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3 Inbound Marketing Trends to Master in 2021

Neil Patel

You can write more blog posts and e-books, leverage better keywords, and create a social media publishing schedule. The term “inbound marketing” was coined by HubSpot in 2006. So instead of competing for ad space and buying slots, you focus on developing your blog, SEO presence, and social media platforms. Blogging works.

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Pillar Content for Blogs: What Is It and How to Create It

Content Powered

Pillar content, also called cornerstone content, is a term that has been thrown around in content marketing since at least 2006 , if not earlier. So why does focusing a pillar blog post on a broad topic work when a regular blog post doesn't? If your average blog post is 1,000 words long, a pillar post should be at least 2,500.

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Is Blogging Dead? 7 New Ways to Grow a Content-Based Brand in 2022

Content Hacker

Is blogging dead? A 2020 HubSpot study found that 40% of people don’t read blogs. Consider this: Another study found that 80% of ALL online traffic – every person on the web – reads a blog at some point. Even more importantly, blogging is one of the most powerful ways to build a business for the long-term. It was casual.

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The Most Popular (and Most Profitable) Topics to Blog About

The Hoth

spend 3X more time on blogs than on email. Not only that but e very month, 70 million+ blog articles are posted on WordPress websites, generating nearly 80 million blog comments. . Most bloggers start their blogs to monetize their expertise and knowledge and create an extra income stream. . How to Pick a Blog Niche.

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Why I’m creating a new course on writing for Web 3.

Nick Ursborne

That was also a time of message boards and early blogs, where people got a taste of being able to have their say online as individuals. Let’s say from 2006 or so onwards. Plus social media, email marketing, press releases, blog posts and more. Even the early Internet gave individuals a voice.

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What to Do with Your Old Blog Posts

Moz

Posted by -LaurelTaylor- Around 2005 or so, corporate blogs became the thing to do. Big players in the business world touted that such platforms could “drive swarms of traffic to your main website, generate more product sales” and even “create an additional stream of advertising income” ( Entrepreneur Magazine circa 2006).

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28 and a ½ Ideas for Business Blog Posts

Men With Pens

Ah, the business blog. Blogging for your business helps attract new customers, and it solidifies your brand for current clients as well. And of course, writing for your business blog helps brand you, the owner, as an expert in your field. And that''s just the nutshell version of the benefits of a business blog.