Hey ForbesWoman – WTF Exactly is a “Man’s Job”?

Shame on you ForbesWoman

You may have noticed the rants category has been a little ignored lately. Honestly? I've been too busy getting shit done. But, as I checked into Twitter today, I saw a tweet from ForbesWoman in my stream. [Blink] Did I actually ...
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Why We Got Rid of the PushFire Blog

PushFire Blog

When we launched PushFire, we "of course" put a blog on the site. The theory was using the blog to build the brand and posting awesome content on it. But it didn't take long for PushFire's client roster to be full, which meant our team is busy ...
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My Hero – CJ Hoffman 10.02.97 to 11.29.12 – RIP

CJ Hoffman

This is unequivocally the hardest post I will ever write in my life. Some of you already know from being on my Facebook, but I felt it was time to let those not connected there to me know. Last night, my son CJ, the reason I even have my career ...
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THANK YOU: 2012 Heart and Stroke Walk Success

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I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all of my friends, colleagues and readers that helped make my efforts during the 2012 Heart and Stroke Walk here in Houston an amazing success. In 2011, you rallied to show some amazing support (helping ...
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PromoDirect Review

Promo Direct Review

When PushFire exhibited for the first time this past summer, we needed to order custom printed shirts, custom lighters and popup banners for the show. You've already read about my [facepalm] experience with Customized Girl when it came to ...
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Google Liked It, But They Wouldn’t Put a Ring on It

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Honestly, I knew almost immediately upon meeting my husband that I was going to end up married to him. When he proposed to me during a game of poker, I immediately said yes. Then I went and registered domains and twitter handles with different ...
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How I Doubled My Blog Traffic (& Got a Bigger Audience) in 3 Weeks

Doubled Blog Traffic

Building more blog traffic requires work. But it's not rocket science. It's a series of simple steps that require time and effort to execute, but the steps themselves aren't a secret. You simply have to be willing to DO THE WORK. 3 weeks ago, I ...
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Finding a (Good) Niche in Affiliate Marketing

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The question I get asked the most often - hands down - is how to go about finding - and evaluating - a potential niche in affiliate marketing. Most people give the same advice. Find something you love and go into it. If this were 2002, I'd have ...
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How to Create Targeted Sidebar Advertisements (Without Using Code)

Targeted Advertisements

I had a request for more information about adding functionality to your blog that will help increase your revenue - without requiring any kind of programming skills. Targeting ads are one of my "must be able to do" items when building any new ...
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Yoast Video SEO WordPress Plugin Review

Yoast Video SEO Plugin Review

I'm not huge on video here at Sugarrae, but when Joost deValk let me know he had a new video SEO plugin for WordPress, I knew it would come in handy for some PushFire clients - so I bought the plugin this week and decided to test it out. I also know ...
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