually my offer was picked up by a blogger, but the review posting only stayed on their PR5 home page for one day as the next day it was shifted from the front page of the blog to an archived page that had a PR0. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

SEO Consequences to Adding a Sharing Button

May 14, 2008
While this question may not be directly SEO-related, I'm wondering if there might be any negative SEO implications to including a social bookmarking and sharing button to the more popular pages on our website to leverage some of the popularity of social networking? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Mentor-Me-Meg Social Media Experiment

July 25, 2007
To go along with our blogging theme today, I wanted to point out something that my sister Beth, CEO of Nobscot Corporation, is doing that I think is pretty cool. On her blog, she has told the world that she is on a mission to convince Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay, to mentor her! Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

10 Blogger Types: The Good, the Bad, and the Sleazy

July 24, 2007
Breaking an SEO news story certainly creates a stir in the blogosphere. But are all blog mentions good ones? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Help and Advice Starting a Business

June 20, 2007

Forum member "siringo" says:

 

"I'm thinking of starting a blog hosting business. Not web site hosting, blog hosting. People will come to the site, select a blog template they like, I set it up and away they go."

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Interview with Jennifer Laycock - Viral Marketing & Social Media

June 14, 2007
Pauline caught up with Jennifer Laycock, editor-in-chief of Search Engine Guide, in order to find out her thoughts on viral marketing and social media. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Best Place for a Blog

May 23, 2007
Our site has a blog which is www.blog.domain.com — should it really be www.domain.com/blog ? Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Advisor Wrap-up 196

April 25, 2007
That's all for today's mini-newsletter! Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Fun with SEMNE and NYC

April 4, 2007
Last night’s informal SEMNE meeting at John Harvard’s in Framingham, MA was a lot of fun! Lots of fresh-brewed beer and good company. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>

Paying Bloggers for Links

March 7, 2007
"Ryan2" is also looking to build links and was wondering if it's okay to pay bloggers to link to your site. Read More >> Related Forum Posts >>