Jane Friedman

AUGUST 4, 2023

This summer, Wattpad is running their 14th annual Watty Awards , the company’s annual global writing competition. Ariana is a Latina immigrant from Venezuela who was an elementary school teacher before leaving her job to write full time. Jane: What was your initial motivation for writing and publishing on Wattpad?

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Express Writers

MAY 1, 2024

The survey shows the average blog post is 77% longer in 2023 than it was in 2013. Consider finding a high-quality writing agency or writer to help you expand your content calendar and keep up with the competition. If you can produce and publish a high-quality blog every day, that’s awesome.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Some people – a small but very important part of this audience – read this blog for one specific reason: they want advice on how to write and publish a fiction novel. Writing fiction? Self-publishing? There are plenty of resources on how to write great fiction already, and they do a good job of it.

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Jane Friedman

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

When we talk about “pitch packages” in publishing, we’re usually talking about an author’s query letter and synopsis (for fiction), or a book proposal (for nonfiction). population that listened to a podcast within the last week has skyrocketed from about 7 percent in 2013 to 26 percent in 2022. The share of the U.S.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In the intro, Finding readers [ ALLi blog ]; Writing the Shadow Kickstarter. Today's show is sponsored by ProWritingAid , writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. Sign up for my next Kickstarter here: Writing the Shadow: Turn Your Inner Darkness Into Words.

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Express Writers

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

We’ve compiled some reasons why it’s beneficial to outsource your SEO content writing to folks with a deep understanding of best practices and optimization. What’s the Difference Between SEO Copywriting and SEO Content Writing? Is it going to be worth the investment to pay for SEO content writing services?

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Freelance Writing Jobs

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For freelance writers, writing content that is too similar to work that appears on other websites is simply not acceptable. It leans towards the academic audience, so it’s perfect if you are an academic or technical writer. Write A Review & Get 50% Off. First published in 2013; updated October 2022.

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Express Writers

JANUARY 1, 2024

By embracing this information, businesses can then align their strategies with the needs of their audience to ensure relevance and resonance in their field. We offer different levels of content writing to suit your needs and budget. Alt Text: Graph showing the growth of podcast listeners in the United States from 2013 to 2023.

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Smart Blogger

MARCH 21, 2023

The visual style led to some people thinking it was a child’s cartoon in its early years, but it’s very much intended for a mature audience. Here’s their memorable sketch satirizing Sarah Palin, Hilary Clinton, and political discourse in general in 2013: 12. How Can You Apply These Satire Examples to Your Writing?

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In 2018, at least two major Fortune 500 brands will hire former publishers and/or media executives to serve as their chief marketing officers. 2 major Fortune 500 brands will hire former publishers and/or media execs as CMOs. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Convert Your Most Vital (and Most Ignored) Audience Into Brand Ambassadors.

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Neil Patel

MAY 4, 2021

Interest in influencer marketing has skyrocketed 90x since 2013. Content strrategy can be a vague concept, but for the purposes of this post, we mean things like publishing cadence, tone and voice of the author, and content elements (text, graphs, etc.). Start by Becoming an Influencer in a Niche Field. Create a Content Strategy.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 21, 2023

In the intro, Kobo Plus expands to audiobooks in Australia & New Zealand; Thoughts on the changing publishing environment based on Thrillerfest Audios (well worth buying!), Today's show is sponsored by ProWritingAid, writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. So welcome to the show, Joe.

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The Creative Penn

AUGUST 11, 2023

She also started the Facebook group AI Writing for Authors, and is one of the founders of the Future Fiction Academy, teaching authors how to harness the power of AI to revolutionize the world of fiction writing. You can find Steph at SPajonas.com , FutureFictionAcademy.com , or at the AI Writing for Authors Facebook Group.

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Freelance Writing Jobs

OCTOBER 24, 2022

For freelance writers, writing content that is too similar to work that appears on other websites is simply not acceptable. It leans towards the academic audience, so it’s perfect if you are an academic or technical writer. Write A Review & Get 50% Off. First published in 2013; updated October 2022.

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Backlinko

JUNE 11, 2021

Publish Data-Driven Content. Cross-Pollinate Your Audience. Write Blog Posts on NEW Topics. Publish Posts at The Right Time. For example, a while back I published this guest post on The Buffer blog. Publish Data-Driven Content. So when you publish something cool, you can instantly stand out.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Or you can make it happen now, giving you more time and energy to put towards increasing your conversion rate , improving your social presence — and, of course, writing and promoting great and useful content. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather get my sites indexed as quickly as possible because it gives me more time to build my audience.

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The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life , which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors. You can find Dorie Clark at DorieClark.com.

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Neil Patel

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Their research has been published in MarketingProfs, TNW, The Economist, Time, the Harvard Business Review, the New York Times, Pub Con, and many other publications and journals. 500 2013 list of fastest-growing media companies in the United States. Stable writers are skilled at writing, grammar, logical consistency, and storytelling.

