This guest post is by Logan Marshall of the Free Life Project. When I was starting out online, there was something that drove me absolutely crazy. It infuriated me. It made me want to punch a dozen newborn kittens. Okay not really, but it got me mad. Real mad. What am ...more

To be honest with you, I can’t remember much about the first comment I ever received on a blog post I’d written. It was back sometime in 2002, after all! What I do remember is the thrill. When that first reader comments on your blog, you know you’ve finally reached ...more

This guest post is by Neil Patel of Quick Sprout. The user is king. That’s what a lot of pundits are saying these days, from usability experts to SEO gurus and content marketing pros. Actually, it’s always been true, and it’s why the mantra “content is king” has always been so ...more

This guest post is by Louise of MoneySupermarket.com. Why do we blog? Perhaps you feel you have things to say which the world would be interested in, or maybe you’re very passionate about a topic and your friends are sick of hearing you talk about it! I have a blog ...more

This guest post is by Harry Bingham of Writers’ Workshop. Most blog posts are dull. They might be well-informed, offer interesting insights, teach useful things—but they can do all those things and still be dull. Although readers do come to blogs to learn, they are only ever two clicks away ...more

This post is by Simon Worrall of CM Copywriters. Each year, companies spend hundreds of millions on branded T-shirts, mugs, stickers, and pens. Go to enough conferences and you’ll amass terabytes of memory sticks and a wardrobe of T-shirts, hoodies, and caps. Promotional products are also a way of making ...more

This guest post is by Farhan Syed of www.writeregion.com. The word “science” comes from the Latin root “scientia,” which means knowledge. This is the reason why the word science is attached to many “non scientific” terms like “the science of theology.” A blog is defined as follows: A blog is ...more

This guest post is by Aman Basanti of Ageofmarketing.com. Meet Ailsa Campbell. Ailsa is a great grandmother of an editor (pun intended): she’s been teaching English longer than many of us have been alive. Needless to say she knows a thing or two about writing well. Here are Ailsa’s top ...more

This guest post is by Aman Basanti of Ageofmarketing.com. In addition to death and taxes, there is another bitter pill you have to swallow as a blogger. It is that pimps, grocers and hit men all have an unfair advantage when it comes to commanding attention in the marketplace. Be ...more