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It was mid 2010 and I was in situation between changing jobs, accidentally I’ve met Adam Stetzer at DP forums. Without going into details, I just want to say that Adam and his co-founded company HubShout are falling into this 2% of the most trusted SEO companies with strong reputation, high sense of responsibility, and also talking about the transparency towards results which not many companies offer to their customers. Adam, can you tell us more about you in few sentences? I am passionate about my work, always have been. But I also strive for a strong work-life balance. I am married and have young children. We try to spend a great deal of time together as a family when I'm away from work and we're big into nature. We retreat to the mountains of upstate New York at least 4 times per year to spend time swimming, hiking and exploring. When I'm in Rochester I exercise weekly, play guitar and enjoy sailing.  Would you share with our readers at which companies you are involved currently? HubShout is the 2nd company I've co-founded. We started the first business in 1997 and eventually sold it in 2008 when it had reached 250...

A blog is your outlook and perspective of the world. Therefor, it should be pretty unique, right? That answer is wrong. There are so many blogs on travel, fashion, life, cooking, dating etc. that it makes having a unique perspective in the digital age difficult. How can you make your blog stand out against the tough competition? Besides having a well made professional layout, you need to have killer content! In order to achieve the online fame you crave, stick to the following list and we just may see you at the top of the blogosphere!1) Have a Gimmick!The most popular blogs that you read all of something in common: a gimmick. You want to figure out something that will make your blog stand out. Think unusual and memorable. You can always right about a certain celebrity or about your favorite shoes. Even your tone of voice can become your shtick if you have a very sarcastic and witty tone. Do not be afraid to play around with your blog until you are positive you have something that makes you stand out. A gimmick does not have to be unique, but it should make you special.2) Write What You KnowWhatever you...

While there are now millions of blogs online, a good majority of the bloggers still use their blogs simply as a means of expressing themselves. However, there are those that make a nice income that lets them live the kind of life they want without having a “job”. Casual bloggers may feel that earning that kind of income from their blog is out of their league.  While it’s true that those who earn hefty incomes are few and far between, there are plenty who earn a little on the side to help ends meet. Almost all of those bloggers who are wildly successful and living that blogging dream follow a few of the same rules and these are the same rules you should apply to your blog if you want to earn money from it. If you’re like most bloggers you started your blog hot-n-heavy. You were dedicated to it and posted on it frequently, right? But chances are that that fire soon began to die and it’s slowly sat there dying. Let’s get it going again and make you some money! Consistency Set up a schedule and stick to it. Don’t try to make a schedule that you know there’s...