CategoryMiscellaneous Blog Tips
The Big Decision: Personal or Corporate Brand?
This guest post is by Luke, an IT-and-business nerd from Melbourne, Australia. I started dating my wife when we were both pretty young and she still lived at home. My wife’s dad, Bob, was a very successful businessman and his daughters all inherited their dad’s intellect. The dinnertime conversation often ...more
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Which Domain Is Right for You?
This guest post is by Karol K of newInternetOrder.com. If you’ve ever wondered about domain name selection, you probably already know that there are basically only three main types of domain names. And they are: semantic names unusual names combined names Which will be best for your next blog? If ...more
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Review: Successful Blogging in 12 Simple Steps
For the beginning blogger who has limited experience, but lots of enthusiasm, Successful Blogging in 12 Simple Steps makes an ideal primer. Written by Annabel Candy, from Get In the Hot Spot, this twelve-chapter ebook (lucky thirteen, if you count the bonus chapter) touches on all the basics, from choosing ...more
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Productivity Systems: Do they Really Help You Blog Better?
More and more I’m noticing bloggers asking for advice on how to be more productive. We’re operating in a space where we need to produce great content consistently, but where we’re also being bombarded with input and having demands made upon our time. I’ve grappled with this myself over the ...more
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How to Blog for a Transient Audience
This post is by Tim Tyrell-Smith, founder of Tim’s Strategy. We all have a free flow of readers who pop in, consume our content and move along. And while we have them, we hope to convert them: to have them purchase a product, sign up for our feed, or perhaps ...more
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The Goal Post: Why Goals Matter More than Ever
Image by Iguana Jo. Overheard in Vegas at BlogWorld Expo: “I just started a blog and I’m excited to see where it will lead me.” Have you ever said something like that? When I started out, it was certainly something I remember telling a friend. Nobody really knew where the ...more
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3 Critical Steps for Blogging Success
While he was at Blog World, Darren met with Abbey Prince Johnson from WebProNews. In this interview, Darren explores what he believes are the three critical steps to blogging success. You’ve got a blog, but where do you go from there…? More WebProNews Videos
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10 Questions That Will Always Make You Better
A guest post from Larry Brooks of Storyfix.com. There are ten questions that will always make you a better blogger—even if you can’t always answer them. It’s the asking, the awareness, and the empowering context established through asking, that sets a higher bar for your writing, your business and your ...more
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Marry Your Blog to Your Life … and Watch it Take Off
This guest post is by Tsh Oxenreider of Simple Mom. I’ve watched in wonder how my blog has grown since it launched in early 2008. It started as a hobby blog, and has since morphed into an income-generating network of five sites, complete with a loyal community of readers, four ...more
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