The Creative Penn

JUNE 26, 2023

Show Notes Changes in publishing and marketing for nonfiction authors over time and what still works How to stand out and build your community Content marketing and long-term marketing strategies Deciding what nonfiction book to write—should you stay in your lane? I sent proposals to three publishers, and Wiley gave me a book deal.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

This guest post is by Jeff Foster of WebBizIdeas. Just as low-level article directories (ezinearticles, articlesbase, and others) got hurt by Google’s Panda Update in 2013, I predict that Google will hurt sites abusing guest blogging in 2013. What’s the wrong way to publish guest posts? A real person.

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Neil Patel

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Have you ever looked back at your old blog posts and thought, “wow, that really needs an update”? If you have, then chances are your post was not of the evergreen variety. Standard blog: A conversational, yet informative, blog post that offers high-level information to curious readers. It ranks for 2.6K

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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.). Consistently Publish Fresh Content. Create a Content Strategy.

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Express Writers

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Because search engines like Google search for the most helpful and valuable content to share with users, it’s important to publish quality content your target audience is actually searching for. SEO content writers typically craft blog posts, guest posts for other industry sites, service pages, and landing pages.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 22, 2018

The post How Long Should Your Blog Post Be? Today’s post is by ProBlogger writing expert Ali Luke. When I started blogging in 2008, there was a (roughly) agreed-on standard for blog posts: you should post around 500 words every weekday. Blog Post Length vs Frequency.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 23, 2021

They are tweeting about your latest product, leaving a comment on your blog, posting a Facebook update about their customer experience, and much more. — Alex Goot (@alexgoot) March 13, 2013. — Elizabeth Windsor (parody) (@Queen_UK) March 14, 2013. Boston.com News (@BostonDotCom) March 13, 2013.

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Backlinko

JUNE 11, 2021

In today’s post, I’m going to show you exactly how to promote your blog. In fact: These are the same strategies that I used to grow my blog to 449,058 monthly visitors: Let’s dive right in. Guest Post Bonuses. Publish Data-Driven Content. Facebook Boosted Posts (With Retargeting). Create a Blog Alliance.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 1, 2012

I notice that you’ve already published a seasonal post from Petsmart. Is this a sponsored post, or a guest post? This is a press release that I agreed to publish on my site, because I’m a Petsmart customer. I usually pass on press releases, preferring to post guest post (or my own post) instead.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

That means you want search engine spiders to find your new content as quickly as possible after you hit publish. Doing your best to publish valuable, interesting, and useful content and then doing everything you can to make sure that your potential customers see it. Where will it be published? Here’s an example.

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Moz

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Posted by Cyrus-Shepard Seven years ago, we published a post on the Moz Blog titled "How to Rank: 25 Step Master SEO Blueprint.". From an SEO perspective, the post did extremely well. Over time, the "How to Rank" post accumulated: 400k pageviews 200k organic visits 100s of linking root domains. We want it.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Last week I was involved in a number of conversations with readers about blog post length and whether it was better to write long posts or short ones. My short answer to the question was to write ‘useful’ posts, and to use as many words as were necessary to do so. What About Series of Posts?

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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. Do you feel that more highly paid speaking gigs become easier if you have a traditionally published book? It was really important to be commercially published. Dorie: Exactly.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 14, 2014

If you are serious about blogging, invest as much resources and time as you can to headline testing and optimization. 6 Lessons for Writing Irresistibly Magnetic Blog Post Headlines. At SearchDecoder blog we did an in depth headline analysis looking at the most popular posts of 2013. Use Power Verbs.

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Express Writers

JANUARY 1, 2024

Quality Long-Form Blog Content: The Evergreen Anchor As a team of skilled, professional writers, it should come as no surprise that we are always going to encourage businesses to embrace long-form blog content. Alt Text: Graph showing the growth of podcast listeners in the United States from 2013 to 2023.

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The Creative Penn

MAY 8, 2023

Michael Anderle (LMBPN), Joanna Penn (The Creative Penn), and Dan Wood (DRaft2Digital) at London Book Fair, April 2023 Dan Wood is the COO of Draft2Digital , which helps authors self-publish alongside excellent support. He's also the co-author of many more with other authors under his company LMBPN Publishing. Both: Hello.

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 27, 2023

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. Kickstarter enables you to post Updates , which can be for backers only or available more widely. But the publishing landscape has changed.

