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By Ken Brown
Editor, You Can Learn Series
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April 13, 2008

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I Ran Out Of Blog Ideas What Should I Write About - Blog Article Idea Starters

Do you ever reach that point where you don't know what to blog about next? As long as it isn't fatal, meaning you are so sick of blogging you never want to see your blog ever again, then these tips may prove useful for you.

This is just a list of blogging article idea starters. Just review the list and usually by the time you get to point 10 your brain is beginning to churn. The list begins by asking you what's in the news and ends with a helpful commentary on if you had to start all over again, what would you do differently?

Somewhere in between those two starting points is your next article. Oh, it won't be a straight answer to the question presented. You will noodle it a little. You will add your personality and a little salt. You will identify the relevancy to your own blog and you will be back to blogging with great content. If you haven't come up with an idea for an article after reading through this list then feel free to write an article lambasting me for wasting your time. Be sure and get my name right and please add a link to this article.

Read the rest of the blogging article idea starters here


Thirty Seven Percent Traffic Increase in March

March was a wonderful month with a normal increase for my business model. Here is a quick summary. Unique Visitors - 29,405
Traffic from Search Engines - 20,684 (70.34%)
Page Views - 55,847

55,847 Page Views in March

Page views are up 37% compared to last month. Check out the rest of the March traffic story here

Wordless Wednesday - March 26, 2008


A quiet walk along the park.

This is a wonderful park along the North Branch of the DuPage River in Warrenville, Illinois.

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Largest Entrecard Giveaway Ever

A 1st place prize of 34,000 credits will be given randomly to a new user. How about that for bringing in solid traffic? But, hey, that is just one of the prizes. This contest is being sponsored by 38 different Entrecard members. Our only goal? To help you succeed with your blog and in the Entrecard Network. So get your entry in today and begin to drive real traffic for today and tomorrow. Click Here to Begin to Win


You Can Win $500 Cash - But You Have to Hurry

FeedFlare has a hot contest with over $5200 in prizes at stake with the Featured Grand Prize of $500 cash. If you are an Entrecarder there is 25,000 Entrecard Credits at stake. Here is your chance to make some easy cash. There are many other prizes worth $5 to $200. There will be many winners in this contest and not many entries, so your chances to win something is VERY HIGH. Stop over at Feed Flare now before you forget. Your odds of winning are definitely in your favor.

If you want real March Madness this is the place to go.
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Wordless Wednesday - March 12, 2008


An closeup image of a cactus.

Beware the cactus. Photo taken near Apache Junction, Arizona.

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Popular Ad Networks are Going Going Gone

I am cleaning up some of my advertising this week. If you don't like all the ads I place on my site then you are going to be happy. I am getting rid of ads that don't work, ads that aren't bringing traffic and ads that are not producing revenue.

So, who is getting cut? Number one is AdsFlip.


Alexa Score Plummets Below 100,000

I am so excited I am going to brag a little today. I peeked at my Alexa score this afternoon and I was so excited. My Alexa score dropped another 13,000 points today. I knew it was coming and I would have been happy with a three month average of 99,000. But, instead it went as low as 93,102.


Wordless Wednesday - March 5, 2008


An image of the Black Pearl Dessert from Mama's Fishhouse in Maui.

Look for this dessert known as the Black Pearl the next time you are in Maui. You can find it at Mama's Fish House in Maui.

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February Traffic Results Better than January's

The February Traffic Results show continuous improvement over the month before and definitely moving toward my 2008 goal of 1,000,000 page views on this web site. That's right folks. My goal for 2008 is to drive enough traffic to the site to receive one million page views. This article is a look back at February 2008. I think it is another great month. I show improvement in Alexa Traffic Rank and it appears that I will drop well under 100,000 in March. Another area of improvement is the increase in the amount of Direct Traffic as measured by Google Analytics.


Wordless Wednesday


An image of a Honey Locust tree covered in snow at midnight.

