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Why Blogs that Allow Guest Posts Will Be Penalized in 2013

ProBlogger

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. I don’t feel guest blogging is bad, nor that all bloggers who do it will be penalized by Google. Have good Editorial Guidelines.

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Why Bloggers Need to Do More Than Just Trademark Their Blog Name

ProBlogger

Should you trademark your blog name? At the start, blogs were something of a personal communication medium. Her blog, Against All Grain, barely 18 months old, had acquired an intensely loyal readership. In August 2013 she filed her federal trademark application. But today, they’ve evolved into businesses and brands.

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Shouldn’t Every Piece of Content Be Clickbait?

Content Marketing Institute

Derek offers the example of a hypothetical article called Blogging Best Practices in 2013. Please note: All tools included in our blog posts are suggested by authors, not the CMI editorial team. @derek_gleason? Click To Tweet. Searchers also tend to click on the most current information available. What about you?

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Long Form Content vs Series of Blog Posts

ProBlogger

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. The Ultimate Guide to Selling Your Blog (5470 words). The Ultimate Guide to Leaving Comments on Blogs (2047 words). Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger.

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Bloggers to Watch in 2017

ProBlogger

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. You can learn more by visiting his blog at RyanHoliday.net. Ryan Holiday. Emilie Wapnick. Don’t be.

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Content Creation Robots Are Here [Examples]

Content Marketing Institute

In 2013, it raised another $11.5 Please note: All tools included in our blog posts are suggested by authors, not the CMI editorial team. Narrative Science started in 2010 as a Northwestern University experiment turning baseball box scores into traditional stories. million for further development.

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2014 Reboot: Finally Finding Time to Blog

ProBlogger

We are mining ProBlogger content this week for super-useful information to kick-start your blogging year with gusto. This post “7 Tips for Busy Bloggers on Finding Time to Blog” first appeared in April 2013. 7 Tips for Busy Bloggers on Finding Time to Blog. Name Your Blogging Priorities.

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