CategoryMiscellaneous Blog Tips

Yesterday I looked at 5 methods for being creative. Today I’d like to look at some attitudes to build into your approach if you want to be a more creative person: 1. Curiosity I’ve written previously on the topic of curiosity because I’m convinced that it is an essential skill ...more

Last week while cleaning up my hard drive I came across an old presentation that I gave to a group of young leaders on how to develop your creativity. As I read through it I realized that some of it was quite appropriate for bloggers wanting to be more creative ...more

One blogger that I think has done a good job of positioning himself as an expert on social media is Neil Patel. I’ve previously linked to quite a bit of Neil’s blogging at Pronet Advertising but in the last few days he’s also started a new blog called QuickSprout – ...more

Are you interested in coming along to the Future of Online Advertising conference on 7-8 June in New York where I’ll be speaking (alongside some other amazing speakers). I’ve got five free tickets to give to ProBlogger Readers – but you’re going to have to be very very quick because ...more

This post was written by Glen Stansberry of LifeDev (feed). Check out LifeDev for tips to increase creativity and productivity in your writing. If you’re wanting to generate a little bit of buzz around your blog, you might think about writing a blog series. I’ve found that they usually generate ...more

I’m a sucker for a diagram – here’s one that Raj Dash put together on a 901am post on personal branding and how bloggers are making a living from blogging and other related activities (click to enlarge). While I probably wouldn’t plot myself quite as Raj has plotted me (I’ve ...more

On a recent post a reader (Mindful Entrepreneur (Jason)) asked: “I know you talk a lot about being ‘relational’. I’m wondering if you can offer some specific suggestions for upcoming information marketers and/or bloggers to that end. What are some strategies that worked for you? How were you able to ...more

One of the questions I’ve been asked quite a bit lately is what I think about the increasingly common practice of swapping Technorati Favorites in order to climb the Technorati Most Favorited Top 100. To be honest, it’s not really an issue that I’ve given much thought to (although I’m ...more

Yesterday I wrote about using a blog as a Springboard for bigger things. In the post I talked about different kinds of bloggers and shared a little of my own story. Today I want to suggest a few ways to build a blog that launches you into bigger things. So ...more