May
22

Which Is Better: Fewer Long Posts or More Short Posts?

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When you first start a blog, everyone tells you to post regularly—at least three times a week, many experts say. But despite this common advice, there are blogs, even popular ones, which go against popular wisdom and post less often. Does that make more sense? Which is better? On your site, what kind of content…
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May
21

Blogging Contest Alert: SMB Outreach Blogging Contest

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Calling all bloggers! Super cash prizes (current prize total: $8750 – paying out 20 cash prizes!) plus highly interesting non-cash prizes are being offered for competing in a one-of-a-kind blogging contest. There is an entire site dedicated to explaining the contest and tons of benefits for every blogger including more traffic to your own site, learning…
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May
15

The Truth Behind Professional Blogging

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The work life of a professional blogger is certainly a bit skewed from reality – as it is with any profession, or at least that’s what we’ve found from those “What People Think I Do” memes that went viral back in February. When people learn I write blog posts for a living, they probably think…
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May
14

KISS: Keeping It Simple, Still – Rock-Bottom Blogging Basics

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There is no need for spectacular know-how or incredible skills when trying to open up to the world. Having great content and keeping it simple will bring you all the followers you need and keep your blog on top for a long time. Blogging has become one of the most common and pleasant activities in…
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May
10

Outsourcing to Improve Your Blog

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When most bloggers begin, they have passion. They have a passion about their subject and have loads of topics that want to write about and are in a hurry to get published. This is natural and the best blogs tend to be by people who have this passion that drives them to the keyboard in…
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Apr
27

How To Cope With Information Overload

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It’s the information era we live in now, in case you haven’t noticed, and this can mean a big dose of stress. Social network posts, newsfeeds, mainstream media releases – we experience an immense charge of signals daily, way too much to handle on your own if you have to deal with entrepreneurial tasks too.…
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Apr
24

Is Blog Commenting As Effective As It Used To Be?

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I started blogging back in 2006. Much has changed in the blogosphere when I look back now. Sometimes it’s good. Sometimes it’s bad. One of the most effective ways to build backlinks, drive traffic, and connect with the blog owners was through comments back when I started. It was pretty much like guest blogging right…
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Apr
13

We Blog Stalk : Roschelle

For those of you who are new to this; do check out the previous one we did and here’s a little introduction of what we do. As the title suggests, we are going to be stalking blogs and then feature them here. Now, there are no rules of being selected. Just that these bloggers have…
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Apr
04

4 Reasons You Must Bin Your Blog – Now!

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Sorry to be the bringer of bad news… but it’s true! It’s no good covering your ears (OK, eyes), there’s no escape. Your blog is… doomed. End of. Here are my 4 Reasons You Must Bin Your Blog. 1.   You Must Bin Your Blog because – Your enthusiasm flew out the window. Remember those early…
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Apr
02

4 Reasons Mediocre Doesn’t Cut it With Guest Posting

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You have just made a pitch to post on a high quality blog. You assured the blogger that you will write an article that their audience will appreciate. Maybe you could get a post published that you didn’t put much effort into. However, you will need to work hard on developing any strategy if you…
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Mar
26

New Bloggers: 5 Writing Mistakes to Avoid

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Business blogging has a unique writing style. In many respects, you’re unlimited, and that allows plenty of room for error. If you’re just getting started, take note of how other business bloggers write and see if you can mimic successful patterns and avoid issues that make a blog weaker. Here are a few mistakes new…
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Mar
16

Speed up your blog by Closing Comments on Older Posts

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Now, please allow me to clarify before we go into this topic. Much has been discussed / argued in cyberspace about the effectiveness of closing blog comments in order to speed up your blog. Personally, I would prefer to leave the comments on regardless of how old the post is. After all, enabling comments on…
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