The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

You can read all my lessons learned from previous years on my timeline so far – and remember, just like everyone else, I started out by writing my first book with no audience! Look at how dominant internet business and web 2 companies are in 2022, and compare that to 2005. But with time and continued effort, everything is possible. (1)

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Neil Patel

MARCH 22, 2021

Just take a look at one of my first blog posts that I wrote on August 31, 2005. It’s tedious, but it works and it’s how we get social shares to any new blog that doesn’t have an audience or a big social following or even a big budget. Here are the first few paragraphs….

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Neil Patel

APRIL 23, 2021

Companies didn’t engage customers, they just sold (or tried to sell) to a passive audience People could not express their voice in a powerful way, and the overall communication landscape was very “top down.” Criticism can be the chance to learn more about your audience and craft a better message in the future.

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Neil Patel

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

We regularly do audience and keyword research, store optimization, and product descriptions that align with search queries on Amazon. If you do a great marketing job on a social platform your target audience frequents, you can engage and drive them to your Amazon store and product listings. For this, you need to invest in Amazon PPC.

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ProBlogger

JULY 20, 2022

Knowing this, how should bloggers who want to reach an audience and communicate effectively write? This article was first published on August 19, 2005 and updated July 21, 2022. In research on how people read websites it’s been found that 79% of users first scanned any new page they came across and only 16% read word-by-word.

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ProBlogger

JULY 20, 2022

Knowing this, how should bloggers who want to reach an audience and communicate effectively write? This article was first published on August 19, 2005 and updated July 21, 2022. In research on how people read websites it’s been found that 79% of users first scanned any new page they came across and only 16% read word-by-word.

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Fat Joe

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Marcus Tober founded Searchmetrics in 2005, a tool that started out as a purebred competitive analysis engine. But, arguably, developing an understanding of how your audience views you online is even more critical. . Adjust your tone of voice to communicate better with your audience. Searchmetrics. You can then: .

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The Wisdom of Crowds ” is a phrase coined by James Surowiecki in his 2005 book. Hand over your social media to a celebrity, influencer, or expert for the day: Build a positive relationship with your guest, expose your brand to a broader audience, and provide fresh content to your existing audience. The Wisdom of Crowds. “

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

is a self-hosted, open-source, CMS that was founded way back in 2005. Use a keyword research tool like Ubersuggest to find keywords your target audience uses to search for your product or service. This makes it one of the most popular WordPress alternatives, and that’s why it’s important to look at some Joomla SEO best practices.

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ProBlogger

JULY 20, 2022

Knowing this, how should bloggers who want to reach an audience and communicate effectively write? This article was first published on August 19, 2005 and updated July 21, 2022. In research on how people read websites it’s been found that 79% of users first scanned any new page they came across and only 16% read word-by-word.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 7, 2019

When I was reviewing cameras back in 2004 and 2005 , manufacturers would send them out only to journalists – not bloggers. Even if you don’t think you’ve got a big profile, you might be surprised how many manufacturers have review units they’ll happily lend you providing your audience is on topic for them.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

After making a series of company acquisitions, Google started its desktop web mapping service in 2005. One more creative way for travel businesses to use Google maps is give out travel itineraries to their audiences, through custom maps. Google Maps actually started as a C++ program at Where 2 Technologies.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Here’s the backstory: In 2005 I was firmly rooted in the world of documentaries. Regardless of whether those syndicated articles find the eyeballs or languish on pages unseen, one segment of the audience sees everything: search engines. Independent journalists & bloggers look at syndicated content as a way to build audiences.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

It actually began as a series of blog posts that I put together over a month in 2005 which I then formatted into an ebook, which in turn morphed into the current course. Since 2005 there have been many such projects run around the blogosphere. The idea is simple – put your readers in the limelight on your blog.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 10, 2019

When I started blogging (back in 2005, when RSS feeds were really big), I paid a lot of attention to when I published my posts because it seemed to affect how many people saw them. But the results aren’t consistent, probably because blogs (and their audiences) vary so much. And then there’s the issue of your audience.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

In fact, it’s something I was advocating back in 2005. The Ten Best WordPress Plugins”), you could narrow the topic and/or the audience. For instance, you might write a post linking one of your hobbies with your topic – “What Knitting Has Taught Me About Writing”, or “Five Great Blogging Lessons I Learned From Playing the Piano”.

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ProBlogger

JULY 4, 2017

My first experience of ‘guest posts’ was back in 2005 here on ProBlogger when I decided to take a month off blogging to have a holiday with Vanessa and wanted to keep posting on the blog. It allows you to get your work in front of a new audience … and it can also impress big-name bloggers. Earn the opportunity and earn the authority.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 16, 2020

I started doing this around 2004–2005. People pay US$50 to have their ad put on the job board for 30 days, which we then tell our audience about on Twitter. It just really depends on traffic. As I said, slowly declining as well. Sponsorships. Next at 6% is sponsorships (i.e. working directly with brands).

