Men With Pens
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
I know, you guys. I know. I know there are a thousand posts out there with this kind of title. I’ve made fun of them. I have begged whatever internet gods may be to stop people posting topics like this (also, topics like “The X Guide to Such-and-Such” and damned if I didn’t write one of those too.). The reason people write them, I’ve discovered, is that it’s very easy to get caught up in the online world.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
This guest post is by Karol K of Online Business Design blog. Blogging is not only about putting together 400-2,000 words of text and publishing them on your WordPress site. As a blogger, you can choose from a much bigger variety of possible blog post types (and content in general). Let me be honest and admit that I’ve wanted to compile this sort of list for a long time.
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ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
This guest post is by Lina Nguyen of Words That Influence. Influential bloggers are being paid top dollar to write sponsored posts (thousands of dollars per post is not unheard of). They’re gifted with luxury items, cars and overseas trips, and invited to events previously exclusive to A-List celebrities and long-established journalists. Bloggers worldwide are proving to be fierce competition for mainstream media, as companies decide how to get the best return on investment for their marketing b
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
This is a guest post by Peep Laja, CEO of Traindom. People judge books by the cover, and other people by their looks. Take a look at these two men: Now answer these questions (you can’t choose “neither”): Which one would you rather ask investment advice from? Which one would you rather have babysit your children? Which one would you rather have cook your dinner?
Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com
Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
With the launch this week of Seth Godin’s latest book, We Are All Weird , we wanted to share this interview we recently conducted with Seth on productivity and blogging. Seth’s among the world’s most prolific bloggers , but he’s also a profuse book author and serial entrepreneur. How does he fit it all in? Seth (image copyright Brian Bloom Photography).
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
This guest post is by Glee of Creative Fashion. I was a high-school Maths teacher for eight years and for all those years, my life evolved in writing lesson plans, producing teaching materials and worksheets, dealing with parents, teaching some well-behaved and some rude students, and pleasing demanding bosses. When an opportunity came for me to finally be a full-time blogger, which allows me to be my own boss and set my own schedule and calendar, it was a dream come true.
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ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
This guest post is by Kiera Pedley of Binkd. Running a contest on your blog can be a great way to generate new readership, reactivate stagnant subscribers, and increase the engagement of your readers. Competitions can be a lot of hard work for little or no results, unless you run them to a plan and have a clear objective in mind. Here are five tips for running an awesome blog contest campaign. 1.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
This guest post is by Tommy Walker, Online Marketing Strategist and owner of Tommy.ismy.name. Why are you reading this article? Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate it, but isn’t there something else you could be doing? What are you putting off? I’m going to be straight with you. You are your own worst enemy. And you are killing your business.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
In just over a month Blog World Expo will be happening in Los Angeles from 3-5 November – and I will be there – speaking at one of the Track Keynotes (topic TBA). I didn’t think I would get there this year with a new baby in the house but the little guy is doing really well and so I’m coming. If you’ve already booked your tickets to come I can’t wait to see you – and if you’re still not sure if BWELA is for you I’d encourage you to seriously
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011
This guest post is by Peter G. James Sinclair of Motivational Memo. Before I aggressively started to build my Motivational Memo blog at the beginning of this year I had already owned a web design company for over seven years. During that time I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly in web design, and now that I have entered the blogging industry I continue to see the same mistakes being made by many bloggers.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
This post is by Simon Worrall of CM Copywriters. Each year, companies spend hundreds of millions on branded T-shirts, mugs, stickers, and pens. Go to enough conferences and you’ll amass terabytes of memory sticks and a wardrobe of T-shirts, hoodies, and caps. Promotional products are also a way of making money. In 2008, Europe’s soccer elite scored around $800 million from merchandizing.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
This guest post is by Leah Goodman of AppsGeyser. A few months ago, when I started working for AppsGeyser, a friend asked me if I could turn her blog into an app, to which I responded, “Yes.” Then she asked me the more important question: why would she want to do that? There are loads of reasons. Here are just a few ways you can use an app to bring new readers to your blog and give more value to your current readers.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
This guest post is by Joe Burnett of Who’s Your Blogger? “I have a pretty (un)healthy obsession with email lists. I’m constantly telling my readers to focus on growing a list of active, engaged, and interested email subscribers.”— Blog Tyrant. You can capture emails with only one ethical plan: the visitor will have to give you his or her email by typing it in.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
This guest post is by Matthew Kepnes of Nomadic Matt’s Travel Site. Let’s begin with some word association: Disney World. Nike. Apple. McDonald’s. BP. Goldman Sachs. What did you think about when I mentioned these brands? What words came to mind? Thoughts? Feelings? Images? Image copyright Andy Dean - Fotolia.com. Whatever it is that came to your mind is the brand image you associate with that company.
Speaker: Michelle Garrett, PR Consultant, Author, Speaker
Yes - press releases are still relevant in the world of public relations! 🎯 Ever wondered how to write a compelling press release, or what are current best practices for pitching your news to earn media coverage? In this exclusive webinar with Michelle Garrett, PR Consultant, we’ll cover tips and advice to help you get the most out of each piece of news you pitch!
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
This guest post is by Ryan Shell of Fashables. I won’t even begin to act like I’m some sort of SEO ninja, because I’m not. What I do know is that a particular post on one of my sites has ranked in the top three spots on Google, with a majority of that time spent at number one and outranking a major clothing brand. Tumblr played a huge part in making that happen, and I’d like to share my almost accidental findings.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
This guest post is by John Saddington of TentBlogger. We all know that having a blog can enhance your freelancing business and serve as an effective marketing tool for your products and services—that’s given. And although it’s easy to get a blog started (and to start a freelancing business) it’s much harder to make a dent in search engine rankings so you can win those viewers (and new customers and clients).
