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The Vision and Focus of Site Sketch 101

Posted on November 15, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot24 Vibrant Responses

The Vision and Focus of Site Sketch 101

Amazing Content.
Brilliant Design.
Commanding Influence.

These three concepts are at the core of Site Sketch 101. They are the foundational pillars necessary to build a powerful and profitable blog.
I’m Nicholas Z. Cardot. I’m a full-time Infantryman in the United States…


How to Be a Success in 140 Characters or Less

Posted on November 9, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot22 Vibrant Responses

How to Be a Success in 140 Characters or Less

Dictionary.com defines success as ‘the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like.‘  I’ve found that everyone defines success differently based on their goals and passions.
Today, let’s play a little game based on Twitter’s 140 character limit and collaborate together to create our own definitions of success. …


October Twitter Contest Winners Announced

Posted on November 3, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot23 Vibrant Responses

October Twitter Contest Winners Announced

During the month of October, I had more fun than a monkey in a vat of ice cream.
I had nearly 800 tweets go out this past month promoting articles at Site Sketch 101 and I experienced awesome traffic levels this month.  This is all thanks to each…


SS101 Twitter Contest: The Final Countdown

Posted on October 26, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot30 Vibrant Responses

SS101 Twitter Contest: The Final Countdown

Do you want to win $100 dollars for doing something that you already love to do?  Of course you do.  Who wouldn’t?
The deadline for tweets in this contest is October 31, 2009 at Midnight EST.
Check out some of these awesome prizes that we’ll be giving away at the…


1 User to 1,000,000 Users with Kevin Rose

Posted on October 16, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot18 Vibrant Responses

Looking Back on the First 4 Months

Posted on October 15, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot64 Vibrant Responses

Looking Back on the First 4 Months

Yesterday marked the 4th month from the grand opening of Site Sketch 101.
I been working hard to promote this site through Twitter and throughout the blogosphere and I feel like my efforts have been paying off.
Our fourth month saw this site racing forward. RSS and email subscribers have…


Twitter Contest Updates & Explanations

Posted on October 12, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot26 Vibrant Responses

Twitter Contest Updates & Explanations

Do you want to win $100 dollars for doing something that you already love to do?  Of course you do.  Who wouldn’t?
Check out some of these awesome prizes that we’ll be giving away at the end of the month: $100, $50, $25, $10, $5, a couple of licenses for…


The Ballad of My Kidnapped Website

Posted on October 8, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot99 Vibrant Responses

The Ballad of My Kidnapped Website

I’m sure many of you have noticed the crazy site behavior that’s been taking place on here over the past couple of days.
On Monday, my server which was hosted with JustHost went offline. After about 8 hours of downtime, the site finally rolled back to life. They were doing…


Content is King… Now Build the King’s Army

Posted on October 5, 2009 - by Nicholas Cardot36 Vibrant Responses

Content is King… Now Build the King’s Army

I disagree with the spirit of the popular adage ‘Content is King.’ In fact, I’ve been writing about this recently here at Site Sketch 101. I believe that at one time content was all that was necessary but is no longer.
I do believe that you can build…


Articles That Attract Readers Like A Magnet

Posted on October 3, 2009 - by Jay Medina27 Vibrant Responses

Articles That Attract Readers Like A Magnet

For many, writing good quality articles can be a daunting challenge.  In fact, many new bloggers and website owners share with me that writing isn’t their strongest quality.  Do you feel you have what it takes to write a compelling article?
Well, if you could use some help, there’s good…