ProBlogger

JUNE 10, 2012

This guest post is by Stephen Pepper of Youth Workin’ It. There are so many articles out there on how you can come up with new blog post ideas, but do any of the suggestions actually work? Here are 20 techniques we’ve used to help counter blogger’s block. Let these frustrations become passionate posts.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 13, 2023

And if you’re a content creator (whether it’s a blog post , infographic, or an article for a client ), Facebook is one of the best social media platforms to share content. Quick Snapshot Headquarters: Menlo Park, California, USA Founded: 2011 Monthly Active Users : 1.3 Back to Top 2.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 19, 2017

I curated Bloggers To Watch column here on Problogger for four years and it is phenomenal how much has changed since I wrote my last post in 2012. In that time, popular bloggers have pivoted multiple times. So fascinating that I asked to compile another list of bloggers that haven appeared on my radar. Sol Orwell.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 17, 2024

Guest Blogging: Best Platform for Building Your Authority Making the Switch to Self-Hosted WordPress What’s the Best Blogging Platform for You? Do You Even Need a Free Blogging Platform? The truth: Blogging can be expensive. So, which blog platform is best? Do you want to be a self-help blogger?

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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 of course, if you’re failing at your blog right now and want to get better, this blog post from Men with Pens is going to rescue you. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens! Ever failed?

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Tim Harford’s three rules—blogger’s edition. If you’re blogging for the long haul, I can guarantee that you’ll run into hundreds, if not thousands of setbacks. Dozens of your posts will languish without comments, your analytics will be a constant flatline, and it will seem like no one really gives a darn.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 19, 2012

This guest post is by Jane of Runaway Jane. I recently secured the position of Resident Blogger at PLUS Hostels , a large hostel and camp site chain based in Europe. I’d spent more than two years blogging on my independent travel blog RunawayJane.com , and that experience undoubtedly led to me securing this position.

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Content Hacker

OCTOBER 25, 2022

When I started what was to be my content marketing journey in 2011, I had NO idea what kind of explosive growth was in store. After surveying 13,000+ bloggers, their groundbreaking findings pinpointed how much content is needed to create a powerful content strategy. Remember, more blogs equal more opportunities. more traffic.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 27, 2018

Since its 2011 launch, Scoop.it! Blogger communities can support each other’s content, inspire ideas, and drive traffic from one location. Please note: All tools included in our blog posts are suggested by authors, not the CMI editorial team. No one post can provide all relevant tools in the space.

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Copywriter Collective

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Quality long form content One of my first blog posts was 106 words. SEO traffic is often 50% of the attention for a blog post. Over half this blogs traffic comes from organic search. This leading to the rising trend of blog posts and articles that are sponsored. No visuals and no sub-titles.

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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. Both have the same chance of success when it comes to making money with a blog. We’ve all read blog posts where people tell you that it takes hard work and a lot of diligence to make success happen. Say hello on G+.

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Fat Joe

AUGUST 23, 2023

From blogger outreach to technical audits, a lot of activities go into improving a website’s visibility in search engine results pages (SERPs). Outreach Reach out to bloggers and websites in your niche. If you have great content to link to, you’ll start to get more responses and backlinks from blogger outreach.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Once I helped edit a small business owner’s first blog post. All it took was her sending out a tweet saying how nervous she was about sending off her first guest post. I offered to edit the post, and she took me up on my offer. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens! I edited it and then we both forgot about it.

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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. It’s easy to spot a newbie blogger. Good luck bloggers, I’ll catch you in the comments!

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

How to Overcome Blogger Procrastination. In today’s lesson I want to talk about an issue that I think is at the heart of why many blogs don’t reach their potential. Further Resources on How Procrastination Stopped Me Writing a Million Dollar Blog Post. How to Start a Blog. Listen to this episode here on iTunes.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 15, 2012

So you might be asking what more can be written about link building for bloggers? Bloggers have an advantage that static and retail websites don’t. Link building post-Panda and Penguin. always linking to your homepage (as a blog, you should have lots of links built to your blog posts too).

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 26, 2012

I know this because I took the Damn Fine Words writing course, taught by A-list blogger and professional copywriter, James Chartrand. When I read the blog posts I wrote pre-Damn Fine Words, I’m surprised. When she isn't writing for clients, she's busy creating structured blog post outlines for her website, Clearly Green Media.

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Men With Pens

MAY 14, 2012

It’s been even longer since you’ve actually ENJOYED writing a post. Writing a blog post shouldn’t take days. And there are fun, easy writing techniques that can help you feel inspired, motivated and even electrified to blog. One good blog post? Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 28, 2011

Pick one of your favorite bloggers. What keeps you going back to their blog again and again? If not, go click the links and read a few posts – all these guys have writing worth a solid browse-through. Now let me give you four extracts from their blog posts. 2: Naomi Dunford – Your Blog Is Not Your Business. #3:

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 18, 2011

Some blog posts, sales pages and ebooks just work. I’ll take you step-by-step through a couple of examples: one blog post and one ebook. First Example: How to Turn Your Blog Traffic into Money (blog post). Take a look at How to Turn Your Blog Traffic into Money by Darren Rowse.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

This guest post is by Melissa Cassera of www.casseracommunications.com. You write a blog post. You post it. Promoting “offline” using a major influencer like a national magazine can bring a blizzard of traffic to your blog. Some magazines highlight bloggers individually. What are you missing?

