2023

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How To Promote Your Blog: The Definitive 2024 Guide

Blogging Wizard

Want to learn how to promote your blog and get more people reading your content? We’ve got you covered. In this post, you’ll learn 35 powerful promotional tactics you can.

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Have a Freelance Business? The Corporate Transparency Act Means New Reporting for Your Freelance Business

Freelance Union

If you own a freelancer business, you need to be aware of the new reporting requirements effective Jan. 1, 2024 under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This rule applies to you if you have a corporation, S-Corp, LLC or any other entity created by paperwork filed with a Secretary of State office. This is a business filing that is not related to tax filings in any way.

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How a Bestselling Author Revises One Sentence: A Lesson in Vivid Writing

Enchanting Marketing

Do you ever wonder how others edit their writing ? Me, too. So, picture my delight when I came across a fabulous example of revision … By a bestselling author! This revision is more fundamental than cutting a couple of words or ironing out a few typos. The final version is longer, more vivid , and more dramatic than the rough draft. Want to know more?

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The Simplest Way to Produce Popular Content

Neil Patel

Have you noticed that no matter how well-written your content is, it’s hard to get views? Or even if you create video, audio, or image-based content it’s tough to get likes, shares, and engagement. Most marketers believe it is because there is so much content for people to choose from. In other words, why should someone read yours? And the stats do tell that story ( 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created each day ), but it’s simpler than that.

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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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Google Search Operators: The Complete List (44 Advanced Operators)

Ahrefs

For example, the site: operator restricts results to those from a particular site: In this post, you’ll learn all of Google’s search operators and how to master them for SEO.

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7 Best Business Blog Examples (And Key Takeaways)

Blogging Wizard

Are you on the lookout for examples of business blogs to inspire your next venture? You’re in luck because in this post, we’ve listed the best examples of business blogs.

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Google’s New Experience Algorithm Update

Neil Patel

You’ve heard of Google E-A-T algorithm before…. If not, it just stands for expertise, authority, and trust. Which is part of their algorithm and you can optimize for it by following this. But Google decided to add an extra “E” to E-A-T. So now it’s E-E-A-T. So what’s this new “E” that Google added? It stands for experience. So what’s the difference?

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We Studied Over 1 Million Domains to Find the Most Common Technical SEO Issues

Ahrefs

We looked at 1,002,165 domains to find the most common technical SEO issues. Keep reading to see what we found. These are the issues flagged the most across the 1 million+ domains.

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What The Highest Converting Websites Do Differently

Neil Patel

Getting looks but no sales? Let’s turn those window shoppers into buyers – and at a high rate. Use conversion rate optimization to get the most of every dollar spent on PPC. Hit the sweet spot for what persuades the greatest number of your visitors to take action. My gut tells me the reason for this is MOST companies are too caught up in the “business as usual syndrome”, and they rarely take a second to stop and think about really focusing on conversion optimization.

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Big disruption hit book publishing before AI showed up

The Idea Logical Company

Publishers Weekly recently hosted a stimulating and smart online session about AI and publishing , thanks to the organizing and moderating skills of Peter Brantley and Thad McIlroy. The day began with a presentation by former PRH CEO Markus Dohle and ended with one by thought leader Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School, which framed the day perfectly.

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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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10 Best Creative Writing Courses in India

Write Freelance

Finding and enrolling in the best creative writing courses in India has been more difficult than I thought. At least it used to be, seven years ago when I had just dived into freelance writing. I wanted to hone my skills and practice fiction writing too, which is when I started looking for creative writing courses online. For a while, I even considered getting an MA in creative writing in India.

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My Favorite Ways to Use an AI Writing Tool as a Freelance Writer

Elna Cain

Have you been hearing a lot about AI and AI writing tools? ChatGPT is here, and everyone is going bonkers on Twitter. Wherever you look, it’s on Youtube, Medium, and Google! The age of an AI writing tool is here, and as freelance writers, we need to EMBRACE this new way of writing. I know many writers are thinking this is the end of freelance writing, but it’s not.

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How to Write Conversationally: An (Almost) COMPLETE Guide with 18 Examples

Enchanting Marketing

Gosh, Helena thinks. She’s reading her draft post. And she doesn’t like the tone of her writing at all. Why is it so hard to engage her readers? Sigh. Helena is an expert in climate change, and she’d like to write in a conversational tone … As if she’s explaining climate change to a friend while sipping an ice tea at the town plaza.

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The urgent need to get ahead of AI writing tools in 2024.

Nick Ursborne

Towards the end of every year, I step back, take stock, see where “I’m at”, and… more importantly… try to figure out where I’m going. This year, the stakes have never been higher. According to a survey by Neil Patel of agency NP Digital, over 60% of text content is now being created purely through AI. And 26.8% through a combination of AI and humans.

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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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147 Ways to Make Money Online with ChatGPT

Kristi Hines

ChatGPT and its expansive capabilities have opened up new opportunities for entrepreneurs to generate income online. Using ChatGPT plugins , anyone can leverage AI to create products, offer services, automate workflows, and tap into new revenue streams. This comprehensive guide will walk you through 147 ways to monetize ChatGPT plugins, allowing you to turn your creativity and the AI assistant into a money-making machine.

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33 Proven Blogging Tips for Beginners (+ Pro Insights)

Blogging Wizard

Looking for beginner-friendly blogging tips you can use to start or grow your own blog? We’ve got you covered! In this post, you’ll learn 33 proven blogging tips for beginners.

