Men With Pens

APRIL 18, 2010

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. That’s because all the bloggers saw the way the wind was blowing. Afraid not. Reply Leslie A.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

When I spoke with them about their business, they all had one common question: “Why is having a website such a big deal?&# Most people asking this question smile and nod when you tell them they really need a website, but most of them are thinking, “This person is trying to sell me something I don’t need. But it could.

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Backlinko

JANUARY 8, 2024

Urban Outfitters also provides a product feed and various creatives that affiliates can incorporate into their website. All you have to do is choose the program that aligns with your content style (think blogger vs social media content creator), read up on their brand guidelines, and start sharing your unique links.

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ProBlogger

MAY 17, 2023

Many of the following methods are the result of the profile and perceived expertise of the blogger themselves (whereas many of the direct methods mentioned previously are less reliant upon this). Building a profile as a blogger doesn’t happen quickly and starting a blog with some of these hopes should be seen as a long term thing.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 24, 2021

Remember, this was an analysis of a news website, where the headlines are all doom and gloom and the stories are about other people, not us. By 2010, the comic was receiving four million unique visitors each month. Memes are a source of creative outlet for online communities, and their message and content can’t be controlled.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 12, 2011

Welcome to the 2011 list of bloggers to watch. It was where thousands of the world’s best bloggers met to network and learn. I recommend that bloggers of any niche attend conferences such as this to check out the rising stars. Jordan Cooper is a blogger that I highly respect. Discovered at BlogWorld. Jordan Cooper.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 20, 2023

You can also listen to a recent episode with Thomas on Novel Marketing and Christian Publishing on The Creative Penn Podcast. It's gotten easier to do and more readers are willing to buy directly from an author's website. She also runs the award-winning podcast that's been running even longer than this one, the Creative Penn.

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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. In the marketing world, they’re often referred to as “creatives.” Site speed has been a ranking factor since 2010 and it’s good for users, too. A copywriter does.

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Jane Friedman

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

She began publishing in early 2010 with her bestselling Comfort Food and is considered one of the original authors of the dark romance subgenre. A writer on a website I came across recently characterizes romance as “easy to write because romance books usually follow a pretty simple formula.” And it’s not just women reading it.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

She’s more like a Featured Blogger ’round here at the Pen Men Palace. There are copywriters, bloggers, academic writers (the vanilla of the writing world?), It’s no accident that several great bloggers also write fiction. Creative writing, people! Now I’m offended. I’m hurt. Why is that?

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Men With Pens

JUNE 2, 2010

Her passion resulted in My Blog Guest , a community of guest post bloggers. If you want to submit to hundreds of high-profile bloggers or find quality writers ready to contribute to your site, come join! Dev | Technshare ( @tnsblog ) June 3, 2010 at 1:22 am Hey Agent, Nice Post man. Thanks for sharing this great post.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

And sadly, not many bloggers ask them. It takes time, energy, skills, money, creativity and consistency to make it work. Peter Shallard - The Shrink for Entrepreneurs ( @petershallard ) July 12, 2010 at 1:55 am This is a thoughtful post. Have all the posts you’ve written been worth it? Those are good questions to ask.

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ProBlogger

MAY 8, 2017

The Things Successful Bloggers Do to Build Their Blogs Into Businesses. In today’s lesson, I want to talk about some of the things that successful bloggers are doing to increase the conversions of their website. Resources for 3 Key Things Bloggers Do to Grow Their Blogs into Businesses. Michael Hyatt. Full Transcript.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Blogger Nikki Parkinson Shares How She Built a Business Around Her Blog. In today’s episode, I have recorded an interview with one of Australia’s better known bloggers – Nikki Parkinson from the style and fashion blog – Styling You. It must have been 2011, maybe 2010. Expand to view full transcript. Darren: Hi there.

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ProBlogger

MAY 8, 2017

The Things Successful Bloggers Do to Build Their Blogs Into Businesses. In today’s lesson, I want to talk about some of the things that successful bloggers are doing to increase the conversions of their website. Resources for 3 Key Things Bloggers Do to Grow Their Blogs into Businesses. Michael Hyatt. Full Transcript.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

Without a reputation, referrals or testimonials to convince people to hire you, you have to be creative and work extra hard on getting your name out there. Prerequisite: you have a website. These techniques assume that you already have a website dedicated to your freelancing business. Counter-intuitive but true.

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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

JUNE 9, 2010

If that overnight success has a website, look at his blog archives. Tim Gordon June 10, 2010 at 3:59 am Informative article you got there. Now, back to the current project Reply Sally B ( @snappysentences ) June 10, 2010 at 5:16 am Oh Amy I can totally relate to this post. Will Creativity Build or Break your Business?

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Blogger Nikki Parkinson Shares How She Built a Business Around Her Blog. In today’s episode, I have recorded an interview with one of Australia’s better known bloggers – Nikki Parkinson from the style and fashion blog – Styling You. It must have been 2011, maybe 2010. Expand to view full transcript. Darren: Hi there.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

When I started freelancing full time, I also started a Masters degree in Creative Writing. Charlie Gilkey has a great post showing how various bloggers have developed and honed their writing style over the years: Becoming Yourself and Growing Your Blog. Something similar has happened with my fiction writing. Think about why.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

Chris Mower ( @firesamurai ) April 23, 2010 at 1:21 am Hey! Reply Ivan Cosic ( @ivancosic ) April 23, 2010 at 2:20 am Hey Nathan, thanks for opening my eyes, that’s for sure secret ingredient in success. Smokvica, masline, slavlje i još nešto… Reply Annie Stith ( @Gr8fulAnnie ) April 23, 2010 at 6:43 am Hey, Nathan!

