The key to becoming a successful blogger is to offer something worth reading to an audience that wants to read it in a way that makes it easy to share. If you can match these three things together…

You’ll Be
a Lock !

However, on your path, you might find types of people trying to impede you from, or in some cases, move you closer to, these goals. They’re called the seven “S”, and this is how they’ll get in your way.

1. Spam You for No Reason

These people will spam your email, your blog comments, and even your newsletter. The key to keeping them at bay is to moderate comments and emails, while making sure your email list stays…

Relevant and
Up to Date !

2. Skip Your Content Because it’s Too Boring

You might not ever hear from these people, but they are best represented as page views with no comments. If you’re getting a lot of visits, but few comments or shares, then it’s possible these are the people at fault. The fix?

Get Better !

3. Scan Your Content and Only Read the Core of Your Content

These types love to comment without actually reading the post, and they’ll often be your greatest supporters. Just remember if they love you so easily, they’ll leave just as easily, so never assume…

You Really Have Them
At Your Side !

4. Save or Bookmark Your Content Because it’s So Good He or She Can’t Afford to Forget

These are great people, but you need to make sure they remember to read the content. Thanks to the Safari “Read Later” function, and apps like Instapaper, it’s never been easier to…

Save to
Read Later !

5. Send Your Content to His or Her Friends Only By Email

What you really want is people to share on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+, not just because it’s trendy, but because those “RT” and “FB share” numbers serve as great social proof. The more people that show as having shared…

The More Will Be
Inclined to Share !

6. Spread Your Content to His or Her Social Network

This goes back to point 5, and is the behavior you are seeking. You don’t want people to just churn through links, but to curate their social sharing in a way that provides value. Maybe it’s up to you to teach them…

How to Do that ?

7. Subscribe to Your Blog Because He or She Likes What You Wrote

This is where the lead generation process stops, and where sales conversion begins. Getting an email signup is great, but it’s also where the hard work begins. Don’t let this hard work stop you from being…

Successful !

If you can learn to recognize and adapt to these behavioral patterns, you will be far ahead of the curve. Which do you deal with most on your blog? Let’s discuss it below.

Stay Frosty,

The Bad Blogger

Also Known As “The “S” Blogger”

Love it or hate it, the porn industry has been one of the longest lasting (no pun intended!) and consistently profitable businesses of all time. Their roots go way back, before we had video cameras and websites, and if they can survive STD’s, I have no doubt…

They Can Survive
Free Internet Porn !

Their industry is like roaches – no matter what hits them, they always find a way to bounce back. Here are four ways you can learn to do the same:

1. Offering Fewer Choices Actually Increases Clicks

Have you ever been to a free porn site and found yourself staying longer than you thought you would? If not you, what about someone you know? Porn sites are great at getting people in the door, showering them with free content, and just when they can’t wait to see more, asking them for a credit card. The lesson learned here is that you need to be great getting people in the door, and then closing the deal when they’re…

At the Peak
of Their Experience !

2. Provide Consistent Stream Of Content. Be Terrific!

Naked men and women all look the same after a while, but to the porn audience, it doesn’t matter. The reason they keep coming back is because every day the experience is new thanks to a constant stream of…

Updated and
Different Content !

We’ve all heard that content is king, but how good are you at keeping the content varied enough to stay interesting, and good enough to…

Keep People
Coming Back
for More ?

3. Using Teaser Content To Tempt Readers/Users

It works for drug dealers and porn stars, why wouldn’t it work for your blog? This is why free ebooks and newsletters work so well. If you can educate and entertain your audience long enough, of course…

They’ll Be Willing
to Give You Some Cash
for the Good Stuff !

Of course the trick is to know where to draw the line, which is something you only learn through practice and careful measurement. Don’t think for a second that porn websites aren’t tracking every traffic stat known to man in order to…

Improve Conversion !

4. Unique Design: Stays on the Visitors’ Mind Forever 

Yes, all porn sites look similarly, but they’re all unique in their own way. Better yet, they all target a specific niche, and do that very intentionally. Browse through a porn network and watch how they sell the experience packaged in dozens of different ways. On first glance, it feels like happenstance, but after a visit of 20 or so different sites…

I Could See that it Was
Clever and Deliberate !

