ProBlogger

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Stanford obsesses about how to get passionate people’s blogs noticed and promoted at Pushing Social. Great posts often get ignored. On a blog, a post has a few seconds to capture and pull in a reader. After spending more hours than I can count analyzing popular posts on top blogs, I’ve been unable to unearth a pattern.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 9, 2011

Reading these will dramatically help you improve your blog. Within two weeks of its launch, Social Media Examiner joined the ranks of Technorati’s Top 100 Small Business Blogs and remains in the Top 10. You can also use the book as a case study on how to create a popular, profitable blog. Until I read this book.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 17, 2024

So, you’d like to take blogging for a test drive, eh? You’ve probably heard you can start a blog for free, and indeed you can. The big question is: What’s the best blogging platform right now? No Blog Platform is Right for Everyone The 5 Best Free Blog Sites: 1. Do You Even Need a Free Blogging Platform?

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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? Use special days as inspiration: Use special days and public holidays as post idea prompts. Why are you blogging about it?

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ProBlogger

MAY 11, 2011

This guest post is by Erika Gimbel of Fimepointwriter. If you’re an ace at writing blog copy, you can write an excellent press release. You already know that press releases are a powerful way to promote your blog , and they’re an effective way to get your message out without duplicating content. Make sure it’s news.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 13, 2023

Wondering which social media sites your business, brand, or blog should be on in 2023? We’ll look at standout features for each social networking platform, go over who should (and should not) use them, and provide insights that’ll help you determine which ones are best for your business, brand, or blog. You’ve come to the right place.

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Contently

MARCH 14, 2023

How Featured Snippets Help Readers and Your Rankings When you come across a word or phrase that needs some explanation, that’s an excellent opportunity to land your blog post in Google’s featured snippets section. A featured snippet may also answer a common question that many people search for answers to.

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Men With Pens

MAY 14, 2012

Let’s talk about your blog. 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. You’re behind on your blogging schedule… and it’s been a while since you’ve written a post. One good blog post?

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Men With Pens

JULY 8, 2012

The other day a friend mentioned he had started a blog as a way to earn some money on the side. After writing for a couple weeks, they grow frustrated by the slow results and turn to other blogs for advice. Every blog has at least a couple posts dedicated to the search engines. Who cares about blogging?

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Brand marketers will be completely replaced by an AI algorithm that will generate four blog posts, two infographics, a white paper, and a weekly podcast that starts with, ‘Hey guys, I’m soooo excited for this week’s episode.’ – Ron Tite , CEO, Church+State. @AllisonWert Click To Tweet.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2012

Even if that means you need to let go of your rigid blogging schedule.) That means you’re looking for a topic that: You can cover in 3,000 – 4,500 words (around six blog posts in length). Think about questions that come up constantly in the comment section of your blog or problems that all your clients seem to have.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 26, 2018

million blog posts per month. With other CMS platforms contributing new content, the volume of new material added to the web each day now exceeds 2 million posts. I started a personal blog. I posted about it once on LinkedIn. Competition for audience attention is fierce. WordPress users create an average of 70.5

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Men With Pens

MARCH 20, 2011

Blog posts that attract comments. Another rockin' post from Men With Pens! Copyright 2006 – 2011, All Rights Reserved. You’re in business. You’re supposed to change lives. People are plunking down money for this – they want results. They want web copy that sells. Design that gets attention. Courses that teach them.

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Buffer

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The ones I’ve seen used most often to track content performance are: Page views This is usually the biggest traffic number — the number of times a landing page or blog post on your site has been viewed. It’s important to note that this tracks multiple visits from the same person.

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Copywriter Collective

AUGUST 20, 2024

Look: In 2011, I placed product-defining and short-term keywords in my texts and used those keywords as anchors for backlinks. Say I write a blog post about cars. about the number of specific keywords you place in your article. With that in mind, SEO writers change the approach to choosing and placing target keywords in content.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

I wrote this guest post despite getting a little discouraged when previous attempts were rejected. I’m still running my blog despite seeing meager results. Martin’s Press, and had him interviewed on my blog. He had a lot to teach in that post, and it may help you if you write fiction or screenplays. Ever tried?

