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Do These 3 Types of Wordiness Sneak Into Your Writing?

Enchanting Marketing

Let me tell you a quick story first … It was 2011. And this blog post you’re reading right now? He is relentless in his pursuit of finding the lightest frame, the lightest seat post, and even the lightest holder for his water bottle. You try to be clear and concise. It’s easily done. Shall I explain? Happy writing!

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Blockbuster Blogs: How Breakthrough Ideas Are Born

Animalz

.” When Jimmy hosts Content, Briefly , Superpath’s podcast , guests often mention how this post has influenced their careers. He wrote 31 Animalz posts before “Your Blog Is Not a Publication” and was in content for many years before joining our agency. So how did Jimmy achieve such an enduring blockbuster?

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What We Learned From Refreshing a Decade’s Worth of Blog Content

Contently

We started writing blog content in 2011—back when Facebook fan pages and Klout scores were the marketing trends of the moment. Post-audit actions to update content To address these issues, I set to work developing a multi-pronged strategy to revitalize our content, improve its performance, and strengthen our keyword rankings.

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5 Common Ways Freelance Writers Get Scammed

Freelance Writing Jobs

That being said, if you turn in your work, submit your invoice, and don’t hear back, there is a decent chance that you are being taken advantage of, especially if the work has been posted on the client’s site or otherwise used. Your time and energy are valuable.

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Should You Become an Expat?

Blogging From Paradise

Being a digital nomad since 2011 introduced us to dozens of expats from all over the world. We have met expats living in: […]

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The 6-Step Process to Turn Ideas into Published Blog Posts

Men With Pens

You have a great idea for a blog post – and that’s a good start. If you want to grow your business, you need published content – and that means turning your idea into a written blog post. A process that leads you from initial idea to published post so easily that you’ll wonder how you could ever go off track.

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9 Clever Writing Tricks to Supercharge Your Blog Posts

Men With Pens

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.