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
DECEMBER 5, 2013
'Last week I wrote about the experience of almost losing my online business as a result of having too many eggs in one basket and then followed up with a post on what I did to diversify the traffic sources coming into my blog to become less reliant upon Google. Today I want to continue talking about diversification but to switch our attention to diversifying income streams.
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Men With Pens
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
I’m not a self-schedule-oriented person. It’s far easier to stick to someone else’s schedule than your own. Self-discipline can be HARD. So when James told me that I need a daily writing schedule , I balked. I don’t want a schedule! I can’t guarantee where I’ll be at any single time. What if something else comes up? What if my child is home sick from school one day and I can’t write at my scheduled time?
Men With Pens
NOVEMBER 25, 2013
'Ah, the business blog. Everyone knows they need one, but no one knows what to say on it. My clients moan, "It''s easy for you. You''re a writer. I''m a cake decorator/photographer/project manager/bookkeeper – what on earth can I write about?". Blogging for your business helps attract new customers, and it solidifies your brand for current clients as well.
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.
Men With Pens
FEBRUARY 17, 2013
Are you aware that your website may be costing you fistfuls of money? An eye-catching website design will set the stage for your business, obviously. But that powerful first impression only buys you a few seconds of attention. If what you SAY on your website gives visitors the wrong impression, you’re chasing potential clients away. And that problem is far more common than you think.
Men With Pens
DECEMBER 2, 2013
'What’s the most-read page on your website? Chances are that it''s your About page, and that makes sense: New readers who stop by will naturally want to check out who you are, and what your blog and your business are all about. Here''s the problem: About pages are often done badly. When I visit a website or a blog for the first time, there’s a good chance that the About page fails the test.
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ProBlogger
DECEMBER 11, 2013
'This post is from ProBlogger Team member Stacey Roberts. Finding it hard to make time to blog? Me too. In fact, that’s one of the biggest issues people tell me they have when trying to write. Often we’re blogging from home alongside other work and family commitments, and it can be hard to switch between them when we need to. If you’ve only got 90 minutes in which to write that day, all the good intentions in the world don’t necessarily mean you can use every single one of those 90 minutes to th
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?
ProBlogger
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
'If you’ve ever read a post, book or eBook, or listened to a webinar or conference session on the topic of ‘finding readers for your blog’ you’ll have heard the advice: ‘ Leave comments on other blogs ‘ It was the first piece of advice I remember reading about building readership (from memory a 2002 book by Rebecca Blood was the first blog tips that I ever read) and it’s advice I’ve heard (and given) hundreds of times, since.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
'Last week I spent time with a young blogger who was completely stalled with her blog (for the purpose of this post I’ll call her Sally). Sally’s blogging had started with a bang and had put together 3 great months of content and had started to build a readership but then it suddenly all came to a halt. I arranged to catch up for coffee to see what had happened and see if there was a way to get her moving again and she told me a story that I’m sure many readers will find famili
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.
ProBlogger
AUGUST 7, 2013
'In preparation for an interview on writing great blog content, I jotted down some ‘quick tips’ While they are all short I hope that they might spark some ideas – enjoy! Tell your story – it is what makes your content unique [ tweet this ]. Share how you feel – it will take your readers to a deeper place [ tweet this ].
ProBlogger
AUGUST 12, 2013
'This is a guest contribution from Jeff Goins of Goins, Writer. It took me six years to become a professional blogger. And four and a half of those years were spent waiting. For years, I read blogs, bought books, and watched videos about ordinary, everyday people making the colossal shift from day job to living their dream. I seethed with envy and bitterness as I saw friends skyrocket to success, living out their passions.
ProBlogger
JULY 18, 2013
'“I’m quitting my job to chase my dreams!” When I hear someone say those words I experience two feelings simultaneously. 1. Excitement. You can’t help but admire someone with that kind of passion. Exciting things often happen when people step out of their comfort zone and make space to go for their dreams! 2. Fear. What if their dreams are not realistic?
ProBlogger
APRIL 25, 2013
'Yesterday I shared some tips for busy bloggers on how to find time to blog based upon a lot of questions I’ve had of late on that topic. As part of that post I was intending on describing my own blogging routine – but on the spur of the moment decided to email a group of blogging friends to ask them to describe how they go about blogging.
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
APRIL 23, 2013
'Today, I was looking back over some of my earliest attempts at making money from blogging. I realised that this month marks 10 years of me using Amazons Associates Program. My Start with Using Amazons Affiliate Program. I first heard about Amazon’s Affiliate program in April 2003. I had been blogging for 6 months and was beginning to realise that this new hobby of mine was going to cost me a little money (for hosting, design etc).
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.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'A few weeks ago I asked readers of ProBlogger to tell us about the fears that they’ve faced and overcome as bloggers. The response was fantastic with some honest sharing – thanks to those who commented – your comments not only helped me prepare for a talk I was giving on the topic at our event but also helped me to overcome a fear I was facing on that very day.