It’s not every day you get an excuse to browse porn sites, so take advantage of it! Of course, you’ll need to try not to look at the content, and instead look at the presentation layer, but who am I kidding.

We’re Only Human !

Stay Frosty,

The Bad Blogger

Also Known As “The Bad Porn Blogger”

Who says blogging has to be boring? I am sure you realize that not everything is about making PPC ads, link building or on page SEO. For marketing to be effective, it has to be entertaining and as a blogger, if you’re not having fun with your work, you can be sure your audience is going to be…

Bored Out of
Their Minds !

With that said, here’s 7 more utterly stupid but remarkably effective and extremely fun ways to promote your blog.

1. Make a Silly Song and Post it On YouTube

I love Fiverr.com. It’s an incredibly useful site where people do the craziest stuff for you for five bucks. You can have someone actually jump off a plane and shout out your blog name or message as they’re diving.

Incredible Stuff !

Now, what I’ve found is, you can find people who will write you a song and even sing it for you in a video or an audio file. It’s fun stuff. Now, the one thing I’d recommend for you to do is go ahead and tell the the person who’s going to be doing it for you, that you’ll pay him a little extra if…

The Song is
Really Good !

When you do that, he’ll put in the extra effort to make sure your song is share worthy which will obviously cause your content to go viral, and if you think about it, even if you end up spending $20 on it instead of $5…

It’s Still a
Complete Steal !

It doesn’t take much for a song like that to go viral, as you’ll find out if you try this tip out.

2. Create Sexy Pocket Calendars and Hand Them Out

They really don’t have to be anything fancy. A small one page, pocket size calendar will be just fine. Make sure that when you design it, you put something eye catching on it and slap your URL all over the place. Now, for this to work, your URL needs to be catchy and easily memorable, but…

I’m Sure
You Already
Realize that !

3. Make Funny or Outrageous Videos

Again, it really doesn’t need to be anything too complicated. One of the most viral videos I’ve seen was a short clip of two little boys talking back and forth using baby language. Funny as heck, probably recorded on the fly and insanely viral. I’ve actually had multiple people send me that video…

Over a Very Short
Period of Time !

The one thing to keep in mind is that for your video to work, you actually need to feel comfortable in front of the camera. You see, if your viewers sense you’re weirded out and just pretending to have fun, you’re going to lose them very quickly. They’ll actually feel sorry for you instead of thinking…

You’re Funny !

Again, anything goes. As long as it’s not ridiculously gross or terribly off putting and you’re having fun doing it, your viewers will be just fine. A tip that Frank Kern gave for getting comfortable in front of the camera is pretending that it’s your best friend. Just imagine you’re talking to a great buddy of yours, and you’ll stop being camera-phobic (if that’s even a word)…

Almost Right Away !

4. Sending a Message to a Bunch of People

For some reason bloggers don’t like to email their friends and family members about their blog. They kind of tend to think their blog is for their traffic and they don’t share it with the real world, because they feel a bit strange about it. The point is, though, if you put something funny on your blog and you know your family or friends are going to like, they’ll send it to their friends…

Who’ll Eventually
Send it to Their Friends,
etc !

Before you know, you will have that huge group of people talking about your content.

Awesome Stuff !

5. Sending Someone an SMS

Most people have internet access on their phones. They use them to check their email, the weather, the stock market, their class schedule, to shop you name it. One of the things people like to do is text each other and send emails. It’s kind of funny that whenever a person gets on a train or a bus, they tend to instantly…

Take Their Phones Out and
Text Away !

Well, if you feel like promoting your blog, next time you want to send an SMS, apart from telling the person you’re writing what you actually want to say to them, go ahead and mention your blog. It’s as easy as saying oh, and BTW, check out my blog: http://www.thebadblogger.com/ (you need to make sure that you include a complete link in the text message, so that all they have to do to get to your site is click it)

Makes Sense ?

