Kristi H.

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & The FitDesk

Kristi H. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2012, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscript...
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How Bloggers Can Create and Use White Papers

Kristi H. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2012, 7:00 am
This is a guest post by Mitt Ray. A white paper is a cross between a magazine article and a corporate brochure. They posses both the educative qualities of a magazine article and the persuasive qualities of a brochure, this educative and persuasive quality of a white paper makes it one of the most ...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & A Week in Montana

Kristi H. posted an article on - Feb 3, 2012, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscript...
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5 Essential Qualities of Growing Your Blog Quickly in a Crowded Niche

Kristi H. posted an article on - Feb 1, 2012, 7:00 am
This is a guest post by Marcus Sheridan, recently named one of the Top 10 Social Media Bloggers of 2012 by Social Media Examiner. We all want our blogs to grow. I do, you do, we all do. But as many are now finding, it’s getting more and more difficult to experience growth quickly, especially in i...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Yosemite HD

Kristi H. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2012, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscript...
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6 Ways Personal Development Can Make You a Better Blogger

Kristi H. posted an article on - Jan 26, 2012, 7:00 am
This is a guest post by Timo Kiander. Many people live their lives without understanding, that there is a giant potential inside them. In fact, if they would realize this, they would achieve so much more in their lives. This is where the personal development comes into play. Once you get involved ...
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How to Set Up Blog Comments as Goals in Google Analytics Using WordPress Hacks

Kristi H. posted an article on - Jan 24, 2012, 7:00 am
As many of you know, I love writing about Google Analytics. I’m a data junkie, and there’s nothing I enjoy more than learning more about the visitors coming to my blog. One of the best ways to get actionable data out of your Google Analytics is to set up goals. Setting up a goal in Google A...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Timescapes

Kristi H. posted an article on - Jan 20, 2012, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this wee...
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Using Google+ Hangouts to Get More Exposure for Your Google+ Business Page

Kristi H. posted an article on - Jan 19, 2012, 7:00 am
This is a guest post by Kevin Lau. It’s still the early days for Google+ and plenty of people are getting to grips with the various tools this social platform has. This is even truer for business users, who have only recently been able to set up business pages to help promote their work. One of ...
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About SOPA and Today's Blackout – Infographic, Video, and Call to Action

Kristi H. posted an article on - Jan 18, 2012, 2:11 am
Today, Kikolani is joining in the SOPA Blackout and will go dark from 8am to 8pm EST. This is in protest against SOPA / PIPA legislation proposed by the U.S. Congress. Others joining the protest include Google, Wikipedia, Reddit, WordPress, Greenpeace International, and many more listed at SOPA St...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Unseen Sea

Kristi H. posted an article on - Jan 13, 2012, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptio...
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5 Reasons Why It is Hard to Make Money Blogging

Kristi H. posted an article on - Jan 11, 2012, 7:00 am
This is a guest post by Richard Adams. There are literally tens of millions of blogs online and yet only the tiniest fraction of them really make their owners any significant income. While there’s nothing wrong with simply starting a blog for pleasure or as a networking tool, for those people con...
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How to Create an Online Writing Portfolio with Contently

Kristi H. posted an article on - Jan 9, 2012, 1:23 pm
One of the best ways to make a good first impression for a freelance writing or guest blogging opportunity is to present someone with your writing portfolio. A portfolio that showcases your best work can go a long way at turning a maybe into a yes! While I typically suggest that freelance writers ...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Sock Monkeys

Kristi H. posted an article on - Jan 6, 2012, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptio...
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5 Ways To Drive Quality Traffic To Your Website From Google+

Kristi H. posted an article on - Jan 4, 2012, 7:00 am
This is a guest post by Kevin Lau. Google+ may have had a shaky start but lots of people are using it to help build up a new traffic stream to their website. If you are among them, you might be wondering how you can start getting the results you want. In truth you have to focus on a few different a...
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560 Resources for Blogging, Online Marketing, and Starting a Business

Kristi H. posted an article on - Dec 27, 2011, 7:00 am
This year, along with my Fetching Friday weekly roundups, I compiled several major resource collections for a variety of topics. As 2011 comes to an end, I thought I would share my 10 favorite list posts for anyone ready to learn more about analytics, conversions, email marketing, engagement, link ...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Happy Holidays

Kristi H. posted an article on - Dec 23, 2011, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Happy Holidays Before we jump into the goodies from the week, I wanted to take a moment to let everyone know this is the last Fetch...
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Writing Around the Web – Social Media, Google Analytics, and Conversions

