Buffer

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Our blog has been around since around the time of Buffer’s inception in 2011, and production on the blog slowly ramped up as the team — and the product — grew. “In the long term, we want to look at metrics like MQLs [marketing-qualified leads], SQLs [sales-qualified leads], and revenue generated.

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Quick Sprout

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Our recommendation for the best website broker is Empire Flippers because of its reliable preliminary sales screening, excellent track record, and prompt assistance. Launched in 2011 as “AdSense Flippers,” Empire Flippers has come a long way, having realized deals over $400+ million and having a claimed success rate of 79%.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2011

That ebook you’re frantically finishing off this week could be launched and on sale next Monday. Pick up a project that you set aside months ago. How to Write like No One is Watching first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. The post you write at 9am might be out there for all to see by 3pm.

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Content Hacker

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

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. Take the time to find the right fit for your brand, the secret weapon who will help you bring in more traffic, leads, and sales. Plus, this is getting simpler and simpler to do by the minute.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Disrupting my creative process with generative AI tools Disrupting my publishing and marketing process with Kickstarter and Shopify How much do I rely on Amazon for book sales and total business income? From 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023, I made over six figures (£) in total book sales income. (No,

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Almost) eleven years ago, in Sept 2011, I left my day job to become a full-time author-entrepreneur. Long-term listeners/readers know I have been talking about ‘the shadow book’ for years now, and that is a similar project. You can follow my pilgrimage on Instagram @jfpennauthor and Facebook @jfpennauthor and Twitter @thecreativepenn.

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Publishing Trends

APRIL 8, 2024

Jen Schwabinger , VP and director, sales development is departing after 40 years with the company. Alison Martin is named SVP of customer solutions, analytics, projects, and strategy, and Jeanie Wood will report to her. Jennifer Trzaska will join as imprint sales director for Little, Brown, Running Press Group , and Workman Publishing.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Hourly and project-based freelance writing work is also available. On her site, you’ll find long-form posts on copywriting for sales and business. Starting with “nothing but a hope, dream and $75,” Julia McCoy founded Express Writers in 2011. But it’s not impossible. The platform offers both short and long-term contracts.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 5, 2012

If your sales page is poorly constructed and riddled with grammatical errors, you’re going to put people off. If you’re working on a big project like an ebook, try taking a whole week away from it. That sales page which is honest and forthright will reach your ideal customer. Yes, the technicalities of writing are important.

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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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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Freelancers have a common problem that contributes to slow, struggling sales year round, and I see happening every day. There’s always something going on to hurt sales – and usually it’s glaringly obvious. Too many other projects on the go. Your copy and sales pages. And they neglect them. They make excuses.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

How can you shift your mindset from catalog sales to selling direct? His latest book is Direct Sales Mastery for Authors , co-written with Monica Leonelle, launching as this goes out on Kickstarter. His latest book is Direct Sales Mastery for Authors , co-written with Monica Leonelle, launching as this goes out on Kickstarter.

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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. When it comes to generating sales, 70% said SEO gives them better results than PPC (pay-per-click). When it comes to sales funnels, 69% of content is created for the top of the funnel. Incredible, right?!

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Do you know of someone that has really stood out in 2011? In 2011 he created the Million Dollar Blog Project and launched his case study blog, Expert Enough. Some of the best discussions of 2010 came from his blog and I believe that the Million Dollar Blog Project will result in a few more bloggers to watch.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Red Bull funded the 330 million dollar project, and Red Bull branding is visible in every second of the three-hour video. In the early 1990s, milk sales were down. In 2011, the US Senate gave the Shop Small campaign official status. Consider : Can you attach your branding to a record-breaking challenge on a smaller scale?

Marketing 103

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2012

So, we need to deal with the necessary evil of sales. Let’s say you’ve worked with a sales consultant to create content for his blog, and he’s really thrilled with the results. Which brings us to the next sales opportunity… The Referral. So embrace the sale and make the most of it!

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 30, 2023

I switched to indie publishing in 2011. There's a lot more books out there demanding readers' attention, you have to work for your sales. I don't think that's a bad thing, necessarily, but now we all have to figure out how to make the sales happen. Traditionally published authors rarely have older books available for sale.

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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

DECEMBER 25, 2022

You see it all the time with TV shows and other creative projects that, it just goes from bad to worse and people are so attached, and they just can't let go. Joanna Penn: And just on that, so the direct sales model, software is another thing. What is its projected value? So yeah, you finish one chapter, you open another.

