Tag: inspiration

This guest post is by Brian Lund of bclund. Writing a niche blog is all the rage these days, but they require a different type of content than is typical of a “mass audience” blog. And that content can be hard to come up with. However, there is a simple, though ...more

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the course of my blogging career, it’s that good blogs take time. If you’re run off your feet, and struggling to find space to do all the things your blog demands of you, that’s probably not what you wanted to hear. But in ...more

This guest post is by Clay Morgan of ClayWrites.com. Are you unintentionally killing your blog? When I started my first blog in early 2009, I knew absolutely nothing. I just thought a website might give me a place to write some stuff. And my complete lack of planning and strategy ...more

On the weekend we looked at a little exercise for kickstarting stalled content on your blog. This approach can be useful for reviving a long-neglected blog or just for reinvigorating your blogging when you’re struggling to keep up a regular posting routine. For all the advice you can read online ...more

This guest post is by Greg Narayan of http://www.dearblogger.org/. My roommate always gets Playboy. He puts the new mag right by the silverware drawer in the kitchen, and it usually sits there wide open. We share a relatively small apartment in Manhattan’s financial district. I see the darn thing every day ...more

This guest post is by Marc Ensign of MarcEnsign.com and NotAnotherSEOBlog.com. That last blog post was really good. It was supposed to be the one. The post that launched you into blogging stardom. Right into the spotlight. Making you an overnight success. That post was supposed to change everything. But it didn’t. Instead, it received ...more

Just starting a blog? Longing to revive an old, forgotten blog? Or just feeling guilty because you’ve let your blog languish without a post for a little too long? If your blog’s fallen behind your ideal post frequency, you’re in luck. Today, I’m going to give you a six-step plan ...more

This guest post is by Karol K of imcreator.com Who is a mentor-writer? This question is probably on your mind right now. Even more importantly, why do you need one? Let me take this from the top. Is there a writer or an author you’ve always looked up to? Someone ...more

What was your most popular post this week? I asked this question on Twitter on Thursday, and got some interesting responses. The people who tweeted back blog in a range of markets—from personal blogs and finance blogs, to fashion blogs and craft blogs. And their readers are have differing needs. ...more