
The Blogger’s Guide to Cutting Your Losses
I don’t know whether it’s a coincidence, but as we near the end of the year, there seem to be a few bloggers talking about what you should do if a past passion no longer inspires you, or your next big idea’s already been done. Now is a good time ...more
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Blogging on the Bleeding Edge: Create Content that Gets Liked, Shared, and Talked About
This guest post is by Glen Andrews of Glen-Andrews.com. There are two types of content… Regurgitated content. This is content, or information, that’s been shared throughout a niche for years. It doesn’t really excite anyone anymore. It’s considered useful, but it’s “old hat.” As an example, in the blogging niche ...more
Writing Content

Blog Design for ROI Rule #5: Engage Readers On Archive Pages—Fast!
This guest post is by Gab Goldenberg, author of The Advanced SEO Book. The purpose of a blog archive page, such as a category page or even the blog homepage, is to maximize the average number of blog posts read by any visitor. The more visitors read on each visit, the ...more
Blog Design

Celebrate Your Marketing?!
This guest post is by Karl Staib of Domino Connection. Have you ever planned out your day and put marketing as the last thing on your list because you just can’t stomach another rejection? I know I did. I have a popular blog named Work Happy Now that gets 15,000 ...more
Blog Promotion

Get Creative About Your Content … Consistently
This guest post is by Pratik Dholakiya of E2M Solutions. You’ve heard it a thousand times. “You need great, original content.” And it’s becoming increasingly obvious that “original” isn’t the same thing as “not plagiarized.” There’s just one problem. Doing something truly original is hard. How can you make original ...more
Writing Content

Lookin’ Good! A Brief Intro to Inline CSS for Bloggers
This guest post is by Andrew Couch of Learningwebbasics.com. As a website owner it can be really handy to know a bit of web coding. The HTML editor in most blogging platforms gives you enough power to do a lot of cool things without any risk of screwing up your ...more
Blog Design

Get More Blog Readers Using Lessons from Email Marketers
This guest post is by Alana Bender. Bloggers could probably stand to learn a few marketing tips from email marketers. For years, email marketers have used all kinds of demographic email lists to build up customer bases. They’ve created lists aimed at women aged 40-plus, with kids, driving a family ...more
Blog Promotion

How to Fill the Giant Guest Post Hole On Your Blog
This guest post is by Joel Zaslofsky of Value of Simple. Is there a sign on your blog silently screaming, “Please don’t help me grow?” It’s a shame that most of us put that sign up without even noticing. From the newest bloggers to the most well-established ones, that’s what ...more
Writing Content

Quality Vs. Volume: The Traffic Spectrum, and How You as Bloggers Can Harness It
As web usage grows, and we all become more connected more of the time, it could seem like getting traffic to your blog should be getting easier. But as connectedness increases, so does competition. There are only 24 hours in a day, and the blogger’s job is to convince readers ...more
Blog Promotion