6. Creating an iPhone App

iPhone Apps are huge now. A good number of top marketers talk about them all the time. Did you know that you can have a simple app made for as little as a couple hundred bucks? It really is nothing when you consider the potential it has for your blog. Just make sure that every time people download and open it, there’s a splash page that invites them to check out your blog. This is an extremely powerful strategy that will work really well if you use it.

Give it a Shot !

7. Having a Sexy Babe Put Your URL On Her Cleavage

Do you remember how I told you about Fiverr.com at the beginning of this post? Well, another thing I like to use that site for is getting sexy girls to put my URL on their chests. It’s really easy for them to do and there’s a ton of great looking women willing to…

Write Something
On Their Body for
5 Bucks !

What they’ll normally do is take a marker and put your URL on their cleavage. Then they’ll take a picture of it and send it your way. What do you think is going to happen if you snail mail or even email that picture to your friends? Exactly!

They’re Going to
Go Check Out
Your Blog !

Alright, this is it. Before we part, though, I need to remind you that nothing happens until you take action, so go ahead and put what I told you to use. You’ll be more than happy you did.

Stay Stupid But Smart,

The Bad Blogger

Also Known As “The Stupid Smart Blogger”

There’s nothing worse than coming to a blog and being bombarded with blinking banners, links, ads and other things that do nothing but distract you. When you run a blog, what you actually say in your posts should be at the center of the stage. What’s more, Your blog design should help your readers to do…

What You Want Them to Do !

Here are 5 core principles to make sure you have an effective blog design:

1. Clean and Easy On the Eyes

The first thing to remember is the cleaner your blog looks, the more professional it feels and being professional evokes trust. Trust in a long term will cause people to spend money on your recommendation without…

You Ever Having to
Even Ask for it !

2. Not Too Many Things Going On

Having too many things happening on the blog will confuse your readers. They won’t know where to look what they came for and eventually…

They Will Leave Faster
Than They Come !

3. It’s All About the Content

Remember that the people came over to your blog because they have some very specific problems to solve. If you help them solve the problem, they’ll come back for more, if not…

They’ll Find Other Blogs
to Hang Out !

Now, do ads solve people’s problems? No. Flash animations? Not really. How about excessive pop-ups? Nope. It’s what you have to say, your expert advice, combined with their actions that’s going to improve their lives. This is marketing 101, but you really do have to keep that in mind when you design your blog or…

You’re Going to Scare
Your Readers Off !

4. What Do You Want Your Visitors to Do?

When I write content for my blog, I always ask myself the following two questions:

• How do I want the reader to feel after reading this? And…

• What do I want the reader to do when he’s done going through the post?

That’s all you have to know when you write. When you answer these two questions, you need to make a quick plan of how you’re going to get there. That plan has to include design. For example, if a reader finish reading your content, and wanted to sign up for your update, where should they go or where should they sign up, and if you had a clean design, eventually…

They Will Know
Where !

5. Let the Pros Do it for You

I remember when I first started blogging online, I’d do everything myself. I was pretty much forced to run a one-man show, because…

I Didn’t Have Much Money
to Outsource !

You, as a blog owner, don’t have to know all there’s to know about how to custom code your WordPress blog or even how to customize the graphics on it. There are companies and individuals that specialize in design, and nine times out of ten, they’ll do a much better job, in a much shorter time, than you ever will…

After Spending a Week
Tweaking Things Around !

That’s just how it is, so let the pros worry about your design, while you focus on your marketing. Good content sucks people in. Good design will lead people’s eyes to where you want them to look. If you do it right, you’ll increase your conversions significantly, just by tweaking some of your graphics.

Stay Effective,

The Bad Blogger

Also Known As “The Effective Blogger”

You know…you really have to hand it to spammers. They are the most persistent, dogged entrepreneurs I’ve ever seen, and trying to defeat them is akin to being…

A Spartan Poised to
Battle the Persian Army !

While in the past I used to get frustrated, pissed off even, recently I’ve implemented a different tactic, which is to simply laugh at the extent to which they are willing to make themselves…

Look Stupid !

