CategoryMiscellaneous Blog Tips

At the recent ProBlogger training day in Melbourne, surprise guest Tim Ferris said something that resonated with many attendees (if the number of tweets it got was anything to go by). His message was simple: define what success means to you. Many bloggers that I meet start out with a ...more

This guest post is by Nick Thacker of Life Hacks for Living Well. Are you “brushing off” the work you need to complete? Or are you able to “brush it off” when it’s finished, ready to launch into the world? I’ve had experience brushing off the things that needed to ...more

This guest post is by Dan Meyers of Your Life, Their Life. In general, most of our goals as bloggers center around becoming authorities on subjects—the kinds of authorities that others look to for advice.  What’s the title that usually comes with this position?  An “expert.” There are some clear ...more

This guest post is written by Ava Jae of Writability. If you’ve been blogging for any amount of time, you’ve heard that content is king. You’ve been told that everything else—design, SEO, in and outbound links—those things are a bonus, but the real thing you need to focus on is ...more

This guest post is by Jean Compton of jeancompton.com. What would you do if you knew you were going to get paid a large chunk of cash—up front, without any pre-conditions—to do something? What would you do? How would you act? If it was something totally in the realm of ...more

At Blog World Expo this year, I was in a great session on using Facebook pages by Amy Porterfield. The session was very helpful on many levels, but one thing that Amy said that I immediately put into action—within a few seconds of her saying it, in fact—was to ask ...more

This guest post is by Neil Patel of KISSmetrics. If you’re a blogger, do you know how to stay on the right side of the law? Do you know what you need to do to keep the FTC from knocking on your door or to keep from getting a dreaded ...more

This guest post is by Danny Iny of firepolemarketing.com. Everyone is looking for the best strategy for growing a blog. Is it SEO? PPC? CPV? Guest posting? Twitter? Facebook? CommentLuv? Networking? Attending conferences? Writing great content? The list goes on—I could fill a page if I had to, and I’ll ...more

This guest post is by Courtney Carver of bemorewithless.com. If anyone tells you that launching a blog doesn’t take blood, sweat, and tears, get your money back. There is no doubt that launching and growing a successful blog takes time, energy, and dedication. There are so many recommendations about how ...more