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Republished as part of our 2011 BlogcastFM Busted-Laptop Rewind. Originally published on October 26, 2010.

One of the most consistent requests weve been getting, both in terms of general feedback as well as the BlogcastFM Survey is you would like to know how to grow traffic to your blog. Because of that, today weve got Henri Junttila, an expert at article marketing, to give you a brief introduction to article marketing and how to use it to get free, targeted traffic for your blog.

Were also starting the BlogcastFM Coffee Break Teleclass Series. In these short 10-20 minute teleclasses, well cover one specific technique, strategy or topic to help you take your blog to the next level.

In todays BlogcastFM Coffee Break Teleclass, Sid talks to Henri about:

• How Henri got started with article marketing
• What is article marketing is
• Why bloggers should use article marketing
• The single biggest mistake bloggers make with article marketing and how to fix it
• How to get started with Article Marketing today Step By Step

Henri has a more advanced guide about article marketing which we discussed briefly at the end of the teleclass. Its absolutely massive, perhaps the most complete guide on article marketing period but a fantastic resource specifically for bloggers looking to drive free, targeted traffic to their blogs.

Check it out here:

Article Marketing Traffic Booster

Henri Junttila is a former poker player who now makes a living online through his websites and following his passion. On his website, the Wake Up Cloud, he shows you how you can discover your passion in 5 days and start living your life consciously. Follow him on twitter @henrijunttila

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Republished as part of our 2011 BlogcastFM Busted-Laptop Rewind.

For those of you who dont know Dave Navarro, I highly recommend you subscribe to his phenomenal newsletter if you are serious about monetizing your blog. I picked his brain for every tip I could and he packed our chat with a ton of great info that you can put to use right away. Heres a few of the highlights:

• How to Leverage a Bigger Bloggers Audience
• Why You shouldnt worry about making your blog perfect, because it might change
• Why You Need to Build Your Lifestyle First, and Your Business Around the Lifestyle
• A Great Explanation of How to Build a Truly Scalable Business
• How to Frontload Your Efforts to Develop Long Term Passive Income
• How to Build Products Around the Needs of Your Audiences regardless of Traffic
• Why You Should only Focus on Your first 100 Dollars
• Why RSS doesnt matter
• How a blogger made 5 figures from an email list of less than 100 People
• The Goldmine of Product Content in Your Archives
• Why Ebooks are Not Dead

Dave Navarro is a product launch manager who specializes in teaching smart business owners how to build responsive email lists and create their own high-demand information product platform. You can find out if hes for real by digging through free workbooks like 7 Steps To Networking With A-Listers Fast and 7 Ways To Start Playing A Much Bigger Game in the Launch Coach Library. Follow him on twitter @rockyourday.

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Republished as part of our 2011 BlogcastFM Busted-Laptop Rewind.

David Risleys Blog Masters Club finally reopened in 2011 and if theres one thing weve learned from David, its how to ethically and effectively generate income through blogging and product creation.

David Risley is somebody many of you have probably already heard of. Hes been tremendously successful in turning blogging into a six figure income. If you havent heard of him, Id highly recommend you check out his blog and listen to what he has to say. Here just a few of the highlights from this interview:

• The Story of the Success Behind his PCMech
• How he Outsources the Writing for PC Mech
• Why You Should Work on Developing Your own Products
• How to Repurpose the Content youve Produced and Turn it into a Product
• The Importance of an Underlying Emotional Motivation
• Why you Need an Email List to Mobilize Your Audience
• How to Get Over your Fear of Doing Video Content
• Why you Might want to Consider Turning Off your Auto-Responder Sequence
• Davids Criteria for Accepting Guest Posts
• The Importance of Being Willing to Charge your Audience Money
• A Special Freebie Thats normally available to only his inner circle
  

David Risley is the Founder of PC-Mech and is six figure blogger at DavidRisley.com. You can follow him on twitter @davidrisley.

Check out his recently reopened Blog Masters Club.

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Pat is known around the blogosphere as the master of Smart Passive Income. Hes a true role model for blogging success and his blog is one of the best resources online for growing your online income. Since our first interview with Pat was so popular, I was really thrilled to have him back a second time and he packed this thing with so many valuable insights that it could stand alone as a product. Here are the highlights:

• The Key to Getting People to Buy from Your Affiliate Links
• Expanding Your Blog to Multiple Online Channels for Growth
• Using Video Content and Developing Your Brand Through a YouTube Channel
• Some Amazing Insights that Every Blogger Can Use to Get More Out of Your Fan Page
• How Pat Grew a Niche Site to #1 Ranking on Google
• The Multiple Experiments That Pat Conducts to Grow His Income

Pat Flynn is a professional blogger, serial entrepreneur, podcast host, author, mentor, coach most importantly a father and a husband.. You can follow him on twitter @patflynn.