I took this photo the other night near midnight when Chicago was receiving 6 inches of snow. The flakes were large and reflected the camera flash. The tree is a honey locust tree and has at least an inch of snow on it.


Going to the Moon on a Wheel Chair

Be a rock star with your Blog and GO to the moon! What do you mean go to the moon?

I just read an article about Google's robotic race to the Moon. It is called the Google Lunar X Prize and it is worth $30 million US dollars to one lucky winner. Could it be you?

Let's face it. I don't expect you to go to the moon. But can you do a flip in a wheel chair? Can you make an amusement game? Can you achieve your goals?


How You Can Predict Your Own Future

Many years ago, I took a Dale Carnegie course. My goal at the time was to become more comfortable speaking in public. I was very uncomfortable giving speeches and talking in a meeting with more than a couple of people in the meeting. The Dale Carnegie course has each of the participants in the program getting on their feet in front of the class and giving a speech each session.

If you do anything a number of times, then you become more comfortable in the process. But, did you know you can predict your future?


Wordless Wednesday


An image of a hot air balloon shooting gas flames into the balloon.

An interesting image of a hot air balloon trip I took. Shows the propane gas fire filling the balloon with hot air.


A Secret To Blogging Success You Don't Want to Hear

How Long is It Going to Take You to Strike It Rich in Blogging? That is a good question right? All these successful bloggers you are trying to imitate did not become full time successes overnight. It took some time. I read a blog known as Coding Horror, fairly regularly. It is mostly a tech blog where the author does a lot of research for each article.

So how long is it going to take you to Strike it Rich in Blogging?


Why Do I drop Entrecards and What is my Strategy?

Do You Treat Your Entrecard Dropping as A Business? Why do you drop Entrecards? Do you have a specific strategy that you regularly follow? Do you chain drop? Do you reciprocate drops? Do you drop 300 cards a day? Do you just drop within your category or do you target specific categories? Do you ever read the blogs you drop on? Is it possible to get an Alexa Boost by dropping cards? Are you dropping cards for the money potential of the Entrecard credits? Here is my strategy and it is helping me to double the amount of traffic I will receive this year.

Entrecard Forums, He Who Can't Be Named and the European Smackdown Tour

Have you taken the time to visit the Entrecard forums? I recommend you take a moment today and visit. Why? The Entrecard forums offer a wealth of information, humor, and community. If you have questions about your website, your Entrecard design, the best dropping methodology for Entrecard users or you just want to vent, the Entrecard forum is for you.

I have asked questions on the forum and there is always someone there with a quick answer or humorous response. Plus, the forum is a great source of humor. Recently, someone was bragging about being on the web site of He Who Must Not Be Named and a humorous conversation broke out. Now, if you aren't a regular on the forums the conversation might be a little offensive to you. But, the truth is the comments are all tongue in cheek dipped in a large vat of sarcasm.

To learn more about the Entrecard Forums, the European Smack Down Tour and Turnip of Power ...


Passive Income From An Affiliate Program

Are you looking to make some passive income from an affiliate program on your website? Have you tried every affiliate program and received little to no cash? Do you want that to change starting today?

Here is a little affiliate program I just found that I think will prove successful for you. Check out how you can earn passive income from an affiliate program.


Blog Success Daily Routine Checklist

At some point you will have read everything you need to read to get started and succeed on the internet. Now it is time for you to take action. But, now that you are ready to take action what action are you supposed to take? What are you to do?

Everybody runs into this question daily. What am I supposed to do today? What can I do now? Can somebody tell me? Here is the thing. Most of us are like lambs. We feel comfort being a member of the sheep class. We like to follow. We don’t want to lead. We just want someone to tell us what to do. Then we will do it.

Well, here it is. This is what you need to do every day. . . .


Becoming a Wolf after Being Raised by Lambs

I was raised by lambs. And I grew up a lamb myself. I followed others. When people in authority told me to do something I followed like a, well, like a lamb. I was just part of a big group of non-unique nobodies. That's right, I was a lamb.

What Fired Me Up?

