Men With Pens

JULY 28, 2011

It’s never been easier to reach masses of people via books, blogs, music, or video. The site allows creative types to fund their projects, be they books, CDs, movies, works of art, or new toys. The results of my first Kickstarter project were amazing. That means many Kickstarter projects go unfunded. Like Kickstarter.

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Content Hacker

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

It’s all in today’s blog on how to hire a content writer. So You Hired a Writer for Your Blog & Website — Next Steps & Tips. The overhead is much more reasonable, and you get to pay per project – making it a breeze to stay within your profit margins and predict costs. Because more success doesn’t come from more work….

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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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Contently

MAY 20, 2024

Most of us content marketers consider the content side of SEO at the very beginning of any project; we’ve become adept at marrying ideas with the right keywords, information, and heading structures so that the message and SEO go together harmoniously—like peanut butter and jelly.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Hourly and project-based freelance writing work is also available. Most jobs relate to blogging , and you’ll notice that only a handful of jobs appear each day. If you see yourself as more of a blogging professional, then check out the BloggingPro job board. But it’s not impossible. Craigslist. BloggingPro.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In the intro, Finding readers [ ALLi blog ]; Writing the Shadow Kickstarter. Lessons Learned from 12 Years as an Author Entrepreneur Twelve years ago, in Sept 2011, I left my day job to become a full-time author-entrepreneur. Blog post header images. You can read/listen to previous updates at TheCreativePenn.com/timeline.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 1, 2018

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. Kristen Manieri from Orlando, Florida started a blog with no real plan to make money.

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Fat Joe

JULY 21, 2023

It can include creating blog posts, web copy, press releases , and other content assets. Here’s why: Expand Production Capacity Back in 2011, the average blog post was around 300-500 words. And the average blog post has been getting longer and more in-depth ever since. It can be a game-changer for your agency.

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Express Writers

MAY 29, 2024

There is definitely some Matrix-like inception going on in today’s blog. Do Ultimate Editing and Tracking for Your Ultimate Guide All of these are coming in our blog topic today, complete with a visual infographic on the topic. The year was 2011. Also, the same tools can be useful in guides just as they are in blogs.

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Smart Blogger

JUNE 5, 2023

2011: Facebook is slapped with charges from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for failing to keep its privacy promises, including allowing apps to access almost all of a user’s data, and sharing users’ info with advertisers. Ello Known as the “The Creators Network, ” Ello is dedicated to connecting artists, brands, publishers and their fans.

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Men With Pens

JULY 1, 2012

It’s inevitable that when you’ve been blogging for a while, eventually your subscriber numbers are going to hit a slump. They can be embedded right into your site or blog. Customize the digital project on the site with live links, ads, meta tags, branding, etc. Digital flipbooks are still in their infancy. Translation?

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Today on the blog we have a case study from one of our readers. Or rather one of our podcast listeners, as it was a tip in a particular podcast that spurred on today’s guest author to make some significant changes to her blog over the course of a year. My blog used to make me feel sad and discouraged. This made me feel awful.

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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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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

OCTOBER 24, 2017

How to Grow Your Blog by Interviewing Influencers. 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. 7 Powerful Non-SEO Reasons to Try Guest Posting. 2: Raised Profile.

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Bramework

DECEMBER 1, 2023

16 Powerful Steps to Build Brand Awareness for Your Blog Business By demonstrating ongoing value beyond sales pitches , you can form meaningful connections with your audience in today’s competitive digital landscape. What is an Editorial Content Strategy and Why Do You Need it for YOUR Blog?

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 20, 2023

And so I look at projects and decide, okay, where am I going to get the best return for my time and energy? So for example, I did an anthology project as an editor with Clive Barker, and my coeditor Del Howison. So we went that route with that particular project. Because the series has been out since 2011, 2012.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 16, 2024

Caroline: Well, I think that the topic of fear evolved because there were a couple of projects I considered doing before I landed on this one. ” Most writers fear that two roads diverged in a wood, and they're going to take the wrong one for their writing project, and then everything is going to fall apart as a result.

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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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Men With Pens

JANUARY 29, 2012

Years ago, I started this blog with a pretty big mission in mind: to help you succeed. My blog became popular. Worse was that I spent a lot of time writing for my blog, sharing good solutions, smart advice or better methods… but I wasn’t seeing many readers put the advice I shared to good use. My business got big. I got busy.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 27, 2018

What you might not know — and the reason BuzzSumo is one of my go-to tools for collection and curation — is you can create team “Projects” by saving specific results or uploading a bulk list of URLs: Click to enlarge. Since its 2011 launch, Scoop.it! AaronOrendorff #tools Click To Tweet. If you’re unfamiliar, Scoop.it!

