6 Essential Blog Editors Every Blogger Needs

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Blogging is an everyday occurrence for me. However, it is only one part of the duties I juggle on a daily basis. This makes writing blog content in the fastest, most efficient way possible an absolute must. How can you accomplish this? Through six essential blog editors that will free up your time and allow you [...]

Blogging Advice from Dad | Heidi Cohen

As we roll into Father’s Day weekend, Heidi Cohen shares the 12 lessons from her own dad that helped her become a successful blogger. Find out what they are at Blogging Advice from Dad | Heidi Cohen. Related articles Father’s Day draws near… Content Curation: 19 Definitions | Heidi Cohen Ways to make money from blogging

Ways to make money from blogging

There are lots of reasons why you may have written a blog. You enjoy writing. You want to share your views. You want to promote your business. Or maybe you want to make money. Yes, you really can make money from writing a blog. Increasingly people are realising blog writing can in fact be quite [...]

Do you have to be a great writer to be a great blogger?

Short Answer: No. Long answer: It takes more than just writing a few sentences to become a good blogger. I think Mark Schaefer hits the nail on the head with this topic. You do not have to be a great writer to be a blogger, but it does take time and effort to improve upon [...]

Is High Keyword Density Really Important?

Is using high keyword density really important? Short answer is yes, long answer is yes, but watch what you are using for your keywords! In this article from BloggingPro, the author describes why it is important to use SEO in articles that you write for your website. The problem is, most website authors are using [...]

5 Apps for Blogging from Your iPad

I am always on the lookout for new apps to make Social Media easier, but I do not usually think about Blogging Apps. Do you think about them, or research them on a daily basis? I am a hard core WordPress user, as of now, and just use the handy dandy dashboard they provide for us! Well [...]

Bloggers, Are You Having Trouble Bonding With Your Readers?

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For some bloggers, it’s just about the writing. For the rest of us, it is so much more than just the writing. Many of us write in order to connect with people, either as an individual or a business. For the connectors, we feel downright depressed when we write the way we’re told to write…but [...]

10 Simple Steps Will Improve Your Business Blog

It is the start of a new week with new and fresh ideas, but you still can’t figure out what to write about for your business blog. Small Business Trends has come up with 10 steps to help improve your business blog. A great read through. You still want to be honest, open, and engaging [...]

How to create great content

With new blogs being written every second yours has to enfold something better. You need to catch the readers’ attention. Difference isn’t always a good thing in marketing as it can put off some people who might prefer a more conventional approach. So I am not advising you to be extravagant but rather to differentiate [...]

3 tips to make your readers come back to your blog

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From the article: “Essentially, your readers dictate much of how your blog is viewed by the interactions both on your domain and on their own networks. So why would you want to treat them like chumps? You’re not treating your readers like chumps? You’re looking after them? Are you sure? Let’s take a quick check.” [...]

10 Content Ideas For Your Business Blog by @carolinebaxter

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  Let’s be honest here – sometimes we all have mental blocks when deciding what to blog about. What to do? Caroline Baxter provides 10 great suggestions in her post to help boost your business blogging. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Stuck on what to blog about? Give your business blog a content  makeover with these 10 simple business [...]

5 Ways to Use Mind Maps for Eye-Catching Blog Content

Mind maps are one of my favorite creativity tools—I’ve used them to generate ideas for everything from “how to get in front of more marketing VPs” to “what stories I can tell to enhance my presentation.” But I have to admit that when it comes to blog content, I’ve not tapped into the power of [...]

How one of my blog posts got over 80,000 clicks

It’s not easy driving traffic to a blog or website, and I have to admit it’s taken me some time to find the best ways to drive lots of traffic to my blog. I love getting traffic to my blog.  After all without traffic my blog is an empty shop window – and not making [...]

How to Boost Your Expert Status with a Blog

Good reminder from The Future of Ink on the vital role your blog plays in establishing your status as an expert in your field. Find out why at How to Boost Your Expert Status with a Blog.