Since I started offering content writing and copywriting services to my clients a few months ago, I’ve been doing a lot more writing in my day-to-day tasks than I did before. Every day, between ghostblogging, writing emails for my clients, preparing my own marketing content, and other content creation and copywriting tasks, I usually write […]
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You’re starting to get some traction with your blog. People are visiting your site, you’re attracting some comments, and your visitors are sharing your content on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. That’s fantastic news! Way to go! Now you might be thinking about trying to bring in some guest writers, to help create content for
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Have you ever heard of timed writing practice, or free writing? Shortly after I moved to Boulder in 1998, I discovered the work of author and writing teacher Natalie Goldberg. Ms. Goldberg teaches timed writing practice (also known as free writing) as a major part of her informal writing curriculum, and the technique has helped millions
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Author and blogger Michael Hyatt (of MichaelHyatt.com) currently has 615,000 subscribers on his mailing list, and he runs one of the most popular websites on the web. On the first day of his most recent book launch, Michael’s fans cleaned out Amazon’s entire stock of the new book. Michael actually had to email his list
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Publishing blog posts regularly is one of the best things you can do for your business. The statistics are clear: B2B (business to business) companies that blog generate 67% more leads per month than those that don’t blog. Businesses that blog also have 434% more indexed pages (meaning, web pages that are noticed and indexed
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I have a little secret. No one else in the world knows this secret, but I am going to tell you today. So lean in, folks. Here goes: I have been writing a list of things that make me happy for over 25 years. My list is called “The Good Things in Life,” and it currently
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When I speak to large groups about blogging, someone in the audience inevitably asks: “How long do my blog posts have to be?” The answer to this question is complicated – just like the answer to the previous blogging FAQ, “How Often Should I Publish Posts on My Blog?” Different popular bloggers have used a
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One of the most common questions people ask me during speaking engagements and webinars is: How often do I have to publish blog posts on my site?” There is often a hidden question within this query, though. Sometimes I get the feeling people are really asking, “What is the absolute bare minimum I need to
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In early June, I wrote a blog post voicing a strong (and somewhat controversial) opinion about Facebook Pages. The post was called Please, Please Don’t Ask Me to Like Your Facebook Page, and it was probably the most opinionated piece I’ve ever published. I published it because I wanted to teach you, my faithful reader,
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