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This is a guest contribution from ProBlogger Expert Ellen Jackson of Potential Psychology. If you are going through hell, keep going – Winston Churchill. In December last year I hit publish and launched my first online course. I’d love to tell you that I sat and watched the dollar metre click over as funds swelled my Paypal account but this is not a rags to riches tale.
Challenge: Write an Opinion Post on Your Blog. In today’s episode, I’m issuing you with a challenge to create a piece of content that centers around your opinion on a topic relevant to your audience. Adding your opinion to your content is such an important way to make your blog more useful to your audience, and it also makes it stand out from the crowd.
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