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How to Write Like a Human, Wholeheartedly

Enchanting Marketing

Heather is sitting at her desk, staring at her laptop. For the umpteenth time, she’s anxiously scrolling through her LinkedIn feed. So much content. Mostly bland. Even some popular posts feel rather non-descript. Heather wants to be different. She wants her writing— her newsletter, blog, LinkedIn posts —to be human, to be personal. Why write if your followers just shrug their shoulders?

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Make an Open-and-Clicked Case: 19 Do’s and Don’ts To Improve Your Email Marketing 

Content Marketing Institute

Your audience’s inboxes are a crowded but extremely valuable space. Learn how to get noticed and get your emails opened, read, and clicked with this great advice from the experts presenting at Content Marketing World.

Marketing 139
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Travel SEO: 8 Strategies From Actual Travel Publishers and SEOs

Ahrefs

In fact, according to Kevin Indig, travel was the fifth largest industry on the web by organic visibility in June 2024. If you want to generate more bookings or get more customers, you will need to do SEO.

SEO 140
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How To Be More Consistent (And Efficient) As A Blogger

Blogging Wizard

Are you struggling to stay consistent with your blog? New blogs have to overcome a lot of hardships. One that’s not mentioned nearly enough is just how hard it can.

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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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Freelance Isn’t Free goes into effect in New York State on August 28th

Freelance Union

The independent workforce makes up over a third of the country, with New York being home to the largest population of independent contractors. We continue to see the real-world consequences of NYC’s groundbreaking Freelance Isn’t Free Law that has protected over 2,500 freelancers and recovered over $3 million in owed compensation for their work in New York City - Now, freelancers across New York State will have similar safe-guards to receive timely payment and be free from exploita

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5 Best SEO Audit Tools for More Traffic

Backlinko

SEO audit tools reveal hidden issues and opportunities on your site. Backlinko uses these tools for in-depth SEO audits every year. And quarterly check-ins. This analytical approach has helped us maintain top rankings and grow organic traffic by 20.50% year over year. We run a fresh site crawl, review top pages, and optimize them to keep our search rankings high.

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How To Self-Promote Your Blog Without Annoying The Internet

Blogging Wizard

How do you get your blog noticed outside of your own website without being an annoying pest? If there’s one thing the internet hates it’s seeing people promote their own.

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5 Powerful Automations for Creators to Streamline Your Content Workflow

Buffer

Ever had a brilliant idea, scribbled it in your notes app, and promptly forgotten about it? Or found a piece of content you worked on a while ago that could do with a refresh and redistribution? These days, with the right automations, you can skip the chaos and jump straight into crafting killer content without the headache of managing it all manually.

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Mastering the Art of the Cold Open in Storytelling

Ann Handley

A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox ; you’ll love it. Pearl is 8 years old but seems much more mature. Maybe because she’s so quiet. At first, I don’t even notice her there, sitting still and silent. Or maybe it’s the way she meets my gaze directly when I do.

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My Current Process to Quickly Write 3,000 Words for Clients

Elna Cain

When a freelance writing client gives me a 3,000-word article, it usually takes me ten days to write it. I mean, it doesn’t take ten actual days to write the article, but I would space out my time to do some research, do a little writing ( like the introduction), wait for subject matter experts, or get distracted with life – twins, dinner, chores, sports, etc.

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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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How A Checklist Can Improve Your Freelancer Onboarding Process

Contently

Encouraging any group of employees to march in step is difficult. The process gets even harder when the team includes part-time members. Many companies in marketing, media, or communications rely on freelance contributors, yet brands don’t always know how to effectively integrate these new teammates. Whether you’re looking to find new freelancers or already have external contributors helping out, you’ll benefit from a freelance onboarding process.

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Publishing Advice from a Serial Submitter to Literary Magazines

Jane Friedman

Today’s post is by author Amy L. Bernstein. Over the last several years, I’ve spent oodles of time submitting short stories, essays, poetry, and novels to literary magazines, contests, and publishers. We’re talking scores of hours devoted to searching, formatting, and submitting my stuff directly to the publishing gods (I’m excluding agents). This is where I tell you that all that effort paid off, and I have a ton of author bylines to show for it.

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So You’ve Been Asked To “Humanize” AI Content

Ahrefs

More people are trying to “pass the human check”, either to make AI content suck a little less or to blag AI content detection tools.

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How CMS Innovations Help Future-Proof Your Business [Sponsored]

Content Marketing Institute

Learn how AI automation and hybrid architectures are evolving CMS capabilities — and how to leverage these trends for optimal content success.

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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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Tech Advances That Are Impacting Content Marketing Trends

Contently

When we talk about marketing and technology, the conversation is all over the place. On the one hand, there’s buzz about B2B and B2C content marketing trends and AI that implies there will be explosive growth in tech adoption. On the other, marketing budgets are down as a share of revenue , as is the share of the budget dedicated to tech. It’s not that content marketers aren’t interested in tech.

