How to Build a Content Library That Grows Your Business
If you don’t already know the benefits of Content marketing, you may well have landed on the wrong blog! This article presumes you know its importance and many of the statistics that prove the point. It’s cheaper to generate leads than outbound prospecting, it helps you get more website traffic, and it’s easier to build relationships…
How to Create a Successful Expert Roundup Article
Expert roundup articles have been around for ages but they have been increasingly popular lately. The thing about roundup posts is that they are both industry and topic specific. So an overabundance of them isn’t exactly a burden. On the contrary, an expert roundup is a much more effective way of standing out from the…
Chickens, Eggs, and Business: What Comes First? 20 (Or So) Questions
Editor’s note: This post is not only aimed at those starting out in business. Slightly modified versions of these questions are relevant for those seeking to make new offerings or take their existing business in a new direction. I admit to never quite seeing the conundrum in the chicken and egg question. I believe in…
5 Elements Your Agency Website Must Have
Trying to make your agency stand out from the crowd is incredibly hard. As your website is often the first impression potential clients will have, it’s worth the investment of time and money to make sure it’s up to scratch. Competition is increasing (both from other agencies, but also from internal departments and management consultancies…
Don’t Waste Your Time Writing a Great Article If Your Opening Sucks
There have been so many articles written about great article titles. But google ‘great article openings’. Slim pickings, to be sure! But why? Do you keep reading if the first sentence or two of an article are lame? As a reader, I don’t. As an editor, I’ve come to learn that no matter how much…
So You Have More Time On Your Hands And Want To Take Up Blogging?
If you Google “How To Make Money Blogging”, you’ll find free guides, paid courses and videos. Everyone has tips. And if you have a little extra time on your hands right now, this really could be a good time to follow your dream. I’m not here to tell you how to make money. But I’ll…
3 Ways to Draw New Blog Subscribers Without a Paywall
Many websites have had trouble making ends meet. One alternative revenue model that’s frequently suggested involves subscriptions. Yet that approach comes with its own pitfalls – namely that too many people rely on paywalls, which by their very nature are alienating to the audience. It’s a tough time to own a website, especially if you’re…
5 Steps & 5 Tools For Making a Great Editorial Calendar
In the past eight years I have worked as an editor for several huge websites. Those don’t include my own, where I have been 100% responsible for all upkeep and content published. I can say, with a great deal of experience backing it up, that having a solid editorial calendar is the most important tool…
12 Tools to Improve Your Blog, CRM and Networking
The following is made up of 3 “Business Tips” articles, each of which talks about 4 helpful tools and resources around a specific area of your business. Today, the subjects are: Tools to improve your blog Increasing your business sales with CRM Networking resources for marketers 4 Tools that Will Help Your Blog Grow 1)…
Top 8 Paid Plugins you Must Install on a WordPress Website
Webmasters who manage WordPress websites often ask me, “What are the best-paid plugins used by top WordPress websites?.” Since WordPress has become a repository of thousands of free plugins, website owners install multiple free plugins to customize their site’s functionality. Unfortunately, many of them don’t know about a few premium paid plugins that can serve…
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