Are you struggling to find time to write and create content for your blog? Do you feel like your creative juices are just not flowing lately? Are you tired of reading about other people’s successes and wanting to be a part of that? If so, this guide is for you! Whether you’re looking for an…
I’ve been sharing with you the importance of a mailing list and I hope you’ve taken the time to start growing your email list at this point. So I am going to believe that you’ve been proactive about it, today I want to share with you how you that list can also help you grow…
Guess what, you don’t operate in a vacuum. You need readers and people that help spread the word about your writing. It just makes sense to work with other bloggers. If this isn’t something you’re already actively pursuing, I hope today’s blog post inspires you to do so. It’s a Quick Way To Get In…
Photo by picjumbo.com Your website drives traffic to your business and gets you leads, conversions and sales. For you to do all these things, it needs to make an impression on the visitor. Making a good first impression is not always easy and if you are struggling to find out why visitors are not staying…
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, sharing instead of an infographic…
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 you’re linking to other quality…
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 ask them what…
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 hours later…
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 images and cross-linking posts. A quick content…
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 Facebook. You could link within that post to an…
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 new reader. It doesn’t stop there. You want to…
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 importantly your sent folder right…
