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BLOGTASTIC!

Growing and making a difference through blogging


Want to Grow and Make a Difference through Blogging?
Get the 150 - page book FREE! Yes, you saw it right - for FREE!


BLOGTASTIC!

Growing and making a difference through blogging

WELCOME BLOGGER!

Image descriptionWe at MobStac love bloggers and we know that you love your blog. We want to build a relationship with you and we want to start off by giving you a gift (think of it like an ethical bribe) to get things rolling.
So, we present

BLOGTASTIC! Growing and Making a Difference Through Blogging

It will make you think about how you can contribute more, make a difference through your blog AND accelerate your own growth.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
  • Why people can’t ignore blogs today?
  • A visit to the blog graveyard
  • Not everyone who should blog actually blogs
  • The secret recipe for blogging success
  • Not all tips are practical
2. Blogging for Fame, Fortune and Influence
  • What’s on your “about me” page?
  • Brand extensions and brand building
  • You can’t become famous just by blogging
  • You can't become rich just by blogging
  • There are few short-term benefits
3. Defining Success
  • Traffic is not the only metric of successful blogging
  • Your blog can change who you are
  • Your blog can change your readers
4. Your Blog Reflects You
  • Blogging is highly personal
  • Your attitude shows up on your blog
  • There are few second chances online
  • Get comfortable with the speed of change
  • Watch what you say outside the blog
  • Blogging can be a serious addiction
5. Content and Focus
  • Take a stand, please!
  • Goldilocks and the three blogs
  • Your blog’s name matters
  • Timeless content produces disproportionate returns
  • Your blog needs tipping points
  • Older posts go dead fast!
  • Leveraging insights from others
6. Sustainability
  • Blogging—easy to start but hard to maintain
  • Slacking has consequences
  • When you stare at a blank screen
  • You can get carried away
  • Blogging can seem like a thankless job
7. Your Readers
  • Attracting and maintaining attention
  • The value of quality readers
  • Influencing the influencers will create huge leverage
  • Care passionately about your readers
  • Set time aside for your blog fans
  • Get used to critics
8. Your Relationship with Other Bloggers
  • Help others succeed
  • Avoid mudslinging
  • Earn links to your blog
  • Don't impose your rules on other bloggers
  • Don't apply the rule of reciprocation to blogs
  • You have to give back!
  • Say more than “me too”
  • All about comments
9. The Rewards of Blogging
  • The ultimate leverage engine
  • Increase your capacity to do more good
  • Make more friends in the blogosphere fast
10. Tools and More
  • What you don't know might hurt you
  • The right tools
  • Blogging stats can be addictive
  • More help than you will ever need

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BLOGTASTIC!

Growing and making a difference through blogging

RAJESH SETTY

Image descriptionRajesh Setty is an entrepreneur and business alchemist based in Silicon Valley. Rajesh is currently involved in a number of technology and publishing ventures in the US and India. He has written and published eleven books - with his first book being published when he was thirteen. Rajesh is a professional speaker on the topics of marketing, entrepreneurship and in general bringing ideas to life. He has been blogging since 2005 with 1795 blog posts so far. He is an award-winning teacher at the Founder Institute, and he also mentors for the Thiel Foundation's 20 Under 20 program.



BLOGTASTIC! Growing and Making a Difference Through Blogging


Want to Grow and Make a Difference through Blogging?
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BLOGTASTIC!

Growing and making a difference through blogging

LEARN from EXPERT BLOGGERS

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    Adam Helweh
    Founder
    Secret Sushi Creative
    www.secretsushi.com
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    Ambal Balakrishnan
    Co-founder
    Click Documents
    www.clickdocuments.com
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    Ardath Albee
    CEO
    Marketing Interactions
    marketinginteractions.typepad.com
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    Bernie Borges
    Founder & CEO
    Find and Convert
    www.bernieborges.com
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    Charlie Gilkey
    Founder & CEO
    Productive Flourishing
    www.productiveflourishing.com
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    Craig Rosenberg
    Blogger, Sales and Marketing Expert www.funnelholic.com


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    Dave Gardner
    Management Consultant www.gardnerandassoc.com


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    Dave Logan
    Founding Partner
    CultureSync
    www.culturesync.net/
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    David Zinger
    Global Employee Engagement Expert www.davidzinger.com
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    Gautam Ghosh
    Blogger & HR Consultant www.gautamblogs.com
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    Ian Lurie
    CEO
    Portent
    www.portent.com/blog
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    Ja-Nae Duane
    Founder
    Wild Women Entrepreneurs

    Co - Founder
    Revolution Institute
    www.Ja-Nae.net
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    Joe Pulizzi
    Founder
    Content Marketing Institute
    www.joepulizzi.com/bio
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    Lisa Haneberg
    Author & Blogger www.lisahaneberg.com
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    Liz Alexander
    Author www.drlizalexander.com
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    Mahesh Baxi
    CEO
    Compassites Software
    www.MaheshBaxi.com
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    Dr. Mani Sivasubramanian
    Pediatric Heart Surgeon www.drmani.com
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    Mark McGuinness
    Coach & Trainer www.lateralaction.com
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    Mary Jaksch
    Co - Founder
    AListBloggingBootcamps
    alistbloggingbootcamps.com
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    Mukund Mohan
    CEO
    Hey Maya
    www.bestengagingcommunities.com
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    Naveen Lakkur
    Co - Founder
    Compassites
    www.naveenlakkur.com
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    Newt Barrett
    CEO
    Content Marketing Strategies
    www.ContentMarketingToday.com
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    Omar Sultan
    Technology Evangelist
    Cisco
    blogs.cisco.com/datacenter