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I met Derek Halpern for a brief moment at BlogWorld. Then I stumbled upon his blog, Social Triggers. Of all the social media blogs Ive come across in the last two years, Dereks advice was the simplest and easiest to implement that also actually generated tangible results. So, it wasnt long before I reached out to him and asked him to be a guest on BlogcastFM. Here are some of the highlights below:

• How to Dramatically Increase Engagement with Every Newsletter Subscriber
• The Keys to Getting Highly Targeted Traffic
• Plugging the Holes in Your Site that Cause You to Lose Subscribers
• Bringing Value to Your Audience

Derek Halpern shows people how to turn traffic into leads and sales. And if youre not getting traffic, he shows you how to get that too. Sign up for his newsletter by going to Social Triggers, and you wont be disappointed. Keep an eye out for his first email its pure gold.

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Mike Stelzner is a guy that really needs no introduction, but well give him a short one anyway. Hes the founder of Social Media Examiner, one of the most popular social media blogs on the entire web. He was an absolutely amazing guest! Here are some of the profound insights that he shared in this interview:

• How to Create A Movement Out of Your Content
• A Powerful Formula For Business Success
• Recruiting Influential People to be Part of Your Message or Brand
• Why Social Media Examiner Only Advertises Free Products on their Site
• The Mechanics of Putting on a Virtual Event
• Why Publishing a Book Will Never Make You Rich
• Three Social Media Trends You Should Pay Attention To

Michael Stelzner is the founder of SocialMediaExaminer.com, author of the booksLaunch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the Competition andWriting White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged, the popularSocial Media Marketing Industry Report, and the man behind large summits, such as the Social Media Success Summit.You can follow him on twitter@Mike_Stelzner.

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When it comes to veterans of the blogosphere, Wendy Piersall is at the top of her game. She is somebody we all of should pay attention to as we can learn a lot from her. Wendys been at it for more than five years. In that time, shes built and successfully sold a blog, inked a book deal, and is now on the verge of some really big things. Listen to what she has to say about the five years of blogging:

• Why the Fundamentals of Growing a Blog Havent Changed
• The Key Fundamentals to Effective Growth
• How Wendy Reaches and Builds Connections with Influential People
• Monetizing According to Your Greatest Strengths
• Valuable Lessons from Building a Blog Network
• The Keys to Getting a Book Deal
• Why PR and Exposure is Not Going to Cause Massive Growth

Wendy Piersall is a serial entrepreneur who lives to create businesses, blogs, buzz, art, eatables, wearablesand even a few kids. Her latest project is her book, Mom Blogging for Dummies. You can follow her on twitter@eMom.

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I met Janice at BlogWorld NYC and within a few minutes of talking to her, she made me realize that we need to have more mom bloggers as guests on BlogcastFM. Fortunately for us, Janice happens to be at the top of her game when it comes to this. She had some killer insights in this interview. Here are some highlights:

• The Online Stores that were Predecessors to 5 Minutes for Mom
• How Janice Purposefully Chose Her Niche
• The Power of Commenting Every Single Day on Blogs
• Why Your Business Model Needs to Continually Evolve
• The Importance of Multiple Income Streams in Any Business
• How to Connect with PR Contacts for Campaigns
• Starting an Integrated Campaign with Brands
• Why Speaking is an Important Part of Building Your Brand

Janice Croze runs 5 Minutes for Mom with her identical twin sister, Susan. Their goal is to bean essential, go-to site for moms that entertains and informs, while promoting the online mom community.You can follow her on twitter @janicecroze.

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Amy has been on my radar for quite some time, as somebody who is a regular contributor to Social Media Examiner. When we met at BlogWorld last year, I had no idea just how successful shes been with her business! Amy shared some priceless insights during our chat. Here are some of the highlights:

• How Working with Harley-Davidson and Tony Robbins Influenced Amys Brand
• The Importance of Building a Story Around Your Brand
• How to Build Relationships with People at All Levels
• The Key Elements to Building Rapport with Your Audience
• Lessons from Tony Robbins on How to Build Your Business
• Creating Raving Fans on Your Facebook Page
• How a 1-Hour Conversation at a Networking Event Resulted in a Book Deal

Amy Porterfield isan online marketer and social media consultant who specializes in Facebook marketing. She is the co-author of Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies. You can follow her on twitter @amyporterfield.

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I came across Spencer Spellman about a year ago when I was looking for interesting travel bloggers to profile on my 40 Flightsters You Should Know About post. Spencer stood out to me because he wasnt just writing about the places he was visiting. He always found a way of incorporating a great story into his writing. He shared some from his experience as a travel blogger. Here are some highlights:

• The Evolution from Writer to Travel Blogger
• How to Significantly Improve Travel Content
• Understanding the Click Factor that Causes Relationships
• Why Travel Companies Are Terrible at Social Media
• Numerous Opportunities that Have Resulted All from Relationships
• Why You Dont Need Massive Numbers to Get Great Work

Spencer Spellman is The Traveling Philosopher. He is a traveling writer/blogger, dabbles in social media, and is a junkie of food trucks, golf, sarcasm, and Chuck Taylors. You can follow him on twitter @spencerspellman.

***BlogWorld Special Discount***
BlogWorld is the premiere networking and education event for bloggers of all levels andBlogWorld LA is coming up in November.Click here and enter code BLOGCAST20 to save20% offany Conference pass, or use code BLOGCAST50 to save 50% offExpo passes. Srini, Sid, and the BlogcastFM team will be there, so come join us!

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