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

Our ability to produce creative quality on just five hours sleep is a badge of honour that’s applauded and lauded! It’s easier to get frustrated or discouraged when you’re lacking snooze-time, and you might find yourself struggling for creative ideas or feeling snappish with clients – the guys who pay your bills, remember?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

The Pros and Cons Written by Agent X - 30 Comments Here’s a great slam-dunk post for you from my respected friend and international copywriting authority, Dean Rieck of Direct Creative and Pro Copy Tips. Copywriters can advance to Creative Director positions, for example. Enjoy – it’s a good one! I know writing looks easy.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2010

Had I lost my creativity? Want to overcome writers block and unleash your creativity? Peter Shallard - The Shrink for Entrepreneurs ( @petershallard ) June 7, 2010 at 1:15 am I’m gonna step in here and make a comment about what I think happened. So I kept my problem to myself and pretended everything was fine.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

Melinda | SuperWAHM ( @superwahm1 ) January 18, 2010 at 2:17 am I don’t have that much direct competition. SuperWAHM EZ-Notes – Pre-Release Sale and Giveaway Reply Archan Mehta January 18, 2010 at 5:55 am James, Once again, this is an interesting post. Reply Phil Simon ( @philsimon ) January 18, 2010 at 8:08 am James Good post.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 19, 2010

Travis ( @travispjohnson ) January 20, 2010 at 1:30 am As you wish. Reply Christa January 20, 2010 at 1:44 am “As you wish&# Reply Vandy Massey ( @vandymassey ) January 20, 2010 at 5:40 am Any thoughts on the Serenity guide to copywriting (if we’re talking Joss Whedon)? Michael Martine´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 21, 2010

Annemieke ( @Annemieke_C ) January 22, 2010 at 3:26 am What a post, brilliant! Critical about Criticism Reply Heather ( @TylinaVespart ) January 22, 2010 at 5:31 am That was really interesting – very easy to read and absorb (Had to comment on that before I go any further!). It really reflects my thoughts on blogging.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 23, 2010

Melinda | SuperWAHM ( @Superwahm1 ) March 24, 2010 at 6:44 am Real life interviews are awesome for getting that kind of information out of someone. Reply Nathan Hangen ( @nhangen ) March 24, 2010 at 9:47 am Many people I work with get wrapped up in marketing speak, which is very similar to your example here. Team player?

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

On my creative writing MA, we’re often encouraged to remember why we’re writing. Wanderlusting ( @Wanderlustingkh ) May 27, 2010 at 1:13 am Great post. Ulrich ( @maryeulrich ) May 27, 2010 at 3:30 am There are some interesting ideas and new words (for me) in your post. What do you love about words and writing?

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Men With Pens

MAY 2, 2010

Not your blog; the part of your website that’s devoted to convincing your readers to buy your services. and read from France) Reply Josh Garcia May 3, 2010 at 9:18 am Hey James, I like how you describe that there are words everywhere we look. Meier May 3, 2010 at 10:41 am So true. Miroff Quick – look around you.

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ProBlogger

JULY 17, 2014

This way of thinking is undoubtedly a smart approach, particularly for bloggers. While not all of them will be relevant to your situation, my hope is that they’ll help to get your creative juices flowing and enable you to come up with some ideas that will enable your blog to grow at a faster rate. The aggregation of marginal gains.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

This can be material the client gave you, material from the client’s website, independent material you’ve found during your own research (please, please tell me you remembered to charge for research if you had to do your own), and it also includes your own brainpan. Pull out all the information you have on this particular topic.

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Men With Pens

MAY 19, 2010

Peter Shallard - The Shrink for Entrepreneurs ( @petershallard ) May 20, 2010 at 3:22 am Cool post and spot on. Reply Amy Harrison ( @littleunred ) May 20, 2010 at 4:58 am Guilty of all three. Reply Þórey Ómars ( @thoreyo ) May 20, 2010 at 5:15 am Great article, James. I think a lot of business owners can associate with this.

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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. Building an Army with Nicholas Cardot of Site Sketch 101 Reply Dave Doolin ( @websiteweekend ) January 15, 2010 at 2:36 am This article made me think about my own writing. No, really, I don’t.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2010

That sort of thing made me creative in a practical way that benefits me every day. Peter Shallard - The Shrink for Entrepreneurs ( @petershallard ) June 14, 2010 at 1:39 am Cool interview. Reply Mike Klassen ( @magalogguy ) June 14, 2010 at 1:58 am I relate to returning e-mail promptly. Maybe I missed my calling!

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

For example, hiring a creative consultant can bring fresh ideas and the alternative perspective you need to get your business from good to great. Nabeel | Create Your First Website July 8, 2010 at 3:00 am Great Advice. Kindest, Nabeel Reply Giulietta Nardone July 8, 2010 at 6:56 am Hi Agent X, #3 pay their price speaks to me.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

Should bloggers start charging for content? So here are a few of the things we can do, as bloggers, to address this issue – and many more issues we all face together. Jordan Cooper ( @NotAProBlog ) January 4, 2010 at 2:38 am Amen, James! Ten Steps to Rock Your Business Blog in 2010 Reply J.D. What do you think?

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