Men With Pens

AUGUST 22, 2010

A few days ago, Glenn Murray wrote a post for ProBlogger called Bloggers Versus Copywriters: 8 Reasons Why Bloggers Do It Better. Then I came to my senses and decided to write a post about it all. Now, to be fair, comparing bloggers to copywriters is a little like comparing masterful wizards to sword-in-the-stone apprentices.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Why Succeeding As a Blogger Is Simple but Hard. Becoming a successful blogger is a lot like becoming a successful weight-loss story. Successful blogging involves writing quality posts on a regular basis and promoting them through methods like guest posting, commenting, social media etc. It really is that simple. Maybe years.

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Smart Blogger

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Do you scour the internet looking for awesome comedy writing jobs to exercise your funny bone? Does comedy writing flow through your veins? Do you struggle to find the right freelance writing jobs? So, grab a cup of coffee, read our epic list, select the jobs that sound interesting, and write your pitch. Barrelhouse.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 26, 2012

He slumps over his keyboard day after day wondering why the writing gods are always punishing him. You don’t have to be intoxicated, angst-ridden, or even brilliant to write well. I know this because I took the Damn Fine Words writing course, taught by A-list blogger and professional copywriter, James Chartrand.

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The Hoth

JANUARY 7, 2025

Where traditional PR involves reaching out to newspapers, TV channels, and radio stations, digital PR uses social media influencers, podcasts, bloggers, and news websites. This entails building relationships with online journalists, bloggers, podcast hosts, and social media influencers, just to name a few.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 27, 2011

One of the biggest barriers facing a new writer – a blogger, a novelist, a copywriter – is the self-knowledge of just how far away you are from their ideal. I was afraid to show my work to my peers, even though they had offered to look at my work and help me figure out how to make my writing better.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 16, 2011

When I set up my copywriting business, one of the first things I did was hire a writing coach. Hello, haven’t I proven time and again that I can write well? But since I’m in the writing business, having thousands of Facebook fans or a website with all the bells and whistles won’t attract clients.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 18, 2011

Upcoming posts will focus on better writing skills, in honor of Damn Fine Words ‘s launch. It’s the only online writing course that teaches you how to improve your writing skills AND get business results. You know that writers need to read to improve their writing skills. Don’t miss it! Great structure.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

As a blogger, I was crazy enough to pitch to ProBlogger (and yes, fail) when my own analytics were damn flat. And as a career hopeful, I was uncommon enough to choose writing as a profession, despite my mom and dad being CPAs. He had a lot to teach in that post, and it may help you if you write fiction or screenplays.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Post by Kari Wolfe Kari is a full-time content manager, editor and in-house blogger at Men With Pens. In her spare time, she writes fiction and is working on her first novel. The Art of Procrastination and How to Use it to Your Advantage first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Or maybe you love coming up with ideas – you have notebooks full of them – but sitting down to write the actual post doesn’t seem like much fun at all. If you’d rather gnaw off your arm than write a post on Grammar 101, then tackle another idea instead. Or take just one aspect of the idea and write about that.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 31, 2013

But if you’re looking to improve your writing skills, or even get your book published, a critique group is a great first step on that road to becoming a professional writer. Click here to read the rest of the article on Men with Pens Post by Kari Wolfe Kari is a full-time content manager, editor and in-house blogger at Men With Pens.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 3, 2012

Usually you spend years in your industry, soaking up its knowledge for a decade before you write your own “how to” manual. You don’t start freelancing by writing a book. And I didn’t write just any old nonfiction “How to Run a Business” book – I wrote a fiction thriller novel.

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ProBlogger

JULY 20, 2013

Don’t we, as bloggers, pride ourselves on being the gatekeepers of information, upcoming releases and Game of Thrones memes? The term Slow Blogging was coined by Todd Sieling in his 2006 manifesto. A Slow Blogger: Gives his ideas time and space to fully form. Writes for people, not search engines.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

If you’re a blogger, do you know how to stay on the right side of the law? law is that bloggers must be open with the fact that they are being paid to use, promote, or review a product. To date not one single blogger has been sued over the issue that I know of. Some bloggers like Leo Babauta do not.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Use cases include: Professional writing – This goes without saying, but if you want to be a writer, you actually have to write. Essentially, blog website builders are a good choice if you plan on writing long term and it is one of the things you focus on. Typically, you need a place where you can showcase your talent.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 27, 2012

How can you write a guest post that stands out like a shining star from the hundreds of hum-drum hopefuls? He has carte blanche publication rights on major sites, earns serious money for his writing talents, built an entire course around guest blogging and is renowned for his brilliant posts – the kind that go viral in a heartbeat.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 14, 2011

They tell you to write. You should write sales letters. How to write engaging posts. How to write snappy headlines. These were entrepreneurs and business owners who wanted – no, who needed – to write more effective, compelling content so they could get results. They tell you to produce lots of it. You should blog.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 2, 2011

This post is the third in a series examining misconceptions and myths about blogging that many new (and some experienced) bloggers have about blogging. I guess part of creating authority and credibility is to show what you do, so bloggers in this niche are often not averse to sharing their earnings.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

How could I give my writing to someone else so they could slap their name on it? In the past, whenever I was offered a writing job, I inquired whether my work would be credited with my name. Post by Nicole Pyles Nicole Pyles is a writer, blogger, and social networker (and she’s good at it, too).

