Men With Pens
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
When Ali Hale sends me a post, I know it’s going to be good. And this one – on what to do about writing when life sucks – hits the target. Feel free to let us know in the comment section what you’ve done with those “life sucks&# moments and how you can use them to create emotional content that packs a punch. This isn’t news to you: sometimes life sucks.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
A guest post by Naomi Dunford from IttyBiz who emailed last week to remind me (Darren) that today is ProBlogger’s 6th Birthday and asked if she could write a birthday post. Here it is! I’ve sat where you sit. I’ve devoured the articles and the blog posts and the link roundups. I’ve agonized over whether I could afford that video camera or that conference or that membership program.
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Men With Pens
SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
Joshua Black has long stood out in our comment section here at Men with Pens – I admire his firm tone, his thought-provoking suggestions and his dead-on comments that show plenty of marketing brains. (His avatar also shows off a nice pair of shades, but that’s a different story.) Enjoy Joshua’s post – and put his ideas to good use! “If I asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said -a faster horse.&# – Henry Ford.
Men With Pens
SEPTEMBER 5, 2010
Do you ever feel like you can’t catch up to what everyone else is doing? Do you feel worried that you don’t have enough time and that opportunities are passing you by? The internet moves at the speed of light, and just as you start to work on your new ebook… you find out that ebooks are out. Oh, okay. Well, a membership forum then. That’ll work.
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
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
When someone I don’t know emails me out of the blue and hands me a guest post, I’m usually a little skeptical. (There’s truth in the experts’ advice of building relationships and trust first.) But when I took a look at Justin’s post – and the quality of his writing – I fired back a reply. “Win.&#. You see, there’s a whole world out there beyond our screens, and we often forget about it.
Men With Pens
SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
You’re probably tired of hard sells, big launches and links to all sorts of promotions. I don’t blame you. I get tired of it too sometimes. That’s why I’ve always taken a stance of quiet marketing. We have a reputation for soft launches, and we don’t push sales pitches down your throats. The feedback’s been good – we’ve had many people email us to say they appreciate this strategy.
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Men With Pens
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
We do quite a few website critique reports here at Men with Pens. People with existing sites often want to know what changes they could make to improve sales or conversion rates, so they come to us for eagle-eye expertise, an objective opinion and a drive-by website critique that covers everything, head to toe. Speaking of covering everything head to toe… today is a special report website critique for Kidorable, an acclaimed kids’ clothing and accessories company dressing little kids up ri
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
In the race to social media stardom, plenty of bloggers have joined Twitter and are furiously tweeting the titles and openings of every post they publish. When they launch a product or open registration for a seminar, they tweet that. But surely these can’t be the only ways to support your blog using Twitter? Your tweets might be limited to 140 characters, but the scope of your tweeting is limited — you guessed it — only by your imagination.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
6 years ago today I imported a series of posts that I’d written about blogging on my previous blog over to the ProBlogger.net domain – ProBlogger was born. I look back on that time and while I was almost making a full time living from blogging there was so much about the medium that I didn’t yet know. I still feel I have a lot to learn but thought I’d take a few minutes out today to reflect on some of the lessons I’ve learned about blogging.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 3, 2010
For the beginner, the blog learning curve can be steep. As well as all the technical and blog visibility issues, there are questions about focus, content types and research, and of course reaching readers. You’re plugging away, day after day, and getting little in the way of recognisable success. How can you stay motivated during what can be a very trying time?
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
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
A Guest post from Stanford from Pushing Social. No doubt about it – Content is King. However, the formula for successful blogging doesn’t end there. In fact, content is just the beginning. If you want to make money, create a loyal readership, or attract new clients, you need to keep your readers ON your blog. In a word, your blog needs to be sticky.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
This post was written by the Web Marketing Ninja — a professional online marketer for a major web brand, who’s sharing his tips undercover here at ProBlogger. Curious? So are we! eBooks are a great monetization channel for your blog. Unlike methods such as advertising and affiliate programs, your own products allow you to keep the lion’s share of the profit.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
“What’s the biggest mistake you see aspiring bloggers making?&#. This is a question I’m asked a fair bit on panels or in interviews, and it’s one that I suspect the people asking the question would like a technical answer to. The reality is that the biggest mistakes I see bloggers making are usually things that are going on in their minds, rather than on their blogs.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
This is a guest post by Kelly Kingman of StickyEbooks.com and the co-creator of Engaging eCourses. A great ecourse can make a huge difference to your blog and your business. In fact, I can name eight fantastic reasons why you should add an ecourse to your blog. But first of all, what exactly do I mean when I say “ecourse”? Ecourses can be anything from a simple, free auto-responder educational series to year-long, in-depth membership programs with live calls and personalized coaching.
