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15 Questions to Ask to Help Identify Your Blogging Niche or Focus
In today’s episode of the ProBlogger podcast I wanted to talk about the nitty gritty of defining what your blog is about. Not just to pigeonhole anybody, or to put any constraints on your creativity, but to help you hone in on what you want to provide and how you want ...more
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Feeling a Bit Lost? 4 Ways to Boost Productivity and Motivation on Your Blog
There are many times in the life of a blogger when you find yourself unsure of where to go or what to do next. That can be for so many reasons – when it comes to where you spend your time you’re overwhelmed with choice, you don’t know where to ...more
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The Secret Weapon That Levels the Playing Field for Every Blogger
This is a guest contribution from Ryan Biddulph. 7 years ago I was a broke, depressed, recently-laid-off security guard. My life had no direction. I had no purpose. My self esteem was in the toilet. I was lost, swaying to and fro on a sea of circumstance. Today, I am ...more
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5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Pitches and Get More Freelance Writing Work
This is a guest contribution from Jorden Roper. You know you’re a good writer, so why aren’t you landing the gigs that you want? Well, it’s probably because you aren’t pitching your ideas properly. Because – let’s face it – even if you’re the best writer in the world, you’ll ...more
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8 Effective Ways to End a Blog Post
Bloggers talk a lot about how to start a blog post – how to craft the perfect title, how to hook the reader in from the first sentence – but equally important is how you end it. How you leave the reader at the end of your post can have a ...more
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3 Writing Superpowers Every Blogger Needs
This is a guest contribution from Al Tait. Confession: I wrote this post twice. I believe in the power of storytelling and I think it’s at the heart of what makes great bloggers successful. So I wanted to write about that. The first time, I concentrated on the structure of ...more
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10 Ideas for Finding Blogging Inspiration
This is a guest contribution from Larry Alton. No matter what famous authors tell you, writer’s block is a real thing, and it’s not easy to overcome. If you’ve spent much time in the content creation world, you’ve probably done your fair share of staring at a blank word document, ...more
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How She Does it: Blogger Pip Lincolne Talks Finding Time to Write Books
As Darren said a little while ago, everybody has a book in them, but it’s probably more accurate to say every blogger has at least 10 ideas for eBooks inside them. If you’re a writer, you’ve got a lot to say. You might want to write eBooks, print books, memoirs, autobiographies ...more
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How to Create Great Content For Your Blog – Q&A, Part 1
Today’s episode of the ProBlogger podcast is a melting pot of your inquiries – really diverse topics, such as: Should I share personal posts on my business blog? How often should I be posting on my blog? How do you develop compelling content? What days of week/time of day are ...more
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