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Crazy for Comments Valentine’s Day Giveaway

Posted on February 1, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot50 Comments

I love comments and so on Valentine’s Day I’m going to be giving away some cash to those who join in the conversation here at Site Sketch 101.
I’m wanting to take the level of conversation and interaction here up to the next level. I want users interacting with me and with other readers.  I…

Goals and Resolutions Winner Announced

Posted on January 8, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot23 Comments

On Monday’s article titled Goals and Resolutions for the New Year, I offered $20 to be awarded to a random person that would leave a comment on that article.  Since that day, we had 81 comments come in and some great goals were expressed.
Today and I’m…

Site Sketch 101 Search Engine Goals for 2010

Posted on January 3, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot41 Comments

For the last couple of months I’ve been working on ranking as high as possible in Google’s search index for the phrase how to blog.
Rather than chasing after less popular long tail keywords, I’ve been attempting to rank for a very competitive phrase.  According to Google’s Keyword Tool, the phrase how to blog is…

Goals and Resolutions for the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2010 - by Nicholas Cardot81 Comments

To all of you who read and follow Site Sketch 101, I wish you the happiness and success during 2010.  I hope that 2010 finds you in good health and full of happiness.
What are your goals and resolutions for this coming year? What are your dreams? What do you hope to accomplish with your…

Site Sketch 101: The Best Content of 2009

Posted on December 31, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot20 Comments

2009 saw the ascension of one of the greatest new websites available online.  Site Sketch 101 was launched just over six months ago and since that day some amazing content has come to life on it’s pages.
As I look back through this past year, I’m amazed at how far we’ve come and I’m excited…

A – Z Online Success Winner Announced

Posted on December 27, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot10 Comments

Thanks to all of you who jumped in on Growing Our Online Success from A – Z.  We made it through the alphabet 2 1/2 times and we explored dozens of great concepts that we all need to keep at the forefront of our online efforts.
As promised, I’m here today to hand out…

What Made Your Christmas Special This Year?

Posted on December 25, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot11 Comments

Today we’re going to break from the usual discussions of building our blogs and growing our online presences and we’re going to talk about Christmas.
I want to know what you did for Christmas this year.  What made this year special for you? What was your favorite gift that you received? What was your most…

Growing Our Online Success from A to Z

Posted on December 21, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot69 Comments

Today were going to do a group exercise and I’m going to give away some cash.  I’m inviting each of you to post a comment defining and explaining one principle that can help to grow our blog or our online presence in general.
The first principle must begin with the letter A and be presented…

5 Crucial SEO Tips for Wordpress Users

Posted on December 16, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot52 Comments

Site Sketch 101 is powered by Wordpress. That should be no surprise to many of you. It is a very flexible blogging platform with the option to customize themes, add plugins, and adjust tons of options.
As soon as I launched this site, I began changing a lot of settings in the administrative control panel…

A Personal Message From Nicholas Cardot

Posted on November 30, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot53 Comments

In case you hadn’t already heard, I’m a full-time soldier in the United States Army.  I’m an Infantryman and this week I’ll be in the field doing battle training exercises with my unit.
I’m going to be completely cut off from everything including my laptop and cell phone.  I will have no contact with anyone…