Men With Pens

JULY 29, 2012

But writing isn’t rocket science … and there are a few simple writing tricks you can use to write blog posts that are much more powerful and engaging. Before we get into those 9 tricks, though, here’s the why behind it: Fully-engaged readers are more likely to remember your blog posts. The Biggest Secret of Stellar Copywriting.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

After all, the advice made sense: Have a blogging schedule, and stick to it. Write blog posts and publish them according to this rigid schedule and provide readers with a steady stream of constant blog posts. We were all new to this blogging thing. I know, because that’s what happened to my blog. I was wrong too.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Launched in late 2022, the Smart Blogger Jobs Board is the go-to destination for writers, bloggers, content marketers, copywriters, etc. 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.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 26, 2011

Think of the half-written blog posts you won’t finish. Post by James Chartrand James Chartrand is the pen name of a thirty-something copywriter, problogger and online entrepreneur from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. And some have emotional attachments.

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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. Maybe they learn about copywriting or buy a custom design template, but it doesn’t help. Who cares about blogging?

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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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BKA Content

DECEMBER 18, 2023

SmartSites Organic SEO Packages SmartSites is a digital marketing agency founded in 2011 in Paramus, New Jersey. When you are seeking the best SEO packages, you might consider SmartSites for SEO analysis and consulting as well as blogging, copywriting and link building. Learn More 3.

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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. Continue to provide great value on the blog, but offer killer in-depth research or bigwig interviews found nowhere else but in that flipbook. Translation?

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 5, 2012

“I am a lousy copywriter.” PS: So who’s the “lousy copywriter”? Post by Diana Kightlinger Diana Kightlinger is a top copywriter and marcom strategist who gushes in the EclipseWriter blog. ” So said one of the all-time great ad men when describing his work. Leave a Comment!

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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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Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2012

The dawn of a new era has begun — the Age of Copywriting — and it’s marked by one indisputable fact: People don’t have much time to read anymore. So I started learning about copywriting. Maybe you’ll find, as I did, that copywriting isn’t that evil after all. The age of novel writing is over.

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In a 2011 study published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , experts found that our brains process “tangible” (i.e. Now look at the author bio my friend Henneke wrote for Writer’s Block: 27 Techniques to Overcome It Forever : Henneke Duistermaat is an irreverent copywriter and business writing coach.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 7, 2012

That’s the attitude you want to bring to your rejections in copywriting – so you can master the slightly more sophisticated skill of becoming a professional writer. I would tell myself that I was a great copywriter, that those people just didn’t understand my style. I had many clients tell me that my blogs didn’t have a point.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2012

Unless you’re independently wealthy — and how many copywriters do you know who can say that? Post by Joe Pawlikowski Joe Pawlikowski is a writer and editor working on many blogs across the internet. The only way it makes sense is if two conditions are true: You have a time-sensitive project.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2012

I’m the owner of a copywriting and website design company, after all. Nothing to do with my blog. Post by James Chartrand James Chartrand is an entrepreneur, a pro copywriter and the founder and CEO of Men with Pens and Damn Fine Words , the game-changing writing course for business owners. Are they kidding me?”

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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. Post your article to your blog. Pretty awesome, right?

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2011

And embarrassing as it was, we had to go back to the beginning and teach him the fundamentals before we could move forward with our lessons in professional copywriting. Post by Taylor Lindstrom Taylor is a freelancer working out of Boulder, CO, and she blogs for people who are too good to fail over at. Are You Good Enough?

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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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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. Go Heavy on Examples, Images, and Statistics if Applicable 6. The results?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 15, 2012

Your customer only needs to be told once that you’re a green company, or a hot copywriter, or that you specialize in lawyer-oriented websites. From blogging to newsletter content to email pitches, learn the writing techniques that work. first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Instead of simply saying, “I’m a copywriter,” the elevator pitch taught professionals to say things like, “I make businesses more appealing to their clients.”. Post by Taylor Lindstrom Taylor hails from Boulder, CO, and she blogs for people who are too good to fail over at. The Old Strategies Still Apply. well, Too Good to Fail.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 8, 2012

Here’s what you need to do: Write a blog post about why writing is important to you. Write one blog post article of at least 450 words on why writing is important to you and how better writing skills would change your business or your life. Post your article to your blog. Pretty awesome, right?

