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Substack Is Both Great and Terrible for Authors

Jane Friedman

Recently I dug up a 2014 presentation I gave at the James River Writers Conference, where the first slide says, “Email is not dead.” I feel confident that my free newsletter will not stop publishing until I retire from writing and publishing. Children’s author Meg Medina has a newsletter like this, as do many published authors.

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The Fastest Way to Build Your Freelance Writing Business (Even With Thousands of Layoffs)

Elna Cain

When I started in 2014, I made many freelancing mistakes. The ad provides a link to a form. Find videos that were recently published and check out their description. I’ve been freelance writing since 2014, and during that time, I’ve worked with start-ups, coaches, brands, and large companies.

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A Beginner’s Guide to CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction) in 2023

Smart Blogger

Let me guess — CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction) keeps popping up on your radar, and you’re itching to sign up as a publisher. Tons of Selectivity Most display advertising networks bunch up dozens of products in one ad code — not CJ Affiliate. Royal Treatment for Star Publishers Do you create top-notch content in your blog?

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Content Marketing in 2021 and Beyond

Neil Patel

They don’t want intrusive banners, ads, and popups. Over 41 percent of Americans use an ad blocker of some sort. Content is not an “ad”, and so is an effective method to get around blockers. 70% of consumers prefer to learn about a product from an article rather than an ad , and 4x more would rather a video than an article.

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'With regularity'?

Grammar Underground

For starters, skilled editors know that, in publishing, conciseness is a virtue. A process called nominalization takes a perfectly spry verb and embalms it into a lifeless noun by adding a suffix like -ance, -ment, or -ation.” “With regularity” may be the worst assault against my prose yet. So what’s so bad about “with regularity”?

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2014 Reboot: Get Ready for the New Year With a Blog Overhaul

ProBlogger

Today we delve into the world of giving your blog a shake-up for 2014 when you’re a bit weary of the same-old same-old. You press “publish” and bask in retweets, praise, and a flood of comments. Darren publishes daily. Somebody on the collective ProBlogger team publishes daily. There was no focus.

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7 Tips for Writing SEO-Friendly Content to Outrank your Competitors

Copywriter Collective

Optimize Your Content for Feature Snippets Feature snippet is also a great feature of Google that was introduced in 2014. As a result, publishing long articles that are pointless and have no legitimate intent might well be labelled as “Junk Content” by the search engine. It’s all about optimizing your content.

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