Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

Just don’t lose site of the fact that you earn money as a freelancer and not as a blogger. Well, if you have a relationship with a big name person or business, why not offer them some free work in exchange for a link or promotion? Corbett Barr is an website traffic consultant, entrepreneur and blogger. Thank you so much!

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Neil Patel

MARCH 30, 2021

One of the biggest challenges that bloggers and content marketers face is writing content that’s optimized for search engines, yet will also appeal to people. The principal way to accomplish this is SEO copywriting. That’s what SEO copywriting is all about. Don’t worry if you can’t afford an expensive SEO copywriter.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 14, 2010

Jordan Cooper ( @NotAProBlog ) January 15, 2010 at 1:17 am As a stand-up comic, I could attest to this wholeheartedly. Write down anything, and I mean *anything*, that would potentially be a new blog post, book idea, promotion, whatever. Carry a small notepad with you wherever you go. Buy a digital recorder even! You won’t.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

And many online copywriters are thrilled to land a new blogging gig – so thrilled they rarely pause to wonder if writing for their client’s blog is really the best investment of that person’s marketing budget. Reply Kelly March 12, 2010 at 7:57 am …for most businesses, it does NOT make sense to have a blog.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

Maquis June 28, 2010 at 1:16 am I’ll admit that I’ve definitely learned the hard way that sleep deprivation can be physically painful. Reply Þórey Ómars ( @thoreyo ) June 28, 2010 at 2:04 am Hi James. If anyone can get you sleeping your way to success, they can. First off… @Maquis: sleeping *more* as a new mom?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

Bloggers, business owners, authorities and other providers are making absolute statements, as if their advice applies to everyone, everywhere – without verifying the truth. Michael Martine ( @remarkablogger ) January 11, 2010 at 1:34 am There’s another kind of “wrongness.&# But that’s not what’s happening.

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Make a Living Writing

JUNE 27, 2023

For example, if you were a blogger, you would use hashtags like #blogging in your posts so people who also are interested in that topic can stumble upon your post and choose to like it or follow you if they appreciate what you have to say. Why Authors Need To Know Hashtags Hashtags can help you promote your work.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 6, 2011

At the end of August 2010, my business partner and I made the decision to document the steps I had taken to turn a blog that was earning $20 per month in AdSense money into a $500-$5000-per-month blog (all from natural traffic). Our goal was to show other female bloggers that there was a way of earning income with a review blog.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Written by James - 19 Comments There’s a strategy used in copywriting, and it involves being authoritative, even aggressive. It’s unfortunate that so many new copywriters get sucked into writing this sort of thing and think it applies to any sort of copywriting. “You’re a worthless weasel! Your life is crap!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

You and I understand the term stakeholder, but to someone running their own copywriting business, they could conjure of images of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Website Promotion Blog´s last blog. Website Promotion Blog´s last blog. PM Hut – I don’t disagree that it is an oversimplified definition.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 22, 2015

But then, we don’t want our readers to see us as being too promotional. So you really don’t want to look too promotional in your blog posts. Seriously, that’s a big problem for a heap of us bloggers. Here’s an example of a post by a blogger who challenged himself to write 270 guest posts around the year he started out blogging.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

And sadly, not many bloggers ask them. Peter Shallard - The Shrink for Entrepreneurs ( @petershallard ) July 12, 2010 at 1:55 am This is a thoughtful post. Reply Nabeel | Create Your First Website July 12, 2010 at 4:01 am Whoa Excellent post James. Have all the posts you’ve written been worth it?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 18, 2010

There’s a growing trend around longtime bloggers: newbie mistakes. There’s a growing trend around longtime bloggers: newbie mistakes. Producing Lackluster Content This is perhaps the most common problem among longtime bloggers. Newer bloggers saw this tool and decided to throw it in there. Afraid not.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

If you’ve been writing within the same area for a while (copywriting, or blogging, or fiction, maybe) try comparing an older piece you wrote with something new written recently. This is where bloggers get a head start: if you have a blog, you have a good reason to put fingers to keyboard on a regular basis. Spot the differences?

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Like Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars, corrupted by what he fought against, bloggers and business hopefuls obliviously walk the same path as the fated Dark Lord of the Sith. I’m not talking about the manuals that promote get-rich-quick schemes or dodgy products peddled by snake-oil salespersons. The problem?

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Men With Pens

MAY 16, 2010

Karen Friesecke ( @doggiestylish ) May 17, 2010 at 2:41 am Seriously, Laura writes articles about crack? How To Make A Snuggie For Your Dog Reply I left a keyword for a name ( @businessHAcom ) May 17, 2010 at 6:27 am I face this problem when i apply to large blogs only. Joy ( @leslieajoy ) May 17, 2010 at 11:01 am Excellent points!

