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Quora: the Quality Solution to Blogger’s Block
This guest post is by Jeremy Brown of Varoonix. Have you been using Quora as a tool to power your blogging efforts? No? You’re missing a boatload of content ideas. In this post, we’ll discuss why you need to be using Quora as a blogger, and look at an example ...more
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How to Be Profound
Before you ask, let me start by saying that I don’t feel that I’m a profound writer, or that many of the things I have to say fit the description of “profound”! But in some blogging niches—self help, personal development, and other emotive categories—”profound” is a word that’s often used ...more
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New Blogger? Create a Viral Post in 5 Simple Steps!
This guest post is by Greg Digneo of Cloud Marketing Labs. Admit it: you think I’m nuts. There’s no way a new blogger can write a viral blog post with five simple steps! Well, as the saying goes: “I said it was simple, but it ain’t easy.” In fact, it will ...more
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How I Run a Successful Blog Without Writing a Word
This guest post is by Ashkan of iPhoneAppCafe.com. I started iPhoneAppCafe.com back in 2010 with the aim of making it a profitable blog—a goal that I eventually achieved. However, after my first blogging venture, one thing became clear to me: writing is not actually my greatest strength. I have always ...more
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Build a Quality Resource List for Your Blog
When was the last time you compiled a resource list for your readers? Tom Ewer recently wrote up his own ultimate resource list for readers of his blog, titled 100 Blogs You Need in Your Life. (And ProBlogger came in at number 2! Thanks, Tom!) If you look at the ...more
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Titles That Work on ProBlogger—And Why
Darren recently highlighted some of the posts that attract clicks at Digital Photography School. Many readers were interested to see the kinds of titles that do well here at ProBlogger, so today I thought I’d show you the posts that garnered a lot of traffic here in April. The top ...more
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What to Do When Your Posts Aren’t as Good as they Seem in Your Mind
This guest post is by Amit Sodha of Unlimited Choice. Have you ever had an idea, a thought, or a burst of inspiration that, while it was still in your mind, sounded amazing? But, when you tried to articulate it on screen or paper, or in speech, it didn’t sound ...more
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The Only Blog Post Idea List You’ll Ever Need
This guest post is by Stephen Pepper of Youth Workin’ It. There are so many articles out there on how you can come up with new blog post ideas, but do any of the suggestions actually work? We started our youth work blog in September 2011 and have posted six days ...more
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3 Quick Tips to Get Your Next Post Out On Time
This guest post is by Tor Constantino of Thedailyretort.com. The old cliché, “time is money” is particularly true for any professional writer—especially when you’re on deadline. The consequences of missing deadlines are lost money, work, and credibility. As a former journalist (a.k.a hourly deadline writer) for more than a decade, ...more
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