Blogging

I am going to compare quick posts vs epic posts because they are on opposite ends of the content sphere, but still important. Blog posts come in all shapes and sizes and range widely in both formatting and word length. Heck, some of them have (almost) no words at all,...

Don't be afraid to link to other sites. I think many new bloggers tend to stay away from it because of fear of losing readers and bleed out “link juice” and authority to the other site. If you’re linking to crappy, spammy sites, that is definitely the case. But if...

Once you’re starting to build a following and a readership, even if it’s a small one, you can ask your readers for topic ideas. This works particularly when you are also building an email list. In that case, one of the emails you send to them on a regular basis is to...

Do you have a way to build a list to bring back your readers? Let's be honest. How many times does this happen? You’re browsing on the internet, and you come across a blog post you love. You resolve to come back to the blog and read it regularly before moving on. Two...

I’m sure you’ve seen “Best of” blog posts across the web. But have you ever done one of your own? Even if you have, I’m sure there are plenty of other compilation posts you could put together.  You can find blog posts about “how-to” type information like using...

As your blog starts to grow and you’re adding more and more posts, you can make it easy for them to find related content by cross-linking when appropriate.   When you blog about social media marketing and this particular post talks about using images effectively on...

Your blog is often the first thing new readers, new prospects, and new clients see of you and your online business, and first impressions count, which means your blog posts need images. Because a well-designed and layout blog, great content, and pictures can draw in a...

Once you build a bit of a following with your blog, you will start to get questions and comments through your emails from your readers. Or you may find yourself chatting with a friend or fellow blogger about a topic, via email. Take a look at your inbox and more...

It's important to format your posts in a way that makes it easy to scan, get a quick idea of what the post is about, and then decide to read it. That’s what formatting is all about. It’s an important step in your blogging process.  Especially in a world where people...

Coming up with fresh content ideas for your blog isn’t always easy, but keep an eye out for questions in the comments. Save them, horde them, and when you need a quick post, take that question – copy and paste it into your blog and answer it - for the most part they...

I have a quick tip for you today that will come in handy as you're working on getting ahead on your blogging. It's using the draft feature. Yes, it's handy that WordPress and most other blogging platforms have a way to save your posts as drafts so you can continue to...