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Men With Pens

JULY 25, 2010

It’s great that blogs let people voice opinions and share them with others, but I think bloggers could use a good dose come-back-down-to-earth with a dash of humble tossed in. Nabeel | Create Your First Website July 26, 2010 at 3:24 am I agree James. Posting opinions just make us people with opinions. Not thought leaders.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 29, 2010

Bloggers and site editors, especially at top-tier outlets, are generally busy people. FitJerks Fitness Blog ( @fitjerk ) April 30, 2010 at 5:20 am These are some good points. 6 Reasons Why You Should Eat 6 Meals A Day Reply Annabel Candy, Get In the Hot Spot ( @getinthehotspot ) April 30, 2010 at 8:30 am A common problem I think.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

They say that you need to find affiliates to promote your work so that you don’t have to work as hard, which is also true. Chris Mower ( @firesamurai ) April 23, 2010 at 1:21 am Hey! Smokvica, masline, slavlje i još nešto… Reply Annie Stith ( @Gr8fulAnnie ) April 23, 2010 at 6:43 am Hey, Nathan! Great post, seriously.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 4, 2010

The Marketing Consultant A marketing consultant’s job is to 1) figure out where you should market and promote, 2) how you should market your business and to whom, and 3) develop a marketing campaign for you to help reach new customers, existing clients and spread the word about your business. We can help. A consultant for consultants?

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Men With Pens

JULY 21, 2010

Nabeel | Create Your First Website July 22, 2010 at 2:48 am Wow.Excellent article! Kindest, Nabeel Reply Charles July 22, 2010 at 3:14 am ^^ Like Nabeel, I was immersed too, great writing. Kindest, Nabeel Reply Charles July 22, 2010 at 3:14 am ^^ Like Nabeel, I was immersed too, great writing. You are absolutely right.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

Chris Mower ( @firesamurai ) April 12, 2010 at 1:34 am Spot on. Entrepreneur Interview: Chris McClain of Chris McClain Productions Reply Patricia ( @lokahiandquill ) April 12, 2010 at 10:03 am It’s Monday, and perhaps that’s why I feel like playing devil’s advocate here. Thanks for sharing. Thanks again for sharing.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I even heard from a blogger the other day that he would never guest post on a blog unrelated to his own because it wouldn’t get him any traffic and that it was a waste of effort. See, if you’re a writer, a blogger or an online business owner, you need to connect with the community. What a twit.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Even Taylor, a Men with Pens copywriter, doesn’t really think she gets much out of her college degree when she does her job. My life changed and I found myself following a different career path – several of them, in fact, before I became a copywriter and settled in quite happily. Sounds like good copywriting advice to me.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

He’s also currently working as a promoter and a waiter to pay the bills. Because I’ve read a LOT of freelancer stories about 70-hour workweeks, barely being able to pay rent or groceries, having no vacatio, and literally BEGGING fellow bloggers for money. With SOME bloggers. Hey, I’m not putting these people down.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 6, 2021

10 years ago on April 9, 2010, Google included site speed as one of the all-important ranking factors. Lately, I’ve noticed that more and more bloggers and content creators are going back to the old method of SEO , where keywords meant to drive search results surpassed the real qualities of engaging, valuable content.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 9, 2010

You tell yourself you should be moving faster, working on releasing your own product sooner, spending more time on Twitter promoting your work – just like he did. Amy Harrison runs Harrisonamy Copywriting. Subscribe to her blog or follow her on twitter: @littleunred for more copywriting (and sometimes irreverent) updates.

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Men With Pens

MAY 23, 2010

Peter Shallard - The Shrink for Entrepreneurs ( @petershallard ) May 24, 2010 at 1:24 am You know what? Reply David May 24, 2010 at 7:45 am As well as all these points, I don’t like it when applicants are over familiar. Reply --Deb ( @__Deb ) May 24, 2010 at 7:45 am Yeah, see? And trust us – they arent what you think.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

We’re bloggers. Support Sweatshop Labor I don’t think bloggers and writers realize the mixed messages they’re giving the world, and I don’t think bloggers realize what they’re doing to themselves. 106 Responses to “Are Bloggers Creating Their Own Sweatshop?&# Time to think about the retirement fund.&#

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Because men over 25 get promoted. by Hot news-Hot relax Reply Paul Elam January 5, 2010 at 10:34 am I think I know how James feels right now. Reply pg January 8, 2010 at 1:34 pm Yeah feminism is pissing me off too. Reply Paul Elam January 8, 2010 at 8:19 pm That is about typical for a response. Women over 25?

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I could see the parallels and similarities between his life and my own – and that of writers, freelancers and bloggers everywhere. It’s a contradiction in that we want to use the vehicle to promote ourselves, but that same vehicle is used for piracy. Oh, and he’s a fair hand with an acoustic guitar, too.)

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