Kristi H. posted an article on - Nov 3, 2011, 7:00 am
Writing Around the Web is a monthly series highlighting guest posts I’ve written on blogging, business, SEO, social media, and other topics! Business 50+ Awesome Posts on Conversions – Catch up on the latest and greatest information in this list of over 50 awesome posts on conversions from ...
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10 Ways to Position Your Blog Above Copycats

Kristi H. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2011, 7:00 am
This is a guest post by Gabrielle Conde. So, you’re seeing your post on scraper blogs, and want to know how to avoid them outranking your content in Google? When my daughter watches Dora The Explorer, they stop the thief, Swiper, by simply raising their hands and saying, “Swiper, no swiping....
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A Fresh Start

Kristi H. posted an article on - Oct 31, 2011, 12:00 pm
Today is a wonderful day! For the first time, I made the commute to work from one room of my house to another. I am excited to announce that this Halloween marks the first day that I am no longer a part of the 9 to 5 workforce, but am instead a new member of the proudly self-employed! The Transit...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Blog World Preview

Kristi H. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2011, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions...
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10 Dreadful Mistakes that Kill Your Comments

Kristi H. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2011, 9:00 am
This is a guest post by Ana Hoffman. What does it really take to build a hustling and bustling blog with a thriving and active community around it? Kristi knows – just look around. PageRank 5, Alexa rank about 15K and constantly dropping (in case you are not familiar with how Alexa rank works, ...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Baby Monkey

Kristi H. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2011, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions...
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What is Tumblr

Kristi H. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2011, 3:00 pm
This is a guest post by Jill Shearer, creator of SimplyLaunch. It’s part of a blogger’s job to keep abreast of changes in the blogging world and to take advantage of new and improved tools. Anything making your job easier and more effective as a blogger should be a welcome change. Tumblebeast...
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9 Questions with Sean Platt of Ghostwriter Dad

Kristi H. posted an article on - Oct 18, 2011, 7:00 am
The following is an interview with Sean Platt of Ghostwriter Dad and previous guest blogger here at Kikolani. Hi Kristi! it’s great to be here! Thanks for having me. 1. How do you promote your book in a very competitive marketplace? Promoting a book follows similar principles to building a succ...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Kitten Dance

Kristi H. posted an article on - Oct 14, 2011, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions...
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Top Dropbox Plugins For WordPress

Kristi H. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2011, 7:00 am
This is a guest post by Liors Levin. Dropbox is a unique service that offers storage as well as synchronization across all your devices for all the files you upload; which can be anything from simple text files to videos and pictures. The system works with a wide range of OS platforms, including Wi...
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Writing Around the Web – Social Media SEO, Google Analytics, and Social Proof

Kristi H. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2011, 10:56 am
Writing Around the Web is a monthly series highlighting guest posts I’ve written on blogging, business, SEO, social media, and other topics! Featured Post – How to Optimize Social Media Profiles for SEO This month’s featured piece just went live today and is part of the 2011 Bad-Ass SEO Bl...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Inspiring Speech

Kristi H. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2011, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions...
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5 Things Blogging Taught Me About Tweeting

Kristi H. posted an article on - Oct 5, 2011, 7:00 am
This is a guest post by Leo Widrich. It was less than 6 months ago that I decided to fully start out on Twitter. I soon got sucked in to a fantastic environment of helpful and knowledgeable tweeps. I was blogging for a while before. Vividly I applied some key lessons I learnt and my experience was...
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5 Tips for Preparing for Blog World Expo (Or Any Other Conference)

Kristi H. posted an article on - Oct 3, 2011, 7:00 am
Here we are, four weeks out from Blog World Expo in Los Angeles starting November 3rd. Is it too early to start getting ready? Some would probably say yes, but I don’t think so. Last year I wrote a post about getting ready for your first BWE, and since I now have a little BWE experience, I thou...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Facebook Reassurance

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 30, 2011, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions...
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Win Friends and Influence People – Advice to Grow Your Blog Business with Twitter

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 28, 2011, 9:00 am
This is a guest post by Brandon Yanofsky. When you first heard about Twitter, what was your reaction to this absurdly named website? I literally laughed at it. Who’d spend all day writing 140 character status updates? Sounded ludicrous. Flash forward 3 years, and it is now the key to my bloggin...
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3 Reasons to Call Yourself a Leader (With or Without Followers)

