Elna Cain

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

When I started in 2014, I made many freelancing mistakes. For example, if I was writing a client blog post on content marketing trends and one of my subtopics are mistakes in content marketing, I can search that term in Google to find a podcast. Another time, I wasn’t communicating with the right person for content.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 17, 2014

These were the five most-read posts this year. 6 Lessons in Writing Irresistibly Magnetic Blog Post Headlines. We all know headlines are what can make or break your post: if your headline sucks, people just won’t read. This post has six ways to nail it, every time. Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Spend 10 Minutes Doing This Every Day and You Could Transform Your Blogging. Publish Your Blog Post Without SEO and Thousands of Visits will be Forever Lost. I know I’ve made this mistake in 2014 with my own blog. Have you figured out a way to serve your readers by meeting their needs with your blog?

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Elna Cain

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

What’s Happening With Freelance Writing Jobs When I started looking at writing job boards way back in 2014, I was amazed that there were dedicated job boards JUST for freelance writers. Problogger was one job board that only posted content writing jobs. Then there was Blogging Pro.

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Content Powered

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The average length of a good blog post seems to be increasing every year. Back in 2011, when Google released Panda and changed content marketing forever, blog posts ranged from 300 words to maybe 1,000 from a particularly ambitious marketer. So how long should it take to write one of these blog posts?

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Backed by an extensive library of practical templates, printable worksheets, and in-practice example documents, this kit delivers all you need to make your blog turn a profit now, and over the long term. So if you’re wanting to make your blog more profitable in 2014 – this one is for you. Start 2014 with a bang!

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 27, 2021

SMBs that blog generate 126% more lead growth than their non-blogging counterparts. If you’re not convinced yet, any blog post on content marketing statistics will quickly change your mind. In the early days, you could post a 500 word, keyword-stuffed blog post and generate plenty of traffic.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Today we delve into the world of giving your blog a shake-up for 2014 when you’re a bit weary of the same-old same-old. This post “9 Steps To Take When You Loathe Your Own Blog” first appeared in May 2012. You’ve got an editorial calendar, you’ve scheduled blog posts weeks in advance.

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Elna Cain

OCTOBER 8, 2022

When I first started freelance writing in 2014, I knew nothing. Supply the client with 50 short posts and repeat the process…again…and again…and again. So, why did I recently try even more content mill writing jobs when I can regularly land high paying freelance writing jobs that pay $900+ a post?

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 31, 2013

The challenge many bloggers face is that they feel overwhelmed and often distracted by the many elements of blogging that they feel they need to do to have success. Before making this switch, I would sit down to blog and find myself going through a whole day flitting from one thing to another… but not really getting much done.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 14, 2014

Garret Moon proposes re-writing your blog headlines at least three times to A/B test your headlines using Twitter and email marketing. If you are serious about blogging, invest as much resources and time as you can to headline testing and optimization. 6 Lessons for Writing Irresistibly Magnetic Blog Post Headlines.

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Kristi Hines

AUGUST 9, 2023

Disclaimer: I have been a proud Elegant Themes affiliate since 2014 and will earn a small commission if you decide to purchase this product by simply using a link from this post. Whether it’s catchy headlines, informative paragraphs, or extensive blog posts, Divi AI crafts content that resonates.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 1, 2014

Here are the most popular URLs on ProBlogger for the last month, for Twitter: 40 Cool Things to Do with Your Posts After You Hit Publish. Ramit Sethi Exposed: How He Earns Millions Blogging. Neil Patel’s Guide to Writing Popular Blog Posts. How to Make $30,000 a Year Blogging. Let us know in the comments.

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Elna Cain

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Currently, this is what my schedule looks like for my freelance writing business: Monday : Topic research for a client and blog post outline for my SEO client. This wouldn’t be possible if I didn’t start freelance writing in 2014. Either way, know how to find credible sources for your blog post writing.

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Elna Cain

JUNE 3, 2023

It’s not fun since I’ve been freelance writing since 2014, and you would think I wouldn’t be dealing with difficult clients! I don’t do tight deadlines and would need at least 8 days to write a blog post for a client. I’m currently dealing with a difficult client.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 16, 2018

Got a new blog post ? Get more details from Google in its blog post: SEO Audit in Lighthouse for Chrome. Well, he officially resigned in December 2016 (though he had been absent from his role as liaison since July 2014) to join the U.S. Google drastically improved Search Console. No problem. SEO Click To Tweet.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

A survey by Orbit Media Studios states that the average blog post takes almost four hours to write. That’s actually a 63% increase over 2014, when the average blog post took just under 2.5 If you’re a marketer, you know that writing quality content takes serious time and effort.

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Elna Cain

OCTOBER 7, 2022

What if a job description mentions tools you never used, or you must continually develop blog post topics ? I would read other competitor blog posts, check out what other blogs are writing about, and then pitch blog topics for my current clients. I didn’t start receiving $900+ a post in 2014.

