Growing a blog?Do you want to attract more readers? Do you want to grab the attention of the big players in your industry and leverage their star power? Silly questions, right? In this article I’ll share how you can grow a loyal and sustained fan base by working with the top experts in your niche. … Continue reading 4 Ways to Grow Your Blog with the Power of Experts
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Blogging is actually very EFFICIENT!
In many ways, blogging is no more difficult than sending an email and much more effective in the long run... "If you're a great baker or known for your mad IT skills, chances are you get asked the same things over and over again. You probably also end up fielding distress calls from frantic friends … Continue reading Blogging is actually very EFFICIENT!
10 Tips for Opening Your Next Blog Post
Having trouble posting? Listen to Darren Rowse...We all have a message drummed into us throughout life: people make snap judgements on you based upon the first impression you give. In many instances, those judgements are lasting ones.* The same is true for your blog posts. Your opening line really does matter—readers will make a snap … Continue reading 10 Tips for Opening Your Next Blog Post
Four Ways to Make a Captivating First Impression with Your Blog In a Reader’s Market
In real estate, first impressions are everything. Even though the color of the front door would be easy and affordable to repaint, it’s one of the first things a potential buyer notices. If your door is red and the buyer doesn’t like it, most likely she isn’t going to bother looking at the interior. Maybe … Continue reading Four Ways to Make a Captivating First Impression with Your Blog In a Reader’s Market
How to use SEO to corner a niche with your blog
Blogging and Search Engine Optimization? Consider this... A great idea: That’s what inspires most to start their own blog. But no matter how great your idea is and how well-written or visually pleasing the blog is, no one will read it if they can’t find it. Search engine optimization for bloggers is often as elusive … Continue reading How to use SEO to corner a niche with your blog
Why curation rocks, part 1
Internet marketer Jack Humphrey has curated some great content in a post called "The Content Guide for Bloggers" which I in turn, have curated for you... "Content curation as a blogging model is widely misunderstood by most bloggers and marketers. Many people would tell you that curation is about finding and posting links of related … Continue reading Why curation rocks, part 1
Perspectives on Posterous
If I only had one tool to use for blogging, it wouldn't be WordPress and it wouldn't be Blogger [although both are great tools that I use every day] it would be Posterous. I'm currently scripting my own screencast on the subject of Posterous, but in the meantime, here are a couple of other good … Continue reading Perspectives on Posterous
7 Things That Blogging Does
Image via CrunchBase Blogging = Critical Thinking. If everything else went away (the readers, the comments, the community, the feedback), Blogging was (and still is) an amazing place to think about an issue or news item and work through it. I liken myself as a Media Hacker. A Blog is a great place for anyone … Continue reading 7 Things That Blogging Does
21 Ways to Create Compelling Content When You Don’t Have a Clue
Sometimes you’re just flat out of ideas. It’s not a matter of talent — you’ve written great stuff in the past. But lately, when you go back to the well for a fresh idea, it’s coming up dry. This happens to the best of us — even veterans who consistently produce quality content have their … Continue reading 21 Ways to Create Compelling Content When You Don’t Have a Clue
Posting PDFs to WordPress…
A client asked me what is the best way to include pdfs in WordPress. Since I really hadn't thought about that for awhile, I asked the smartest WordPress guy I know what he does. He answered "I like to upload to the media library, grab the URL link and then link to it in the … Continue reading Posting PDFs to WordPress…