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18 Best Tools For Freelancers to Grow a Successful Business

Freelance Magic

As a freelancer, we’re the boss and the employee, the admin and the HR department, the accounting team, and the marketing team. We’re the Jack/Jill of all departments and the master of some. Eventually, it can get tiring to wear so many hats and manage an array of responsibilities manually. Thankfully, we don’t need to. We’ve been blessed with the innovation of technology that can help us automate some parts of our business and spare us time to do our actual work.

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How I Grew My Writing Business by 40% in One Year

Agency Content Writer

As I look back over the last 12+ years of my writing business, I see ebbs and flows. There were big projects and small ones. There were good clients and not-so-good clients. With each experience, I came further along the learning curve of being a business owner. It was in 2022 when I was physically, mentally, and spiritually well enough to take big chances.

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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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Writing Tips From a College Professor

Kayleigh Moore

So often, we tend to take advice from the noisy marketers on social media (disguising themselves as expert writers) who really just want you to buy their course or training or whatever-the-hell. That's why today, I wanted to bring you some advice from someone who is truly *in it* every single day. No ulterior motive involved. No course to sell. No lead magnet to promote.

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New Release Spotlight: Matthias Roberts

Rachelle Gardner

Happy release day to author Matthias Roberts! Holy Runaways speaks to people who are feeling ignored, oppressed, or rejected by their religious community and church, offering a path forward built on speaking truth, deep listening, and acting with compassion. Psychotherapist Matthias Roberts reaches out to those who, like him, want to understand the religion they’ve run from and erect a new faith on firmer foundations.

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The problem with bookstores is the problem for bookstores

The Idea Logical Company

Three decades ago, if you wanted a trade book, you went to a bookstore or a bigger merchant like Wal-mart or a department store with a book “section” It was actually hard to get a book any other way. That really changed starting with Amazon in 1995 and has continued to splinter since with a large number of online retailers making books available that they (mostly) source through Ingram.

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GST For Freelancers in India – Updated 2023

Write Freelance

Goods and Services Tax is an indirect tax in India applicable to the supply of goods and services within and outside India. It was introduced in 2017 to replace the indirect taxes levied by central and state governments separately, resulting in double taxation. While GST was introduced to simplify indirect taxation, GST for freelancers has been somewhat confusing.

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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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Clients are Checking for AI-Generated Content and Accusing Freelance Writers

Elna Cain

Picture this: You finally landed a freelance writing client, and you’re ecstatic. You go through the onboarding process with your new client, and they give you a content brief in the next few days. So you get to work. You write the content and source examples and use Grammarly to check for errors. You go the extra mile and get your friend to proofread it over and finalize your article.

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How I Start Writing Promptly, Without Relying on Willpower

Enchanting Marketing

I used to be a champion procrastinator. I wanted to write. I loved writing. But still … I’d do anything to delay writing. Until a deadline came close. And then adrenaline would fuel a writing session, often late at night. It was stressful, and I hated myself for all the delays. Why was I wasting so much time? Some people say: Just put your bum on a seat and write.

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Improve the authenticity of your writing by leaning into both AI and Emotional Intelligence.

Nick Ursborne

Authenticity is about being genuine, real, and true to one’s character or brand. At its heart, it’s about radical honesty and transparency. When a person or a company manages to share their true selves, that authenticity goes a long way to connecting with their audience in a way that builds trust and a deep sense of rapport. Authenticity is a profoundly human and emotional quality.

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Chat with AI: Top 10 AI Chatbots & The Future Of AI

Kristi Hines

Ready to chat with AI? These AI chatbots connect you with the latest large language models including GPT-4, PaLM 2, Claude 2, Llama 2, and more from big tech companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic, Inflection AI, and Cohere. Use them for general conversation, summarization, coding, professional coaching, strategy development, brainstorming, idea generation, troubleshooting, image inspection, data analysis, second opinions, meal plans, gift ideas, travel planning, venting, and many o

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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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What Is A Content Strategy? Definitions, Examples & How To Create One

Blogging Wizard

Content strategy is the compass of your content creation journey. Creating content without a strategy is like being sailing in the ocean with no compass or GPS. You keep sailing.

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15 Top Tips On How To Create A Good Radio Ad

Caroline Gibson

Wondering how to create a good radio ad? It isn’t just about writing a great script – it’s also about the thinking that goes into everything before and during the studio session. I asked two award-winning ad industry experts to share their top tips on making an ear-catching radio commercial. Expert advice from an audio producer: Pam Myers.

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Becoming Frictionless

AIIP

By Mary Ellen Bates Why do our repeat clients come back to us? While we would like to believe it’s because of our breathtaking analysis, our brilliant marketing campaign, or our unique training program, it’s often something simpler – we’re easy to work with. We make it easier for our clients to come back to… Read More » The post <strong>Becoming Frictionless</strong> appeared first on AIIP Connections Blog.

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Rising to High Editorial Expectations as a Writer

Kayleigh Moore

In this new era of AI-powered writing tools , I’ve been thinking a lot lately about quality when it comes to writing. Are we generally satisfied with “done, and good enough”? Or are there still publications and organizations out there dedicated to producing top-notch, highly researched, funny, culturally relevant writing? The latter is a LOT of work.

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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.