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

How to Overcome Blogger Procrastination. In today’s lesson I want to talk about an issue that I think is at the heart of why many blogs don’t reach their potential. Further Resources on How Procrastination Stopped Me Writing a Million Dollar Blog Post. How to Start a Blog. Listen to this episode here on iTunes.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

With blogging, you not only have to do the task: write the post. You have to decide what the task is : the topic of the post. Almost every blogger I know tries to dive headlong into the post without thinking about it. A blog post is almost pure thought. Surely blog posts aren’t poisonous.

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ProBlogger

JULY 25, 2011

This guest post is by Marci Reynolds of marcireynolds.com. The July 2011 WordPress WordCamp Boston rocked! I took detailed notes as I listened, watched and networked with blogging and WordPress geniuses and have gathered what I consider the most interesting tips and tricks. Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 3, 2012

My blog posts, articles, and writing projects have all benefited from my fiction writing experience – that means I’m better at communicating with people and clients who bring me income. In writing blog posts and articles, I’m not using as many parenthetical anecdotes or unnecessary adverbs. How to “chunk” tasks.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 1, 2018

Over $100,000 in Ad Revenue – a Dating Ideas Blogger Tells Her Story. You may want to kick off the new year with our Start a Blog Course. Today we’re resuming our series of blogger stories where I hand the podcast over to you, our listeners, to tell your stories and tips of starting and growing your blogs.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2012

Write engaging blog posts that compel comments. It showed in their blog posts that didn’t get comments. It first launched in September of 2011 to resounding success. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens! All the pros tell you to write – and write lots, too. Write ebooks. Write follow-ups.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Blogger Nikki Parkinson Shares How She Built a Business Around Her Blog. In today’s episode, I have recorded an interview with one of Australia’s better known bloggers – Nikki Parkinson from the style and fashion blog – Styling You. It must have been 2011, maybe 2010. Expand to view full transcript.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 24, 2017

How to Grow Your Blog by Interviewing Influencers. 7 Powerful Non-SEO Reasons to Try Guest Posting. But in this blog post I want to talk about why you should do it. Many bloggers I know are struggling to get much traction on social media. One straightforward way to get this benefit is through a guest post.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 26, 2012

The three major releases in 2011 were 3.1 February 2011) and 3.2 July 2011) and 3.3 December 2011). I’ll be focusing on the features that are most relevant to bloggers and explaining how they can help you. Twitter is one of the most powerful tools available to bloggers. New features in WordPress 3.4.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 14, 2011

It showed in their blog posts that didn’t get comments. If you’re a start-up business owner, an entrepreneur, a self-employed freelancer, an in-house writer, a blogger, an editor… if you need to create effective content to market your business (or someone else’s), then Damn Fine Words is for you. They knew the grammar.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 14, 2012

A growing blog. My personal finance blog started as a hobby on Blogger almost four years ago, and it has come quite a long way since then. I was never a guest posting superstar or mega-networker, so much of the growth came from building a strong history of quality posts and building up steam from search engines.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Due to the success of the 2010 campaign, in mid-December 2011 we launched our second 12 Days of Christmas promotion. 12 Deals in 12 days is a big task—that’s 12 sales emails, numerous blog posts, loads of tweets, liaising with partners, and more. This last 2011 campaign saw us almost triple revenue from 2010.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 28, 2011

How does this relate to your blog? Here are three examples: Own your brand: There are a lot of free blog tools and publishing platforms — Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr, Posterous, TypePad… the list goes on and on. I’ve rushed into a randomly-inspired, voluntary blog redesign at 4:00 p.m. Horrible headline.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 5, 2016

In 2011, the U.S. Applying the 80/20 to Blogging. Can you apply the 80/20 rule to your blogging efforts and become a better blogger ? The principle can easily be adopted as a tool for bloggers and marketers. Interview other bloggers and ask them specifically about their experiences. Absolutely.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 10, 2011

I launched the Personal Trainer Development Center (PTDC) in April of 2011 and it has become a main resource for personal trainers passionate about getting better. To take it one step further, I know bloggers who put out brilliant information weekly. Too bad their mothers are the only ones reading their blogs.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Stephen Pepper is insurance administrator by day, youth worker and blogger by night. This includes blogging 6 days a week about youth work. As part of our Blog the Festive Season series, we asked Stephen how he and his wife are preparing the blog for the festive season. On our blog, we did something similar.

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