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]

The Confusion Lingers with WordPress.com and WordPress.org

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A few months back I was at a day-long conference for realtors and dropped in on a beginning WordPress session. The focus was on starting up a blog and the questions were pretty typical. As often happens, some of the same questions cropped up. One was, what is the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? As … [Read more]

Beginner’s Guide to Email List Basics

I recommend that every content creator start an email list. So, in this beginner’s guide, I’m covering exactly what you need to know to get started with an email list. Remember, you can also find all of our other beginner’s guides here. Email Advantages So why use email? Can’t fans just get your content via … [Read more]

Interview: Getting Free Review Products from Amazon with Thomas Duff

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Product reviews increase the value of your blog, podcast, or show, since you’re giving fans a look at products they may be interested in purchasing. However, buying all of those items yourself can be pricey, especially if you work in a niche like technology, where each item costs hundreds of dollars. Lots of people in … [Read more]

10 Crazy Things Bloggers Do To Sabotage Themselves

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The phrase, “I am my own worst enemy,” applies to bloggers more often than not. If you aren’t getting the traffic you want, most of the time you have no one to blame but yourself. Want to see more readers, more engagement, and more sales? Stop sabotaging yourself! You might not realize it, but a … [Read more]

How to monetize your blog’s images [video interview]

BlogWorld & New Media Expo has teamed up with Influence People to bring you an informative video series for content creators. CEO Murray Newlands and VigLink CEO Oliver Roup discuss how to monetize your blog’s images. In this episode, Newlands and Roup interview Rey Flemings and Chaas Edwards, two of the image monetization field’s brightest … [Read more]

Why Going Viral Might Not Matter Anymore

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People talk a lot about creating content that “goes viral.” There’s no one definition of what viral really means in terms of raw numbers, but typically something viral causes a huge traffic spike. For some blogs, that’s 10,000 hits. For others, it’s a million. Regardless of traffic goals, I think some companies and content creators … [Read more]

Effie Trinket’s Guide to Blogging

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Are you caught up in The Hunger Games Craze just like I am? I remember picking up the first book on a whim back in 2008 before the hype started, and I stayed up all night reading it. Although I love the books, I am no less obsessed with the movies; I saw the movie … [Read more]

Beginner’s Guide to Review Writing Basics

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As a blogger, you might get the change to review items, services, digital publication, tools, and other things from time to time. Sometimes, brands, authors, or publicists will send stuff for free. Other times, you’ll just happen upon something awesome (or not so awesome) that you bought yourself and want to describe to your readers. … [Read more]