Men With Pens
APRIL 3, 2014
'There are two types of writers in this world: the people whose writing has a positive net effect on their lives and their businesses, and the hobbyists. If you want to make money through writing, either by selling it or using it to sell your stuff, here are the 4 keys to being a pro writer who succeeds. Click here to read the full article → Another rocking post from Men With Pens!
ProBlogger
APRIL 20, 2014
'This is a guest contribution from Jim Butcher of Mr and Mrs Romance. There’s never really such a thing as a perfect blog post, is there? There’s always something else you could have done, something more you could have added. Another, better way you could have phrased a sentence. And then there’s grammar and punctuation. I was never taught grammar at school further than ‘a verb is a doing word.
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Men With Pens
APRIL 17, 2014
'The writing industry is rife with advice. Some of it is great advice. Some is good advice, even if it''s fairly commonplace. But amidst the great and good advice is bad advice, and it''s not always easy to tell the difference. The bad advice isn''t just bad – it''s often so bad that it does more harm than good. I''ve held the hand of many a writer as I coach them back out of the sucking quagmire of bad advice before they get pulled under by the quicksand.
Men With Pens
APRIL 9, 2014
'The perfect storm of epic writing failure is created by a specific sequence of steps that treacherously unfold for unwary, amateur writers. Each step forward seduces you in, making perfect sense in the moment - even as dark storm clouds begin forming on the horizon. You can spot the telltale signs that a storm is brewing, but you’ll need to develop your eye for the weather.
Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing
Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.
Men With Pens
APRIL 23, 2014
'Over the past few weeks, I''ve talked about what prevents these people from hitting that pro level where writing, making money and moving forward all come together sweetly. There''s been phenomenal response in the comment sections and community alike, as we discussed the pitfalls of writing gone wrong. It seems that the key ingredients that make achieving pro-writer status easy - crucial accountability, the right community, mentorship and clever goal-setting … aren’t actually that easy to find.
Men With Pens
APRIL 30, 2014
'Just a few days ago, I hosted my first-ever live webinar, and several hundred people showed up to learn more about the 4 crucial keys of pro-level writing so they can hit their content goals and make money from their words. The webinar was very interactive. My special guest and I personally chatted with people in the audience, and several business owners got on-the-spot advice that helped them get unstuck with their writing projects.
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ProBlogger
APRIL 28, 2014
'Image via Flickr user Toni Birrer. “Do you ever want to chuck blogging in sometimes?” came the question at the end of an email recently. “Yep”, I answered. “At least twice, pretty seriously.”. It’s a situation I think many of us find ourselves in at some point in our blogging journey: we’re not quite sure, but we think we might want to throw in the towel.
ProBlogger
APRIL 27, 2014
'This is a guest contribution from Miranda Burford of Swiftly. Social media marketing is one of the best ways to attract visitors to your blog. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube are among the hottest components in the modern marketer’s toolkit. But how do you make sure the branding you’ve built on your blog translates to all these other platforms?
ProBlogger
APRIL 30, 2014
'Image via Stuart Miles / freedigitalphotos.net. Do you remember how it was back in the 90s, when most of us didn’t have a clue about blogs and blogging? Today we can hardly imagine a world without them. And if the first blogs from mid-90s had a personal character and resembled an online diary , business blogging has taken quite a different track. Or have they?
ProBlogger
APRIL 9, 2014
'Image via Flickr user audiolucistore. This is a guest contribution from Jennifer Louden. . What I’m about to tell you is the most overlooked key to being a successful teacher – as well as a successful business owner, parent, writer, athlete, and all around happy human being. It’s the precursor to more sales, to repeat business, to turning customers into raving fans, to your ideas having a lasting impact on the hearts and minds of your students, readers, and clients.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
ProBlogger
APRIL 23, 2014
'Image via Newton Free Library on Flickr. This is a guest contribution from Moazzam Kamran. Consumer centricity is a hot topic in marketing circles. Organizations across the globe are trying to “get in touch” with the consumer through multiple methodologies. We employ consumer audits, focus groups, in-house visits, in-depth interviews, and various other techniques to try and understand the consumer’s mind.
ProBlogger
APRIL 8, 2014
'This is a guest post written by Simon Schmid of iubenda. Getty Images recently announced a new image embed feature that allows bloggers (and others) to access and use their vast library of images for non-commercial purposes. This rather remarkable change in policy by Getty Images shows that it’s ready to work with content creators and adapt to the times we live in.
ProBlogger
APRIL 3, 2014
'Darren says: It’s been a big week here at ProBlogger as we’ve worked through a series of posts exploring the topic of monetizing blogs through creating products. I hope you’ve found it helpful and feel equipped to create your next product. Today in a final instalment from Shayne and myself (we do have one more post in the series tomorrow though), we look at what to do when you’ve finished your product and move into launching it.
ProBlogger
APRIL 21, 2014
'This is a guest contribution from Bhagwad Park of hostoople.com. As we discussed last week , Getty Images recently opened up millions of its images for free usage. Coming from a professional stock photo website, this is a phenomenal step and one that will be greatly appreciated by thousands of bloggers all over the world. Most of us have been in the position where we have found a really appropriate picture to use only to find that it is copyrighted and requires a license fee to display.
Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service
Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.
