by Tim Soulo December 6, 2015December 6, 2015 How do you attract potential customers? You could try to create some sort of viral video in which you and 20 friends suddenly start dancing in the middle of a crowded mall. You could create the next killer product that everyone must have and suddenly become so … Continue reading 5 Ways To Come Up With A Perfect Lead Magnet For Your Blog
by Troy Hollenbeck December 5, 2015 Follow @troyhollenbeck1December 5, 2015 When you’re the small fish in a big pond you often feel like there is little to no chance of getting ahead with internet marketing and trying to turn a buck online no matter what you do. Big fish have big budgets, and can easily … Continue reading 10 Ways To Ramp Up Your Blog Traffic
by Arik Hanson December 4, 2015December 4, 2015 A few weeks ago, I spoke at the sixth annual Minnesota Blogger Conference. You can read all about what I talked about here. Part of my presentation caused a bit of a stir: My prediction that more people (and I would also argue, companies) will remove comments … Continue reading Should You Remove the Comments Section From Your Corporate Blog?
By Danny Hall December 4th, 2015 A selection of popular news sources for bloggers. Google News Google News brings together the latest news from over 50,000 world-wide sources. It is one of the most popular news sources for bloggers, It is easy to set personal preferences on Google News. You can start out with the … Continue reading Sources For Finding Relevant News Stories For Blog Posts
by Jessica Bowers December 4, 2015December 4, 2015 In a blogging rut? Try one of these alternatives to the standard long-form post instead! It could be argued that the key to any good blog is consistency. Consistent value, consistent voice, consistent output and distribution. But there’s a fine line between consistency, and just doing the … Continue reading 7 Creative Blog Formats to Keep Your Readers Engaged
by Renee Shupe December 4, 2015 Follow @reneeshupeDecember 4, 2015 The scale of attacks on websites and blogs worldwide is increasing on a daily basis, and it’s only going to get worse. You can safely assume that if you haven’t been hacked yet, then it’s only a matter of time. On March 11, 2014, technology … Continue reading How To Make Your Blog Hidden To Hackers
by Ray Manley December 3, 2015 Follow @rbmanleyDecember 3, 2015 It’s a common complaint: “I’ve been blogging forever, but no one is commenting.” So, what can you do to get more comments on your blog? Asking alone won’t get comments. The willingness to “speak up” requires a level of caring or level of emotional involvement … Continue reading How to Get More Blog Comments Without Begging…Very Much
by Lori Soard December 2, 2015December 2, 2015 The majority of marketing advice you’ll find online focuses on online promotions. I’m guilty of putting my focus there as well as a blogger. I mean, blogging is an online endeavor, so it makes sense to promote on the Internet. However, while there is great value in … Continue reading Blog Promotions You Can and Should Do in the Real World
by Matt Brennan December 1, 2015 Follow @MattLBrennanDecember 1, 2015 Chances are, you do business in a crowded field. Establishing authenticity by using a distinct voice is a great way to achieve some visibility amongst the competition. Your blog is a great place to let people get to know you, and develop some credibility and … Continue reading Establishing Authenticity With Your Blog
by Elizabeth Dyrsmid December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 Today we are taking a look back at an interview we did with Brian Clark from Copyblogger.com. Brian built a very successful business around his content marketing strategy and we are going to apply some of his advice to answer these two questions: Can content marketing work … Continue reading How to Blog Successfully Without Writing Your Own Content
