Sat.Jul 23, 2016 - Fri.Jul 29, 2016

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Why My Blog Motto is “Done and Not Perfect”

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By Lisa Corduff. I remember the deadlines at work. Meticulously making sure what I passed to my boss was of the highest quality. I remember expecting so much from myself and my output because there was judgement coming. A “good job” or “fix this up” or “rewrite please”. Working to KPI’s and other people’s expectations means you are always striving to over-deliver.

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How to Pitch Brands When You Have Low Traffic

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A common question from new bloggers is “How big do I have to be before I can start working with brands?”. It’s a question that reveals how often emphasis is put on audience size when it comes to marketing spend in the influencer space. There are definitely ways you can change this emphasis to work for, rather than against you. It’s important to understand that audience size is a carryover from traditional advertising and media buying – the more eyeballs the better!

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Psychology’s Six Tips for Killer Confidence (and A Story About A Book)

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By ProBlogger Expert Ellen Jackson. Believe you can and you’re half way there. Theodore Roosevelt, allegedly. Once upon a time I decided to write and publish a book. I wasn’t a writer. I had no experience. I had no contacts in publishing. I had no idea really. I just really thought it would be great to write a book. Fast forward two years and I held in my hand not one copy of my co-authored self-improvement book, but three.

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Reading Roundup: What’s New in Blogging Lately?

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I almost squealed with glee this week reading this stuff – my notebook is packed with awesome tips. Enjoy! New Feature Alert: Facebook’s Latest Live Video Upgrades | Edgar. Targeting! *applauds*. So You Think You Chose to Read This Article? | BBC. Holy cow. The technology keeping up with social media trends and spitting out such specific information about what will work at what time for your audience is amazing.

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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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PB135: How to Grow Your Blogs Traffic and Income by Setting Goals

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Setting Goals to Grow Your Traffic and Income. Today’s podcast is about setting goals to grow your traffic and income. Pamela, one of our readers asked this question: “ Darren I’ve been blogging now for 12 months and I’ve seen some growth in my traffic and more recently income – but I’m finding it hard to know whether I’m going well or not because I don’t know where a 12 month old blog should be at?

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PB136: The Ultimate Guide to Creating Evergreen Content for Your Blog

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Why Evergreen Content is the Best Investment of Time for a Blogger. “If you could only write one type of content on your blogs – what would it be?” I was asked this question while on a Q&A panel back in 2007 while at a conference in Las Vegas. It’s a question that I go back to again and again, and the answer hasn’t changed a bit.

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The Science and Art of Batching to Increase Your Productivity

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By ProBlogger Expert Nicole Avery. Batching is not a new idea, Darren wrote about how batch processing made him 10 times more productive back in 2008, but it is still a very powerful technique to improve your productivity. Batching refers to the process of using blocks of time for specific repetitive tasks where there is sole focus and distractions are minimised.