ProBlogger
APRIL 10, 2014
'Your company blog: while often neglected due to its perceived lack of purpose (and the commitment it requires), it is also a personal way to convey a message to a client base that isn’t possible with different forms of social media. Far too many business owners forget that a comprehensive blogging strategy is essential for a company’s greater marketing plan: a company blog puts a face and personality to what appears to potential customers everywhere as a faceless entity offering a product or se
ProBlogger
APRIL 4, 2014
'Today we have Team Member Jasmin Tragas weighing in with her take on creating great products. She is the Producer of eBooks at Digital Photography School, and has had a hand in almost all of the ProBlogger products made over the three years she’s been with us. A creative whiz, Jasmin has a fantastic perspective on what works, what doesn’t, and how to get your product from idea to creation in the most productive way possible.
ProBlogger
APRIL 16, 2014
'As you might be aware, each month this year we are running a themed week – delving in deep the topics that are of the most interest to you. We started with creating content , moved on to resources for newbie bloggers just starting out , and this month we had an epic drilldown into creating products to sell. Our next themed week is all about building readership and creating community on blogs.
ProBlogger
APRIL 5, 2014
'We hope you’ve enjoyed the mega-week we’ve had here on ProBlogger talking about creating products – everything from what reconnaissance you should do prior to choosing a product , all the way through to your product’s launch phases. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them here. What we’d like to ask you , however, is about your experience with creating products.
Speaker: Akeel Jabber, B2B SaaS Investor and Growth Marketer at Horizen Capital
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ProBlogger
APRIL 24, 2014
'This is a guest contribution by Karol K of newInternetOrder.com. Just to set things straight… I’m not talking about writing 42 300-word posts. In September last year, I did write 42 web articles in total. Some of them were 2,800 words long. Some just 500. On the average, each article was about 1000 words. How do I know so precisely? Well, I keep a complete record of everything I write.
ProBlogger
APRIL 1, 2014
'Darren says : Today Shayne Tilley continues our series on creating products for your blog by examining the important question of “what product should you create?” This is a question I know many ProBlogger readers are pondering because I get asked it many times. “Should I create an eBook, a course, a membership area or something else?
ProBlogger
APRIL 2, 2014
'Darren says : Today is part 4 in our ‘creating products’ week here at ProBlogger and now that we’ve done a lot of the ground work and decided on what product to create , we’re moving onto the all-important challenge of actually creating the product that we want to sell on our blog. This is a huge topic and one that we can’t possibly go into great detail on, as it really does depend upon what kind of product you want to make – but below Shayne gives a great i
ProBlogger
APRIL 7, 2014
'Over in the ProBlogger.com forum last week, I issued members with a challenge to complete this week on their blogs. The challenge was simple – to write a ‘top 5’ post on any topic they wanted. This is my own contribution to the challenge! My Top 5 Mistakes as a Blogger. I’ve been blogging 11 and a half years now, and while I pinch myself everyday at where blogging has taken me, that time has been littered with mistakes and failures along the way.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn
Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.
ProBlogger
APRIL 8, 2014
'A couple of weeks ago we launched the new ProBlogger.com – a private membership site that not only has a community/forum area for bloggers to network, collaborate and learn but one which provides members with regular webinars as well as exclusive access to some tools that my team have been developing for my blogs. Recently we released our Infinite Scroll Word Press Plugin , and then we released a Sticky Top Bar Messenger plugin.
ProBlogger
APRIL 17, 2014
'This is a guest contribution from Ali Luke of Zen Optimise. Image via Flickr user Dan Patterson. Have you ever glanced at a post the day after publishing it … only to notice a glaring error? In an ideal world, you’d have a professional editor helping with your posts, making careful adjustments and double-checking things with you until your post is the polished masterpiece it deserves to be.
ProBlogger
APRIL 13, 2014
'This question was submitted recently via the ProBlogger Facebook page. How do I get an established blogger like yourself to do an interview with me? or How can I get an established blogger like yourself to do a guest post for me on my blog? – from Sandra Tillman. Good questions. I think you’re much more likely to get a popular blogger to do an interview with you than to write a guest post for you.
ProBlogger
APRIL 14, 2014
'This is a guest contribution from Matthew Capala of SearchDecoder.com. Many newbie (and sometimes even veteran) bloggers erroneously spend 95% of their time creating blog content and only 5% pondering titles. Unfortunately for these bloggers, most readers’ attention spans expire in seconds. Unless you reel in your readers instantly, your well-crafted content goes largely unnoticed and going viral becomes impossible.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
ProBlogger
APRIL 22, 2014
'This is a guest contribution from Jonathan Long of Market Domination Media. Image via Flickr user mkhmarketing. There is not a specific content strategy that is set in stone for bloggers to follow. Every single blog has a specific target audience, requiring content that engages that blog’s particular audience. What works well for “Blog A” might not work as effectively for “Blog B,” requiring each blog owner to test different content approaches to determine what performs the best for his or her
ProBlogger
APRIL 15, 2014
'Image via Flickr user Binuri Ranasinghe. This is a guest contribution from journalist and blogger Christian Toto. Journalism appears to be a dirty word in 2014. Some people blast reporters for their perceived biases. Others say journalists simply protect the status quo rather than speaking truth to power. Everyone else is is fed up by reporters paying more attention to a twerking Miley Cyrus than the deficit or health care.
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