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There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills: Finding Hidden Content Treasures for Your Blog
After blogging for a year or two, you likely have a rich library of evergreen content. Your blog is just bursting at the seams with these high-quality posts, but what gets the most attention? Whatever...
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If you want to be like everybody else, go with the flow. But if you want to stand out as a blogger, you’ve got to be different. Here are 10 good ways to differentiate yourself from the sea of other...
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The Walking Dead Guide to Better Blog Content
Even if you’re not a fan of zombies, you have to respect The Walking Dead. This AMC original series, based on a comic book series of the same name, has won several awards, including two Emmys, and has...
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How to Turn ONE Piece of Content into an Online Marketing Marathon — Without...
What if you could create one piece of content, and then turn it into four completely separate pieces of fresh, original content to use all over the internet to help market and promote your online...
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The Photography Wars Heat Up
My entire life I’ve enjoyed taking photos. Follow me on Instagram and you’ll see that I’m constantly capturing moments from my life and sharing them with the world. This allows people to connect with...
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How to Build Anticipation on Your Blog (and why you should do it)
Today is Christmas Eve and I find myself feeling like a kid again. This happens to me every year. My family started the tradition of exchanging presents on Christmas Eve after my sister and I stopped...
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Putting Pen to Paper: P H O T O G R A P H Y
Have you ever had a challenging time coming up with a blog topic? Everyone has a different way to jumpstart their juices. I simply take notes (yes, actually take to paper, pen in hand) and jot what...
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Why Your Blog NEEDS to be Different: Tips from Patrice Yursik at NMX
“Strong, original, consistent content is your surest way to build a big brand from your little blog.” – Patrice Yursik At NMX 2013, Patrice Yursik (a.k.a. Afrobella) spoke about one of the biggest...
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Follow 50+ MBA Level Case Studies in Content and Inbound Marketing
I, Bill Belew, wondered to myself, what if I could get a bunch of, say 50+ MBA-level students together in a classroom setting and have them take content and inbound marketing serious? Could I learn...
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Last week, I wrote Follow 50+ MBA-level Case Studies in Content and Inbound Marketingabout a 48-hour class that is happening at a university in Silicon Valley. In the first week, my students wrote a...
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5 Creative Solutions for Twitter Embeds on WordPress
When WordPress came out with the ability to embed Tweets on posts and pages, a few of us thought, “cool.” It’s so easy. Just click on “Expand”, then on “Details,” which will open up the single tweet....
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7 Pieces of Blog Advice to Ignore
When it comes to advice, blogging’s like anything else—everybody’s got an opinion, and these opinions often conflict. How can you know whose to trust? Which advice is the right advice? Are there...
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10 Movie Plots That Can Help You Write Better Blog Posts
Formulas can make your writing boring, but they exist for a reason: they work. The key is making the same old, same old you own with a little creativity. In this post, we’ll go over 10 movie plots that...
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How Often Should I Blog?
Find your blogging pace One question I get asked a LOT is, “How much do I need to write at my blog?” The question needs clarification. How much does a blogger need to write to do what? Have an online...
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Guest Blogging in 2013: The End of Unsolicited Guest Posts?
I love guest blogging. As a matter of fact, I got my first freelance writing inquiry thanks to a guest post on Social Media Examiner. I know how powerful guest blogging is for building your reputation...
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Raising a family today is very different compared to raising a family before the introduction of the Internet. I can remember going to restaurant as a child and feeling lucky if there was a place mat...
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From Good to Great: 5 Ways to Turn Passion into Better Blogging
If there’s one thing that sets the big blogs apart, it’s passion. With that in mind, here are five ways to turn your passion into better blogging! 1. Be Willing to Learn New Things Take that enthusiasm...
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12 Types of Blog Posts You Need to Stop Writing
“Add more content!” That seems to be the battle cry these days. Keeping your blog as updated as possible does make sense. Although some argue that quality matters less than quantity, while this is...
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3 Ways to Create Better Images for Your Blog Posts
Without a doubt, creating images for blog posts ranks pretty low on my list of favorite tasks. Yet, I’ve found that having compelling images, not just stock photography, is important for getting social...
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How to Use the Scientific Method to Write Better Blog Posts
Despite science not being a strength for me in elementary school, lesson I do remember is the scientific method. I liked the step-by-step process of discovery, and even won the fourth-grade science...
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