Amy, how do I make time to manage a blog when I’m employed full time? I get this question all the time from people who are very excited to build an online presence around their passion. I feel for them because I know how long it takes daily/weekly/monthly to make a blog really sparkle with [...]
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Content Sharing: Your Industry Is Not Your Audience
I like to ask my email subscribers how things are going in their world so I can learn why they are coming to my blog for help. Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot of “I’m not attracting the right customer.” It’s simple, really. You hop online. Start up all your brand’s social presences and start [...]
Analyzing Your Blog’s Sidebar [VIDEO]
For Sexy Wednesday, I’m giving you a tour of my blog’s sidebar. Why? The sidebar of your content is very important real estate for you to take into consideration. It could be keeping readers around forever and it could be sending them away never to be seen again. Which one is your sidebar doing? Take [...]
5 Tips to Get Back Into Blogging [VIDEO]
Many bloggers put their blogging on hold because they aren’t getting anywhere with it and decide “thinking it over” will help them straighten it all out. Well, I’m all for thinking. But ACTING is even better! Today’s video are my 5 tips for you to get back into blogging sooner than later so it’s not [...]
Early Blogging Stages: How I Stayed Motivated [VIDEO]
Oh the joys of starting a blog. You get your design ready. You know what you want to write about. And you plug away at your little network! So fun right?! And then weeks go by. Months. Years? And you’re still not seeing the grand audiences that your blogger idols have the pleasure of greeting [...]
Tips For Effective Guest Posting [VIDEO]
Guest posts do not automatically mean lots of traffic. Let’s just put that out there right away. First of all, it’s hard to get the reader to realize sometimes that the copy they’re reading isn’t by the usual author. And then you gotta make them care enough about what you wrote to click through to [...]
New Year New Blog Webinar [SLIDESHOW]
If you missed the New Year New Blog webinar, check out the slides and recording below. (Note: The recording is only available for a week so tune in quick before it’s gone!) Register for the New Year New Blog Bootcamp!*UPDATE: Sorry! Registration is closed at this time! Check back for more bootcamping fun!*
Your 2013 Editorial Calendar Template [DOWNLOAD]
This month is all about kicking off your blogging year right. And since we’re always stressing the importance of an editorial calendar, I thought what better way to help you get started than to give you one to use immediately and for free. Here is your 2013 editorial calendar template: FREE access to your 2013 [...]
10 New Years Resolutions for a More Social Business
I absolutely love new years. There’s nothing like a worldwide acceptance of a fresh start. Really refreshing. As you get your resolutions ironed out to celebrate tonight at midnight, you might think about adding a more socially savvy business to that list. Here are my 10 new years resolutions for a more social business: 1. [...]
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Why You’re Rejecting Blog Comments (And How To Change It)
A blog can be a really lonely place. You’re putting your thoughts and opinions in writing for the Internet to read and when no one talks back it feels like you never really said it out loud in the first place. It can be pretty heavy on the self-esteem of a new or low-traffic blogger. [...]