138: How to Create a List Post
Challenge: Create a List Post This is part 1 of our 7 Days to Getting Your Blogging Groove Back Challenge that we kicked off in the last episode of this podcast. To recap – Every day for the next week, I’m going to suggest a particular style of blog post ...more
Creating Content
Optimise Your Blog with Google Search Console: A Treasure Trove of Traffic
By ProBlogger SEO Expert Jim Stewart of BloggersSEO.com. Google Webmaster Tools had outgrown its moniker and become such an invaluable tool for more than just webmasters – SEO professionals, business owners, app developers, web marketers, for example – that Google thought it apt to rename it to suit a more diverse ...more
Search Engine Optimization
137: 7 Days to Getting Your Blogging Groove Back
Challenge: 7 Days to Getting Your Blogging Groove Back Have you lost your blogging groove? It’s easy to do – particularly in the middle of a year when so many other aspects of life compete for your attention and where motivation can sometimes go missing. If your blog is feeling ...more
Creating Content
Reading Roundup: What’s New in Blogging Lately?
I almost squealed with glee this week reading this stuff – my notebook is packed with awesome tips. Enjoy! New Feature Alert: Facebook’s Latest Live Video Upgrades | Edgar Targeting! *applauds* So You Think You Chose to Read This Article? | BBC Holy cow. The technology keeping up with social ...more
Pro Blogging News
How to Pitch Brands When You Have Low Traffic
A common question from new bloggers is “How big do I have to be before I can start working with brands?” It’s a question that reveals how often emphasis is put on audience size when it comes to marketing spend in the influencer space. There are definitely ways you can ...more
Blogging for Dollars
136: The Ultimate Guide to Creating Evergreen Content for Your Blog
Why Evergreen Content is the Best Investment of Time for a Blogger “If you could only write one type of content on your blogs – what would it be?” I was asked this question while on a Q&A panel back in 2007 while at a conference in Las Vegas. It’s ...more
Creating Content
Psychology’s Six Tips for Killer Confidence (and A Story About A Book)
By ProBlogger Expert Ellen Jackson. Believe you can and you’re half way there Theodore Roosevelt, allegedly. Once upon a time I decided to write and publish a book. I wasn’t a writer. I had no experience. I had no contacts in publishing. I had no idea really. I just really ...more
Be Productive
The Science and Art of Batching to Increase Your Productivity
By ProBlogger Expert Nicole Avery. Batching is not a new idea, Darren wrote about how batch processing made him 10 times more productive back in 2008, but it is still a very powerful technique to improve your productivity. Batching refers to the process of using blocks of time for specific ...more
Be Productive
Why My Blog Motto is “Done and Not Perfect”
By Lisa Corduff. I remember the deadlines at work. Meticulously making sure what I passed to my boss was of the highest quality. I remember expecting so much from myself and my output because there was judgement coming. A “good job” or “fix this up” or “rewrite please”. Working to ...more
Be Productive