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

If you’re feeling a bit dismayed at your lack of resolution to blog better in 2011, you’re not alone. Blog more often, guest post more often, add sponsors, or get involved in the comments? It’s only February, and there’s a lot of 2011 left. How do you intend to accomplish this plan for your blog?

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2011

Being a writer isn’t just about knowing how to construct a great sentence or how to format a blog post so that readers can engage easily. When you’re writing for your blog or your client or a magazine or a book, you need to target your work to a particular audience. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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Men With Pens

JUNE 26, 2011

Think of the half-written blog posts you won’t finish. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens! first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Some hang on out of a sense of frugality, to save money… which costs them on several levels. And some have emotional attachments.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 28, 2011

Building a blog is very much like building a model plane – and here are the top 5 lessons I’d like to share with you. When you set up your blog, you’ll face a similar array of options for various skill levels. And the same goes for your blog. How does this relate to your blog? Use the kit made for you.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

You start to apply what you’re learning to what you do the most: blogging. Which is how I spent about three hours in the woods in utter silence, looking for mushrooms with a distinctive pattern on their tops and discovering some things about blogging. Thinking is essential for blogging. A blog post is almost pure thought.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 7, 2021

If I type Neil Patel Digital into Google, I can see that the first few results are business pages and stories from the blog. If you own rights to intellectual material, it’s against Google’s terms of service for someone else to take that information and post it on their site. Replace Poor Content With Quality Content.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

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. 10 Surefire Ways to Overcome Blogging Procrastination. It’s a very simple idea.

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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. Several years back, HubSpot published a report that finally answered a burning question: “How much should you blog?”. Websites with 400+ blog posts receive more than 2x the traffic of blogs with 301-400 posts.

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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

APRIL 22, 2012

…they could finally start that online business, because they’d have the skills to write their web copy and blog for business. Here’s what you need to do: Write a blog post about why writing is important to you and your business. Link to www.damnfinewords.com once in your post. Pretty awesome, right?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 6, 2011

A business owner writes a blog post admitting being nearly broke, facing bankruptcy, having no clients and basically going under… And they support the person. Just throw up a blog post about how you’re struggling hard to make ends meet, and offer a huge sale, discount your services, beg for clients, or post a donation button.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

In 2011, it raised over $6 million to study the landscape of how to create “human-free stories” (such an oxymoron to say). 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. In 2013, it raised another $11.5

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 1, 2012

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. What does preparing the Youth Workin’ It blog for the festive season mean? This will be your second festive season on the blog.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

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. 10 Surefire Ways to Overcome Blogging Procrastination. It’s a very simple idea.

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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. Why should I use national magazines to promote my blog? What are you missing?

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Copywriter Collective

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

User generated content Content marketing started out as a few blog articles, a Facebook post followed by a tweet. 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.

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Content Powered

JUNE 16, 2022

Your goal with a blog is to write long-form content that focuses on showcasing your expertise and helping your users. The question is, are those posts harmless, or are they actively harmful to your search engine optimization? These kinds of posts aim to keep your audience informed of information you think they might want to know.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

What topics do they blog and tweet about? Comment on their blogs, share their content, email them to tell them how awesome they are and how much their post, tweet or book helped you. Once I helped edit a small business owner’s first blog post. I offered to edit the post, and she took me up on my offer.

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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. The right influencer linking to your blog (or podcast, video or social media account) at the right time can send you a decent amount of traffic.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 27, 2018

Since its 2011 launch, Scoop.it! 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. @AaronOrendorff #tools Click To Tweet. If you’re unfamiliar, Scoop.it! When you’re on Scoop.it!,

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 6, 2013

So you have your blog set up. You also need to know about a few other myths revolving around how long it takes to make money with your blog. Both have the same chance of success when it comes to making money with a blog. Understand what blogging is meant to achieve. Blogging is about achieving an outcome.

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