http://theurbanblogger.net Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:58:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Real Talk NY is the premiere blog for the latest in new music, fashion, and hip hop culture. Created by Nigel Degraff, the site is a part of the Rawkus network and averages 30,000 unique visitors a day, raking in over 18 million hits in a little under two years.So ... http://theurbanblogger.net/2008/03/24/blogger-spotlight-nigel-real-talk-ny/ Dalia of designs-express.com blog sent me an email inquiring about marketing her blog and if sending out Newletters were overkill. My answer to that was "absolutely not".Email marketing is probably one of the best tools you can use to gain loyalty from your readers and keep them coming back. How ... http://theurbanblogger.net/2008/03/20/email-marketing-an-overview/ Lowkey, the voice behind YouHeardThatNew.com is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to obtaining exclusive tracks on the internet. Pegged one of the most popular mp3 blogs online, YouHeardThatNew.com is the source to go to when it comes to getting new music weeks before radio has a ... http://theurbanblogger.net/2008/03/16/blogger-spotlight-lowkey-youheardthatnewcom/ I've been fielding questions through email over the last few weeks of topics to cover on The Urban Blogger. The question I have been asked the most since my site (NecoleBitchie.com) started is "How Did You Market and Traffic To Your Site??". I'm gonna be honest when I say that ... http://theurbanblogger.net/2008/03/11/overview-link-relationships/ In a prior post, I talked about Building relationships among bloggers and Link Friends. For those who are looking to draw a lot of traffic to their sites, one of the most important things you can do after writing a great blog post is submitting it to a social bookmarking ... http://theurbanblogger.net/2008/03/10/team-building-lets-digg-it/ My name is Necole Bitchie and I am a ProBlogger. People sort've laugh when I tell them what I do for a living and I even get the "I don't consider blogging a real job" from time to time so it was very important to me to have the opportunity ... http://theurbanblogger.net/2008/03/04/tales-from-an-urban-blogger/ I have an announcement.....I'm running for President!! I know...it's a little late and everyone has a bit of a headstart on me, but for some reason I think that the Presidency might rest more on leveraging new technologies than deep campaign dollars...of course leveraging new technologies AND having deep pockets ... http://theurbanblogger.net/2008/03/03/blogs-the-new-political-battleground/ Kevipod Music a very popular mp3 blog was shut down by Blogger.com after leaking Mariah Carey's new single "Touch My Body". A concerned blogger emailed Kevin, the owner of the site, in which he responded: Yeah, i was the one who deleted my new URL and Myspace site. I don't want ... http://theurbanblogger.net/2008/02/28/label-shut-down-blog-site/