Today, I decided to become a wolf.


Goal One Million Page Views - Actual January Results

That's right folks. My goal for 2008 is to drive enough traffic to the site to receive one million page views. This article is a look back at January and a pat on the back or a kick in the butt.

So, how did I do? To get one million page views you have to receive 83,333 page views each month. Last year I showed 470,000 page impressions as measured by Google Adsense. This year I am measuring the traffic by Google Analytics. I think going forward that will be a more accurate measurement. Plus, it allows me to not count certain ip addresses. So, if I am posting an article and making sure all the links work, then it isn't counting those as page views. There is no point in cheating on this goal.

40,200 Page Views in January So, let's get to the numbers and see what they all mean and how I can improve.


Changes at Entrecard Make People Mad

There are some big changes over at Entrecard and not everyone is happy. The changes are occurring almost everyday. I don't think these guys ever sleep. Here they are managing and commenting on all the blogs. Personally responding to any emails they receive, and managing a growing operation that is almost out of control and yet ... New Changes at Entrecard


Make Money With a DealDotCom Wonder Widget

I was wandering around the internet on Friday and I saw an affiliate link for DealDotCom. I had never heard of DealDotCom so I took the time to check them out. I want to say there appears to be potential to earn some hard cash from this opportunity.

Plus, it appears you can save a ton of money on some sweet eBooks, WordPress Plugins, video compression software and other fine products. The interesting thing is you are only presented with this outstanding deal for one day. One day, one deal, excellent products at fantastic prices. This company also has an affiliate program that can bring extra cash your way.


8 Blog Traffic Generators I Can't Live Without

My traffic this month has started spectacularly. I have set a goal this year to double the number of page views to my website. Last year I had 470,000 page views. This year I am shooting for (I place my little pinky next to the side of my mouth ala Dr Evil from the Austin Powers Movies) 1 million page views. So far for the month of January my numbers are definitely up. They could be a little higher, but they are very strong.

What is the difference this year? I think it is a combination of these 8 blog traffic generators that I can't live without. These eight magic traffic dynamos are bringing a basket full of knowledge hungry readers to my website each day. Are you using all these sources to drive traffic to your website?


Kennology

If you want to know more about me here is a little information. Sometimes you read blogs and you don't know anything about the person sharing the information. They just give you boring facts. It's like that teacher you had in high school without a personality. Hopefully, this will let you know more about me. Share some about you.

Ken answers questions about technology, biology, bullology, dumbology, lastology, favoritology and currentology...

Passion, Love, Work, Leadership and Football

Do you love what you do? Are you excited when you go into work each day? Are you passionate about business success? When you wake up each morning are you thinking about the thrill of victory?

I am a big Chicago Bears football fan. And if you live in the Chicago area and love the Bears the way I do then you may want to stop reading right now. Why? Because what I am about to say will be considered heresy to passionate Chicago Bears football fans.

But, this is not an article about football. ....

The Winner is announced in the Entrecard Contest

Check out the winner in the You Can Learn Series first Entrecard Contest.

Four Steps to Becoming a Top 10 Blogger

Are you in the Top 10 percent in your industry? Is your company a top ten company or is it further down in the list? Are you one of the best in your line of work? When people you work with are looking for answers to their problems, do they search for yoU? If they find you, do you help them with their problem or do you send them off to find someone else?

In most cases the top 10 percent are well rewarded for their abilities. It is certainly true in sports. But, how do you become a member of that 10 percent group? What is it they have that you lack? Do they know more? Do they work harder? Are they more determined? Do they have goals or a better education? What is it?


Clue Number Three in the Entrecard Contest

If you are playing the Entrecard contest for 1,000 Entrecard Credits then it is important that you check out Clue Number Three. This is the last clue. There are only three days left as the contest ends on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 7 AM Chicago Time. Get your entry in now. Good Luck.


