December, 2014

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6 Strategies for a Powerful About Page

Men With Pens

'Click here to read the full article → Another rocking post from Men With Pens! 6 Strategies for a Powerful About Page first appeared on Men With Pens Copyright 2006 — 2014, All Rights Reserved.

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Say Goodbye to Bad Habits: Five You Should Ditch in the New Year

ProBlogger

'I don’t know about you, but it’s around this time of year when I start thinking about all the things that didn’t quite work out over the last 12 months in my blogging efforts. Things I got wrong, things I didn’t try hard enough on, things I know I should do better. In short, it’s time to re-evaluate how I blog, so I can blog better.

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How to Get Read: 8 Ways to Take your Blog From Existence to Greatness

ProBlogger

'This is a guest contribution from Jerry Low. Here’s one thing I bet you don’t know about Isaac Newton – do you know Newton has the most valuable tooth in human history? One of his teeth was sold in 1816 at auction for approximately $3,600. In today’s terms, that is about $35,000 – which cost more than a Ford Fusion Titanium car in the United States.

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Get Social Media Right: Five Things you Just Can’t Miss

ProBlogger

'This is a guest contribution from Pratik Dholakiya. There’s no doubt social media is important for businesses to engage with potential and existing customers. It’s marketing 101. Since it’s the de facto “I’ll let the world know what I think about this product or brand” medium, it’s also a unique channel where companies and businesses now face intense scrutiny.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

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.

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New Facebook Changes: Target your Audience Effectively

ProBlogger

'If you are one of the many people confused by Facebook and its ever-changing algorithms, you’ll be pleased to know they’ve recently made some favourable changes to their operating system. I see it everywhere – bloggers desperately trying to reach their Facebook audience, and being thwarted at every turn. Facebook has been experimenting a lot this year with delivering the best, most tailored newsfeed to its users, but at the cost of our readers seeing posts.

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Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: Monetization

ProBlogger

'We’ve covered so much ground here on ProBlogger this year, and much of it about monetization – here are the top five posts this year in that category. Have you made the changes you read about in these posts? Which ones did you miss? Take this chance now to catch up – or pin it for future reference. Image via Flickr user Susy Morris. 1.

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How to Promote Your Blog Without Letting The Rest of Your Blogging Slide

ProBlogger

'Recently I shared the stories of how my two blogs grew. One ( ProBlogger ) had a ‘tipping point’ early on which grew traffic almost overnight and the other ( Digital Photography School ) had slow but steady growth over several years with no real tipping point. There were some great comments on that post including this one from Steve : I have seen a recent increase in traffic, but it didn’t happen by accident.

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Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: General Tips

ProBlogger

'This week we’ve covered the five most popular posts in the areas of monetization , content , social media , and writing tips. Today we bring you the top 5 general tips that readers found most useful. I hope they do to you too! Read it now, or pin for later. 1. 5 Quick Grammar Tips to Improve Your Writing – Plus Free Downloadable Cheat Sheet.

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Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: Writing Tips

ProBlogger

'So useful content is king , and we need to provide it consistently. But how? And what if writing isn’t our strong suit? I always find that writing tips, guides, and productivity hacks score high in the interest scale of ProBlogger readers. These were the five most-read posts this year. 1. 6 Lessons in Writing Irresistibly Magnetic Blog Post Headlines.

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Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: Social Media

ProBlogger

'Social media and how to navigate it was, again, a big issue in 2014. Which platform is best? How do we use it effectively? Are we still using Google Plus? Where did everyone on Twitter go? These are the answers we found… 1. 5 Ways to Promote Your Blog Without Relying on Google Traffic. As Darren has said before, putting all your eggs in the Google basket can be risky (and devastating – he almost lost his business ).

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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!

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Stand out from the Crowd: Simplicity Tips from Amy Lynn Andrews

ProBlogger

'If you’ve been blogging for long, you’ve no doubt heard of Amy Lynn Andrews. Plain-language blogging tips, tricks, and tutorials are Amy’s game. And while everyone gets louder and brighter on the internet in order to catch your attention, Amy is whispering. And it works. Amy covers everything from How to Start a Blog to How to Make Money Blogging , and sends out arguably the most useful newsletter on the planet every Sunday morning.

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Selling eBooks and Digital Products on Your Blog? You Need to Know About EU VAT-MOSS

ProBlogger

'This is a guest contribution from freelance writer Jawat Khan. Ask any professional blogger and he’ll tell you that selling eBooks, eCourses, trainings, tutorials and other forms of digital products is one of the most profitable ways of making a sustainable income from your blog. It’s not easy, of course. You need to spend countless hours creating high quality content, responding to reader comments, building relationships, spending money on advertising and creating products that people would gl

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Care to Share? What Was YOUR Most Popular Post of 2014?

ProBlogger

'So last week we went right through the top five posts on ProBlogger 2014 in each of the categories of monetization, creating content, social media, writing, and general tips. Some of them were surprising, but most weren’t – good advice is good advice, after all! I know a lot of you have seen real results from making these changes to the way you work.

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The One Secret You Need to Read to Increase Conversion Rates

ProBlogger

'This is a guest contribution from Richard Akhmerov of Devore Agency. Image via Flickr user Jerry Nihen. Have you ever thought to yourself: “ Why are some internet marketers so successful, while most are just average? ” Now, we can come up with a variety of excuses as to why they are more successful: a bigger list, better networking, more time invested… But at the end of the day, those ARE just excuses.

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

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.

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Is it Time to Burn Feedburner? There are Alternatives

ProBlogger

'This is a guest contribution from Steve Williams of feedburner-alternatives.com. To build up a readership it’s crucial to offer your visitors to subscribe to your blog, so they get updated every time you publish a new post. The two most important channels are email and RSS. Social media, despite the hype, is only second priority in terms of effectiveness.

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Most Popular Posts on ProBlogger 2014: Creating Content

ProBlogger

'Content is King, as they say (or is it ?!) so it’s no wonder that this topic was one of the most popular this year. Write great, useful content and promote it well – it’s the baseline for a successful blog. Which of these top five posts resonates with you? 1. How to Consistently Come up with Great Post Ideas for Your Blog. Part of our Creating Content Theme Week, a behemoth post of advice that will mean you will never be stuck for a post idea again. 2.

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Modern Enterprise Link Building Strategies for 2015

ProBlogger

'This is a guest contribution from digital marketer Ryan Chester. Everything needs to adapt with the advancement of customer needs, whether it is fashion, food or even enterprise digital marketing strategies. People should have to make changes in their principles as the time changes. Likewise, when you talk about link building and its key principles, you should have to create some distinction from their previous techniques because things are not like what they used to be in the past.

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Seasons Greetings from ProBlogger

ProBlogger

'Greetings from Melbourne Australia where it has just ticked past midnight and we are now officially celebrating Christmas day (or at least I am… while the rest of my family are asleep). As I sit here – having just wrapped my latest gift – I’ve been contemplating what a massive year it has been. It’s been big for our family – Vanessa’s blog kicked up a gear, our second eldest son started school, his older brother joined every sporting team he could and o

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Let's Get Physical: How to Blend Direct Mail Marketing with Your Digital Strategy

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.