eSoup

HowTo Boost Your Blog Traffic With Keywords

You put your heart and soul into your blog.

You write posts with eloquence, humor, irony and insight.

You've spent countless late nights tweaking your colors, your layout, your template and your design.

It's a masterpiece of a blog.

There's only one problem: no one knows it's there.

If you're a passionate, hopeful blogger, there's nothing more frustrating than looking at the traffic stats for your shiny new blog and seeing a flat line that stretches for months and months.

You're thinking--Why aren't more folks visiting my blog? What am I doing wrong?  Shouldn't I be getting results by now? Why are other blogs that aren't as nice as mine getting more hits? Why aren't I showing up in Google searches? Why, why, why?!!

HowTo Transition Into Working A 4-Hour Workday

Last week I started a little productivity project that I called my "4-hour Workday Experiment". My goal was to work only 4 optimally productive hours a day and to keep my efficiency ratio at 80% or higher. I think I did pretty well with it, considering that it turned out to be one of the hardest things I've ever done. 

No kidding--it's tough, and I'm not gonna fudge and say that I didn't fall off the wagon once or twice. I did. Those of you who received emails and skypes from me on Saturday and Sunday know what I'm talking about :-). But in comparison to the hours I used to work, last week was a HUGE improvement, and I feel like I'm moving in the right direction.

I'm so excited that bunches of other small biz owners have expressed an interest in doing their own 4-hour workday experiments. Since I learned some great lessons already and am tweaking my plan, I'd like to pass on some pointers for how to make the most of your 4-hour workday:

Andy Wibbels In The Wall Street Journal!

Andy Wibbels is a media magnet these days. Last week he was in USA Today, before that he was talking to 60 Minutes, and then today his book, Blogwild! A Guide For Small Business Blogging, is featured in The Wall Street Journal (print edition).

It couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Congratulations, Andy!