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Reading Roundup: What’s New in Blogging Lately?
Think Reddit is a Productivity Killer? Here are 9 Subreddits That Will Help Your Career // Hootsuite You don’t need to tell me twice Reddit is required reading! Bookmarked nearly all of these pages. How to Create a Fan Content Campaign in 7 Easy Steps // Social Media Examiner Crowdsourced ...more
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15 Questions to Ask to Help Identify Your Blogging Niche or Focus
In today’s episode of the ProBlogger podcast I wanted to talk about the nitty gritty of defining what your blog is about. Not just to pigeonhole anybody, or to put any constraints on your creativity, but to help you hone in on what you want to provide and how you want ...more
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PB059: What Should I Blog About? 15 Questions to Ask to Help Identify Your Blogging Niche or Focus
How to Decide What Your Blog Should Be About Today’s episode is all about how to decide on the focus topic for your blog. Having a niche topic for your blog helps you focus but it also helps new readers find you and current readers to understand more easily what you and your ...more
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The Complete Bloggers’ Guide to Web Hosting
This is a guest contribution from Jerry Low. This page contains affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Blog hosting can be a confusing thing to navigate, particularly if you’re new to the blogging game ...more
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5 Ways to Ramp Up Comments on Your Blog
This is a guest contribution from Alex Ivanovs. Comments feed the writers soul with proof of work well done. It’s easy to think that not everyone likes comments, but the truth is that comments are what makes us believe in our content and its usefulness. The feeling you get from ...more
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Feeling a Bit Lost? 4 Ways to Boost Productivity and Motivation on Your Blog
There are many times in the life of a blogger when you find yourself unsure of where to go or what to do next. That can be for so many reasons – when it comes to where you spend your time you’re overwhelmed with choice, you don’t know where to ...more
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Should You Use Timestamps on Your Blog? The Pros and Cons
A reader asked me recently about using timestamps on blogs, as she’s redesigning hers and wondered if she should use them or not in her new design. It’s a question I get asked fairly often so I’ve dedicated today’s ProBlogger podcast to sharing with you the pros and cons of ...more
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The Secret Weapon That Levels the Playing Field for Every Blogger
This is a guest contribution from Ryan Biddulph. 7 years ago I was a broke, depressed, recently-laid-off security guard. My life had no direction. I had no purpose. My self esteem was in the toilet. I was lost, swaying to and fro on a sea of circumstance. Today, I am ...more
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PB058: Should I Use Timestamps on My Blog?
Note: you can listen to this episode above or load it up in iTunes. How to Decide Whether to Include the Date on Your Blog Posts Today’s episode is all about how to decide whether to include the date on your blog posts. I received this question from a listener, ...more
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