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Crowdfunding for Writers Who Need First-Time Guidance

Jane Friedman

Photo by Andrea Jaeckel-Dobschat on Unsplash Today’s post is by writer Jason Brick. The model we’ve come to call crowdfunding has always existed in the form of pre-sales or (in publishing) pre-orders. With pre-sales, a company or individual pitches an idea to likely early adopters. Those who get excited enough buy one in advance, providing some of the money needed to make the product a reality.

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Here’s How You Can Outsource SEO Easily and Effectively (+ Best Practices)

Ahrefs

Outsourcing SEO allows you to leverage expert knowledge and free up time for other critical aspects of your business.

SEO 138
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Content Governance Is a Must for a Successful Content Strategy

Content Marketing Institute

Architects don’t just hand over drawings to the construction crew. They include detailed specs, so the project delivers what the customer wants. So, why do you expect a content strategy to do all the heavy lifting on its own?

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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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What Is One Secret to Blogging Longevity?

Blogging From Paradise

Bloggers drop like flies. Bloggers typically have the shelf life of an ice cream cone in the desert.

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7 Steps to Take to Integrate Generative AI in the Workplace

Grammarly

Generative AI (gen AI) is the biggest workplace disrupter since the internet’s arrival and there’s no going back. Even in its infancy, it’s revolutionizing office work by turbo-boosting efficiency , productivity, and profitability by automating everyday tasks, data analysis, personalization of customer experiences, and more. Consequently, gen AI presents a crucial opportunity for businesses to gain a competitive edge.

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I Disavowed “Toxic Backlinks”: Here’s What Happened

Ahrefs

After disavowing, traffic (as reported by GSC) fell by 7.1%: Before disavowing, according to GSC, traffic to these posts was trending slightly upward: After disavowing? Slightly downward: However, Ahrefs’ organic traffic estimates tell a slightly different story.

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AI-Assisted Search Will Change the Pay-To-Play Games for Content Marketers

Content Marketing Institute

Only one answer appears in an AI-assisted search. How can a brand be the one advertiser in it? What would the cost be? And what are AI platforms like Perplexity doing partnering with third-party publishers? Read on for some answers.

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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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How to Recover from a Google Algorithm Update

Blogging From Paradise

Bloggers tend to suffer after every Google algorithm update. Google shakes out those who do not appease the algorithm carefully.

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Digital Security for Freelancers: 5 Easy Steps To Stay Safe Wherever You Are

Freelance Union

This article is posted with permission from our partner MacPaw. MacPaw makes Mac + iOS apps that have been installed on over 30 million devices worldwide. Freelancers Union members receive 30 days of free unlimited access to CleanMyMacX and Setapp:  [link] Imagine this: You are working online in a café in Paris, a hut in Bali with a sea view, or even in your bedroom while you sip another cup of tea.

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What Makes a Good Website? The Only 2 Things That Matter

Ahrefs

Focus on these two areas to create a website that people will want to visit, return to, and tell their friends about.

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How To Find Low-Competition Keywords for SEO

BKA Content

How To Find Low-Competition Keywords for SEO Even though Google users search billions of times every day, an astounding 15% of queries are keyword phrases the search engine hasn’t seen before. This presents an amazing opportunity for search engine optimization. Instead of fighting tooth and nail to rank in the top spots for a well-known keyword, why not skip the line by discovering new keywords instead?

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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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Great B2B Marketing Is About People

David Meerman Scott

In the world of marketing, there is often a perceived divide between business-to-business (B2B) marketing and marketing to consumers. Many marketers believe that the strategies and tactics used in B2B marketing are vastly different from those used in consumer marketing.

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How to Pay Yourself as a Business Owner

Freelance Union

Navigating the ins and outs of owning a business can be difficult, especially as a small business owner. With limited resources and funds at your disposal, determining how to pay yourself as a small business owner is an essential step toward long-term success. But where should you start? To help you understand your options, we’ve broken down the basics for you below.

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5 Restaurant SEO Tips Backed by Diners & Data

Ahrefs

Getting diners through the door, then, is a game of ranking well for these types of queries. Here are a few ways to do this, backed by concrete research and the real experiences of food bloggers and serial diners.

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How to Start a Blog: 5 Simple Steps for Freelance Writers

Make a Living Writing

Want to learn how to start a blog? Although blogs have been around for years, it’s never too late to start one and to begin publishing your writing online. The fun part… when you learn how to start a blog, you can truly used for anything. Whether you want to start a business, document a travel journey, practice your writing chops, or anything in between, a blog can give you a platform to do it all.

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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.