CategoryMiscellaneous Blog Tips
The Tortoise and the Hare: a Blogger’s Tale
This guest post is by Chris The Traffic Blogger. I was out living the Internet lifestyle a little bit ago(you know, cruising to Bermuda) and I started talking to a random stranger at a bar on the boat we were sailing on. I had some time to kill while I ...more
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How a Blogger Landed His Dream Job
This guest post is by Brad Dowdy of JetPens.com. I had no expectations when I started The Pen Addict that it would turn into anything more than a fun hobby. There were no monetezation goals, I didn’t focus on SEO, and I didn’t take my brand into consideration. But what ...more
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Experiment Your Way to Blogging Success
This guest post is by Stephen Guise of Deep Existence. Forming an emotional attachment to any component of your website is dangerous and unwise. Did you know that the smallest changes can have a massive impact on your results? Human psychology is very sensitive to minute details—this means that your ...more
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Is “Ooh, Shiny!” Destroying Your Blog?
This is the story of a blogger. He started his blog, taught himself about copywriting, and figured out who the one person he was writing for really was. He worked his tail off creating content. But his blog was a ghost town. There were no visitors, no comments … nothing. ...more
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Four Ways to Make a Captivating First Impression with Your Blog In a Reader’s Market
This guest post is by Bill Post of 123Print.com Business Card Design. In real estate, first impressions are everything. Even though the color of the front door would be easy and affordable to repaint, it’s one of the first things a potential buyer notices. If your door is red and ...more
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Why I Like Blogging
Today I thought I’d share a behind-the-scenes photo of what’s going on at ProBlogger HQ—one that illustrates why I love blogging as an occupation. The picture was taken at my local cafe and in it you can see my pride and joy. No, not the Macbook Air—my eldest son, “X,” ...more
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What to Do When a Commenter Goes Rogue
This guest post is by Gail Brenner, Ph.D. of A Flourishing Life. It started innocently enough. Heartfelt comments, sharing a personal story, and a genuine interest in the topics I write about. But as the postings got longer, rambling, more personal, and more frequent—up to four a day in addition ...more
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Curing the Dreaded Blogger’s Malaise
This guest post is by Steff of steffmetal.com. Right now, your blog is still new and shiny and everything is awesome, but one day, you’ll be hit with an unsettling dread at the thought of writing another post; the sudden realization that you just don’t care about deleting all the ...more
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7 Valuable Lessons Bloggers Can Learn from Construction Workers
This guest post is by Joseph Wesley of Blog Tweaks. Did you know there are similarities between blogging and construction work? It’s true. I learned this while working as an electrician during the first six months of 2010. You may be wondering how a marketing grad from UT Austin ended ...more
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