Engagement refers to the attention other people pay to your published content, like blog posts, news & articles. They see and read a post, and then because it’s interesting, inspiring, or ...
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Why Do You blog?
I'm reading Technorati's 2011 State of the Blogosphere report. As I do, I'm reflecting on my own stats, motivations for writing and measurements of success... Here are some stats from the ...
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Scheduling Time To Write
If you want to become a better writer, all you need to do is practice. Write a little bit each and every single day. 15 minutes. 30 minutes. An hour. Dedicate to writing a certain amount ...
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The Number One Secret to Growing Your Audience… Write Good Shit
If you want people to pay attention to you, you need to earn it. You can have the best design in the world. You might be publishing 3-4 blog posts a week. But if it reads like crap and/or people ...
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20 Ways To Keep Me Coming Back To Your Blog Again & Again
Do you ever stop to consider why people aren't coming back to re-visit your content or why they're not subscribing? The short answer is that you're probably not giving them a compelling enough ...
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[@InboundNow Interview] On Local Content Creation & Lead Generation
On Thursday, I was the featured guest on Inbound Now, Hubspot's social media and inbound marketing podcast! We talked blogging and content marketing of course... See, the thing is, it can be ...
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Just Hit Publish
I think writer's block is simply the dread that you are going to write something horrible. - Roy Blount, Jr. Is this post good enough? Are people going to read it? What if they ...
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15 Business Blogging Tips
You should start a blog. It's easy. Or so they say... Yet most blogs fail to effectively generate any business (leads) and are doomed to be abandoned by their authors just a few short months ...
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Do you email your blog readers?
What do you do when someone leaves a comment on your blog for the first time? Do you send them a quick reply comment? Do you email them? Do you reward or acknowledge them in some way, shape or form? ...
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10 Blogging Do’s And Don’ts
DO the following: Choose a domain name that's short, easy to spell and memorable (no dashes in the URL) Keep it simple, focused and relevant (in other words, write to the type of audience you ...
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Take the 31 Day Blog Challenge: Sign Up Here!
We're half way through the new year (yep, time flies!). Now let me ask you, if you were to get a report card today for you blog, what would it look like? Would you have a "A+" for post frequency? A ...
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Why Start a Blog + 10 Ways To Make It Work
It used to be that you purchased a domain and slapped up a simple website with a picture and your contact info. Simple. All it was, was a digital business card. Today however, the consumer ...
