There are more than one billion blogs worldwide so about one in six people have a blog. Many are hobby blogs, folks who write about gardening, antique collecting and needle pointing, for example. Some blogs have an established business behind them. Other blogs try to rally support or awareness …
How to Write a Pitch that Works
Can you name an unwanted side effect of having thousands of people reading your blog? Here’s one – complete strangers emailing you about their new blog, website, book or business and asking you to help them promote it. The first time I got a pitch email like that I was actually pleased. Like most …
How To Use Twitter As A Motivational Tool
Twitter: Motivator, Not Time WasterI’ve been motivated, inspired, and just given a good old kick up the bum, by an established writer I follow on Twitter, John Birmingham. If You Haven’t Already Heard of John Birmingham The book that turbo-charged John Birmingham’s writing career, He Died With …
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How to Spend Less and Still Get a Brilliant Blog Design
Recently a blog consultation client asked me for an example of a blogger who invested in branding and blog design then took off fast because of it. I immediately thought of Andrea Zanetich at Fox In Flats because, even though she's not one of our blog design clients, I love her blog and the …
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Guest Posting Genius
Is guest posting a good way to get new blog readers? And How did I score guest posts on top blogs like Zen Habits, Problogger, Copyblogger and Dumb Little Man? Those are questions many new and not-so-new bloggers ask me and they’re smart questions because guest posting on top blogs has helped me …
How To Handle The Lack Of Time Monster Before It Kills Your Blog
Has this ever happened to you? You are lying awake at night, not being able to sleep. There is a heavy burden on your shoulders. Then you feel it crawling down to your chest, making it hard for you to breathe. For far too long have you consciously neglected the root of the problem, but …
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