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 26, 2011, 7:00 am
Editor’s Note: This is a special entry by Dave Ursillo of Lead Without Followers, Live from Within who offered to let me share excerpts from his new publication, Lead Without Followers – How to Save Our World By Radically Redefining the Meaning of Leadership. I hope you enjoy it! 3 Reasons to ...
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What I Like About the New Facebook Timeline Profile, Privacy Settings, and News Feed

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 24, 2011, 9:00 am
By now, you’ve probably read your fair share of “What I Hate About the New Facebook Updates” to the point that you’re pretty comfortable with the fact that you hate the changes. So, as a change of pace, here are some gems that have come about from the latest updates that are actually pretty...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Move

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 23, 2011, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions...
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How to Become a Local Business Marketing Expert as a Blogger

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 21, 2011, 12:06 pm
This is a guest post by Rana Shahbaz. I am a huge fan of doing easy things because I believe to achieve success in any field you need to do quite a few things over a longer period consistently. For example, everybody knows how to build biceps and most of us love to have those as well. Actually it i...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Matt Cutts on Blackhat SEO

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2011, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Have Your Registered for Blog World Yet? If you haven’t registered already, your window for savings is almost closed. All passes...
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Is Your Blog Spiraling Into An Echo Chamber?

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 14, 2011, 7:00 am
This is a guest post by Allison Duncan. Blogging is all about connecting with people and continually making networks of folks who read and comment. Most blog tip sites constantly tell you to “use Twitter or Facebook” to reach the masses. But the truth is a lot of bloggers hit the big time in ...
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Post Case Study: Triberr Visits vs. Google Analytics

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 12, 2011, 7:00 am
One of the more interesting, maybe even downright controversial aspects of social media is actually measuring results. How have your strategies actually helped your website? While businesses focus on the ROI in dollars, bloggers focus on the ROI in traffic. This morning, when I popped onto HootSu...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Timelapse Journey

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 9, 2011, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions...
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Thesis vs Genesis – Comparing Premium WordPress Themes

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 6, 2011, 7:00 am
Over the Labor Day weekend, I had the pleasure of working on my first website using the Genesis Framework from StudioPress. I say pleasure because it happened to be my husband’s new photography site, and it was the first theme he’s chosen that didn’t lead me to using a string of obscenities t...
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Writing Around the Web – Twitter Tools, Measuring Blog Growth, and Affiliate Marketing Organization

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 5, 2011, 7:00 am
Writing Around the Web is a monthly series highlighting guest posts I’ve written on blogging, business, SEO, social media, and other topics! Blogging Increase Earnings by Organizing Your Affiliate Information – Get all of your affiliate marketing information all in one place! The following ...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Grinding the Crack

Kristi H. posted an article on - Sep 2, 2011, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions...
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The Reason You Might Not Be Making Money from Your Blog

Kristi H. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2011, 9:00 am
This is a guest post by Paul B. I suppose I could have chosen a more positive title like 7 great new ways to make money from your site, but something in my psyche is always looking to the negative, oh well. There’s a practical side to it too though. I see so many bloggers and webmasters making ...
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10,000 Hours to Living on Purpose

Kristi H. posted an article on - Aug 30, 2011, 7:00 am
Editor’s Note: It’s not often that I get a review request I can’t refuse, but this was definitely one of them. Jacob Sokol of Sensophy offered to let me share an excerpt from his new guide, Living on Purpose – An Uncommon Guide to Finding, Living, and Rocking Your Life’s Purpose and creat...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Best Wedding Video Ever

Kristi H. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2011, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions...
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Traffic Spikes and Traffic Ramps – Measuring What Matters

Kristi H. posted an article on - Aug 24, 2011, 7:00 am
This is a guest post by Danny Iny, an author, strategist, serial entrepreneur, and proud co-founder of Firepole Marketing, the definitive marketing training program for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and non-marketers. Traffic spikes are awesome! If you’re like most bloggers, you watch your st...
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How I Use Triberr

Kristi H. posted an article on - Aug 23, 2011, 7:00 am
Over the last few months, I have been trying out the Triberr service as a way to expand my content’s exposure to new audiences and to give my followers more content from other blogs as well. Now I know some of you will remember my post awhile back about why I turned off Twitterfeed, and you may w...
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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Kittywood Studios

Kristi H. posted an article on - Aug 19, 2011, 7:00 am
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, making money online, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have stumbled upon, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions...
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I am an Internet Marketing Specialist, blogger, and social media enthusiast who loves photography, tennis, and ballroom dancing.

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