August, 2011

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How Breakfast at Tiffanys Teaches You to Become a Classic Writer

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If I asked you the question, “What’s the movie Breakfast At Tiffany’s about?&# you’d probably say something like this: “Isn’t Audrey Hepburn in that? And doesn’t she really want to have breakfast at Tiffany’s?”. Yes, she is, and yes, she does, but those things are not, in fact, what Breakfast at Tiffany’s is really about.

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Take 5 Minutes to Make WordPress 10 Times More Secure

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This guest post is by David Wang of The ClickStarter. Hacktivist groups Lulzsec and Anonymous are on the prowl again. Their actions have generated lots of attention for hacking, and you can be sure that many bored kids and shady characters are interested to start hacking too. What if your blog was the target of a rookie hacker, honing his skills to make it to the big leagues?

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How to Improve Your Writing Skills by Analyzing Structure

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Upcoming posts will focus on better writing skills, in honor of Damn Fine Words ‘s launch. It’s the only online writing course that teaches you how to improve your writing skills AND get business results. Registration is open right now, and with a juicy discount too. Don’t miss it! You know that writers need to read to improve their writing skills.

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How to Manage Your Energy Like a Power Company Executive

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You’ve probably heard about time management. All those books and blog posts will give you a wealth of tricks to squeeze a few more workable minutes out of your day. But none of those tricks are any good to you if you sit down exhausted and your head bounces off your desk. If you’re blurry-eyed and nodding off at 7pm, you can imagine how the work you do is going to look.

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Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

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.

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How to Use Language Like a Pro

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Pick one of your favorite bloggers. What keeps you going back to their blog again and again? Maybe they give great information. Maybe they answer all their comments. But what probably really matters to you is their style. Let me throw out a few names for you: Naomi Dunford. Seth Godin. Darren Rowse. Johnny B. Truant. I’m hoping you’re familiar with at least a couple of these people.

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10 Blogging Lessons from the Dalai Lama

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This guest post is by Annabel Candy of Successful Blogging. The Dalai Lama recently came to visit me on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Well, not me specifically but the thousands of people who drove miles, piled into buses, and waited under bright skies to hear him speak. It wasn’t what I expected. I joined Toastmasters to learn the art of public speaking but I don’t think the Dalai Lama needs to.

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15 Indirect Affiliate Marketing Tricks that Work

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This guest post is by Harrison Li of Blog Lectures. If you have ever bought something online, with no doubt, there have also been times when you rejected buying a certain product. And if you won’t buy it, the seller loses money. What about when you do buy something? As usual, you check out the item, all excited, and make sure it ships to your place as soon as possible.

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How Tim Ferriss Busted the Biggest Myth About Blog Success

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This guest post is by Amy Porterfield of AmyPorterfield.com. When it came to building my business with social media, I lived by the motto, “More is better.&# I applied every social media strategy I learned, stacking plan after plan and idea after idea. Then I read Tim Ferriss’ new book. And everything changed. With Tim’s 4-Hour Body , I realized I was a sucker to yet another myth in my head just like I was when I was little and my mom used to tell me I couldn’t swim for an hour after I ate

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9 New Productivity Tools to Simplify Your Online Life

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This guest post is by Leo Widrich of Buffer. After Google+ entered the social networking scene not so long ago, the number of online distractions hasn’t really decreased. At the same time, innovations and smarter solutions to handle your actions online have fortunately continued to thrive too. Instead of the usual to-do lists, news readers, or sharing tools, they tackle things in new and more helpful ways.

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The 5 Must-read Books for Bloggers in 2011

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I’ve read dozens of marketing books in the past six months, and these are the titles that really stood out. Reading these will dramatically help you improve your blog. I promise! Launch. I used to work for a launch coach so assumed I knew everything about product launches. Until I read this book. This is the best business book I have read in the past year.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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7 Lessons I Learned by Starting Over with Blogging

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This guest post is by Jeff Goins of Goins, Writer. Six months ago, I was frustrated with my blog. I felt stuck and stymied. I had written on it for nearly five years and built a small, but steady, stream of traffic. But there was just one problem: it wasn’t growing. And I was tired of trying. Copyright Vibe Images - Fotolia.com. My blog had reached the dreaded plateau.

