KeriLynn EngelOctober 23, 2015 Whether you’re starting a blog or starting a company, stiff competition is a common setback to success. Founders need to be agile and flexible to stand out from the crowd… and sometimes that flexibility results in surprising changes. From Nokia’s roots in 19th century Finland, to Groupon’s evolution from idealistic social … Continue reading 6 Key Blogging Lessons From Famous Business Pivots
Vishnu SupreetOctober 23, 2015 If you own a website and you ever look at traffic analytics for your most viewed posts, you’ll notice that most of them have a lot of traffic long after you’ve published them. You can’t exactly pinpoint why a particular post is so popular. May be it was incredibly well written … Continue reading Display Popular Posts On Your WordPress Website
Emily CretellaOctober 20, 2015 Last week, I read a short yet poignant blog post by Mr. Seth Godin, titled: “No one clicked on it, no one liked it…” I had to click on it. And I liked what I got: Encouragement. Optimism. Confidence in the face of instant gratification. In the post, Godin makes the … Continue reading If No One Clicks, Was Your Blog Post A Waste of Time?
Lori SoardOctober 20, 2015 Here at WHSR, we’ve often studied just what it is that makes for an excellent blog post. Surprisingly, it is easy to define what makes for an excellent blog post and also easy to define what makes for a lousy one. Jerry Low’s article “Good to Great: How to Make a … Continue reading Learn To Write Excellent Blog Posts By Tearing Apart 3 Sample Blog Posts
Lacy BoggsOctober 19, 2015 Let’s face it: blogging isn’t just about blogging any more. If your weekly blogging plan ends with publishing the blog post — and maybe sharing it to Facebook and Twitter — you’re no longer even keeping up with the competition. You’re falling way behind. Social media dominates the marketing conversation in … Continue reading Harnessing the Power of Microcontent for Your Blog
Lacy BoggsOctober 18, 2015 Guest posting is not the be-all and end-all promotional strategy some blogging gurus make it out to be. Can it work to grow your audience and your list? Absolutely. Can it also fizzle and be a lot of work for not much reward? Absolutely. When clients book me for my Traffic … Continue reading 4 Simple Tools to Help You Rank Guest Blogging Opportunities
Luana SpinettiOctober 16, 2015 Have you ever been contacted by an advertiser requesting a Media Kit before they quote a price for sponsored content? Or maybe they even just requested a little information about your monthly blog traffic and social engagement. Bloggers like you (and me) may find it difficult to consider media lits a … Continue reading Media Kits and Sponsorships – How To Make Your Blog Attractive to Advertisers
Elizabeth VictorOctober 12, 2015 Every blogger knows the challenge of finding topics to write about. Today, this blog will share some tips and tools about where to find current topics and fuel ideas for writing. One of the big hurdles to overcome when finding writing topics is finding something that interests a broad spectrum of … Continue reading Tools That Help Generate Blogging Ideas
Mike AlltonOctober 9, 2015 We talked before about where you can find all kinds of blog post ideas, and about how you can use Evernote to track them all. And it’s a great method for making sure that you capture those ideas and are able to come back to them at any time to flesh … Continue reading When To Kill Those Old Blog Post Ideas
Lacy BoggsOctober 8, 2015 Sitting alone, at home, in the dark, the glow of the laptop screen the only illumination, you sit back in your chair with a satisfied sigh. You’ve done it! You finally completed your epic blog post! Your cursor hovers over the publish button, but you hesitate. What if no one reads … Continue reading Choose Your Own Adventure Blog Promotion Plan
