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Beginner Week: My 43 DOs and 25 DON’Ts of Blogging

ProBlogger

As I prepared for a recent mini ProBlogger event event in Perth, I created a little list of some of the ‘dos and don’ts’ of blogging that I wish I’d known back in 2002 when I started. Do think beyond what you’ll write today – develop an editorial calendar. Do create something to sell from your blog. Don’t sell out.

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Finding Readers Week: Corinne Talks Commenting, Engagement, and Are Forums Right For Your Blog?

ProBlogger

The same can be said about other forms of social media. The only downfall is finding the time to push out quality content, I plan my posts in advance using an editorial calendar and will sometimes write 4-5 posts in one day around my work schedule. Planning is key! I aimed for 20 comments on work days and 40 for days off.

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The Team Behind My Blogs: From Solo Blogger to Business

ProBlogger

November 2002 : I started my first personal blog almost nine years ago, without even the faintest suspicion that it’d be anything more than a hobby. She is also involved in the creation of ebooks, writing sales copy, and other editorial tasks. social media (mainly on ProBlogger). Blogging: from hobby to job.

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207: Smartphone and Tablet Apps for Bloggers

ProBlogger

One of the biggest changes that has happened in my blogging since I began back in 2002 is the technology I use. One of the biggest changes that has happened in my blogging since I began back in 2002 is the technology that I use. We use CoSchedule on ProBlogger as an editorial calendar and also for social sharing as well.

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246: 9 Ways to Accelerate the Growth of Your Blog

ProBlogger

In today’s episode I want to share my keynote at this year’s Social Media Marketing World – 9 Things I Wish I Knew About Blogging that Will Accelerate the Growth of YOUR Blog. Social Media Marketing World. Social Media Marketing World last year’s virtual pass. New Members Area. Starting a Blog.

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PB147: Tips, Tools and Techniques for Managing Incoming Email

ProBlogger

A lot of them are automated emails and many of you will be familiar with those, those sorts of emails that you get from social networks when someone follows you and all of those types of things. For editorial requests, advertising requests, technical bugs, customer service. I’m going to tell you how I deal with those.

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216: How to Create a Style Guide for Your Blog (and Why You Should)

ProBlogger

I started blogging in 2002, 2004 for ProBlogger, of course things have changed. Do you allow people to embed content – YouTube videos or Vimeo videos or even social media? It’s not an early bird one because it’s now after the event, but it will go up in the coming days as well. That’s a big change that’s happened in blogging.

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