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    Phil Gerbyshak
    Chief Connections Officer
    Make It Great Institute
    www.philgerbyshak.com

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    Ram Dutt
    Blogger & Author www.meylah.com
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    Rebel Brown
    Consultant & Coach www.rebelbrown.com
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    Rick Liebling
    Creative Culturalist
    Y&R
    www.rickliebling.com
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    S. Chris Edmonds
    Speaker & Author www.bernieborges.com
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    Sean D'Souza
    Founder
    Psychotactics
    www.psychotactics.com
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    Shel Israel
    Writer & Consultant www.globalneighbourhoods.net
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    Sramana Mitra
    Founder
    One Million by One Million
    www.sramanamitra.com
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    Stephen Shapiro
    Author www.steveshapiro.com
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    Ted Rubin
    Chief Social Marketing Officer
    Collective Bias
    www.tedrubin.com

Want to Grow and Make a Difference through Blogging?
Get the 150 - page book FREE! Yes, you saw it right - for FREE!


BLOGTASTIC!

Growing and making a difference through blogging

PRAISE FOR BLOGTASTIC

Too many people I talk with believe that if they get the right plug-in, the right inbound links, they'll win. But it's about becoming an expert, about wanting to give to the community that truly marks you as an A-list, respected blogger and industry expert. Want to get to the top? Skip the SEO tricks and read this book. It'll serve you well in your life and improve your karma too.

From the foreword by Dave Taylor, AskDaveTaylor.com

Bravo! Blogtastic is like a jolt of caffeine and a B-12 shot rolled into one. All bloggers and wannabe bloggers should read this book.

From the Advance Praise by Lisa Haneberg, author of several best-sellers

Blogtastic by Rajesh Setty is a brilliantly thoughtful book that gets to the heart of what blogging is about and challenges you to think about what exactly you are really doing and why.

From the Advance Praise by Chris Garrett, co-author of Problogger

With the voice of experience and the approach of a lifelong learner, Raj Setty pulls back the curtain in a generous and thoughtful way to reveal the practical, relational, and informational workings of a blog

From the Advance Praise by Liz Strauss, co-creator of SOBCon

Want to Grow and Make a Difference through Blogging?
Get the 150 - page book FREE! Yes, you saw it right - for FREE!


BLOGTASTIC!

Growing and making a difference through blogging

MobStac

Image description MobStac offers a cloud-based service to make your content rock on all mobile platforms. Bloggers are increasingly interested in getting their content on all mobile devices without writing a single line of code. The MobStac platform does just that for bloggers, and we're finding ways of helping bloggers over and beyond creating a compelling service online.

MobStac is reaching out to more bloggers worldwide and the best way is to give away something valuable:

BLOGTASTIC! Growing and Making a Difference Through Blogging


Want to Grow and Make a Difference through Blogging?
Get the 150 - page book FREE! Yes, you saw it right - for FREE!


BLOGTASTIC!

Growing and making a difference through blogging

Anymore Questions?

1. Why is MobStac giving this book away for free?

MobStac is reaching out to more bloggers worldwide and the best way is to give away something valuable: BLOGTASTIC!

Beyond the book giveaway, we have made it dead-simple to share insights from within the book via Twitter. There is a BONUS for sharing. The MobStac team will be watching the Twitter feed for these shares and everyday for the next 100 days, one lucky person who shared at least one insight will get a premium MobStac account for free. Every share will increase your chance of winning. You see... sharing definitely has benefits!

2. What is the catch?

Glad you asked.

MobStac is investing its energy and resources to reach out to bloggers via this giveaway. While there is no obligation, we hope that bloggers will reciprocate by at least listening to the MobStac solution for increasing the reach of your blog. Think of this as MobStac extending its hand to you to begin a relationship.

3. What if I want a version other than PDF?

We have partnered with SlimBooks to produce versions of the book in various formats. These are not free but you should receive an email from MobStac with a discount code that will make the already low price even more attractive.

You can visit BLOGTASTIC on SlimBooks here:www.slimbooks.com/blogtastic

4. Which Companies are behind this book?

The key sponsor for the book is



The company focused on making your content rock on the mobile and tablet platforms.


It takes a lot of work behind-the-scenes to deliver a project of this nature. The following companies have played a key role in bringing BLOGTASTIC! to you:




The company that engineered this project





The company that developed the content marketing for this project


5. Which Companies are supporting the launch of this book?



BusinessGyan
| Curated business portal focused on entrepreneurs



Collective Bias
| Collective Bias is a media company that weaves organic social content into real-life stories to create millions of impressions, drive SEO and ultimately sales.




Foundora
| Portal and newsletter for entrepreneurs





SiliconIndia
| The professional networking portal for Indians




SlimBooks
| Next generation digital publishing company of concise books





SmallBizTrends
| The #1 online small business resource on the web




YourStory.in
| India’s leading platform for entrepreneurs





Techfetch
| Tech jobs for top talent




Want to Grow and Make a Difference through Blogging?
Get the 150 - page book FREE! Yes, you saw it right - for FREE!