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 25, 2017

In August of 2011, I started Making Sense of Cents while working my full-time job. I didn’t have much time to spend on it, as I was working full-time and working towards my Finance MBA, but I used every little minute of extra time that I had so that I could create a successful blog. As you can tell, I absolutely love blogging.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 25, 2017

In August of 2011, I started Making Sense of Cents while working my full-time job. I didn’t have much time to spend on it, as I was working full-time and working towards my Finance MBA, but I used every little minute of extra time that I had so that I could create a successful blog. As you can tell, I absolutely love blogging.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Other things you might want to quit: social media platforms, blogging, an author name, a book series, writing a book that's taking forever, marketing a book that isn't selling, a business model, a day job, being a full-time author, a city or even a country. Why Orna quit blogging. I just blog because I blog, if you know what I mean.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 1, 2021

We all have the potential to achieve amazing things – not only with our blogging, but also with other aspects of our lives. It’s the same with blogging. At the end of 2010, I wrote down my goals for 2011. But 2011 was even busier (we now had three boys in the house), and all the fears and excuses resurfaced.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Sign up for my new Kickstarter: www.JFPenn.com/bloodvintage Lessons learned from 13 years as a full-time author entrepreneur Thirteen years ago, in Sept 2011, I left my day job to become a full-time author-entrepreneur. I have a folder in my Books drive with 22 different projects, some just initial ideas, others with research.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2012

Who would you like to work with on a project someday? What is your dream project? She blogs daily at LauraVanderkam.com. How to Turbo-Charge Your Career Before Breakfast first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. What would you hope your performance review would say one year from now?

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The most famous books, blogs, films, music, etc, get pirated the moment they emerge, or even before release if leaked. Have a look at David Gaughran’s blog for a glimpse [ Scammers break the Kindle store from 2017, Kindle Unlimited: A Cheater Magnet from 2021 , and a whole load more.] Because yes, we’ve heard this all before.

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ProBlogger

JULY 29, 2014

Well, you write a blog post. Darren Rowse’s 10 Blogging Lessons. Darren’s presentation was titled “ 10 things I wish I’d know about Blogging (+7 Quick tips) ” in which he shared about the blogging lessons he would have wanted to know when he started out 12 years ago. Darren The ProBlogger.

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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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ProBlogger

JUNE 4, 2014

And while we’ve chatted this week about sharing your posts on social media for the best effect, and how to repurpose your conten t so even more eyes see it – it’s time now to talk about keeping those visitors on your blog once they get there, interacting with your content, and engaging with you. Reader projects. Reader comments.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

They don’t know whether you’ve just finished a year-long project or just opened your freelancing business. Or how it lets you work on your own projects. Don’t have any client work or projects? What topics do they blog and tweet about? Once I helped edit a small business owner’s first blog post.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Then I began publishing chapters of it on a blog back in, I think, about 2011. Joanna: It is a brilliant creative project, but let's carry on with the difficulties. Joanna: So in terms of the time for this project, because as we record this, the first couple of episodes— Joanne: Yeah, the first two are out.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 22, 2012

It’s been said countless times in the blogging world that in order to be successful we need a plan. When I first started blogging I had one goal in mind: to grow my audience. I was a nobody (and still I pretty much am a nobody) in this busy world of blogging, but I want to be a somebody, someday. You should too!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Although it may be tempting to stay up late working on projects or just getting caught up, missing sleeps hurt you the next day. He enjoys blogging because it keeps his creativity flowing. He constantly strives to enhance his creativity and enjoys writing blog posts like this so he can remember to do things like sleep and eat.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 19, 2017

His latest project, Examine.Com, garners around 70,000 visitors a day and is a seven-figure business. You can learn more by checking out his blog at SJO.com. I initially discovered him via his first book Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator , where he shows how blogs control and distort the news.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

One of the kinds of work projects I was pitching on was obviously book covers, and I started getting quite a good rate on the covers. So in 2011, I started the website, Damonza.com. I've been very open about my use of AI for images, and I've done blog posts about it and all of that. Eventually, it just sort of took over.

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