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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. I blog for entrepreneurs, so I decided to hire a writing coach who has succeeded in blogging and helps other bloggers do the same. My modest success as a journalist won’t work in the blogging world.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

They turn around send their guest post to a blog that doesn’t care as much as I do about posting material that’s worth reading. Or worse, they shrug and publish to their own blog, as if their blog and their readers didn’t matter enough for them to polish up the work and deliver a better piece.

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ProBlogger

MAY 21, 2013

This is a guest contribution by Charles Cuninghame, website copywriter and owner of Text-Centric. I’m sure we can all agree that proofreading is the least fun part of blogging. In a widely reported study in 2011, British entrepreneur Charles Duncombe found a single spelling mistake can cut online sales in half! A red pen.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 23, 2011

That blog post might earn you a new book to read in peace. Post by James Chartrand Owner of Men with Pens and of Damn Fine Words (the internet's most game-changing writing course ever), James Chartrand is the pen name of a copywriter, problogger and online entrepreneur from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. And that project you just won?

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 20, 2011

A few years ago, all you needed to know was how to blog. first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. It’s not that I don’t like to learn – I do. But it seems there’s so much we’re being told to learn… and each day, something new is added to that list. These days, that’s not enough. Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 9, 2013

Here’s how to enter the contest: Write a blog post about why writing is important to you and your success. Write one blog post or article of at least 450 words on why writing is important to you and how better writing skills would change your business. Post your article to your blog or to any other publicly-viewable location. (No

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2012

You can’t really go anywhere online without hearing about Chris Guillebeau or his ultra-famous blog, the Art of Non-Conformity. And what’s with his eclectic blog that breaks all the “stick to your niche” rules? How to continually feed your blog, even when you don’t feel like it. Chris writes – a lot.

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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. That was enough.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2012

This place is a popular blog, and I get hit with guest post requests at least ten times a week. This blog’s mission is about helping you get ahead , not get you dead. And that doesn’t even include the back and forth emails between the hopeful writer and the blog owner. I still guest post when the mood strikes me.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2011

It’s the end of 2011. We usually sell our world-class websites (complete with logo, social media customization and blog) for $4,999. One custom-designed WordPress website, complete with logo and blog. first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. It’s YOUR year. It’s yours for $999.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 28, 2013

Write engaging blog posts that resonate with your readers. How do you write blog posts that engage readers and encourage them to leave comments or share your articles on social media? first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Write, write, write, write, write. No one tells you how… until now.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 31, 2011

As 2011 comes to a close, now is a better time than ever to evaluate your blog, its performance, and most importantly, what you can do to improve your blog in 2012! Now is the time to take action, because your mailing list is the most important aspect of your blog’s long term success.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 20, 2011

Web copy, blog post, ebook chapter… You’ll feel like you’ve discovered a hidden secret. Post by James Chartrand Owner of Men with Pens and of Damn Fine Words (the internet's most game-changing writing course ever), James Chartrand is the pen name of a copywriter, problogger and online entrepreneur from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 13, 2012

I hear about writer’s block all the time – in my online writing course, on my blog, even through private emails that only hint and whisper at the monster lurking under the bed. How to Smash Writer’s Block Forever first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. ” You need to produce.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Blogs that look great attract the attention of the reader, it’s as easy as that. Your content might be amazing but if your blog has a terrible aesthetic you are missing out on a slice of magic to make people enjoy their stay. is a fantastic way to create eyecatching imagery for use on a blog, all from your mobile. instagr.am.

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