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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. Factor #2: Access to Publishers and Influencers. They ranked #291 on the Inc.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In 2013, I experienced a writer’s dream come true. My blog post, 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do , went viral. But, almost no one knew why I had written that blog post. I decided to publish my list online. I never imagined that my post would go viral. But that was only half the story.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Your readers read your blog because they want to hear from you – so tell them about what you’re promoting it and why you’re promoting it. This article was first published August 22, 2013 and updated September 15, 2022. The post Why Are Your Affiliate Promotions Not Converting?

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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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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

In 2013, it raised another $11.5 Though Narrative Science doesn’t publish pricing for Quill, I looked at Quora where one person reported a tier pricing system and shared numbers that were in the ballpark of what a few people in the industry confirmed to me. The Washington Post and Heliograf. million for further development.

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Intergrowth

MARCH 5, 2023

Affiliate Marketing In an affiliate marketing campaign , a company pays a publisher (most often a blog) to promote their products. In exchange, the publisher receives a commission for each click, sale, or sign-up. For example, a makeup company might work with a well-known YouTuber who publishes makeup tutorial videos.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 5, 2022

In the intro, publishing year in review [ Kris Rusch ]; how you can use ChatGPT with examples; Collaborative writing with AI [ Andrew Mayne ]; Open AI usage guidelines ; Ethical AI usage for authors [ ALLi ]. Tell us a little bit more about you and how you got into writing and self-publishing. But before we get into it –.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 25, 2022

If you’ve only got 90 minutes in which to write that day, all the good intentions in the world don’t necessarily mean you can use every single one of those 90 minutes to their capacity, churning out a brilliantly-crafted blog post and three witty tweets to wow your readers.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Your readers read your blog because they want to hear from you – so tell them about what you’re promoting it and why you’re promoting it. This article was first published August 22, 2013 and updated September 15, 2022. The post Why Are Your Affiliate Promotions Not Converting?

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ProBlogger

MARCH 6, 2013

Optimizing your post for Pinterest. Here are some clean stats for the post (as of January 21, 2013): Publish date: June 2009. And the post is getting more views as you read this. Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger. How My Old Blog Post Got Half a Million Pinterest Views [Case Study].

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Driving traffic to your blog – as a result of your engagement, you will often get people checking out your blog. Idea generation – often, when you engage in conversation in other blogs comments, you get ideas for your own blog posts. However, being first on every single post can be a bit annoying.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

For me, preparing my blog and business for the holidays means preparing for time off. I try to produce extra content to fill blog posts and email updates for sporadic publication but I go easy on myself. So, even now, I have a good idea of what my revenue plan for 2013 is. This article was updated 17 November 2022.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

For me, preparing my blog and business for the holidays means preparing for time off. I try to produce extra content to fill blog posts and email updates for sporadic publication but I go easy on myself. So, even now, I have a good idea of what my revenue plan for 2013 is. This article was updated 17 November 2022.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 16, 2022

I remember my first 10 or so blog posts going up to the deafening roar of silence – I couldn’t even get my wife to read them! This post was first published on 27 March 2013 and republished 17 March 2022. The post The 5 Stages of Building a Culture of Community on a Blog appeared first on ProBlogger.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 19, 2017

His work has been featured here in the past via two guest posts by Michael Alexis. Ramit Sethi Exposed: How He Earns Millions Blogging. His blog posts are brilliant but I also love it when he is interviewed. Some of my favourite posts include: 10 Brainstorming Exercises to Generate 100 New Blog Post Ideas.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

My best blog posts often start out as me writing an email to a reader answering a question. Alternatively I will often imagine I’m talking to someone as I’m writing – which leads to a post written in a more personal way. Further Reading: 10 Techniques to Get More Comments on Your Blog.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 25, 2022

If you’ve only got 90 minutes in which to write that day, all the good intentions in the world don’t necessarily mean you can use every single one of those 90 minutes to their capacity, churning out a brilliantly-crafted blog post and three witty tweets to wow your readers.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

While a lot about the blogging industry has changed since 2013, the truth remains that time is still the single biggest blogging pain point. Finding time to blog is something that all bloggers struggle with,” Darren said at the time. 6 Tips for Efficient Blogging During Your Lunch Hour.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 1, 2014

This post “What Content Works Where? Smarter Traffic (and Revenue) Building Through Social Media” first appeared in January 2013. Every time we publish a post on social media here at ProBlogger, readers comment that social media takes so much time —how can they get smarter about it? Darren shows us the ropes.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 9, 2022

The post 9 Benefits [and 3 Costs] Of Building Community On Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Do you ever feel – as you blog – like you’re talking to an empty room? Day after day you publish posts only to have them greeted by…. Community Makes Your Blog Easier to Create and Sell Products.

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