In doing this, I’ve learned that there are some spammers that are just too funny to be true, and that watching them work makes for great comic relief throughout the day. Here are 6 of my favorite spammer comments.

Read Them and
You’ll See Exactly
What I Mean !

I hate to be an ass, but clearly you’re blind, because the RSS button is right in front of your face! First of all, most browsers have RSS buttons built in, but even then, most bloggers have at least one way to subscribe.

Does Anyone
Really Fall for This ?

There’s only one thing that goes on top here, and that’s the ladies! All kidding aside, this comment sounds innocent enough at first, until you realize that the link URL comes from

www.iamadumbass.com !

Hahaha, there’s nothing like being called out by some random audience member with what must be uber design skills. Look, I’m not saying my blog is the best designed blog on the planet, but it’s not bad. Clearly this commenter…

Doesn’t Understand
HIS Audience !

Wait, what? You’re so interested in the topic that you’ve been thinking about it a short time and not a long time? You almost had me, but failure to use proper English is going to be…

The Downfall of
This Spammer !

I can’t tell if this one is a Katie Couric wannabe, or a spammer with chocolate chips on the brain, but regardless, this is a horrible comment. Not only is this narrative impossible to decipher, but also useless. Why on Earth would anyone approve this comment unless they were hoping to get…

A Laugh Out of Their
Regular Crowd ?

I once spit out my coffee while reading one of these comments. Not because of the insincerity, but because of the way the commenter made reblogging sound like a surgical procedure. Can you implement it? I’m not sure, that sounds like…

A Medical
Problem !

So those are my top 6 funniest spam comments, what are yours? Let’s share the good ones in the comments below.

Stay Spam Free,

The Bad blogger

Also Known As “The Anti-Spam Blogger”

There are only 24 hours in a day, 16 of which we’re usually awake for, and around 6-8 of which we’re actually productive, which means that on any given week…

You’ve Got Only
40-50 Hours of Time
to Get Things Done !

Sadly, many of us waste much of this time doing things like surfing the net, tweeting, checking Facebook, and procrastinating, which explains why so many businesses fail. Simply put…

We Don’t Take
Our Productivity
Seriously Enough !

But I’m going to change that. I’m going to flip the tables and help you start getting more done, ‘lifehacking,’ if you will. I’ve created a quick guide to help you get more done by doing less. Tackle just a few, and you’ll be well on your way to…

A Very Productive
2012 !

1. Stop Saying “Yes” and Start Saying “No”

It’s hard to turn people down. It’s hard to turn opportunity down. It’s hard to stare someone in the face and say no, but you have to. Only say yes to the things you’re excited about and say no to everything else. This frees you up to focus on…

Creating
Better Results !

2. Know When Your Schedule is Full

Even when you get good at saying no, you’ll find yourself overbooked on many occasions. The key to fixing this is not saying “no” more often, but in getting better at time management. Learn to give yourself a buffer on all tasks, and try to avoid promising…

Instant Deliverable
If at all Possible !

3. Get Better at Prioritizing

Have you ever noticed that some tasks never get done because they are always put off until tomorrow or next week? Just because a task is easy doesn’t mean you should get it done first. Don’t avoid the tough tasks – learn to prioritize based on what gets you paid, not on…

What’s Easiest
to Check Off !

4. Simplify

Learn when to stop working on something and call it complete. This is a skill that takes a lot of practice, especially if you are a perfectionist. Also, work on clearing clutter and distraction out of your work environment. Close your browser, turn of Skype, and…

Focus On
the Task at Hand !

Of course, when you do this, you’ll face what Seth Godin calls “The Resistance,” which is a form of procrastination that will have you searching for new distractions to keep you from doing your work. Don’t cave in and eventually…

The Pain
Will Subside !

Master these four skills and I guarantee that you’ll be twice as productive, and twice as energized throughout your working day. Trying to work through clutter, distraction, and stress is like trying to ride a bike through mud…you may get to the destination, but…

You’ll Be Slow and
Worn Out
By the Time You Do !

Which of these four areas do you struggle with most? Let’s chat below.

Stay Frosty,

The Bad Blogger

Also Known As “The Frosty Blogger”