Melanie Saxton

MARCH 28, 2023

Be inspired by The Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival and seek a professional art book editor to assist with your book-writing project!

Transportation 130

Transportation Entertainment Food Projects 130

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?

Blogging 105

Blogging Blog Publisher Publishing 105

Express Writers

JUNE 17, 2024

I was once an online writer applying for jobs in 2011. 10 Ways to Create a Knockout Copywriting Portfolio Interestingly, when I sat down to write this piece, I came across a great many blogs out there full of tips on how to build your portfolio with simple and general ideas, i.e., “get experience.” These samples show what you can do.

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Portfolio Copywriter Copywriting Copy 98

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….

Content Writer 111

Content Writer Writer Contractor Content 111

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?

Freelance Copywriting 57

Freelance Copywriting Search Engine Optimization Blogging Blog 57

Men With Pens

JUNE 2, 2011

You tell yourself you can use time in the post office line to return emails, but you’ll probably just be hitting refresh and deleting ads for J.Crew when you could have been using that time to daydream about your next project. You do not need to be available 24/7. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

Electronics 96

Electronics Management Projects Ads 96

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. Pick up a project that you set aside months ago.

Writing 89

Writing Construction Writer Projects 89

The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Introduction On 8 December 2008, I published my first blog post on www.TheCreativePenn.com. I left my job to become a full-time author entrepreneur in 2011 and I’ve changed my business model several times over the years as technology, new service providers, and a growing market have expanded our options as indie authors.

Retail 98

Retail Pharmaceutical Creativity Publisher 98

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?

Projects 72

Projects Blogging Blog IT 72

Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2012

After all, writing ebooks are typically known as huge, long projects, right? 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). Well, you can. You can make clear, concise and compelling.

Writing 97

Writing Text Concept Management 97

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.

Content Marketing 120

Content Marketing Marketing Social Media Search Engine Optimization 120

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.

Blogging 60

Blogging Blog Copywriter Copywriting 60

Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2012

The only way it makes sense is if two conditions are true: You have a time-sensitive project. Post by Joe Pawlikowski Joe Pawlikowski is a writer and editor working on many blogs across the internet. His latest project, A New Level , covers the art of working from home. You are on the verge of breakdown.

Writing 100

Writing Freelance Writer Projects 100

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.

Freelance 81

Freelance Portfolio Projects Social Media 81

Men With Pens

APRIL 29, 2012

Every writing project goes through the same stages: Idea Generation. If you have a blog, email list, Twitter account or Facebook page, you’ve already got at least a few readers or potential customers. 4 Simple Ways to Create a Well-Written Ebook first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

Publishing 92

Publishing Publisher Publishing Copy 92

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!

Collaboration 112

Collaboration Content Editorial Editorial Team 112

Backlinko

MARCH 13, 2024

It will be interesting to see how AI impacts market research projects. Market measurement 15% User experience 12.4% Usage and behavioral studies 11% (Media) Audience research 10.3% New product/service development 9.3% Opinion survey/polling 5% Omnibus/cost-sharing surveys 5% Advertising/brand tracking 4.6% Employee satisfaction 2.5%

Marketing 105

Marketing Electronics Social Media Text 105

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.

Freelance 97

Freelance Writing Copywriter Copywriting 97

Men With Pens

AUGUST 23, 2011

Have you ever been so jazzed about your project that you feel you could take on the world? But how can you rekindle motivation for a project that’s become duller than grey ashes? And then you can create a snowball effect that gets you jazzed, full of excitement and feeling awesome about your project. You’re on fire!

Projects 70

Projects Copywriter Copywriting Writing 70

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.

Blogging 59

Blogging Blog Banking Publisher 59

ProBlogger

APRIL 21, 2012

In February 2011 my website lost 50% of its traffic overnight, and a further 20% disappeared two months later. Secondly, my WordPress blog was producing duplicate content on category, tag, and monthly archive pages. Mistake 5: Ignoring blog speed and server location. This guest post is by Sophie Lee of IBS Tales.

Projects 41

Projects SEO Content Prose 41

The Creative Penn

MARCH 3, 2025

I often cite my first arriving in India in 2011 as the reason I wanted to write. Someone who's like me in 2011, in the back of that taxi, totally overwhelmed, tasked with finding a missing person in this city that they've never been to. When I left my original consulting job in 2011, I took a massive pay cut. Luke: Thank you.

Writing 52

Writing Publisher Publishing Publishing 52

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.

Creativity 98

Creativity Sales Retail Publisher 98

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.

Blogging 41

Blogging Blog Insurance Consulting 41

ProBlogger

DECEMBER 30, 2011

This year, I tried to go outside of the social media echo-chamber and focus on people who are expanding beyond their blogs. Do you know of someone that has really stood out in 2011? Kristi Hines is a freelance writer, online marketing consultant, and social media enthusiast that blogs at Kikolani. I love his blog.

Blogger 54

Blogger Storytelling Social Media Consulting 54

Men With Pens

APRIL 21, 2011

Currently working as a freelance creative director and continuously starting up online projects when he's not out trying to take over the world. His latest published tool for world domination is GhostBloggers.net - An online marketplace where you can buy and sell unique blog posts. Want to keep up with him?

Creative Director 74

Creative Director Banking Freelance Projects 74

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.

SEO 90

SEO IT Content Engineering 90

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.

Writing 60

Writing Food Creativity Projects 60

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.

Social Media 111

Social Media Content Creator Utilities Advertising 111

Men With Pens

JANUARY 5, 2012

If you’re working on a big project like an ebook, try taking a whole week away from it. That blog post about something dear to you will touch others. I ditched my first blog that was all about trying to make money, and started a real business around what I love – writing. You’ll be able to see it more objectively.

Writing 69

Writing Construction Freelance Sales 69

Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2011

You find yourself procrastinating – chatting on Twitter, watching re-runs of The Simpsons, playing Flash games… “Write mega-huge client project&# keeps slipping down your to-do list. Just focus on the project at hand. Ali Luke is the go-to gal for all things blogging. Copyright 2006 – 2011, All Rights Reserved.

Projects 67

Projects Writer Freelance Blogger 67

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.

Blogging 48

Blogging Blog Freelance Projects 48

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.

Freelance 63

Freelance Writing Consulting Projects 63

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.

Blogging 49

Blogging Blog Social Media Collaboration 49

Men With Pens

MAY 31, 2011

On my blog I review heavy metal albums, movies, books and shows. “Bathory’s Blood Fire Death is a groundbreaking album – a one-man project of Quorthon, who is now dead. How to Write a Kick-Ass Review first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. There’s a kick ass riff at 2.24

Writing 71

Writing Persuasion Concept Writer 71

Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2012

For long writing projects, there’s nothing better. The Logline App lets you organize chapters, sections, and all sorts of other information right in the program; it’s one of the best ways to organize your thoughts for immense projects that have a lot of information spread out over several sub-topics. What about you? Leave a Comment!

Writer 64

Writer Projects Creativity Writing 64

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.

Advertising 37

Advertising Projects Blogger Social Media 37