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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. Why The Loooooong Sales Letter Works And Other Surprising Sales Hacks via Mixergy. To quote from Smart Passive Income : Sol’s built his career across a dizzying number of spaces. I highly recommend following it. Neil Fahey.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 1, 2012

This was based on the 12 Days Of Christmas, where we re-posted our most highly trafficked 12 posts since we started the blog on 1 September 2011. As our blog was only a couple of months old in late 2011, we had very low levels of traffic in comparison to today, making it hard to identify any kind of trend.

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Blog Blogging Insurance Consulting 41

The Creative Penn

MAY 5, 2023

and I have been a full-time author entrepreneur since 2011. I intend to do more beautiful books and I have loads of ideas about future projects, potentially working with AI-assisted artists as well as my existing team. I write books and I record and publish audio, although I also do some professional speaking and teaching as well.

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Creativity Publisher Publishing Publishing 98

Men With Pens

OCTOBER 22, 2012

They say that if you write a compelling ebook, you’ll juice up your sales. You offer your ebook as a free download… and get hired for a $5,000 project by a client who was impressed by your excellent expertise. The Ebook-Writing Course that Brings You Power first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

Writing 45

Writing Copywriting Copywriter Engagement 45

Backlinko

JANUARY 8, 2024

With the pet industry projected to grow to $368 billion by 2030 , and tons of pet owners looking to find new products for their companions, there’s never been a better time to tap into the pet affiliate marketing niche. Yet, with a plethora of programs available, identifying the best one is no easy task.

Insurance 52

Insurance Food Retail Sales 52

ProBlogger

OCTOBER 24, 2017

I know that Jon Morrow, who runs the very successful Smart Blogger blog, got a huge surge in traffic when we published his post How to Quit Your Job, Move to Paradise and Get Paid to Change the World back in 2011. 8: Increased Sales. 2: Raised Profile. They may well be happy to send a link your way.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The tsunami of crap” all over again Back in 2011, JA Konrath, one of the early and most successful indie authors, wrote a blog post entitled, ‘ The tsunami of crap.’ Some only use AI tools for generating sales descriptions or ad copy. So I was born in the United States, but I've been up here now since 2011.

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Fat Joe

JULY 21, 2023

Here’s why: Expand Production Capacity Back in 2011, the average blog post was around 300-500 words. A recent survey by Semrush found the need to scale up production was the number one reason for outsourcing content writing: Outsourcing is how smart agencies handle large content projects without compromising on quality.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

And the idea was that they would encourage their employees to spend up to 20% of their time on basically more speculative projects, things that were outside the scope of their official responsibilities. So I used it as kind of a learning and research project. And then Google popularized a related concept of 20% time.

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ProBlogger

JULY 29, 2014

Darren showed some stats of how almost 40% of his current earnings were from ebook sales. I have been putting off writing one for a while now but after hearing Darren’s advice, that project is about to take a new life. Not forgetting the obvious reason, it increases your income. Blogging Lesson #9: Do Good.

Blog 51

Blog Blogging Hospitality Projects 51

Buffer

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Our blog has been around since around the time of Buffer’s inception in 2011, and production on the blog slowly ramped up as the team — and the product — grew. “In the long term, we want to look at metrics like MQLs [marketing-qualified leads], SQLs [sales-qualified leads], and revenue generated.

Content Marketing 52

Content Marketing Marketing Social Media Search Engine Optimization 52

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. Influencer marketing spending was projected to reach $15 billion by 2022. Influencers will proliferate.

Content 52

Content Entertainment Brand Awareness Education 52

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.

Creativity 52

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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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Writing Projects Writer Publisher 52

ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

At the end of 2010, I hadn’t done it and I came to write my goals for 2011 and actually found this in another notebook. There at the top of my list of goals for 2011 was start a podcast. Of course, 2011 came around and life got even busier. Every day we see ebook sales as a result of this post.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

At the end of 2010, I hadn’t done it and I came to write my goals for 2011 and actually found this in another notebook. There at the top of my list of goals for 2011 was start a podcast. Of course, 2011 came around and life got even busier. Every day we see ebook sales as a result of this post.

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Blog Post IT Post Writing 35

ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

It must have been 2011, maybe 2010. How that’s looked has changed to reflect what projects I might be doing or what that focus is. For about a year, late coming up to this 12 months, I actually paid writers to write. You’re doing a lot of those sales via email to your list and Facebook group I presume?

Blogger 44

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

It must have been 2011, maybe 2010. How that’s looked has changed to reflect what projects I might be doing or what that focus is. For about a year, late coming up to this 12 months, I actually paid writers to write. You’re doing a lot of those sales via email to your list and Facebook group I presume?

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