Sat.Jan 04, 2020 - Fri.Jan 10, 2020

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Do High DA Backlinks From Blog Comments Help Rankings?

Neil Patel

If you have ever left a comment on NeilPatel.com, you’ll notice that there is no URL field. Why? Well, a few years ago, blog commenting exploded. I was literally getting thousands of spam comments a day from people just leaving a comment for the purpose of link building instead of providing value to the community. Sure, there are spam plugins like Akismet , but it doesn’t catch everything.

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Your How-To Plan for 12 Months of Customer-Focused Blogging

Content Marketing Institute

How do you deliver more blog content without sacrificing quality? A content road map can lead the way. Walk through each step of this process to create a 12-month calendar that will keep to the right path. Continue reading → The post Your How-To Plan for 12 Months of Customer-Focused Blogging appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google

Moz

Posted by MiriamEllis. Image credit: Migaspinto. If you own or market a business location that makes a real-world community more serviceable, diverse, and strong, I’m on your side. I love interesting towns and cities, with a wide array of useful goods and services. Nothing in my career satisfies me more than advising any brand that’s determined to improve life quality in some spot on the map.

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How to Become a Freelance Writer in 2020 (The Complete Guide)

Write Freelance

One of the most common questions I get asked is — How to become a freelance writer with no experience at all? And honestly, I don’t know how to answer it in a single sentence because there is just so much that goes into freelancing. . The first step towards becoming a freelance writer is understanding what it really entails and if it is truly something that interests you.

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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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How to Turn Your Site into an Automated Sales Machine

Neil Patel

Want to make more sales? Of course you do. Maybe you’re not hitting the kind of figures you want, or maybe you haven’t even made a single sale yet. Either way, you’re not selling as much as you want to be. But why aren’t you? There are tons of possible reasons here, but I’m willing to bet it’s your website. Even if you have an expertly designed site, it could still be the culprit that’s stealing all your sales.

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5 AI Tools to Help You Get Smarter in Your Content Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

Artificial intelligence already plays a role in your content marketing. (Think Google.) Why not be more intentional about using it? Check out these 5 AI tools to help you be smarter in your content marketing. Continue reading → The post 5 AI Tools to Help You Get Smarter in Your Content Marketing appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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4 Reasons Why You Should Start a Blog in the New Year

ProBlogger

The post 4 Reasons Why You Should Start a Blog in the New Year appeared first on ProBlogger. At a recent Christmas party a friend asked me a series of rapid-fire questions about blogging. “Do you think I should start a blog this year? Or have I missed the boat with blogging? If blogging is still relevant, how could it benefit me? I guess I’m trying to work out… why should I start a blog?

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A Simple-to-Do Content Audit With 6 Questions

Content Marketing Institute

Content audits, frankly, are dull as ditchwater. But they’re important to the health of your brand. So make it simple. Answer these six critical questions to decide whether you update, repurpose or delete your articles. Continue reading → The post A Simple-to-Do Content Audit With 6 Questions appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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How to Write Social Media Guidelines That Help Employees and Protect Your Brand

Content Marketing Institute

Enterprises can reap the benefits of thousands of employees as eager brand ambassadors. But doing it successfully requires social media guidelines to help them thrive and protect your brand at the same time. Continue reading → The post How to Write Social Media Guidelines That Help Employees and Protect Your Brand appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Your Prescription for Healthier Perceptions and Content Impact [The Weekly Wrap]

Content Marketing Institute

This week Robert Rose attempts to get perspective on perception, from the view that advertising is dead to executives who think they know what audiences want. And he points to a firsthand account of a health care content experience. Continue reading → The post Your Prescription for Healthier Perceptions and Content Impact [The Weekly Wrap] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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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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Find Competitive Keywords, Ranking Distributions, & Common Questions: 3 Workflows for Smarter Keyword Research

Moz

Posted by FeliciaCrawford What keywords do your top competitors both rank for that you're missing out on? How do you know how much top real estate your URL or page owns in the SERPs? How can you discover answers to your searchers' most common questions and beef up that FAQ page? We can answer all of those questions with some super-simple workflows using Keyword Explorer.