The latest article on the ‘The Future of Ink’ blog is titled “How to Dominate your Niche with a Book Blog″. Denise Wakeman says, “It goes without saying your book must be found online or it doesn’t exist. In order to break through the noise and attract the right audience for your book, you need to be incredibly visible on the Web since there’s so much competition for your readers’ time and attention. So, how do you dominate your niche and create that visibility without working 24-7 online? More than 2.5 billion people have access to the Internet worldwide (as of June 2012). You... [...]
Archive for the 'Blogging Tips' Category
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Bloggers and PRs: the 10 commandments”. Ben Davis says, “Monday next week I’m to appear on a webinar panel talking about journalist relationships. You can sign up for it here if you’ve always wondered whether I talk in dulcet tones or a high pitch falsetto. The Econsultancy blog has featured much on blogger relations, this article from Henry Elliss provides a rather good list of outreach don’ts. However I wanted to write a piece of my own, partly to draw attention to the upcoming webinar hosted by Vocus... [...]
The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “8 Smart Ways to Combine Blogging with Email Marketing for Best-Selling Results”. Beth Hayden says, “Your blogging and email marketing efforts are like chocolate and peanut butter. The nutty crunch of peanut butter and the sweet bliss of chocolate are each great solo. But when combined, you get Reese’s Peanut Butter cups — the #1 selling candy in the United States. You can get that same kind of best-selling synergy with a content marketing strategy that smartly combines blogging and email marketing“. 8 Smart Ways to... [...]
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “Writing A Killer Blog Post That Wins You Customers”. Matt Brennan says, “You’ve all seen it done. Sometimes you catch the notification of a new blog post in your Facebook feed or Twitter stream, and you just have to check it out. It’s magnetic. There’s something that draws you to it, and then as you read through, you realize that the author hit a home run. Maybe it causes you to subscribe. Maybe you comment. Maybe you even buy. Well…it’s not a secret. It’s something that anybody can do. Writing the kind of... [...]
The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “Should You Delete That? A Guide to Moderating Blog Comments”. Corey Eridon says, “If you’re looking for a post that gives you the green light to delete those annoying comments you get on your blog, good news: This is the post for you. While some of the comments that make your blood boil will still be gracing your blog (see the section titled “Don’t Delete Even Though You Want To”), this post will explain which types of comments should be immediately deleted, and which ones you’re justified in deleting... [...]
The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “How Online Authority Gave a Tiny Local Business Worldwide Reach”. Abbey Dieteman says, “I was stuck — elbows deep in fabric with nothing but a torn pattern book and lingering words of cryptic quilting wisdom from my late great-aunt. It was T-minus two hours until the baby shower and I was on the verge of showing up empty-handed. My rescuer was Jenny Doan of Hamilton, Missouri (pop. 1,809)“. How Online Authority Gave a Tiny Local Business Worldwide Reach ‘Copyblogger’ Blog [...]
The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “11 Essential Ingredients Every Blog Post Needs [Infographic]”. Demian Farnworth says, “So. You think you’ve got yourself a good blog post. You chose your writing style. You knocked out the first draft. You allowed it to sit for an hour or a day. Now it’s time to edit that bad dog — ruthlessly. So that it has a fighting chance in the trenches. You’ll want to pay attention to the details like avoiding goofy, but common,grammar mistakes. You’ll want to choose your words carefully so you say what you mean“. 11 Essential... [...]
The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “When’s the Best Time to Publish Blog Posts? Figure It Out With a Custom Google Analytics Report”. Shilpa Pandya says, “It never ceases to amaze me how many marketers don’t know the answer to that seemingly simple question. It’s even more amazing once you realize how easy it is to create a custom report in Google Analytics that answers this question in a few quick minutes. Sure, there are many other analytics platforms that provide access to this level of detailed analysis of your blog’s performance over time, including HubSpot’s... [...]
MarketingSherpa team has posted a video recording of the ‘Content Marketing: How MarketingExperiments increased blog traffic by 232%’ webinar. MarketingSherpa team says, “According to the MarketingSherpa 2012 Lead Generation Benchmark Report, content marketing was indicated as one of the most difficult, yet most effective, forms of marketing. In this MarketingSherpa webinar, Daniel Burstein, Director of Editorial Content, and Jessica Lorenz, Visual Storyteller, both of MECLABS, explained how MarketingExperiments, sister company to MarketingSherpa, saw a 232% increase in blog... [...]
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “What Bloggers Need to Know About SEO, Google, and Hummingbird for 2014”. Darin Hammond says, “Penguin and Panda Algorithms Knock Out Page Rank Are you lost in Google’s algorithms? Hummingbird: Google’s newest algorithm focuses on searchers. Prior to Google’s Penguin and Panda, search engine optimization (SEO) often involved manipulating the algorithms by repeating key words and phrases throughout blog posts. This achieved a higher Page Rank for a site, so SEO strategists figured out what the algorithms were looking... [...]