The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Almost) eleven years ago, in Sept 2011, I left my day job to become a full-time author-entrepreneur. 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! Lessons Learned from 11 Years as an Author Entrepreneur.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 27, 2023

Show notes: Overview of the Pilgrimage campaign including rewards, add-ons, and the result Why Kickstarter for this project, and why now for me Tips for success: Learn about the platform beforehand. I was afraid of failure and not even making that much, plus this book falls between my existing audiences. My initial target was £1000.

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Finding an audience for a different type of book You can buy Pilgrimage in all the usual formats from my store, JFPennBooks.com as well as the special hardback and paperback with photos from the trips. Thank you so much if you supported the campaign! Episodes are linked on this page.] Interview with Roz here.]

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Quick Sprout

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Our recommendation for the best website broker is Empire Flippers because of its reliable preliminary sales screening, excellent track record, and prompt assistance. They cater to a different audience and offer specialized services that are more appealing to them as opposed to other users. Schedule a call to get started.

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Backlinko

JANUARY 8, 2024

With the pet industry projected to grow to $368 billion by 2030 , and tons of pet owners looking to find new products for their companions, there’s never been a better time to tap into the pet affiliate marketing niche. Yet, with a plethora of programs available, identifying the best one is no easy task.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

How can you shift your mindset from catalog sales to selling direct? His latest book is Direct Sales Mastery for Authors , co-written with Monica Leonelle, launching as this goes out on Kickstarter. His latest book is Direct Sales Mastery for Authors , co-written with Monica Leonelle, launching as this goes out on Kickstarter.

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Backlinko

MARCH 30, 2024

Wirecutter Niche: Product reviews for household items, gadgets, and electronics Estimated monthly visits: 64,800 Most active affiliate programs: Amazon Associates; GoPro; The Home Depot; Apple; Best Buy Wirecutter has proven itself as an expert when it comes to researching, testing, and reviewing products for its audience.

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Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2017

The content marketing blog I started in April 2007 was really taking off, and the audience was anything but shy. The @cmicontent blog I started in April 2007 was taking off & the audience anything but shy. And there it was … email after email, the audience telling me what they would buy. JoePulizzi Click To Tweet.

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Bramework

DECEMBER 1, 2023

In the digital age, high-quality content is essential for engaging your audience and driving business growth. This post will explore why in-depth, helpful content is crucial for attracting an audience, building brand reputation, and boosting ROI in today’s crowded digital landscape.

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Buffer

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Time on page The average time your audience spends on your website or reading your blog posts (now called average engagement time in Google Analytics 4) is a strong indicator of your content success.    Time on page indicates how deeply your audience is engaging with your content.

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Fat Joe

JULY 21, 2023

Here’s why: Expand Production Capacity Back in 2011, the average blog post was around 300-500 words. A recent survey by Semrush found the need to scale up production was the number one reason for outsourcing content writing: Outsourcing is how smart agencies handle large content projects without compromising on quality.

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Quick Sprout

JULY 12, 2022

It’s a fantastic choice for remote workers from sales managers to business owners to IT teams. You’ll need to speak to a sales rep for a custom quote. You’ll need to contact their sales team to get a custom quote. Since launching in 2011, Zoom has quickly become an industry leader in the video conferencing space.

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Consider : How can you stand out to your audience by challenging a standard in your industry? ” Consider : How can you tap into the emotions of your audience? While Red Bull says Stratos was not an advertising stunt, it was a huge hit with their target audience of young men into extreme sports. The video was a hit.

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Content Hacker

OCTOBER 25, 2022

When I started what was to be my content marketing journey in 2011, I had NO idea what kind of explosive growth was in store. When it comes to generating sales, 70% said SEO gives them better results than PPC (pay-per-click). When it comes to sales funnels, 69% of content is created for the top of the funnel. Incredible, right?!

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Content Hacker

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I’ve been in content since 2011. Since then, I’ve been behind over 40,000 content projects, which have generated over $5M in sales to my businesses, and much more to my clients’ businesses. It didn’t know about it, work from it, or write it out for my audience. Same audiences. But beware.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 20, 2023

And so those books have sold more than a million copies worldwide, have done very well for me as an indie writer, where they didn't find the audience that I had hoped they would have found back as a traditional published work. And so I look at projects and decide, okay, where am I going to get the best return for my time and energy?

