Men With Pens
OCTOBER 8, 2013
'Some writers think that success occurs in a magical moment when the stars and planets align. But waiting for Fate to tap your shoulder as the lucky one places your chances of writing success in the hands of strangers. You can build your own success as a writer without waiting for Fate to come calling. You don''t have to just hope to be "discovered" by a major blog or a publisher.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 29, 2013
'What’s the one thing that you should do on your blog every day (or at least regularly)? “Create new content!” Good answer! Without regular new content your blog isn’t really a blog is it? Another Great Daily Exercise for Your Blog. But other than creating new content – what else should you be paying attention to every day?
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Men With Pens
OCTOBER 15, 2013
'Inner critics. Almost all writers have one: that insidious little voice in our mind whispering words of doubt into our mental ear. Inner critics stop us from making a fool of ourselves. Stop us from taking risks. Stop us from learning. From being more than we are right now. From having fun. Your inner critic is a master manipulator that holds you back.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 30, 2013
'Earlier in the year I published a post where I shared links to 13 tools and services that I use every day in my blogging business. Today I wanted to add a four – particularly ones that relate to creating images for my blogs. PicMonkey. I use PicMonkey every day to help me create images for sharing on social media. If you head to the Photos on the dPS Facebook page you’ll notice that most days we share at least one or two ‘collages’ of images from posts on the blog.
Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com
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ProBlogger
OCTOBER 10, 2013
'Yesterday, I shared a post that analysed 5 posts I wrote in the first year of Digital Photography School , that went on to generate a lot of traffic for the site. Today, I want to build upon that post and share some tips on how to capitalise on such posts to help you to build your blog even further. You see, getting a post to the point where it’s generating decent traffic is just half of the challenge a blogger faces.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 11, 2013
'This is a guest contribution by Adam Smith. If you are reading this post, I am guessing that you have a blog and at least a few social media accounts or you are just starting out and have a interest in blogging. Right? Instead of trying things out at first, guessing, hitting a wall and then becoming discouraged, this post is a ten step guide to becoming a better blogger than you are right now.
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ProBlogger
OCTOBER 17, 2013
'How do you organise and plan your posts? Do you have an editorial calendar? I like to keep things fairly informal but do use a spreadsheet to help me keep more organised than I used to. Here’s how it looks for dPS : The left two columns are my blog posts. I publish two posts per day – one scheduled for the US audience in the morning and one for the afternoon.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 22, 2013
'Two months ago my wife, Vanessa, started to blog. It is something she’s been planning for some time and with a little encouragement and some design help from Shayne, we set up at Style and Shenanigans. The blog is in its very early days and Vanessa is still finding her voice but I think she’s a natural. I’ve been excited to see her experiment with a variety of kinds of blog posts.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 16, 2013
'I recently had a blogger sidle up to me at a conference and ask me to share ‘the secret’ technique that would allow see their blog grow to it’s potential. While the blogger was asking with tongue planted firmly in his cheek (he understood that there was no single thing that would transform his blog) I do sometimes wonder if some bloggers are looking for ‘the secret’ The reality is that looking for a single technique to make your blog blog grow to its potential is a
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 9, 2013
'What sort of content should you publish on your blog to help you grow traffic in your first year? There is no right or wrong answer to that question as each blog will be different depending upon the topic, your writing style and the purpose of your blog. However, I thought it might be fun to look back at some of the earliest posts that I wrote on Digital Photography School and talk a little about how each contributed to the growth of the site.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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ProBlogger
OCTOBER 1, 2013
'This is a guest contribution from Ellis McGrath, digital marketing strategist at VITEB. A blank sheet of paper (oops writers don’t use it a lot anymore) well in that case a blank computer screen is the most frightening thing a writer could ever possibly encounter. Sitting in front of a computer screen, rolling up sleeves, and ready to write. But nothing happens other than going in circles.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 21, 2013
'This is a guest contribution by Kelly Gregorio. As an active blog owner, chances are you strive to produce content that is engaging, relevant and most important, fresh. Right? Switching up your content’s style and delivery can keep readers’ interest and may even make the experience of producing content more exciting. One way to engage your audience is with a stellar interview.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 15, 2013
'I’ve had a big mind-shift in my blogging, since I started 10 years ago… and I barely noticed that it happened. I’ve gone from being someone who completed things to becoming someone who never quite completes things… but in a good way. Let me explain. When I first started blogging I set myself very specific, actionable tasks. Things like: Each day I would try to complete a blog post.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 28, 2013
'This is a guest contribution from Amy Johnson. Social media has become incredibly popular. Many people have accounts on sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, or LinkedIn, and many share information, photos, and other things with their friends through these sites. But they may not realise how much they’re sharing or that strangers can access some of this information.
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
OCTOBER 31, 2013
'This is a guest contribution from Scott Purcell, co-founder of Man of Many. People often speak in very broad terms when giving tips or suggestions to improve blog traffic. We may hear unspecified suggestions, such as: “be active on social networks” or “partner with other blogs” If you are attempting to launch a new blog it is likely to prove difficult and frustrating putting these things into practice, and all too often with limited success if not implemented properly.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 8, 2013
'This is a guest contribution from Rohit M. @Adwisey. Every blogger wants to promote their blog. Who doesn’t want more traffic? When it comes to promotion, many bloggers mostly use the online world as their main marketing vehicle. The online world is great though, social media helps your blog and your daily posts go viral. You can tweet about your next blog post or send an email to your subscribers.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 7, 2013
'As anyone who has ever started a blog knows, it can be hard work. The internet never sleeps, and it seems at times neither do you! In the 24-hour machine that is the blogosphere and accompanying social media, there is the potential for our blog/life balance to be so far off kilter it’s all but disappeared from view. And the best way to deal with blogger burnout is to stop it before it begins.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 14, 2013
'I’d love to get some discussion around this question today. Does your blog focus more heavily upon Information, Inspiration or Interaction? A year ago I wrote a post in which I talked about we I use a combination of Information, Inspiration and Interaction focused posts to engage with readers over at my photography blog. While the blog largely focuses upon ‘information’ posts (tutorials and reviews) I’ve increasingly found that when you season those posts with a little i
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
OCTOBER 4, 2013
'Over at Digital Photography School this week we launched a complete overhaul of our site design. It was a massive job that took over 6 months of planning and implementation to pull off – but we finally got there without too many hiccups. We’ll post about the process and some of the features we’ve implemented in the coming weeks but I thought it might be an interesting discussion question to ask readers how often they’ve done redesigns on their blogs?
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 25, 2013
'This is guest contribution from Michael Kuhlmann. Would you like to increase your readership? How about boosting downloads for your latest white paper or newly-launched digital product? The secret to success sometimes lies in the obvious. While you may have placed a sign-up field for your newsletter or added a new product to your e-commerce site, your job as a content marketer doesn’t end there.
ProBlogger
OCTOBER 23, 2013
'This is a guest contribution from The Blogger, Greg Narayan. If you’ve tested your luck in the eBook industry you probably have noticed one thing: the scene is a total mess. While it takes years to publish a hard cover novel, we can now whip off a PDF eBook in the time it takes to make a PBJ sandwich, then start selling it online. This presents a real problem to both producers, and consumers as competition rises to the extremes.
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