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
SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
“I’m having trouble deciding what topic to blog about.&#. This was a statement I heard three times at the ProBlogger meet up in Brisbane a couple of weeks ago and is a problem that many PreBloggers face. I’ve written numerous times about how to choose a niche or topic to write about but it struck me while talking to the Brisbane folk asking the question that the biggest factor in helping me to narrow in on my own niches was having a personal blog.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 19, 2010
A guest post by Adam from Things To Learn. I’ve been blogging for over two years now and I will be the first to admit that I haven’t been the best blogger in the world. Far from it. There were several stretches where I didn’t blog regularly or I wrote posts that just didn’t cut the mustard. The blog that I was maintaining was in the ever crowded personal finance (PF) niche.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
A Guest post by Stanford from Pushing Social. Image by superbomba. Your blog is like the popular kid at school. It needs to look great, be funny, smart, and remember everybody’s name. It’s a tough job. But the hardest part of the job is keeping everyone happy. You are probably figuring out that your readers are not all cut from the same cloth. Although they may share a common interest, each has his or her own reason for visiting your blog.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
A guest post by Kelly Estes – coauthor of Online Business Elements. Image by Storm Crypt. If you’re trying to impress a date, nothing does it like a romantic multi-course meal. In the blogosphere, you’re not trying to romance anyone, but you are out to impress — and snare — prospective readers. Intrigue, Don’t Bore.
Speaker: Akeel Jabber, B2B SaaS Investor and Growth Marketer at Horizen Capital
⭐ Are you ready to boost campaign success? Consider the untapped potential of integrating direct mail marketing seamlessly with digital marketing strategies. Combining the physical, tangible impact of direct mail with the dynamic reach of digital marketing can be a game-changer, significantly increasing your ROI when done right. Direct mail grabs attention, making it great for reaching your target audience 📩 Digital marketing keeps the momentum going, driving action 📲 So.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
Bruce Lee is the most influential martial artist to ever live. In the book “Tao of Jeet Kune Do&# he shares many of his philosophies on life and fighting. The great thing about his teachings is that they can be applied to just about anything, including successful blogging. Let’s examine what Bruce Lee can teach us about the art of blogging. 1. Drive to succeed.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
A Guest Post by Glen Allsopp from ViperChill. In 2006, at 17, I started a blog about marketing which was very successful from launch. In fact, the first blog post I published was linked to by 4 of the Technorati Top 100 at the time, and I felt like I was on my way to joining the ranks of A-list bloggers. Yet, within a few weeks, I had already ran out of steam.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 5, 2010
Guest Post by Elle from Couple Money. Getting exposure is a goal of many bloggers. They work hard writing and sharing their thoughts on various topics. Once they achieve a certain size however, growth seems to plateau a bit. They need a bigger platform so to speak and some decide to join a blog network. Blog networks have different meaning for different people.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
This week we published a moving story on ProBlogger from Naomi Dunford from IttyBiz. When Naomi sent me the post a few days before we published it I immediately knew that it was going to be one that would do well and it was. 100+ comments within 4 hours of publishing – and not just any comments – they were comments that were heart felt (I’ve never seen so many readers admitting being moved to tears by a post), in depth and engaging.
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
SEPTEMBER 9, 2010
We all know that rapport is essential to developing lasting relationships with readers. Central to that sense of rapport is how closely you align yourself with your readers. Take a look at your last few blog posts. Do you sound like a trusted friend, or a stuffy (or sanctimonious) authority? The education system and the media have convinced many of us that, to sound like we have authority, we have to be formal, we have to present a bullet-proof case in a verbal flack jacket, and we must either a
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
Blog World Expo (aff) is approaching and I’m getting really excited about heading to Vegas for the third year running to do some teaching , meet some amazing bloggers, and learn from some of the best in the business. Last week, while on a Ustream Live Chat, I was bombarded with questions by first-time BWE attendees who wanted to know how to get the most out of the conference.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
You don’t need to be a big-time blogger to need to outsource some aspect of your blog. A beginning blogger with a serious business plan might want to contract a designer to create a skin for their blog. A entrepreneurial blogger might want to outsource some writing, or have an agency provide social media strategy for the blog. There are plenty of reasons why you might outsource some aspect of your blogging.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
A Guest Post by Allan Ward from Blogger Business Plan. A few weeks ago Darren wrote a post called Brainstorming Activity: What Could You Sell from Your Blog ? In the article he suggested you think of products or services you could one day add to your blog. The post generated a lot of comments and many people agreed on the importance of planning ahead.
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
SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
I’m really excited today to announce that I’ve just hired Georgina Laidlaw to help with content development and strategy here at ProBlogger. Her official title is Content Manager. The backstory. Over the last year, I’ve become increasingly aware that I need to begin to expand my team to cope with the load of running my business. ProBlogger itself can be a handful to run at times, but add into the mix my biggest blog — Digital Photography School — and other projects
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
Those of you who follow me on Twitter will know that as this post goes live I’ll be heading to the airport to head to warmer parts of Australia for a couple of weeks break. The bags are packed, the house sitter has the key, the tickets are bought and most importantly… the blog is scheduled to keep proving you with great content. Everytime I go away for a break I’m confronted with the choice of either letting the blog sit idle for a couple of weeks or to work hard for the week o
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
Guest Post by Ross Hudgens of Billy.com. Making money as a freelance content writer isn’t easy. If you aren’t running your own blog or website, turning content into cash can be a difficult thing. But there’s opportunity out there – you just have to try a little harder than normal to find it. One of the best places to look is the Problogger job board.
ProBlogger
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
When Darren announced he’d hired a Content Manager , one fan commented that she hoped this would ensure greater consistency in the quality of guest posts published on ProBlogger. That comment points to a conundrum that every blogger faces: how can we assess guest submissions objectively? We probably find it easy to differentiate between a fabulous post and a terrible post, but it’s the gray areas that are more challenging.
Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion
In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha
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