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Men With Pens

JULY 8, 2012

Most bloggers start because they’re looking for a get rich quick scheme, some illusory easy path to fame and fortune. After writing for a couple weeks, they grow frustrated by the slow results and turn to other blogs for advice. Truth is, it’s much easier to write for the Google-bots than it is for human eyes.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 6, 2013

There are two types of bloggers: those with realistic expectations and those with a pipe dream. But a lot of bloggers are totally lost on the recipe. Just because you know how to write good articles and promote them to people doesn’t mean you can make money. Let’s take a little walk, shall we? offers internet arm*.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2012

You know that writing content – no, writing great content – is crucial to your business success (no matter what business you have). All the pros tell you to write – and write lots, too. Write compelling website copy to land clients and sales. Write informative articles that show your expertise.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

No one needs to know you’re being paid $5 for the work or that you’re writing it for a content mill. Write them for free. Post by Samar Owais Samar Owais is a freelance blogger who loves to talk shop over at her blog The Writing Base. Instead, tweet about what you do have and make it sound interesting. Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 28, 2011

Pick one of your favorite bloggers. If not, go click the links and read a few posts – all these guys have writing worth a solid browse-through. Your goal is to match the four people with their writing style: Extract #1: Interesting & Interested. If you weren’t familiar with the bloggers in question, maybe not.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 6, 2011

Then it hit me – for all that I don’t know much about Phil, I know this: he observes and pays attention to his writing. Not just how he’s writing now, but how he used to write, and how he’ll be writing in the future. Read, think, and then let us know your three favorite writing evolutions.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2011

You don’t get to be on big-name sites like Men with Pens, Copyblogger, Problogger and Daily Writing Tips by fluffing deadlines like some flaky moonlighter. And you know you need to write every single day to hit this deadline. It’s almost impossible to write. Write a quick outline if you don’t already have one.

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Attila the Hun, Theodore Roosevelt, and many more suddenly find themselves in 2006. So, pick out your favorite anachronism, get creative, and get writing. The post 6+ Anachronism Examples That’ll Get Any Writer Up to Speed appeared first on Smart Blogger. But the exciting part is now you have access to the very same tools!

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Content Powered

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Pillar content, also called cornerstone content, is a term that has been thrown around in content marketing since at least 2006 , if not earlier. It's not commonly talked about, but it's something many bloggers use, even if they don't quite know it's what they're doing. Suppose I told you to write a piece of content about gum disease.

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Men With Pens

MAY 14, 2012

You don’t know what to write, you don’t feel confident about what you DO write, and frankly, you’d rather not be blogging at all. It’s been even longer since you’ve actually ENJOYED writing a post. Writing a blog post shouldn’t take days. Write yourself a text message or an email.

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ProBlogger

MAY 16, 2013

Recently I had opportunity to sit with a small group of Pre-Bloggers – people about to start their first blogs. These early posts should cover a range of topics within your niche and give your first readers a taste of what is to come in terms of topics, a sense of who you are and an idea about the voice that you’re writing in.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Of course, you can teach writing courses, as I do. Even though I had no journalism experience, I interviewed with a local magazine editor who was impressed by the fact that I taught writing courses to college students. My teaching status was verification of my ability to learn and master new writing styles. Leave a Comment!

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Moz

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Big players in the business world touted that such platforms could “drive swarms of traffic to your main website, generate more product sales” and even “create an additional stream of advertising income” ( Entrepreneur Magazine circa 2006). With promises like that, what marketer or exec wouldn’t jump on the blog bandwagon?

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Since its creation in 2006, Twitter ( now called X ), has evolved from a simple social media platform for sharing short messages to a massive hub for global communication. David Perell (@david_perell) David Perell ‘s feed is a treasure trove for anyone who wants to improve their writing and thinking skills. Let’s begin.

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Men With Pens

JULY 1, 2012

One solution that many probloggers tout as the answer is to write an ebook. Readers have shown that they enjoy the medium, but thus far digital flipbooks haven’t yet reached their full potential as a means for bloggers to interest their audiences. When she’s not doing that, she’s writing poetry or editing her first novel.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

It now has new features those advertising to hire bloggers, writers, editors and more, and also makes it easier for those who are applying for jobs. Back in 2006 I started to notice two emerging types of questions from readers of ProBlogger: From bloggers – How do I get freelance writing jobs? The Back Story.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

I have begged whatever internet gods may be to stop people posting topics like this (also, topics like “The X Guide to Such-and-Such” and damned if I didn’t write one of those too.). The reason people write them, I’ve discovered, is that it’s very easy to get caught up in the online world. Write down everything you can.

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