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Good question. And guess what, there’s a simple answer to it. No really, you’ll learn everything you need about blogs to get going and get pointed in the right direction to having your own self hosted blog all on this page!
I get asked a lot “what’s the difference between a blog and a website that [...]

The 2,000 follower barrier or to be more specific the 2,000 following barrier is something that everyone has to pass. I don’t know the exact numbers but if I had to guess I would say that 9/10 Twitter users never pass this barrier. The barrier I am talking about is one that exists preventing [...]

TweetSpinner, an awesome new site for Twitter Marketers. When it comes to managing your Twitter account there are a few, major tedious tasks we all have to do and that we all are trying to find ways to make easier. These tasks include (but are not limited to):

I don’t know how many times I can go on about this…
But I feel as if I have to, for the better of the Twitter community as a whole. Don’t sent your opportunity via auto message, just don’t do it! It is a horrible way to send a first impression and it’s a sure fire [...]

The following are the do’s and don’ts of marketing your blog on Twitter, well actually it’s just the don’ts. This list can go on and on with all kinds of things not to do – don’t push or sell to hard, don’t promote to the wrong followers, don’t promote links that stray from your normal [...]

These days in the state of the global economy everyone is flocking online in their own personal attempts at grabbing their share of the modern gold rush. The vast majority of these people put all their hopes into MLM companies and get rich quick schemes. The smarter ones turn their attention to blogging to fulfill [...]

It’s been a month or so since I have written a post about Twitter and since then much of the information, tips, tricks, strategies and insights I have shared has changed. Here is a list of the important new things going on in the Twittersphere that you should know about.
1. Twollo is no longer completely [...]

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The title of your YouTube video is obvious, here you’re going to want to place the most relevant keywords of your video. Keep it short and sweet however, as most people will skip over long titles and head straight for the one that hits their need in the heart. Remember that the average attention span [...]

Commission Junction is an affiliate company that can put in touch with literally thousands of other affiliate companies for free. The best part is sign up is free. Commission Junction, or CJ, is hands down m favorite affiliate marketing company out there and for the past 5 months I’ve been making good money with very little effort.

When things aren’t going your way and it feels like the gray sky and gloomy clouds are closing in on top of you, these are make or break times. One resonating point throughout this post is that the only way you can “fail” at your online adventures is simply by quitting. Getting discouraged enough to just quit is how everyone fails.

This is my 100th post here on Create with Nate and I have to say this side project of mine has shown me some great success. Over the past 6 months I have written some great content one some up and coming hot trends like Twitter, Wordpress tips, Social Media Marketing and more.

In the post, “I Want to Blog but I’m No Expert on Anything and I Don’t Know What to Blog About…” I discuss how when picking a topic you should ask yourself – can I see myself writing about this 12 months down the road? This is crucial to ask about your topic because in [...]

If you’re currently blogging with the platform Blogger and you wish to transfer over to Wordpress (self hosted or not) this can present a bit of a problem. If you don’t know how to transfer smoothly you’ll find yourself copying and pasting each of your blog posts onto Wordpress.

When it comes to Twitter and marketing everyone loves to obsess over the number game. And believe me when I say that the number game is one game that can leave you exhausted. One of the main reasons I am putting together this post is because I am approaching the 10,000 mark on Twitter and [...]

Introducing Twollo Groups, a delicious addition to the already successful Twollo concept. Twollo Groups works in much the same way Twollo does, by following others based on targeted specifc keyword phrases. Only with Twollo Groups you will be following and followed by people inside these specified groups. When you join a group everyone in that group follows you as well as anyone who might join the group in the future…

Your entire Twitter experience is dictated by the people you follow. Follow a bunch of spam robots and your feeds will be a conveyor belt of opportunity pitches and business ploys. Follow a bunch of awesome people and you’ll end up being fed nothing but value, quality updates and generally kick ass stuff. Most of us end up somewhere between these two extremes.

Many bloggers face the same problems; not having a big enough audience, not having the time or energy to write, not having ideas to write about and generally not writing well enough. There is a simple solution to all of these problems.

The simple fact is we are not all made out to be SEO (search engine optimization) gurus. Thankfully we’re not left to fend for ourselves. There are a ton of tools out there designed to make SEO and life in general that much easier.

Have you ever been stuck without direction? Have you ever been without an idea and longing for some inspiration for your next blog post? Who hasn’t? Everyone experiences writer’s block once in a while and now there is a solution.

Sociable is on my list of Top 10 Must Have Wordpress Plug-ins and deserves a look. It is a really easy to use and powerful plug-in for your Wordpress blog that will give the reader a large selection of social bookmarking sites for them to choose from.

This is the 3rd step in the 3 step process of Setting Up Your First Self Hosted Wordpress Blog. This step can be the trickiest but is very easy once you’ve learned to do it. Again this is the 3rd step – step one being choosing a domain name from GoDaddy and step two of course is getting hosting from HostGator.

This is very easy to do once you learn how, but it can be a bit tricky – even impossible to figure out if you’re new to Wordpress. This is going to be a tutorial on how to install a Wordpress theme for those of you with self hosted blogs. You need the following in [...]

Post automatically with TwitRobot. If you want you can set it up to post randomly from your blog’s rss feed or randomly from a pre selected set of Tweets that you set up. Way better than paid Tweetlater service if you ask me.

Choosing a new theme for your Wordpress blog is something that needs to be taken seriously. Some people take it too seriously, spend too much time and obsess over it way too much. I know this because I used to be one of them.

Wordpress themes are literally endless. There are so many out there that you can end up searching for hours. I know I did, I was jumping from theme to theme until I finally found one that worked for me – it’s called Arthemia.

Managing your time on social media is a key thing to do when it comes to becoming a successful marketer in this Web 2.0 era. Figure out which sites to join and manage, how many profiles to create, how to avoid burning out and generally heading in the right direction.

How to Make Money with a Website. This is a simple question with not so simple answers. In fact, you won’t find very concrete and precise answers to this question in very many place on the Internet. Most people answer this with a hidden agenda for sale behind their biased information. Let me share exactly how you can start making money with your very own website today.

This is another blog post in the series of posts about how to become a pro at social media networking. Here we will go over the importance of setting up your profile, adding the right elements, emphasizing the correct areas and creating something that will go over well.

This is such a huge topic. Countless searches are done all the time about hot to get followers; quickly, easily, effortlessly and for free. Getting more followers is on the tips of every one’s tongue. There are so many programs, systems and tutorials to meet the incredible demand of all these Twitter users looking for [...]

This is the first post in a series of blog post designed to take you from complete newbie to a social media pro in no time at all. Everything from the basics of setting up your profile to the advanced psychology that is involved with social media marketing will be covered.