ProBlogger
MARCH 27, 2013
This week on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog. Today I want to dig deeper into some specific things to DO to build community on your blog. 1. Write in a Conversational Voice.
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
JUNE 12, 2013
'“ONE DAY I’ll be a full time blogger!” ‘V’ – my wife – must have heard that statement 100 or more times in 2003-2004. Me posing for my first ever press photo in 2003. Out of shots all my neighbours were watching on and wondering why I was videoing a guy taking a photo of me while sitting in my front yard. It would usually be accompanied by a spread sheet and/or chart in which I showed her how the earnings from my blog had grown from $9 per month to $11
ProBlogger
MAY 8, 2013
'Today I was speaking with a blogger (I’ll call her Alice for the sake of this post) who was feeling a little overwhelmed with the idea of monetizing her blog. She expressed that as she looked at other blogs in her niche, everyone seemed to be doing such amazing things. She said she felt she’d never be able to compete. Other blogs in Alice’s niche were running online courses, selling out hundred people live events around the country, selling ads to fortune 500 companies, author
ProBlogger
JANUARY 6, 2013
Welcome to the 2013 edition of Bloggers To Watch. My work has changed a lot over the past year – I’ve been focused a lot on the Australian blogger community, and on curators – so this post is very centered on those communities. This is the last time I’ll be writing this yearly round-up. It has been a blast exploring this project over the past 4 years.
ProBlogger
MAY 3, 2013
'This is a guest contribution by Marya Jan, blogging coach from Writing Happiness. What’s the biggest excuse you hear from people who are not getting the results they want from their blogging? “I don’t know anyone online.”. Not ‘my content might not be good’. Not ‘I don’t a clear idea of what I am doing’. Not ‘I know it takes time and I am learning everything I can’.
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
MAY 29, 2013
'Yesterday I ran a workshop for a small group of bloggers here in Australia. One of the sessions I covered was on writing compelling content. Here’s a brief look at a few of the recurring themes in what I shared: Be Useful – if your post isn’t informing, inspiring, entertaining or making someone’s life better – don’t publish it until it does.
ProBlogger
MARCH 4, 2013
Do you lie in bed at night dreaming of getting a link from some high-profile blog like ProBlogger that would send you thousands of visitors and give your blog the exposure you need to take it to the next level? I’d rather have Pinterest. Image by hydropeek, licensed under Creative Commons. Don’t get me wrong: I’d love to have Darren share a link with his audience to one of my photography marketing posts.
ProBlogger
MARCH 22, 2013
Did you just write a killer blog post? Or do you have an event/product to promote? The Problem of Sharing Links on Facebook. If so, you probably rely, at least partially, on linking to your webpage through Facebook. But lately Facebook is showing outbound links to such a small percentage of your page followers, that it’s potentially detrimental to blogs and businesses alike.
ProBlogger
MARCH 19, 2013
Yesterday I announced our ‘How To…’ group writing project and issued readers of ProBlogger with the challenge to go away and write a ‘ How to ‘ post for their blog. On Twitter a number of people told me that they were having a little trouble with writing a ‘how to…’ post because it wasn’t their normal style of writing on their blog so I thought I’d jot down a few tips for writing ‘how to…’ content (something I’ve been creating for
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
APRIL 24, 2013
'Last week I tweeted a question asking my Problogger followers to share the biggest challenge that they face as a blogger. Around 50 replies came back and a couple of themes emerged – the biggest one centred around ‘Time’ Finding time to blog is something that all bloggers struggle with. Whether you are just starting out and blogging as a hobby, blogging as a part time job while juggling work, home, and a social life or even blogging as a full time business amidst other demands
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
'What do you do to avoid blogger burnout? How do you stay inspired? Monique Frausto asked the above question on Twitter late last week and because it was a bit too big of a topic to tackle in 140 characters, I thought I’d jot a few random thoughts down here. 1. Know Your Limits and Set Realistic Goals. We all have a limited amount of time and energy to put into blogging regardless – whether we’re blogging while juggling full time work or our blog is our full time work.
ProBlogger
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
This guest post is by Jeff Foster of WebBizIdeas. Just as low-level article directories (ezinearticles, articlesbase, and others) got hurt by Google’s Panda Update in 2013, I predict that Google will hurt sites abusing guest blogging in 2013. I don’t feel guest blogging is bad, nor that all bloggers who do it will be penalized by Google. SEOMOZ.org allows guest blogging and their rankings increased during the Panda update.
ProBlogger
APRIL 19, 2013
'Today in a radio interview I was asked to give 4-5 quick tips on how to write great blog posts. Quick isn’t my forte when giving tips (I have a lot to say) and I can think of many more than 5 tips for writing great blog posts – but here’s a brief overview of the things I mentioned: 1. Be Useful. When I start writing a blog post I always identify how the post will be useful to my readers.
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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