May
23

Get Meme Marketing Right Or Pay The Price

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You’ve laughed at Grumpy Cat and Office Cat, you may have danced Gangnam Style and you may have danced the Harlem Shake, and Success Kid has probably tickled your funny bone. The fact that you’ve recognised the names is proof of the power of memes. It’s the kind of power that you want to tap…
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May
22

4 Things Your Blog Needs that You’ve Never Thought About

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As we all know, there are some “classic” things to include as additional elements to your blog’s offering. I’m sure you’ve heard about email lists (newsletters), social media integration, video posts, guest posts and so on. However, there’s also a nice set of not-so obvious things that can help you strengthen your position in the…
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May
21

Getting it Wrong: 4 Don’ts of Better Blogging

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Blogging is the act of maintaining or adding content to a blog.  Sounds simple, right?  However, most helpful resources on the subject tend to give us advice on what to do, and not so much assistance on what NOT to do.  Therefore, I want to use this post to list some tips concerning some of…
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May
17

Learn to Blog at Niche Optimizer University

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When I was still in college, I remember searching my college’s catalogue for the perfect course that might help me learn to blog.  The closest I ever got was an advanced writing course taught by an instructor who briefly talked about a friend she knew who blogged as a way to keep in touch with…
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May
16

Creating A Great Video Description

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Your video description is one of the most important parts of your video marketing process. This is how people will find your video and one of the determining factors of whether or not they want to watch your video. People will look at titles, thumbnails and the description to help them know if the video…
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May
15

5 Helpful Tips On Translating Your Website

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More than half of the people browsing the World Wide Web does not use English as their native language. This is why translating your website to cater to a foreign audience is one of the best ways to help your business or organization compete on a global scale. By making your website more accessible to…
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May
02

The Power of a Good Beginning

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The way you start your blog posts makes a big difference in whether or not they get read—do you know how to start them well? To help you craft winning introductions, here are seven ideas for better beginnings. 1. Ask a Question. Ask your readers a question, and you engage them from the start. You…
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May
01

Is Blogging the Future of Online Companies?

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Nowadays, it seems like everyone from the corner baker to the kid in middle school has a blog. As a company owner, blogging can seem like a logical extension of your brick and mortar location. In most cases, this is in fact a helpful addition to any other marketing you may have going on. But…
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Apr
30

3 Quick Tips for Engaging Your Readers

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Whether you are proficient at driving traffic to your blog or not.  Once you have people reading your content, your next question has to be: How do I engage with them? What do I do to get them to participate?  Page views are only one aspect of better blogging. However, there are some rather simple…
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Apr
18

Blog Post Formatting 101

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If only blogging was as easy as putting together a few great thoughts and relaying them to your readers in a clear, concise manner. Unfortunately, blogging is a little more complicated than fancy writing and good grammar. Formatting plays a large component in the world of blogging; without it, your blog can lose a lot…
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Apr
17

Freelance Options Regardless Of Location

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One of the advantages with certain types of freelancing is the ability to be able to do so without being tied to any particular location. By taking up one of these vocations one can choose to work from locations where the living costs are cheaper and the climates warmer. Here is a list of several…
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Apr
15

Top 5 Places to Find Royalty-Free Graphics

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There’s nothing that can make a really good blog great, better than a supporting image. Breaking up the words for some breathing room, perhaps adding a little humorous punch into the mix, is all in a day’s work for a good image. The only trick is in finding really good portals for these royalty-free buggers.…
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Apr
10

12 Ways Bloggers Can Use Twitter to Overcome Blogger’s Block

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Studies show that bloggers are very social online, and tend to be active on social media sites, including Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. With 11 Twitter accounts created every second; over 200 million tweets sent per day; and an estimated 500 million users; this site is growing in size and usage faster than its competitors. What…
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