ProBlogger

MARCH 9, 2022

The post 9 Benefits [and 3 Costs] Of Building Community On Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Do you ever feel – as you blog – like you’re talking to an empty room? Day after day you publish posts only to have them greeted by…. Blogging – More than Just Creating Content.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The post 7 Ways to Build a Community Around Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. This post is based on episode 61 of the ProBlogger podcast. Last week I talked about building a community around your blog , and how it can benefit you as much as it can your readers. I still think you need engagement on your blog.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Written by James - 106 Comments “I’ve been blogging for five years. We blog our hearts out, pouring creativity, knowledge and advice into each post we write. Blogging is bloody hard work. Take this blog, for example. No One to Blame But Ourselves Blogging started as personal online journals.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

The post 7 Strategies for Growing Community on Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Recently on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

About the amount of information you’d get in five decent-lengthed blog posts. These are all extremely lengthy projects. In an online world, such projects are not exactly commonplace. Usually copy comes in nice bite-sized chunks: a webpage, a blog post, an article, a press release. Actual books.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 9, 2022

The post 9 Benefits [and 3 Costs] Of Building Community On Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Do you ever feel – as you blog – like you’re talking to an empty room? Day after day you publish posts only to have them greeted by…. Blogging – More than Just Creating Content.

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Income Diary

AUGUST 29, 2023

He would write a blog post to explain why he as a Top Copywriter was so excited about AI and why he was now a Prompt Engineer! (Or Back in 2006, I wrote newspaper ads in my favorite café. Armed with this information you can write emails, blog posts, landing page copy, etc. Empathy Mapping. Living the dream life.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 1, 2023

Joanna: So maybe with that, you were kind of virtually traveling every day because that was such a huge project. So my projects are a little bit like that too, where I guess I do have a fear of repeating myself. And I try to keep moving in different kinds of projects to maximize and optimize my learning. Kevin: Yes.

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ProBlogger

MAY 16, 2013

Recently I had opportunity to sit with a small group of Pre-Bloggers – people about to start their first blogs. One of the question I was asked was for advice on how much content to have written before launching a new blog. OK – here’s what I’d do if I was strategising for a new blog with a clear mind.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 29, 2012

Years ago, I started this blog with a pretty big mission in mind: to help you succeed. My blog became popular. Worse was that I spent a lot of time writing for my blog, sharing good solutions, smart advice or better methods… but I wasn’t seeing many readers put the advice I shared to good use. My business got big. I got busy.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 29, 2023

Show Notes Writing a book based on a blog — what needs to change? John: I started my blog way back in the day, 2006, just to join the literary conversation. I know a lot of people listening, they might also have years’ worth of blog posts and articles, and you have a lot of really well-crafted articles on your site.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Like that sparkly rhinestone jacket you purchased last year but suddenly realise is actually kind of hideous, blogging trends change with the seasons. What was once the mark of a high-quality blog now screams of incompetence. But could blogging actually be dying? Blogs are for 40-somethings with kids.”

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ProBlogger

MARCH 27, 2013

This week on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog. Today I want to dig deeper into some specific things to DO to build community on your blog.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 28, 2011

Building a blog is very much like building a model plane – and here are the top 5 lessons I’d like to share with you. When you set up your blog, you’ll face a similar array of options for various skill levels. And the same goes for your blog. How does this relate to your blog? Use the kit made for you.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 25, 2013

Do you ever feel – as you blog – like you’re talking to an empty room? Day after day you publish posts only to have them greeted by…. But first – today I’d like to talk about WHY community and interaction on a blog is so important. Blogging – More than Just Creating Content.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

They don’t know whether you’ve just finished a year-long project or just opened your freelancing business. Or how it lets you work on your own projects. Don’t have any client work or projects? What topics do they blog and tweet about? Once I helped edit a small business owner’s first blog post.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 9, 2012

Although it may be tempting to stay up late working on projects or just getting caught up, missing sleeps hurt you the next day. He enjoys blogging because it keeps his creativity flowing. He constantly strives to enhance his creativity and enjoys writing blog posts like this so he can remember to do things like sleep and eat.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 18, 2012

In fact, one well-written ebook can bring your business thousands of dollars in fresh clients and new projects. Ebook writing isn’t your “thing” Okay, you’re a fair hand with the keyboard, and you do alright when it comes to an article or a blog post, but an ebook? It’s just a bunch of blog posts.)

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 23, 2011

Have you ever been so jazzed about your project that you feel you could take on the world? But how can you rekindle motivation for a project that’s become duller than grey ashes? And then you can create a snowball effect that gets you jazzed, full of excitement and feeling awesome about your project. You’re on fire!

