Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2017

One organization whose unique identity pops to mind is Merriam-Webster, which has been making headlines for posting tweets that are, as one blogger puts it , “topical, funny, smart, and informative while also being relentlessly irreverent.”. Discover and celebrate your company’s inner Unipiper. Have a great #MemorialDayWeekend.

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Quick Sprout

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Encourage sharing on social media. Outbound links to resources from 2009 are irrelevant and won’t be as effective for your SEO ranking. Step 6 – Encourage Sharing on Social Media. Every business and website needs to be active on social media. Improve your page loading speed. Optimize your links.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I even heard from a blogger the other day that he would never guest post on a blog unrelated to his own because it wouldn’t get him any traffic and that it was a waste of effort. See, if you’re a writer, a blogger or an online business owner, you need to connect with the community. What a twit. Or someone else will.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 19, 2017

I’ll suggest 6 income streams that I see bloggers often starting with and at the end nominate my favorite one that I think can be a good place to start for many bloggers. Links and Resources on 6 Recommended First Income Streams for Bloggers. My Tips for Making Money As a Blogger Through Affiliate Marketing.

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Smart Blogger

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Listverse is the place to go for credible and entertaining top 10 lists since it was founded in 2009. Founded in 2009, The Rumpus strives to be a “platform for risk-taking voices and writing that might not find a home elsewhere.”. The post 30+ Freelance Comedy Writing Jobs: Get Paid for Being Funny appeared first on Smart Blogger.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Henri ( @henrijunttila ) December 14, 2009 at 3:33 am I don’t even have a degree, but after reading this it feels like I do. How to Overcome Procrastination Reply Bothersome Words ( @BothersomeWords ) December 14, 2009 at 5:12 am Long-time lurker, first-time commenter here. 69 Responses to “Is Your Education Useless?&#

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ProBlogger

JUNE 10, 2014

Having been a freelance blogger since 2009, I’m used to looking for ways to improve my pitches and blogging job applications. But we wanted to expand the blog from 3-4 posts a week to 7+, as well as start to work on some other cool content projects, and for that, we needed to bring another full-time blogger on staff.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

From social media managers to solopreneurs and freelancers, the Twitter checkmark can be your digital passport to trust and influence. The History of the Twitter Blue Checkmark Twitter’s blue checkmark has been a digital seal of authenticity since its inception in 2009. Dreaming of that blue Twitter badge?

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Up until this point my focus had very much been about making money through advertising (with some affiliate marketing) but in 2009 I began to experiment with eBooks ( read more on this evolution in my blogging income in this post ). In 2009 when I launched my first photography eBook I wrote about the launch here on ProBlogger.

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ProBlogger

JULY 6, 2011

Readers now want multi-media content, social media widgets, great writing, and so on. The job of managing research, affiliates, guest posts—all while learning new technologies—has already begun to overwhelm some small bloggers. I began reading blogs on Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship and Lifestyle Design in 2009.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 3, 2018

Leaving Her Job to Create a Multi Six Figure Online Business – A Writing Blogger Tells Her Story. We’re continuing our series of blogger stories, and handing the podcast over to you so you can tell your stories and tips of starting and growing your blogs. The Creative Penn Blogger Joanna Penn. Start a Blog Course.

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ProBlogger

MAY 28, 2013

While there’s no single way to make a living from blogging, most full time bloggers I know – who blog as their primary income stream - work pretty hard on their blogs. Build relationships with other bloggers. This has been a recurring theme here on ProBlogger, since I started the blog in 2004.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 19, 2014

A regular question I’m asked by bloggers at different stages of their blogging is how much time they should allocate to different aspects of blogging. Should you spend more time writing blog posts, promoting the posts, networking, responding to readers, working on social media etc? if it is new or more established).

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 20, 2023

You started what 2009, 2010 way, way back. Jo Penn: Yes, 2009, early, early days. This was when I still used to put a tape inside my car and then there was an adapter to an MP3 player or something like, remember 2009? Then I know you are a fan of content marketing, as am I , podcasters, bloggers, all of that.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 13, 2018

The post 256: How One Blogger Landed a Book Deal That Launched Her Career appeared first on ProBlogger. How a Book Deal Launched the Career of a Blogger. We’re kicking off our Blogging Breakthroughs series, where a variety of bloggers share their stories of breakthroughs they’ve experienced over the years with their blogs.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 20, 2011

When I first started my travel website in 2009, I just wanted to get my travel writing out there, because I was frustrated with the way traditional media worked. Considering I only started my blog in 2009 with virtually zero knowledge of how the Internet worked, that’s pretty good! This is what I’ve learned from my experiences.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 2, 2011

In his 2009 book A Whole New Mind , Daniel Pink explained that the new world of business is a great place to be a right-brain thinker. If you’re a blogger, you are probably a right-brained thinker … and you probably deal with blogger’s block on occasion. What is blogger’s block? Creative breaks for blogger’s block.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 25, 2013

In fact one of the most common questions that I hear from bloggers is: “How do I get my readers to interact with me?” I’ve seen this numerous times on my blogs (but also social media accounts). The project was so successful that I ran the project again in 2007 and then again in 2009.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Do you ever use quotations on your blog – words from other bloggers, writers, or experts in your industry? Many bloggers rarely or never do … and they’re missing a huge opportunity. 1: You’ll Stand Out from Other Bloggers by Including Different Views. Most bloggers don’t use quotes.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Most bloggers go through periods where they either lack motivation, get distracted or suffer from blogger disillusionment. reached out to and developed working relationships with other bloggers. Are you looking for inspiration to kick start it again after some time off? If so – you’re not alone. Updated for 2012.

