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This is a great post on building a better blog – or at least, helping to monetize and expand the reach of the one that you currently have.  I am a HUGE believer in using blogs to drive traffic, engage readers and for me, provides a natural companion to my personal philosophy and style for monetizing my niches.  I write best in this format – enjoy it the most and find that I rarely spend any time whatsoever on static sites without some form of dynamic elements – ie – comments, polls, interactivity and so forth.  And obviously – as we head into the evolving future of social networking, web 2.0 technologies and more transparent online commerce models...surely this is the wave you want to bring your boogie board afloat.  Check this out below for a few solid and creative ideas to turn YOUR blog into a creative cash cow this year – it can be done, it ain’t tough, and the opportunities are endless.  You can read the whole post at the link below.  Enjoy!

It’s 2008 and you’re looking forward to growing your blog even more this year. You are eager to build a large readership and maybe even make a full-time income from blogging. You want greater influence and a stronger reputation. What you need is an expansion plan.Yesterday, I spent some time planning growth strategies for my blogs and noticed that all of these tactics had something in common.They all involved the idea of expanding the blog from a basic content publishing/opinion sharing platform to a full fledged media business.This includes the development of different publication mediums, interactive on-site communities and social media integration in order to transform the blog from a simple diary-like content stream to something more multi-faceted. With this in mind, I did some research on popular blogs and found that some shared certain similarities.While content remains the main draw for each of these blogs, they were doing much more than just providing articles for visitors to read. The value of each blog is increased through the inclusion of user-contributions, alternative content types as well as other factors like increased visitor interactivity/resources.

16 Effective Strategies to Expand Your Blog’s Reach in 2008

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