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11 Blog Proofreading Tips You Can’t Afford to Ignore

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This guest post is by Luke Palder of ProofreadingServices.Us. It should come as no surprise that writing for a blog is different from writing for other types of media. Blogs are free to read and there are tons of them, so people tend to decide very quickly if they’d like to move on to the next one. Only great content will cause a new visitor to read beyond the first paragraph of one of your posts, but there are many ways to scare a new reader away.

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How to Email Your Blog Updates Like a ProBlogger

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This guest pst is by Martyn Chamberlin of Two Hour Blogger. “When you work with words … words are your work.&# —Don Knotts. I assume you know a lot about blogging. You know how to set up a blog, you know how to write. You know how to tweet and share. Most importantly, you know how to build your email list. Maybe you’re not as fanatical as I am.

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The Five Worst Ways to Title a Blog Post

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Post titling seems to be something of sacred territory for many bloggers. We feel that the title contains the essence of our post, and therefore, it’s the essence of ourselves—our personalities, our messages, our brands. On the other hand, we see a lot of post titles on the Web, and there appears to be endless variation available to us. Many factors play into a title: the post’s topic, the angle we’ve taken, SEO and keywords, and so on.

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Do's and Don'ts: How to Pitch Your Press Release to Journalists

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!

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Being Relevant and Reputable—Google’s Sweet Spot

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This guest post is by John Hoff of Blog Training Classroom. I’ve written many articles online over the years. Many deal with WordPress, blogging, and making money online; however, there’s one subject I’ve noticed which consistently takes the “most popular&# topic award … search engine optimization. The concept of search engine optimization at times can really make your head spin.

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How to Optimize Your WordPress Database for Better Performance

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This guest post is by Lior Levin. Optimizing the databases of your WordPress blog sounds like it might be a difficult task, but it’s a lot easier than it sounds. In most situations it can be done in just one or two clicks—no need for complicated steps or terminology. You’re probably wondering why you would even want to optimize your database tables.

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All You Need to Know About Educating and Selling

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This guest post is by Jean Compton of jeancompton.com. In the Febuary 2011 issue of I nc. Magazine , Gary Vaynerchuck was interviewed regarding how he runs his many business ventures under the umbrella of VaynerMedia. Talking about his show, Wine Library TV, he was quoted as saying: “Some people think I’m a huckster, but with the show, my intent isn’t to sell our wine.

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Getting Started with Webmaster Tools: Fixing 404 Errors

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This guest post is by Dave Taylor of DaveTaylorOnline.com. Whether you’re writing about changing diapers, improving your bowling score, finding a job in the travel industry or how you get pictures off your cellphone, I think it’s a universal truth that if you’re writing online, you want better search engine results placement. Most likely you’ve installed some SEO plugins that promise to improve your results and they might even be working, but if your site’s been up any length of time, it’s quite

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Data Modeling for Direct Mail: Boosting Multi-Channel Reach and Response

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.

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Blogging Without a Computer

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This guest post is by Janek Makulec of paylane. Blogging is actually a set of activities, but writing is always fundamental. Promoting your blog or presenting an outstanding layout is one thing, but you always have to offer good content first. Otherwise, the best you can achieve is being “the master of the form.”. What’s wrong with a computer?

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How I Use BuySellAds to Monitor Blog Traffic and Goals

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This guest post is by Kevin Muldoon of WordPress Mods. One of the biggest mistakes new bloggers and webmasters make is to check traffic stats and affiliate reports too often—often enough for it to stop them doing real work on their projects. That being said, it is still important to check stats from time to time. A quick review once a week, and a slightly longer recap once a month, is more than sufficient for most bloggers (affiliate marketers will obviously check stats much more because of how

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Don’t Let Your Blog Get Caught with its Pants Down

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This guest post is by Joseph of Blog Tweaks. I know a guy who went on a backpacking trip in Ghana. One leg of his trip stood out—a five hour bus ride from Kumasi to Cape Coast. This particular ride started at 4:30 a.m. Yes, that’s crazy early, but it wasn’t the worst part of the trip. The worst part was the rolling bowel cramps that started from mile one and wouldn’t go away.