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

It actually began as a series of blog posts that I put together over a month in 2005 which I then formatted into an ebook, which in turn morphed into the current course. Since 2005 there have been many such projects run around the blogosphere. The idea is simple – put your readers in the limelight on your blog.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 30, 2017

My name’s Darren Rowse, and I’m the blogger behind ProBlogger.com, which is a blog, podcast, event, job board, and a series of eBooks all designed to help you as a blogger to start a blog, to create amazing content, and to grow your audience and hopefully make some money from your blog, too. This is back 2004 and 2005.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Pete Cashmore never went to college; instead, he founded Mashable in 2005. Originally launched in 2003 as a designer’s reference site, CoolHunting has become an award-winning blog with a huge international audience that’s growing every day. It was founded in 2005 by the same person. Nice little story, right? How did he do it?

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ProBlogger

APRIL 22, 2012

Gary Vaynerchuck might have become famous for his books, but he’s been vlogging since 2005, so its no surprise that his Google+ page is dominated by video posts. How far you take that curated approach will likely depend on your niche and audience, but the sky really is the limit. Tactic 1: Cross-promote a particular offering.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

When Ariana Huffington started the Huffington Post in 2005, people made fun of her. Even though we shouldn’t rely on search engines as our only traffic source , Google is still an important source for targeted audience traffic. Networking builds your audience and gives you a sounding board. However, she had a vision.

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ProBlogger

MAY 7, 2020

A few months in, it had a sizeable audience and was making a bit of money. And by 2005 the number was up to around 30 blogs. And I knew I had a better change of building an audience with a ‘how to’ blog more than with a review blog. I wasn’t overly satisfied with the quality of the posts, either.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 30, 2017

My name’s Darren Rowse, and I’m the blogger behind ProBlogger.com, which is a blog, podcast, event, job board, and a series of eBooks all designed to help you as a blogger to start a blog, to create amazing content, and to grow your audience and hopefully make some money from your blog, too. This is back 2004 and 2005.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 23, 2018

I’m going to talk particularly about growing your audience through different styles of events, conferences made up, and those types of things. One of the big techniques that often is talked about as a way to grow your audience and to grow your profile, is to comment on other blogs. I’m going to talk a little bit about that.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 30, 2017

My name’s Darren Rowse, and I’m the blogger behind ProBlogger.com, which is a blog, podcast, event, job board, and a series of eBooks all designed to help you as a blogger to start a blog, to create amazing content, and to grow your audience and hopefully make some money from your blog, too. This is back 2004 and 2005.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 30, 2017

My name’s Darren Rowse, and I’m the blogger behind ProBlogger.com, which is a blog, podcast, event, job board, and a series of eBooks all designed to help you as a blogger to start a blog, to create amazing content, and to grow your audience and hopefully make some money from your blog, too. This is back 2004 and 2005.

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ProBlogger

JULY 16, 2020

Engage with your audience, and find out what they need. The first challenge happened in 2005 by accident. But in the 18 or so years I’ve been blogging I think I’ve come up with nine ways to grow my blogs that still work to this day. And in this week’s post I’d like to share them with you. One a day, for 31 days.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 15, 2011

September 2005: I published a post here on ProBlogger talking about how I’d reached the “six-figure&# level of income from blogging. I guess the transition of moving to more of a business model began with the starting of b5media —a blog network that I began with a small group of other bloggers in 2005.

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ProBlogger

MAY 24, 2016

August 2005 – Facebook registered as a trade mark in Canada. As bloggers, your personal identity might be what attracts your audience rather than the business you are building. Registering a trade mark is probably not your best top priority! February 2004 – Facebook (as we know it) launched. ProBlogger is a great example.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

In 2005 Facebook was catching fire in the US. This will draw in a wider audience who can add reach and appeal of your post. #4: Sticky blogs are more profitable than regular run-of-the-mill ones because they put more offers in front of the same reader. Got your attention? The Facebook Trance. 4: Mini-Email Courses.

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ProBlogger

MAY 8, 2017

In today’s lesson, I want to talk about some of the things that successful bloggers are doing to increase the conversions on their website and to guarantee their success not only as bloggers to build an audience but also to help them to build a business and to make money from their blogs. Still, they had quite large and engaged audiences.

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ProBlogger

MAY 8, 2017

In today’s lesson, I want to talk about some of the things that successful bloggers are doing to increase the conversions on their website and to guarantee their success not only as bloggers to build an audience but also to help them to build a business and to make money from their blogs. Still, they had quite large and engaged audiences.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Google Trends data shows a massive dropoff since RSS hit its peak back around 2005. Google launched Google Reader in 2005 and quickly built up a loyal following because it was simple, efficient, and free. Does your audience come to you for your take on the latest news impacting your industry? Dwindled, but not vanished entirely.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 15, 2013

Content marketing can accomplish much of what advertising attempts to do—earn the familiarity, trust, and positive sentiment of an audience toward your brand—and it does so without having the huge associated costs. then from there work out what content types your audience would enjoy. Rand Fishkin. CEO of SEOMoz.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 2, 2018

I’ve had to pay someone to help me get things back on track and build the audience up again. I’m not going to great lengths to build a huge following on social media or an audience. Think about how you want to talk and communicate with your audience. I started the podcast in July of 2005. We want a large audience.

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