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Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2012

After all, writing ebooks are typically known as huge, long projects, right? Even if that means you need to let go of your rigid blogging schedule.) That means you’re looking for a topic that: You can cover in 3,000 – 4,500 words (around six blog posts in length). Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

One was a conversation with James, who commented on one of my blogs that many copywriters aren’t good with numbers. Another discussion was with an associate who said he saw freelance projects on Elance with bids of $50 for sales letters and $5 for blog posts. Charge hourly for long or uncertain projects.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2011

Being a writer isn’t just about knowing how to construct a great sentence or how to format a blog post so that readers can engage easily. When you’re writing for your blog or your client or a magazine or a book, you need to target your work to a particular audience. Pick up a project that you set aside months ago.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 3, 2012

My blog posts, articles, and writing projects have all benefited from my fiction writing experience – that means I’m better at communicating with people and clients who bring me income. In writing blog posts and articles, I’m not using as many parenthetical anecdotes or unnecessary adverbs.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

17 Types of Evergreen Content for Your Blog. Today I want to talk about Evergreen content, and suggest seven types of evergreen content you might like to try on your blog. Some are from my blogs, but there are also a lot from listeners who put examples of their own evergreen content in our FB group. How to Start a Blog.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Profit Streams Revealed: How I Make Money Blogging. Today, I’m going to go through exactly how I make money blogging. I’m going to talk you through the income streams that I use to monetize my blogs and build an income for my family. In Today’s Episode How I Make Money Blogging – My Profit Streams Revealed.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 5, 2012

If you’re working on a big project like an ebook, try taking a whole week away from it. That blog post about something dear to you will touch others. I ditched my first blog that was all about trying to make money, and started a real business around what I love – writing. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Transitioning From Single Author Blog to Multi Author Blog. In today’s lesson, I want to talk about hiring writers for your blog. Most bloggers start out blogging as single author blogs and many remain that way. Most bloggers start out blogging as single author blogs and many remain that way.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 21, 2011

Currently working as a freelance creative director and continuously starting up online projects when he's not out trying to take over the world. His latest published tool for world domination is GhostBloggers.net - An online marketplace where you can buy and sell unique blog posts. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

You want to get it out of the way so you can start your writing project. Post the monkey video on your Facebook wall. Tweet about your writing project. He really wants you to visit his blog today. Chris Mower ( @firesamurai ) April 25, 2010 at 12:14 pm I enjoy reading Dean’s blog. Could have been a dream.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

A Guest Post by Glen Allsopp from ViperChill. In 2006, at 17, I started a blog about marketing which was very successful from launch. In fact, the first blog post I published was linked to by 4 of the Technorati Top 100 at the time, and I felt like I was on my way to joining the ranks of A-list bloggers.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 22, 2012

You offer your ebook as a free download… and get hired for a $5,000 project by a client who was impressed by your excellent expertise. Sure, you may do okay with blog posts and newsletters, but an ebook? Another rockin' post from Men with Pens! Just imagine what would happen if…. You’re a business owner.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

FreeMind helps you to keep track of your projects using notes with links in what is called the knowledge base. Nozbe This is a web-based time and project management app that helps you get things done. Organize your projects and see what you have left to do. Check out their blog for more posts on marketing and development.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 26, 2019

The post 278: Evolve Don’t Revolve Your Blogging appeared first on ProBlogger. Evolve Your Blog. Does it feel like you’re going around in circles with your blog? It’s easy to revolve in your blogging. It highlights my journey as a blogger and areas where you can evolve your own blog and online business.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

Written by James - 53 Comments When you blog for some time, you eventually reach a point when you begin to wonder whether blogging is actually getting you anywhere. Written by James - 53 Comments When you blog for some time, you eventually reach a point when you begin to wonder whether blogging is actually getting you anywhere.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

One of those old friends is Rebecca Laffar-Smith, who tossed me a guest post that I think carries a pretty cool message worth thinking about. We’ve all heard the hype that every business must have a blog. Have you ever considered how your time could more effectively benefit your client by not writing for their blog?

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

You were supposed to deliver this project at 5pm and you’re almost finished but… A new email comes in. Hire yourself, and assign yourself a project. Pick a project that will help further your success. I just recently started reading your blog. Brett´s last blog. Mark Dykeman´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

Or are you just thinking about hitting your target word count, churning out that blog post, ticking off that task on your to-do list? While total writers’ block may be a reality for some individuals, for most of us we’re just stuck on a particular project. We post our novel word count on our blog or on Facebook.

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