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Content Marketing Institute

JULY 3, 2018

I’ve been posting through LinkedIn Publisher since 2014 and still like its use in content marketing. As you’ll see below with specific examples from my LinkedIn published posts and status updates, the change is significant. Elaborate in long-form LinkedIn Publisher posts about twice a month. Click To Tweet.

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Elna Cain

OCTOBER 30, 2022

You can become a freelance writer (which is what I’ve been doing since 2014!) As a writer, you can make money writing things, such as: Blog posts and articles. Social media posts. You can also share handy tips on your blog posts if you want to. and write content for clients. Ad campaigns.

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Elna Cain

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Look – I’ve done this type of post before on how to land your first client as a new freelance writer. I’ve been a freelance writer since 2014, and over the years, I have seen the content landscape change and, only recently, dramatically shift in content production. Post your latest blog post to Twitter and LinkedIn.

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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. We saw amazing organic website traffic results in our peak publishing years, 2014 to 2018. It was (and is!)

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Freelance Magic

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But, when I started back in 2014, I had no idea that freelance blogging would be such a lucrative business. Scaling Up: Diversifying Income Streams As my freelance blogging business began to gain traction, I realised the importance of diversifying my income streams to safeguard against fluctuations in client demand and market trends.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Brand marketers will be completely replaced by an AI algorithm that will generate four blog posts, two infographics, a white paper, and a weekly podcast that starts with, ‘Hey guys, I’m soooo excited for this week’s episode.’ – Ron Tite , CEO, Church+State. @AllisonWert Click To Tweet.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 14, 2018

Buffer , 2014). To drive your point home, highlight existing assets – white papers, articles, blog posts, etc. Other helpful stats include: Video content was expected to consume 74% of online traffic in 2017 ( KPBC ). Visual content is 40 times more likely to be shared via social networks.

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BKA Content

APRIL 4, 2024

Microdata in SEO can identify any of the following types of structured data: Article Blog post Event FAQ Rating Review Many other data types are also available. Microdata was cutting edge when programmers were starting to adopt HTML 5 between 2008 and 2014. ← Guest Posting Vs.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 22, 2017

By 2014, they saw around 5,000. Businesses publishing 16-plus posts a month get almost 3.5 Publishing 16+ blog posts a month brings 3.5x That’s because there are other ways to engage with brands – better ways (*cough* content marketing *cough*). In 1984, a person saw an average 2,000 ads/day. Two words: Ad. Guess what.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 17, 2014

We covered heaps of ground but I thought I’d pull out some of my most RT’d and commented upon tweets from the hour here as a blog post. I was asked to prepare some advice for those about to start a blog (although much of this can be applied by more established bloggers too). . I hope you find these helpful!

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Social media posts, blog posts, SEO, PPC, financials, processes – you name it. Heavy adoption of marketing automation started in 2014, and the growth since then has been trending upwards. Simply posting every new blog post on your Facebook won’t develop your status as a topic expert. 24, to be exact.

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Elna Cain

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Did you know you can start a blog and turn that into a business? I’ve been blogging since 2014. I have two blogs – Elna Cain to help with freelance writers and Twins Mommy to help moms make money blogging. Interested in learning how to start a business? Logging Into Your WordPress Account.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 22, 2022

E-A-T first showed up in Google’s Search Quality Guidelines in 2014 and has progressively become one of the most important aspects of SEO. This blog post might make you a little hungry to know more about the elements of E-A-T and how it helps your SEO efforts.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Pierre: Okay, so one thing, just to be clear, my first book did not get published until 2014. So in 2014, after having a successful blog , it was gentlemanhood.com. So December 10, 2014, I published my first book, Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman , and with the audience receiving it well. So it was no guidance whatsoever.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In 2014, entrepreneur and marketing guru Eric Siu bought a failing SEO agency — Single Grain — for $2. blog post, whitepaper, ebook, infographic), lead to a conversion? Single Grain – Best for Conversion-Driven Content Marketing. Budget: $10,000+. Does this piece of content (e.g.,

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 9, 2019

In 2014, Darden Restaurants, the parent company of Olive Garden, replaced its board. Text mining of unstructured data can be applied in many useful marketing contexts: customer reviews, poor/high performing blog posts, transcripts of customer success phone calls, etc. Extract hidden insights via text mining.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 22, 2021

In the past, before Google started rolling out their algorithm updates , many people weren’t terribly concerned about the quality of their articles, a blog post, videos, a free ebook and other content. In 2014, Andrew Sobel listed 6 rules for evoking curiosity. But, it’s a different ball game today. Tactic #4: Evoke Curiosity.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Edit Your Blog Posts With Seven Simple Steps. A lot is taught about the importance of writing great blog posts, but it is in the editing of your writing that your post can really be made to shine. If left unedited, it can create a very different impression that can hurt people’s view of you and your blog.

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Smart Blogger

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Say, you run a health blog and want to promote health equipment in your blog post, 7 Best Pieces of Equipment for Health Fanatics (Up to __% Discounts!). In 2014, Commission Junction’s parent company, ValueClick, was rebranded to Conversant. Is it a blog post, email, social media, or other digital marketing platforms?)

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