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Blogging Tip: Click Your Own Links
I love linkbait. Whether you’re linking to A-list bloggers or new bloggers that fit your niche doesn’t matter. Linking to get people’s attention is a great strategy. But don’t stop there. The people you’ve linked to might not notice the link. And that defeats much of the reason for linking in the first place. If […]
Beat Writer’s Block By Reading and Commenting More
Writer’s block is horrible. You might feel like your brain is caught in a choking smog, or surrounded by an impenetrable, concrete wall. When struck with writer’s block I feel like I’m simultaneously trudging through quicksand and being punched in the face. Nasty, nasty stuff. Writer’s block seems to hit most acutely when I’m overwhelmed […]
Blog Hack: Link to New Blogs and Get More Readers
All bloggers are surrounded by their own blog communities. But the number of blogs within any given community is finite. It’s certainly not a walled garden, but growing thenetwork of people you communicate with regularly takes time. As a result, bloggers often link to the same people over and over. That’s not a bad thing: […]
How To Write Eye-Popping Headlines While Exhausted
Being exhausted from lack of sleep is no reason to skimp on a great headline for your blog post. In fact, you might just do a better job because you’re exhausted. I’m working off 2-4 hours of sleep per night. You can thank baby Quinn for that. And it’s definitely affecting the quantity of my […]
5 Steps to Writing the Best Blog Posts Possible
There’s no magic formula for writing a blog, mostly because there are so many kinds, and different ways of approaching blog writing; which is what makes the blogosphere such an interesting place. The personal journal lives on, but we’ve evolved the blog format to help us get news, insight, how-to guidance and so much more. […]
The Best Headlines Are Not Just Written For Google or Digg
Very few people write headlines for search engines. Very few people write headlines for digg. Even FEWER people write headlines for people. Many people think the purpose of writing better headlines is for search engines or sites like digg. It can be. There’s no denying the importance of search engines for long-term traffic growth, or […]
Does Your Blog Design Matter?
“Put your best foot forward.” “First impressions count.” “Are you wearing clean underwear? What happens if you get hit by a bus and have to be taken to the hospital?” Aside from the fact that your mother most likely uttered all of these to you at some point in your life, what else are these […]
10 Things To Do After You Launch Your Blog
You’ve launched your new blog…now what? You want to share your ideas with the world. You want to make a name for yourself. You want to stand out. You want to have some fun too, learn a bit and leverage blogging in other aspects of your life (both personal and business.) All true? Then get […]
10 Questions To Ask Before Launching Your Blog
Setting up a blog is a combination of 20,000 foot vision and nitty gritty details. You can’t have a successful blog without thinking about high level questions — What’s its purpose? Who do I want to connect with? Why am I blogging? At the same time you can’t be successful without getting into the details. […]
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