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
This guest post is by Srinivas Rao of The Skool of Life. The idea of interviewing people might give you the jitters. It might make you feel like you’re standing naked in front of your elementary classroom with nothing intelligent to ask or say. But the only way you’re ever going to find out is if you put yourself out there. I took a gamble and started interviewing people as part of a weekly series on my blog.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
This guest post is by Melissa Cassera of www.casseracommunications.com. You write a blog post. You post it. You tweet, Facebook, Digg, Stumble, and perform every other type of online promotion to supersize your presence. What are you missing? Promoting “offline” using a major influencer like a national magazine can bring a blizzard of traffic to your blog.
Speaker: Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners
This new, thought-provoking webinar will explore how even incremental efforts and investments in your data can have a tremendous impact on your direct mail and multi-channel marketing campaign results! Industry expert Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners, will share real-life case studies and best practices from client direct mail and digital campaigns where data modeling strategies pinpointed audience members, increasing their propensity to respond – and buy.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
This guest post is by Marya of Writing Happiness. When I finished my MBA degree about a decade ago, I undertook a course which taught me how to write great content for my blog. Sceptical? I know what you are thinking: blogging wasn’t even around then! I know. Allow me to explain. Doing MBA, I did many subjects like Marketing and Management which are great for anyone who is a webpreneur or looking to become one.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
This guest post is by Margie Clayman of margieclayman.com. One of my favorite Elvis Costello choruses goes like this: “What’s so funny ‘bout peace, love, and understanding?”. I have always liked that song, but I never really thought I would live in a time where that question would resonate. I always thought, “Well, that was written when peace and love seemed hokey, perhaps, or maybe impossible.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 10, 2011
Today was an exciting day for me – I was one of a small group of bloggers invited to cover a training session of the Carlton Football Club (the ‘Blues’) – the football team I support. Marc Murphy (@marcmurphy3 on Twitter). For those of you outside of Australia – the Carlton Football Club (CFC) is an Australian Rules Football team based in Melbourne Australia.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
This guest post is by Tim Brownson of A Daring Adventure. I suspect that all the technical information you could ever need to be a successful blogger is out there in the public domain. If that is the case, why do the vast majority of blogs fail when it comes to providing the owner an income they can live comfortably on? Copyright Mark Aplet - Fotolia.com.
Speaker: Corey Daugherty, Head of Business Development at Flowcode & Georgette Malitsis, Senior Customer Success Manager, Enterprise at Flowcode
Let's explore the transformative power of QR codes in bridging offline and online marketing worlds. 📲 This new webinar featuring Corey Daugherty and Georgette Malitsis of Flowcode will dive into how innovative QR technology not only enhances traditional marketing strategies, but also drives meaningful customer engagement and analytics. Register today to gain practical knowledge on using QR codes to increase conversion rates, optimize customer journeys, and ultimately unlock a new realm o
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
This guest post is by Marcello Arrambide of wanderingtrader.com. It has been about one full year since I started blogging about travel, and I have started to generate $3,000 or more a month via my travel blogs. My very first post was published on May, 4th, 2010, and it was nothing but grammar mistakes and partaking in an activity that I really don’t enjoy: writing.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
Information graphics, or infographics as they are more often called, are a great way to convey complex information clearly and concisely. Infographics can be anything from annotated maps, timelines, flowcharts, graphs, Venn diagrams, size comparisons, charts, or data presented with snazzy typography to a gorgeous amalgamation of several of these techniques.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
This guest post is by Yasmine Mustafa of 123LinkIt.com. The Business Insider recently reported that ten thousand affiliates were recently dropped from Amazon’s Affiliate Program with little warning. How much income would you lose if you were no longer permitted to use the program? This is an issue that bloggers in California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Connecticut are currently facing.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
This guest post is by Kiesha of WeBlogBetter. Many of my readers have asked how in the world I come up with such creative ideas for my blog content. If you’ve read: “The Walmart Guide to Increasing Time spent on your Site,&#. “Can your blog Pass the Salad Test?&#. “Attract Readers to your blog like Mosquitos. “What the Sims Taught me About Social Media&#. “How to Solve the Blogging Puzzle&# (a post that compares blogging to a jigsaw puzzle). …then you
Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing
Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 3, 2011
This guest post is by Peter G. James Sinclair of MotivationalMemo.com. “How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.&# —Henry David Thoreau. I often reflect on the lifetime of experiences that I’ve tasted since landing on planet Earth to find myself in the arms of my mother. Those experiences have in fact been the fuel that has ignited the written word that flows from my pen to the page, and from there, through the agency of my Motivational Memo blog into the hea
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
This guest post is by Gregory Ciotti of sparringmind.com. One of the many tough obstacles that newer bloggers have to deal with is the fact that many of their visitors, which they work very hard to get, will often “bounce” away from their pages—they’ll immediately leave the blog after landing on the homepage. Copyright Kzenon - Fotolia.com This “bounce rate” can have a drastic effect on your blog’s success at any stage, but especially in the beginning.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
This guest post is by Peter Lawlor. The more articles I publish on my niche websites, the more knowledgeable I become about keywords, and more importantly, the search habits of my target audience. During the early days of my affiliate marketing business, I would write a post promoting a particular product or service as an affiliate and move on. That was a big mistake, but one that is easily solved.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
This guest post is by Aman Basanti of ageofmarketing.com. Billionaire Warren Buffett’s method of deciding which companies to buy and invest in is not only instructive for share investors, but also for bloggers. His strategy can be used in the blogging world to create a successful blog—especially instructive for bloggers who are short on time and need to make every post count.
Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service
Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.
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