Weekend Reading: 22 Brilliant Bloggers Talk About Facebook Likes

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Brilliant Bloggers is a bi-weekly series here at BlogWorld where we look at the best posts from around the web all surrounding a specific topic. Every week, we’ll feature three of the most brilliant bloggers out there, along with a huge list of more resources where you can learn about the topic. You can see … [Read more]

New Media News Break: Moving to Vegas, Klout on the Go, TED-Ed, and more

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Every week, we post a New Media News Break to help catch you up with what’s going on in the world of new media and get you through the work week. Here are this week’s top stories: BlogWorld Heads Back to Las Vegas! I might be a little biased, but I think one of the … [Read more]

How to Find Free Images for Your Blog with Flickr

I highly recommend you include at least one image with every blog post you write, in most cases. Using images has several advantages: Your content can be pinned more easily if you include an image. Derek Halpern taught me a great trick – psychologically, people are more likely to read shorter lines, so adding an … [Read more]

The #1 Way to Get Exclusive FREE Blog Content from Experts in Your Niche

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Wouldn’t it be great if you checked your email one day to find a message from a leader in your niche? And I don’t mean their latest email newsletter – I mean an individual email with free blog content they wrote, exclusively for your blog? When I first started blogging, I had a hard time … [Read more]

Track Your Pins and Drive More Pinterest Traffic with Pinerly: Interview with CEO Rick Kats

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Pinterest is one of the most addicting networks out there (I swear I don’t have it open in a second window as I’m writing this post…), but while it functions well for hobby pinners, it doesn’t give content creators many options for tracking Pinterest marketing efforts. Enter Pinerly. This Pinterest analytics and marketing site received … [Read more]

BlogWorld & New Media Expo: We’re Heading Back to Las Vegas, Baby!

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For the past 24 hours, the BlogWorld Expo team has been hinting on social media about a secret announcement…and the time has finally come to tell you what that big announcement is: We’re packing our bags and heading back to Las Vegas! You called for us to move back to Vegas, and we listened! Last … [Read more]

New Media News Break: SpAmazon, Google’s Brand Activate, CISPA, and More

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It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for a little New Media News Break to help get you through the work week. Here are the interesting stories you may have missed since last Wednesday’s break! Fortune Highlights “Spamazon” Problem This issue has been going on for longer than a week, but on Monday, Fortune’s Stephen Gandel called … [Read more]

How to Get Free Press for Your Blog or Podcast

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Most bloggers and podcasters dream of getting featured in mainstream media. I see it more and more every day – magazines cite bloggers, radio show hosts mention podcasts they listen to, and television journalists interview “online experts” in whatever field they’re covering. Who doesn’t want a piece of that pie? I hope you’re already using … [Read more]

Three Steps to Writing Better Blog Posts for People Who Hate Writing

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Online content isn’t limited to blogging. Podcasters create great audio content. Video makes sense for others. Photography and other digital art are also options. But no matter what kind of content you create, you can support your work with a blog. The problem is, blogging is all about written content, and for people who don’t … [Read more]

What Hooters Can Teach You About Online Content

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No matter where you live in the world, you probably aren’t far from a Hooters. Known for it’s wings, beer, and girls in skimpy outfits, this restaurant is far from perfect, but Hooters does have a few things to teach us about creating online content. The next time you’re creating a blog post, podcast, video, … [Read more]