Blogging ABCs

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Hosts Deborah Carney and Vinny O’Hare chat with webmaster Rob McFaul about his website The Drink Guy. He got the idea for the website from discussions with people at Affiliate Summit West 2010 in Las Vegas. We recorded two podcasts with Rob to assist him in getting started with his blog and getting it monetized.

Rob was inspired by several sessions at Affiliate Summit, so if you are a blogger looking to monetize, check out the Affiliate Summit website for the upcoming summit! After hearing an Affiliate ABCs podcast on Geekcast.fm about the benefits of networking at events like Affiliate Summit he decided he needed to go and see what he could learn. Listen along and learn how Rob got started, and where his site is headed.

This is part 1. Part 2 is here.

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Follow Rob on Twitter @rmcfaul

Follow Hosts Deborah Carney on Twitter @loxly, Vinny O’Hare on Twitter @vinnyohare and our show @BloggingABCs

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BloggingABCs host Deborah Carney is joined by Kim Rowley, Key Internet Marketing, Inc Kim and Deborah talk about how Kim got started and how she monetizes her blogs.

Sites we discuss:
ShoppingBookmarks.com
ShoeholicsAnonymous.com
PreemieTwins.com

Main biz site that links to all Kim’s sites – KIMarketing.com
Affiliate Summit

Some tools we mention:
TubeMogul.com
http://www.vtubetools.com/
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/youtuber/

Follow Blogging ABCs Host Deborah Carney on Twitter @loxly and our show @BloggingABCs

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Since so many bloggers are podcasting or are interested in podcasting, Deborah Carney and Daniel Clark decided to share how they record each of theirs. They talk about equipment, software and all things podcasty and geeky.

Be sure to check out our first podcast with Daniel here.

Geek Dads Weekly – formerly Geek Dads @ Home
Ubercaster
Audio Hijack Pro
GarageBand
Audacity
Plantronics DSP400 Foldable Multimedia Headset

Follow Host Deborah Carney on Twitter @loxly and our show @BloggingABCs

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Blogging ABCs #5 is all about using social media to drive traffic to your blog. Host Deborah Carney is joined by Wendy Limauge who shares how she uses social media. Hopefully that will help give you ideas on how to get more traffic to your blog.

Sweeties Swag
Wendy on Facebook
@sweetiesswag
Wendy on Linkedin
Sweeties Secret Sweeps Membership Site
The Mommybloggers Guide
Wendy’s Lifetime TV blog

Follow Host Deborah Carney on Twitter @loxly and our show @BloggingABCs

Many thanks to Geekcast.fm for hosting our podcasts and many other educational and entertaining podcasts related to all things geeky

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Blogging ABCs Episode #4 has another wonderful blogger guest Stephanie Elie joining your host Deborah Carney. Stephanie and Deborah discuss how Stephanie got started and her advice for other bloggers. A candid and fun look at a blog that talks about being an entrepreneur, mom and blogger all at the same time!

About BizzieMommy
Mom Entrepreneur and Mommy Blogger, Stephanie shares ideas, support and resources for work at home moms and mom entrepreneurs.
BizzieMommy Blog
@bizziemommy
BizzieMommy on Facebook

Follow Host Deborah Carney on Twitter @loxly and our show @BloggingABCs

Many thanks to Geekcast.fm for hosting our podcasts and many other educational and entertaining podcasts related to all things geeky

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For Blogging ABCs Episode #3 your host Deborah Carney is joined by blogger Daniel Clark from the blog (and podcast) Geek Dads at Home. Daniel and Joe Magennis blog about being work from home dads, with the accompanying challenges and rewards. Daniel talks about how they got started and what they are doing to monetize their blog and podcast. In a future Blogging ABCs episode Daniel talks about what it takes to have a podcast associated with a blog.

Links discussed in the show:
Daniel’s Blog and Geek Dads at Home Blog and Podcast
The Geek Dads Holiday Gift Guide
Joe Magennis’ Blog

Follow Host Deborah Carney on Twitter @loxly and our show @BloggingABCs

Many thanks to Geekcast.fm for hosting our podcasts and many other educational and entertaining podcasts related to all things geeky

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Listen in for Blogging ABCs Episode #2 as your host Deborah Carney interviews blogger Wendy Limauge and talks to her about how she got started and how she is working to monetize her blogs. Wendy will be joining Deborah at Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas in January 2010 on a panel about how mommybloggers could be changing the face of affiliate marketing.

Wendy is very open about her blogs and what she does to make them profitable. She would like to help other bloggers be able to skip some of the mistakes she has made and get right to the “good stuff”. We will also have a podcast from her about how she uses social media.

Links mentioned in our show:
Sweeties Swag
Wendy on Facebook
@sweetiesswag
Wendy on Linkedin
Sweeties Secret Sweeps Membership Site
The Mommybloggers Guide
Wendy’s Lifetime TV blog

Follow Host Deborah Carney on Twitter @loxly and our show @BloggingABCs

Thanks to Geekcast.fm for hosting our show, visit them to listen to other industry related podcasts

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Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast series – Blogging ABCs. Your host Deborah Carney and Vinny O’Hare plan to take you through the world of blogging and help you not only create great blogs, but monetize them as well. Plans include case studies, blogger portraits and informational blogs that include a wide variety of guests.

Links mentioned in this show:

Places to blog:
WordPress.org – To get the software to install on your own website
Thesis Premium WordPress Theme
WordPress.com – you can’t place ads or use affiliate marketing at WordPress.com but you can promote your own personal products.
Blogger.com – Hosted solution if you want to start out with a free service

Resources:

Show about Who Owns Your Content? – and a Feedfront Article to help you decide what blogging platform to use.
BloggerLinkUp – Great place to hook up with potential guest bloggers
Show about using BloggerLinkUp
Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition

Be sure to follow your hosts on Twitter:
Deborah – @loxly
Vinny – @vinnyohare
Blogging ABCs own account – @bloggingabcs

Show is hosted by Geekcast.fm