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ProBlogger

MAY 17, 2011

Sure, it would be nice, but for the most part, we bloggers are simpler souls with much kinder dreams. Do you really have what it takes to be a professional blogger, or are you just being dumb? From morning till night, I was writing, reading, and connecting with other bloggers. I was a full-time blogger, for God’s sakes.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 9, 2018

My name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind ProBlogger. I’ve never really thought about that before but ProBlogger is a blog, podcast, event, job board, and a series of ebooks, all designed to help you as a blogger to grow as a blogger, to grow your audience, and to build some profit around your blog as well.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 24, 2012

I began blogging in 2005 (my promoted blog was founded in 2009) and have never looked back. A couple of months ago I published a review on my blog for a book called Social Media Analytics. Bloggers need to protect their real estate. Surely only post-graduate degrees now hold credibility?

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 2, 2018

They created community, and a place for others to come and interact around the ideas, stories and experience of the blogger. And I suspect that most bloggers back then started in a similar way. I still meet quite a few bloggers who start for similar reasons – wanting to express themselves, make connections and have fun.

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ProBlogger

MAY 7, 2018

In today’s episode I want to share my keynote at this year’s Social Media Marketing World – 9 Things I Wish I Knew About Blogging that Will Accelerate the Growth of YOUR Blog. Social Media Marketing World. Social Media Marketing World last year’s virtual pass. New Members Area. Starting a Blog.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 27, 2022

I’ve read a few comments here on Problogger from bloggers who are feeling low because they’ve noticed a plateau or even a decrease in the traffic coming to their blog. This can be quite distressing for bloggers who have big hopes and dreams for their blogs. Further Reading: Search Engine Optimization for Bloggers.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 18, 2012

” I’m not one to run away from a challenge; I’d been blogging since 2009 and planned to put everything I’d learned into practice on my new site. What makes a blog stand out is the blogger. There’s a reason why we choose to read some social media or photography blogs instead of others.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 15, 2012

As the search engines get smarter, and the value of comment links, forum links, and social media links drops, the value of in-content links (i.e. Some A-list bloggers have written about this topic. He wrote about this back in 2009 in Outbound Links—An Endangered Species? So, what’s a blogger to do?

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ProBlogger

JULY 11, 2016

Up until 2009 all of my income was generated from running advertising on my blogs and from a little affiliate marketing on my blog. But in 2009 I decided to invest some time into creating my first products on both ProBlogger and Digital Photography School. Here on ProBlogger we’ve had a Job Board for Bloggers since 2006.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 1, 2024

This is why most traditionally published authors focus on marketing through PR, literary festivals, live events, relationships with book bloggers and media, as well as trying to build an email list and social media following. Of course, most authors combine both kinds. For my fiction and memoir as J.F.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 31, 2012

Castle, which first aired as a mid-season replacement in 2009, features a male and female partnership duo heading up an ensemble style cast of quirky police detectives. Perhaps one day you come across a format from a favorite blogger that you can see will work for you. Borrowing format. So it is with blogging.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 9, 2022

In fact one of the most common questions that I hear from bloggers is: “How do I get my readers to interact with me?” I’ve seen this numerous times on my blogs (but also social media accounts). The project was so successful that I ran the project again in 2007 and then again in 2009.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 26, 2020

I still believe (and so do many of the bloggers I’ve talked to) that email is the best option. Yes, social media is important. It happened again when I did it in 2007, and again in 2009. With so many options available days, you may find it hard choosing one over the others. It’s also how our most loyal readers come to us.

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ProBlogger

JULY 11, 2016

Note: we’re also currently doing a study into bloggers income levels. Up until 2009 all of my income was generated from running advertising on my blogs and from a little affiliate marketing on my blog. But in 2009 I decided to invest some time into creating my first products on both ProBlogger and Digital Photography School.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 19, 2016

To help me do that, I have invited my friend Michael Stelzner of Social Media Examiner onto the show because he’s someone who I’ve seen build an amazing business relatively quickly in the social media space. In 2009, Mike was brand new to the scene. He’s built an incredibly successful business around Social Media.

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ProBlogger

JULY 28, 2016

Why Evergreen Content is the Best Investment of Time for a Blogger. Further Resources on Evergreen Content the Best Investment of Time You’ll Ever Make as a Blogger. What New (and Old) Bloggers Need to Know about SEO. You can add into that a whole heap of social media posts as well. Make Money Blogging.

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ProBlogger

JULY 16, 2020

After running it in 2009, my readers asked if I’d consider creating a PDF version of it. f 2009 when I did it, my readers said, “Hey, we really would love it if you could create a PDF version of this.” As bloggers, we should be collaborating more. Why don’t we do that more as bloggers? Create evergreen content.

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