How to Create a Million Dollar Idea

Are you stuck in a rut of bad ideas? Are you looking to break out of your creativity slump? Here is a quick set of ideas to help you be more creative. Are you looking to make more money this year? What is holding you back? Is it implementation or ideas? This article will give you a way to be more creative. We all need to have a system in place where we force ideas. The great minds don't leave this to chance. They have a strategy.

Imagine you are sitting at your kitchen table and saying, why can't I be as successful as (pick a name?) They are always coming up with great ideas to help people out. Look at Steve Jobs and Larry Page. What do they have that I don't have? I am as smart as they are.

Here is a system that will help you come up with those terrific ideas.


The Number One Trait that Will Make You Rich

I just finished posting about Ten Things to Make Your Blog Successful in 2008. But, then I was sitting quietly and realized I forgot to tell the Number One Trait that will make you RICH. Did you know that today we are inundated with noise?

As you are writing your blog, do you have the TV on? Is the radio running in the background? Is your iPod playing your favorite tune in your ears? Do you thrive with the noise going on? Do you tell others that you can't, pick one, program, blog, do anything on the web, without something in the background? Do you know the The Number One Trait that Will Make You Rich?

Clue Number Two in the Entrecard Contest

If you are playing the Entrecard contest for 1,000 Entrecard Credits then it is important that you check out Clue Number Two. Good Luck.

Ten Things To Make Your Blog Successful in 2008

Ten Traffic Generating Blog Techniques

Here is a list of ten things you must do in 2008 to make money on the internet. If you are wondering why you are floundering with little internet cash then you must read this article. If you aren't doing these ten things then you are leaving Internet money on the table. Why would you want to walk away from easy cash?

Entrecard Contest For 1000 Credits And Bonus Prize

Scavenger Hunt

Here is a fun Entrecard contest. All the other Entrecard contests are kind of boring. But, this will be fun and you can win 1,000 Entrecard Credits in just ten days. Plus, a cool bonus prize only available from You Can Learn Series.

This is a scavenger hunt contest. I will give three clues. All you have to do is find the page that the clue originates on and you will be eligible to win the grand prize of 1,000 Entrecard credits. I will randomly draw the winner from all successful entrants. You MUST send me 3 emails. Each email must contain the URL of the page that the clue points to.

A Tale of Two Blogs

or How You Can Rock the House With Your Traffic

Are you getting enough traffic? Are you looking to improve your traffic numbers? Are you monetizing your pages as well as you should? I think this article answers those questions and will help you if you take the time to think through these issues.

I had a very interesting experience yesterday. I was checking out my usual blogs and I ran across a stats update from Caroline Middlebrook. She was kind enough to post her statistics for the month of December. I read her post and felt some emotion. The first emotion I felt was jealousy. She has only been blogging for 4 months and she is pulling down some absolutely huge traffic numbers.

Secondly, I felt the adrendaline rush I always feel when my competitive juices begin to flow. I want to do better. I want greater traffic. So, I thought it would be important to compare her numbers to mine. Then I can improve my numbers. The interesting thing about the web is you can repeat many things others are doing and you can be successful....

Entrecard Card Droppers Meme

Tim over at Yimto Affiliate Marketing Blog just tagged me in the EntreCard Top 10 Card Droppers Meme. First of all, I want to thank Entrecard for an excellent new traffic source. I want to thank Tim for stopping by everyday and dropping his virtual business card. I want to thank all of my other top card droppers for being so supportive and with that, I will reward you a free link. Lastly, if you were selected as one of my top ten droppers, support your top droppers by following the instructions below.

Seven Steps to Reaching Your 2008 Goals

Here it is just a few hours before we welcome in the New Year, 2008. For some it is a time of excitement. For others, they just want to crawl into bed and never come out.

What is the difference between the two? The excited person has goals. They have taken the time to decide what they want in life. They have a plan for achievement. They want something bad enough to get off their butt and make it happen.

Which one are you? Are you excited about the new year? Is this the year you reach out and grab the golden ring? Have you made your plans and calculated each step so precisely, that all you have to do is walk out the front door and success will come to you? Do you want it so bad it hurts?


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