The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In the intro, Finding readers [ ALLi blog ]; Writing the Shadow Kickstarter. Lessons Learned from 12 Years as an Author Entrepreneur Twelve years ago, in Sept 2011, I left my day job to become a full-time author-entrepreneur. Blog post header images. You can read/listen to previous updates at TheCreativePenn.com/timeline.

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Fat Joe

JULY 21, 2023

It can include creating blog posts, web copy, press releases , and other content assets. Here’s why: Expand Production Capacity Back in 2011, the average blog post was around 300-500 words. And the average blog post has been getting longer and more in-depth ever since.

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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. Several years back, HubSpot published a report that finally answered a burning question: “How much should you blog?”. Websites with 400+ blog posts receive more than 2x the traffic of blogs with 301-400 posts.

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Buffer

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The ones I’ve seen used most often to track content performance are: Page views This is usually the biggest traffic number — the number of times a landing page or blog post on your site has been viewed. It’s important to note that this tracks multiple visits from the same person.

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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. Kickstarter enables you to post Updates , which can be for backers only or available more widely. How do you communicate with backers?

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 1, 2018

You may want to kick off the new year with our Start a Blog Course. Today we’re resuming our series of blogger stories where I hand the podcast over to you, our listeners, to tell your stories and tips of starting and growing your blogs. Kristen Manieri from Orlando, Florida started a blog with no real plan to make money.

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Backlinko

MARCH 30, 2024

This expert insight is what led Wirecutter to be so successful that it generated $150 million in revenue between 2011 and 2016, before being bought by giant media company The New York Times. On top of this, Skyscanner also runs a travel blog, which is where their affiliate marketing comes into play. How They Make Money Ruled.me

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In today’s lesson I want to talk about an issue that I think is at the heart of why many blogs don’t reach their potential. Further Resources on How Procrastination Stopped Me Writing a Million Dollar Blog Post. How to Start a Blog. 10 Surefire Ways to Overcome Blogging Procrastination. It’s a very simple idea.

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Bramework

DECEMBER 1, 2023

16 Powerful Steps to Build Brand Awareness for Your Blog Business By demonstrating ongoing value beyond sales pitches , you can form meaningful connections with your audience in today’s competitive digital landscape. What is an Editorial Content Strategy and Why Do You Need it for YOUR Blog?

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In today’s lesson I want to talk about an issue that I think is at the heart of why many blogs don’t reach their potential. Further Resources on How Procrastination Stopped Me Writing a Million Dollar Blog Post. How to Start a Blog. 10 Surefire Ways to Overcome Blogging Procrastination. It’s a very simple idea.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Today on the blog we have a case study from one of our readers. Or rather one of our podcast listeners, as it was a tip in a particular podcast that spurred on today’s guest author to make some significant changes to her blog over the course of a year. My blog used to make me feel sad and discouraged. This made me feel awful.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 24, 2017

How to Grow Your Blog by Interviewing Influencers. 7 Powerful Non-SEO Reasons to Try Guest Posting. But in this blog post I want to talk about why you should do it. The right influencer linking to your blog (or podcast, video or social media account) at the right time can send you a decent amount of traffic.

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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. Blog posts are open-source, free information that more fully suits the purpose of “pillar content.”

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The Creative Penn

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The most famous books, blogs, films, music, etc, get pirated the moment they emerge, or even before release if leaked. Have a look at David Gaughran’s blog for a glimpse [ Scammers break the Kindle store from 2017, Kindle Unlimited: A Cheater Magnet from 2021 , and a whole load more.] Because yes, we’ve heard this all before.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In today’s lesson I want to talk about an issue that I think is at the heart of why many blogs don’t reach their potential. Further Resources on How Procrastination Stopped Me Writing a Million Dollar Blog Post. How to Start a Blog. 10 Surefire Ways to Overcome Blogging Procrastination. It’s a very simple idea.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 21, 2012

This guest post is by Sophie Lee of IBS Tales. In February 2011 my website lost 50% of its traffic overnight, and a further 20% disappeared two months later. Secondly, my WordPress blog was producing duplicate content on category, tag, and monthly archive pages. Mistake 5: Ignoring blog speed and server location.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 25, 2017

In August of 2011, I started Making Sense of Cents while working my full-time job. I didn’t have much time to spend on it, as I was working full-time and working towards my Finance MBA, but I used every little minute of extra time that I had so that I could create a successful blog. As you can tell, I absolutely love blogging.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 25, 2017

In August of 2011, I started Making Sense of Cents while working my full-time job. I didn’t have much time to spend on it, as I was working full-time and working towards my Finance MBA, but I used every little minute of extra time that I had so that I could create a successful blog. As you can tell, I absolutely love blogging.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

One of the kinds of work projects I was pitching on was obviously book covers, and I started getting quite a good rate on the covers. So in 2011, I started the website, Damonza.com. I've been very open about my use of AI for images, and I've done blog posts about it and all of that. Eventually, it just sort of took over.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 6, 2023

I actually think that type of job is going to be an emergent one in the future because it's like a project manager role, really. I feel like when we both went full-time, both of us it was 2011, wasn't it? I found a blog post about the launch of my first novel back when it was called Pentecost in 2011.

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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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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 1, 2012

This includes blogging 6 days a week about youth work. As part of our Blog the Festive Season series, we asked Stephen how he and his wife are preparing the blog for the festive season. What does preparing the Youth Workin’ It blog for the festive season mean? This will be your second festive season on the blog.

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ProBlogger

JULY 29, 2014

Well, you write a blog post. Darren Rowse’s 10 Blogging Lessons. Darren’s presentation was titled “ 10 things I wish I’d know about Blogging (+7 Quick tips) ” in which he shared about the blogging lessons he would have wanted to know when he started out 12 years ago.

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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

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

APRIL 19, 2017

His latest project, Examine.Com, garners around 70,000 visitors a day and is a seven-figure business. You can learn more by checking out his blog at SJO.com. I initially discovered him via his first book Trust Me, I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator , where he shows how blogs control and distort the news.

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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. Post by Michael C. He enjoys blogging because it keeps his creativity flowing. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens! Drinking plenty of water will also keep you running at 100%.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 4, 2014

And while we’ve chatted this week about sharing your posts on social media for the best effect, and how to repurpose your conten t so even more eyes see it – it’s time now to talk about keeping those visitors on your blog once they get there, interacting with your content, and engaging with you. Reader projects.

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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

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

DECEMBER 30, 2011

This year, I tried to go outside of the social media echo-chamber and focus on people who are expanding beyond their blogs. If you are after more variety, I’ve included links to other round-ups at the end of this post. If you are after more variety, I’ve included links to other round-ups at the end of this post.

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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

DECEMBER 26, 2012

The platform is constantly evolving beyond its blogging roots, with more great features being added every year. The three major releases in 2011 were 3.1 February 2011) and 3.2 July 2011) and 3.3 December 2011). The three major releases in 2011 were 3.1 February 2011) and 3.2 July 2011) and 3.3

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