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

I used to try and stop it, and I still do make an effort when someone literally steals everything— but it takes up too much time to try and stop it all, so I focus on creating value for my true audience — all of you. Some only use AI tools for generating sales descriptions or ad copy. Because yes, we’ve heard this all before.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 19, 2017

His latest project, Examine.Com, garners around 70,000 visitors a day and is a seven-figure business. Why The Loooooong Sales Letter Works And Other Surprising Sales Hacks via Mixergy. Neil has taken a different approach to meet the needs of his audience. Normally, such figures would put me off recommending him.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

And the idea was that they would encourage their employees to spend up to 20% of their time on basically more speculative projects, things that were outside the scope of their official responsibilities. So I used it as kind of a learning and research project. And then Google popularized a related concept of 20% time.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2011

That ebook you’re frantically finishing off this week could be launched and on sale next Monday. 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. No wonder you freeze up when you sit down to write.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 24, 2017

I know that Jon Morrow, who runs the very successful Smart Blogger blog, got a huge surge in traffic when we published his post How to Quit Your Job, Move to Paradise and Get Paid to Change the World back in 2011. 8: Increased Sales. 2: Raised Profile. They may well be happy to send a link your way.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 22, 2012

They say that if you write a compelling ebook, you’ll juice up your sales. It can generate thousands of dollars in business profits, thanks to brand-new clients, satisfied customers and an engaged audience that hangs on your every word. The rumors are true: Ebooks equal power. All the pros tell you this. You’ll succeed.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Do you know of someone that has really stood out in 2011? In 2011 he created the Million Dollar Blog Project and launched his case study blog, Expert Enough. Some of the best discussions of 2010 came from his blog and I believe that the Million Dollar Blog Project will result in a few more bloggers to watch.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 1, 2012

This was based on the 12 Days Of Christmas, where we re-posted our most highly trafficked 12 posts since we started the blog on 1 September 2011. Youth Workin’ It has a global audience. I’ve also been approached about another blogging project which looks set to be an amazing and fun opportunity.

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ProBlogger

JULY 29, 2014

You need to know your audience before you start doing anything. Darren showed some stats of how almost 40% of his current earnings were from ebook sales. I have been putting off writing one for a while now but after hearing Darren’s advice, that project is about to take a new life. Promotional Strategy.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Nikki started Styling You in July 2008 and today – 9 years later – she’s not only grown her audience, but she’s built a pretty amazing business around her blog. We talk about how Nikki built her audience and how to stand out in a competitive niche. It must have been 2011, maybe 2010.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

My name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind problogger.com, a blog, podcast, event, job board, series of ebooks and a book all designed to help you as a blogger to grow your audience and make money from your blog. At the end of 2010, I hadn’t done it and I came to write my goals for 2011 and actually found this in another notebook.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

My name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind problogger.com, a blog, podcast, event, job board, series of ebooks and a book all designed to help you as a blogger to grow your audience and make money from your blog. At the end of 2010, I hadn’t done it and I came to write my goals for 2011 and actually found this in another notebook.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Nikki started Styling You in July 2008 and today – 9 years later – she’s not only grown her audience, but she’s built a pretty amazing business around her blog. We talk about how Nikki built her audience and how to stand out in a competitive niche. It must have been 2011, maybe 2010.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

My name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind problogger.com, a blog, podcast, event, job board, series of ebooks and a book all designed to help you as a blogger to grow your audience and make money from your blog. At the end of 2010, I hadn’t done it and I came to write my goals for 2011 and actually found this in another notebook.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 26, 2019

I interviewed Pat on stage and there’s a bit of Q&A with our audience as well. We’re seeing a lot of our audience now becoming blind to the techniques that we use in marketing. I already had a really good audience by this stage. We fly out at least one international guest every year. First day, we made AU$12.

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Content Marketing Institute

JULY 20, 2018

But the results his team ultimately achieved – hundreds of millions of online views, a Facebook docu-series, a broader audience – earned him a nomination for Content Marketer of the Year. The NASCAR entertainment marketing group in Los Angeles, where Evan started with the company in 2011, also has a dotted line to the content team.

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