Ray Manley — November 3, 2016 Follow @rbmanley— November 3, 2016 The first paragraph or sentence of a blog: If it doesn’t stress you out, you don’t understand what’s at stake. Here’s why it should be a major source of stress: A killer first sentence needs to accomplish two goals that are usually diametrically opposed … Continue reading 4 Fantastic Ways to Use Keywords to Create an Engaging First Paragraph
by Warren Knight Follow @warrenknightOctober 11, 2016 If 37% of marketers say blogs are the most valuable type of content marketing, and B2B marketers say blogs generate them 67% MORE leads, you shouldn’t have to question whether to blog, or not to blog. I have been posting blog content on my Warren Knight website for … Continue reading 12 Ways to Improve Your Blog Traffic
by Chris Gillespie Follow @cgillespie317September 22, 2016 Writing perfect blog posts is like baking sourdough bread (if you follow our meaning) Real writing, just like real baking, is a learned skill. People typically avoid both for a lack of understanding but that’s also what makes being good at one so unbelievably valuable. In particular, writing … Continue reading The Amazing 6-Step Recipe to Help You Bake Perfect Blog Posts
By Alicia Thomas September 6th, 2016 We’ve all been there – it’s time to write your next blog post and you have no clue where to start. For many writers and non-writers alike, the difficult part isn’t coming up with an idea or a topic to write about. Structuring your thoughts into a readable, skim-able … Continue reading 25 Blog Post Templates To Make Blogging Faster
by Mark Ellis Follow @businessfictionAugust 26, 2016 Words are those innocuous things we all come across every day that inspire, motivate, delight and anger us in equal measure. We can’t survive without them, because they encourage us to continue learning, better ourselves and right the world’s wrongs. Quite often, the people behind those words are … Continue reading 6 Myths About Copywriters Debunked
by Trish D’AmatoAugust 23, 2016 Facebook has tweaked its News Feed algorithm countless times in an attempt to deliver a better user experience. Sometimes we pay attention, but most of the time we skim an article and wait for the next algorithm change to be announced. But when Facebook announced a full on war against … Continue reading Surviving the Post-Clickbait Era
by Tony Messer Follow @AntonyMesserAugust 15, 2016 There are loads of good reasons for creating a company blog. So having spent so much time and effort writing a high quality post, seeing no comments come in can really feel like a massive disappointment. Does it mean that your content isn’t good? That you’re doing something … Continue reading 4 Easy Ways To Get A Ton Of Comments On Your Blog
August 3, 2016 Circa 2005, blogging quickly became one of the hottest Internet trends of all time. Using simple, straightforward publishing mediums like Blogger, just about anybody with a computer, a passion and a few functioning brain cells could hop online, create content within a given niche and see a constant, steady stream of traffic. … Continue reading Blogging: Coming to Understand Content Pillars and Why They’re Important
by Laura Cole July 31, 2016July 31, 2016 If you ever needed reassurance that starting a commercial blog was worth your while, a quick search on the Internet would afford you peace of mind. This vast resource is home to innumerable blogging statistics, each of which reaffirms the positive impact that this practice can have … Continue reading The Blogging Lessons That We Can Learn From Artists
by Laura Cole July 4, 2016July 4, 2016 While the word blogging is well-known and widely used in 2016, this generic description does little to capture the diversity of the discipline. After all, blogging can be practised in various ways and to achieve a number of alternative goals, while these subtle differences also impact on … Continue reading Can Blogging Still Be A Lucrative Career Option In 2016?
