James Pruitt

I am James Pruitt, and I am a marketing addict. I can't get enough of it. I read about it, blog about it, talk about it, and yes, even dream about it constantly.

how to evaluate a website

How To Evaluate A Website To Maximize Your Potential

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Blogging without any goals is kind of like jumping in the car to go on a roadtrip without a destination or even a roadmap. You would get lost pretty quickly if you just jumped in the car and took off after browsing some blogs on traveling, yet this is how most people go off into running a blog.
So, before you jump head first into blogging, you should slow down, think your way through the problem and define what you want out of your blog…continue reading…

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Secret Blog Traffic Strategy That Gives You More Leads and Higher Conversions

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Often, when you think of your blog traffic strategy, you think of guest posting, blog commenting or SEO. Perhaps some of you might even think of video marketing if you are into youtube, or perhaps like Ms. Ileane (and myself lately…) you might think about your podcasting as a traffic source. However, for over a year and a half, NONE of these was my primary source of traffic, leads, or sales for my blog. In fact, my biggest blog traffic strategy is one that many people fail to even consider: Forum Marketing! …continue reading…

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When to start guest posting in your niche

When To Start Guest Posting In Your Niche

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When it comes to blogging, when you start guest posting will determine how fast you can succeed with your business. No matter where you turn now days, you will find loads of people, myself and Ileane included, talking about how guest posting is a great way to build your blog traffic, especially if you are brand new. Although you can get some traffic with little content on your own site, most sites simply won’t let you guest post if you don’t have any content up yet. I would recommend getting at least 15-20 pages of content on your site before you try to do a guest post.…continue reading…

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Content Creation Doesn’t Have to Be A Pain

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Your blog is about content. You have to have it in order to be successful. But you don’t have to be typing away all the time in order to create really amazing blog content. Today, I want to explore content creation a bit deeper than just writing articles, which I frankly get bored with, and explore new ways to create blog content that doesn’t leave your fingers an aching mess…continue reading…

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Social Media Traffic

Build Your Social Networking Influence With a Simple Plan of Action

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A few weeks ago, I decided I wanted to boost my visibility on Blog Engage, and get to know more people. In order to do that I put together a plan to help me get there, and really I didn’t spend a ton of time doing it. I put this plan into action at the end of the first week of September, and at the end of the month, surprisingly I had already reached one of my main goals behind the plan…continue reading…

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Perfect Guest Blogger

How To Get Blog Readers To Love Your Bio Box

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There is no doubt that guest posting is the easiest way to get blog readers to your blog or onto your email list. In fact, it is the key to the success of almost all the popular bloggers on the web. However, you need to do things right to make the most out of your efforts. In this post I’ll tell you 3 elements that you need to have in your resource box to really snag people’s attention.

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Why Most Blogger Never Make Money

Why Most Bloggers Never Make Money

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A few weeks ago, I was chatting with Brian over at Blog Engage about the success rate of many of the blogs out there. As we talked, one thing that he mentioned is that a large number of his members that he chats with fail to actually make a decent living from their blog. As blogging becomes more and more popular, the fact remains that most bloggers never make money! I started doing some one-on-one coaching with people from my email list just to get a look at what they are doing, and where they struggle. As I did this I narrowed it down to a few reasons why people fail to make the money that they want, and I thought I would share those with you, so that you can blast away the problems and start focusing on what works…continue reading…

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