CategoryWriting Content

This guest post is by Wayne Turner of MurrayKilgour.Com. Content creation calendars and schedules are the bane of most serious bloggers’ and content managers’ lives, depending on which side of the creative block you’re on. I straddled this fine line on many occasions until my Eureka moment. Having amalgamated my ...more

Sometimes, I think that if I hear the cliche “content is king” one more time, I’ll scream. …Okay, maybe I already have. Everyone’s talking about content marketing now that Google’s put (more) emphasis on “quality content”, but no one really seems to be talking about what “quality content” actually means. ...more

This guest post is by Matthew Brennan of Matthewlbrennan.com. Stop for a second and consider this blog post opening: “Matt rose from his unpadded chair, and stopped to scratch his head and stare at the empty document on his computer. He tiptoed through his pitch-black apartment at 2 a.m., careful not ...more

This guest post is by Traci Dillard of allstayathome.com. It’s important to have a strong and likeable voice as a blogger. If your followers don’t like your voice and article flow, they probably won’t return to your blog. Equally important is what valuable information or “hidden treasure” you have to ...more

This guest post is by Marya Jan of Writing Happiness. Let’s face it; most blog posts that are currently being put out are simply b-o-r-i-n-g. Dull. Unexciting. A big fail when it comes to keeping our attention. The blogger is writing about a worthwhile topic no doubt, but the writing ...more

This guest post is by Glen Andrews of Glen-Andrews.com. There are two types of content… Regurgitated content. This is content, or information, that’s been shared throughout a niche for years. It doesn’t really excite anyone anymore. It’s considered useful, but it’s “old hat.” As an example, in the blogging niche ...more

This guest post is by Pratik Dholakiya of E2M Solutions. You’ve heard it a thousand times. “You need great, original content.” And it’s becoming increasingly obvious that “original” isn’t the same thing as “not plagiarized.” There’s just one problem. Doing something truly original is hard. How can you make original ...more

This guest post is by Joel Zaslofsky of Value of Simple. Is there a sign on your blog silently screaming, “Please don’t help me grow?” It’s a shame that most of us put that sign up without even noticing. From the newest bloggers to the most well-established ones, that’s what ...more

This guest post is by Sean M. Madden of Mindful Living Guide. The cornerstone of my teaching is to write the truth of our own experience. They’re fine words, which roll off the tongue with ease. But I needn’t tell you how gut-wrenching it can be to put them into ...more