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How to Create and Use Infographics to Drive Traffic to Your Blog
This is a guest contribution from Luke Guy. Let me start this post by telling you a quick story: I once created this niche site that I thought would do really well. I wanted to flex my SEO skills, and see if I could a new site ranked rather quickly ...more
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8 Ways to Find Trending Topics and Key Words
One of the key success factors in marketing is the ability of a marketer to seize a certain moment – jumping on a trending item that will resonate with their audience, and repackaging it so it’s relevant to the reader. We’re all individuals, and what we like could be totally ...more
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Reading Roundup: What’s New in Blogging Lately?
January has sped by, and I can’t believe we’re staring down February 2016 already! This year has felt like a brand new start to many of us, and we’re beginning to see the results of the new things we’re trying. I hope they’ve been positive results! Everything changes so often ...more
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How to Come up with Fresh Ideas to Write About On Your Blog
There comes a time in the life of every blogger when they feel as though there’s nothing left to say – that they’ve said it all, and no new ideas are forthcoming. It can strike when you have been blogging for some years and have spent a lot of time ...more
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In Brief: Are You Making the Most of the Amazon Affiliates Program?
This is a guest contribution from Joy Allford. When it comes to making money from your blogging there are main routes most blogs take: Selling a product or service Monetizing with advertising such as Google AdSense Affiliate marketing Something that is often overlooked by personal bloggers that are simply blogging ...more
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SEO New Years Resolutions for 2016
This is a guest contribution from Sarah Walsh. The new year has undoubtedly brought to you resolutions or new ideas for your work. You might be gung-ho to start out with fresh goals or you might acknowledge that a lot of resolutions are forgotten before February rolls around. Despite the pros ...more
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Battling Bloggers Block – Where do you get Stuck?
Recently, I had a question from a listener: “Darren do you have any tips for bloggers with bloggers block? I want to take my blog to the next level in 2016 but I’m stuck. Every time I sit down to write nothing comes and the more that happens the more ...more
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26 Blogging Mistakes That Are Costing You Time, Money, and Credibility
This is a guest contribution from Iniobong Eyo. You’re slaving at your blog. You’re working hard. Real hard. But things are not just going your way. You’re hardly getting any traffic to your blog, let alone comments or shares on your post. You’ve been around for a while, but you still ...more
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8 Tips for Busy Bloggers – How to Make the Most of the Time You Have
Finding time to blog is something that all bloggers struggle with. It doesn’t matter what level of blogging you’re at – whether it’s dabbling as a hobby or working full time online, the hours we devote to blogging can be hard to find for all of us. I actually ...more
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