This is a review of the month of March and what it has brought to Elite By Design. Catch up on how Elite By Design is growing as a blog and as a community, as well as pick up some tips on how to make your next month your biggest ever.

Never hesitate to strive for something better and to allow your blog to become bigger and b

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Blogging: The Art Of Persuasion. This post outlines how every aspect of blogging relates to being able to persuade readers to do what you want. From subscribing, to commenting, to writing believable content, every aspect of blogging relates to the art of persuasion and being able so consciously or subconsciously persuade your r

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Top bloggers don't think. Simple as that. Top bloggers got to where they are because they don't think, hope or believe. They know that as soon as they start thinking, people won't believe them. So how can you stop thinking and increase your believeability? This post will show you how to stop thinking and take your blog to th

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After blogging for a few months and getting a large reader base, it can be all too easy to stop writing and hope that the cash and visitors keep flowing in. Unfortunately this is never the case. As bloggers, we have to realize that to maintain our online presence, we must always keep writing, developing and growing. The problem

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I want to share with everyone my simile for blogging. The lessons that can be learned from this simile are so simple, so easy to see, and yet so many people ignore them. So take a few minutes to make sure you understand this story and how each element relates to blogging and being a blogger:

This is the ultimate metaphor for blogging - ple

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A lot of articles lately have been writing about how social media traffic from sites like Digg and Stumble is worthless. I guess I can’t whole-heartedly disagree, but I want to know why! I have the answer - social media users have A.D.D!

This post shows you 6 steps to take to keep your readers and visitors focused while reading your blog.

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I’ve read some great articles over the past few weeks about social networking and building up your contacts to help your blog grow in 2008. My favorite article was one I read today titled Social Media and the Power of Giving. This post pretty much summed up blogging - you must give before you can receive. Simple as that. You can do this by ne

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I want to take this time and give some link love to some people that have really helped me throughout these last 2 months. These people have helped in various ways, whether they know it or not. Some of them are active readers on my blog and are always commenting my articles. Some of them give me inspiration both artistically and in my writing

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On January 1st, 2008 a blog somewhere out there released one of the most beautiful blog themes I have seen. Yet nobody knew. That is until that blog posted a photoshop tutorial on Good-Tutorials. I found Great Design yesterday while I was fumbling through the latest tutorials online. The second I hit Great Design’s website, I was hooked. The

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Ever since I started my blog, email has become such a huge part of both my business and maintaining my online contacts and relationships. I have sent and received thousands of emails in the past few months with probably more than 95% dedicated to either blogging or web design.

This article outlines the importance of getting a mail client t

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My second session of photoshop freebies. This is a vast compilation of several different resources mainly focusing on photoshop brushes and icons that can be very helpful in every day web design. Check out this list and all these resources and be sure to give the post a stumble if you like it! I hope everyone finds these resources helpful and

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I’m trying to follow Vic’s advice to not post my stats, but I’ll just say that in the 3 days that my tutorials have been up, my daily views have more than quadrupled and I am already getting close to surpassing last months visits and uniques. I’ll be the first to admit that it has been great to see the numbers go up and to see my charts liter

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Vic outlines his definition of success as he responds to a comment he received.
Not only is this an inspiring post to help get you off your feet and get working, but it is also a post to help you cope with failure and missing your goals.
This is a must-read article because it discusses the challenges that we as bloggers face every day.
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The past year has been an amazing period for those wishing to learn the ropes of design, whether you're a noob just getting into the game or a seasoned designer or programmer. As we enter 2008, let's take a look back at some of the most popular articles, resources, and tutorials that helped those who toiled away on the web everyday.

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The solid truth about what it takes to be a successful online money maker. Vic so illustratively points out that to make yourself a solid and fundamental online career you are going to have to invest both time and money.

However, with some hard work, Vic shows you that you too can start making money online today. Check out this post and g

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