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What Are You Putting Off Doing Today that Could Significantly Improve Your Blog Tomorrow (And Beyond)?

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Do you put off doing things on your blog that you know you really should invest time into? I do. Yesterday I was out walking and found myself thinking about my “I’ll do it one day&# list. It struck me that there were a lot of things on that list, and that while some of them were just fanciful ideas, there are also items on the list that I know are potential profits that I’m just not earning.

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Scan to Success: How to Leverage QR Codes for Offline and Online Marketing Power

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

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You Need to Be (Better Than) a Jerk

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This guest post is by Joe Bunting of The Write Practice. You’ve been told that controversy sells. You’ve heard you need to use hyperbole in your headlines. You’ve tried to create polarizing content that gets comments rolling in like crazy. You’ve heard that being a jerk is the key to effectively drawing people to interact with your blog.

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3 Questions to Ask Before You Publish Your Next Blog Post

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“Warning: this post may cause dizziness.&#. This is not a warning you want to put at the top of a blog post. But guess what? Many should. Why? Because some blog posts leave visitors feeling dizzy and confused. They come in with the intention of either being entertained or learning something. But they leave saying, “What the heck was that?

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How Offline Promotion Landed 300 New Blog Visitors

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This guest post is by Kyle Taylor of The Penny Hoarder. I’ve been blogging for six short months and I’m bored. I still love writing new content, but like many of you, I have spent so many countless hours commenting, tweeting, and begging for backlinks that I’m simply too bored to keep it up. What makes the situation worse is that I have spent months establishing myself as a unique brand in my niche, yet I’ve been employing all of the same marketing strategies as my competitors.

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A Blog Traffic Strategy: Quality vs Quantity

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This guest post is by Marcello Arrambide of Wandering Trader. When it comes to blogging, there are different mentalities around both the quantity of traffic and the quality of traffic. At different stages in a website’s development, we tend to focus on one or the other, but when we start a new blog, we primarily want to get traffic to it. Even if you are a famous celebrity, your new website isn’t going to get anywhere without some effort.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

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.

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How to Create Emails with a 47.8% Open Rate and a 28.3% Click Rate

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this guest post is by Moon Hussain of Experiments in Passive Income. Contrary to popular belief, you need great copywriting skills to make a successful income online. For over a year, I thought publishing good material would not only help me go viral but also hurl me and my blog towards Planet Success faster than Superman gets rid of Kryptonite every time it’s in his sight.

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How to Use Blogging to Get Clients Flocking after You

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This guest post is by Onibalusi from YoungPrePro.com. I have been writing for others as a freelancer for over seven months now and within that period I have made over $20,000 just by writing for others. I keep on getting new client requests every month and due to an agreement with my current and main clients, I have rejected almost ten clients in the past six months.

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Talking Funny: What Can Bloggers Learn from Comedians?

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This guest post is by Dan Meyers of Your Life, Their Life. I recently watched Ricky Gervais’ new show on HBO, Talking Funny , with guest comedians Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, and Louis C.K. These guys are the top of their field and use the show to discuss their strategies. If you’ve read Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers, you know they didn’t get to where they are by luck.

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8 Tips for Using Quotes and Dialogue in Your Blog Posts

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This guest post is by Aman Basanti of Ageofmarketing.com. Quotes and dialogue are one of the most powerful tools in the writer’s toolbox. They bring your writing to life. They give your piece voice and make the words jump off the page. As the famous writer Stephen King once said, “What people say often conveys their character to others in ways of which they—the speakers—are completely unaware.&#.

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

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.