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Intergrowth

MARCH 5, 2023

This information lets you see if you are reaching your target audience and where you need to improve your marketing efforts. Depending on your business and audience, your strategy might involve blogging , social media posts, video content, infographics, and any number of other mediums. television, radio, billboards).

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Neil Patel

APRIL 12, 2021

If you run a business with Chinese clientele or want to promote your products to a Chinese audience, optimizing your content for Baidu can help you open those doors. To legally host a website in China, you need to have an internet content publishing license ( ICPL ). Baidu’s rich-snippets can occupy up to 70 percent of a page.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 27, 2023

Today's show is sponsored by ProWritingAid, writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with Scrivener, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. Limited to 10.

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Fat Joe

APRIL 28, 2023

Social media and SEO can help businesses reach their target audience and increase website traffic,” “[It] shows the importance of keeping up with industry changes and innovations and … staying ahead of SEO’s constant changes.” according to Daniel Foley Carter. TikTok vs. #SEO tools search volume Trends start on TikTok.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2019

Writers know strong stories capture audiences and bring concepts to life. Songwriters use the same storytelling structure over and over in their writing. Songwriting is different than our type of writing, as songwriters must find a melody and lyrics that work together. How do you achieve that rhythm in your writing?

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Contented

MARCH 21, 2019

You are flooded with ad hoc publishing requests. Your publishing process is slow and your backlog is growing. You can’t expect staff to write web copy, if they don’t know how. If you think they are magically going to find time and skills to write your content, your plan will fail. They write more clearly and concisely.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 14, 2014

Double down on best-performing headlines and keep testing new ways to engage your audience. Garret Moon proposes re-writing your blog headlines at least three times to A/B test your headlines using Twitter and email marketing. 6 Lessons for Writing Irresistibly Magnetic Blog Post Headlines. Use Power Verbs. Arouse Curiosity.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 5, 2022

If you're not making the money you expected from your books, how can you pivot genres in order to write what you enjoy AND make a living? How — and why — to pivot genres Combining what you want to write and what sells Creating a new audience when pivoting genres Are Facebook ads and AMS ads still worth it? Show Notes.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

I had a conversation with BuzzSumo co-founder Steve Rayson who said writing algorithms are available for purchase, have been bought, and are in use by major platforms. The key phrases behind content-writing robots you’ll see a lot – intelligent narratives, natural language generation (NLG), and automated storytelling technology.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Too many indie authors buy into the myths and lies that keep them running in circles rather than charging forward into a lucrative self-publishing career. Before successfully writing fiction full time, we both wrote for our own blogs for years, along with guest posts for sites like Problogger. Truant and Sean Platt.

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Moz

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Check out the example below comparing Zola.com (a B2C brand) and Yiedify.com (B2B): These two sites were founded around the same time (2013) and have been publishing lots of content. You need your content to rank AND impress your audience well enough to convert them into leads. (This is assuming all other things are equal.).

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2018

31, 2017, I “retired” from marketing and took a sabbatical for 2018 (which, as of this publishing, I’m still happily on). The team at CMI is nice enough to publish this so the entire CMI audience can watch and read it. Depending on what research study you look at, less than 10% of all people write down and record their goals.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 20, 2023

If you sell direct, you can produce higher quality books and products, make more money per sale, get paid faster, and reach readers directly, but there are challenges to publish and market this way. Thomas Umstaddt Jr interviews Joanna Penn on the Novel Marketing Podcast covering tips for publishing, selling, and marketing direct to readers.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 16, 2022

If YOU are obviously engaged with your content, passionate about helping your readers, interested in who they are, writing in an inviting way and willing to interact with others then you’ll be on the right track to developing a culture on your blog where interaction is normal. This is also an important time to get your mindset right.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

Write in a Conversational Voice. Good bloggers similarly often write in a more conversational way and in doing so invite readers to respond. Every bloggers needs to find their own style and voice but I’ve found a number of things have been helpful in writing more ‘conversationally’: I write like I speak.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 16, 2022

If YOU are obviously engaged with your content, passionate about helping your readers, interested in who they are, writing in an inviting way and willing to interact with others then you’ll be on the right track to developing a culture on your blog where interaction is normal. This is also an important time to get your mindset right.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 19, 2017

In 2013, he launched a hire service for personal locator beacons – a product that many hikers need but can’t afford to purchase outright. Neil has taken a different approach to meet the needs of his audience. I featured Alexis as one of the 20 Bloggers to Watch in 2012 describing her as a “publishing powerhouse.”

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Would a slight shift in direction upset the established audience? Jodi Wilson did that on New Year’s Eve 2013. “Che had started school in 2013 and all of a sudden his world was much bigger and I had less control. “In June 2013 I started a series called Practising Simplicity where I explored simple living.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 22, 2018

Today’s post is by ProBlogger writing expert Ali Luke. And some bloggers have a naturally terse writing style, whereas others like to dig deep and give lots of examples. Around the end of 2013, long-form content became much more popular in the blogging world. So should you write short posts, long posts, or something in between?

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