Here are the top ten social media and blogging posts this week…
Success Looks Like…
Most of us know intuitively that success from the outside-looking-in always appears much more simple and straight-forward than it really is and a lot of my conversations end up having at least on moment where I dispel common myths of success, whether it’s related to blogging, freelancing, or building a successful business.
How to Write a Month of Blog Posts in 1 Day
Do you wish you had more time to devote to your blog? Do you wonder how other people run online businesses, blog, and send out newsletters? Do you make excuses about why you don’t blog regularly? What if you could get an entire month’s worth of blog posts written in one day? If that sounds appealing, follow these 6 simple steps…
10 Tips and Tricks for Better Google+ Brand Pages
Brands of all sizes are flocking to Google’s freshly-launched Google+ brand pages. Further to our quick guide to setting up a Google+ page for your business, we’re bringing you some handy tips and tricks, ideal for anyone new to the social networking site.
5 Ways to Use Google+ to Improve Your Search Engine Optimization
Google+ is making its presence known in Google search results now. Here are some ways you can ensure that your Google+ usage will help with your search rankings.
Monetization Tip: Affiliate Link Your Images
If you’re going to promote a product or company in a post and plan to use your affiliate link in the body of the text, make sure any images in the post are attached to your affiliate link as well.
11 Sure-Fire Ways to Increase Email Click-Through Rates
It’s not that email open rate isn’t important. It is! No one can redeem your email offers if they don’t open the email first, right? But with the prevalence of preview panes and the emergence of tools like Priority Inbox, the metric that gets email marketers salivating most is email click-through rate (CTR). A high one, specifically.
Build SEO Momentum in 2012, Not Resolutions
Resolutions are shiny and, as such, rarely stick. If something wasn’t important enough to you last year to get it done that won’t magically change because the ball dropped again in Times Square. You’ll still ignore it. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have the power to make changes and better use new budgets when we really choose to. We absolutely do; it’s what new success is built on. So don’t start 2012 with false resolutions; start it by building momentum. Here’s how that pertains to SEO…
Traffic Tip: Be the First to Leave a Comment
If you’re the first person to comment on a post, it is more likely to been seen by other readers as they visit and leave a comment themselves. The more people who see your comment, the more likely they are to click through to your blog.
10 Amazing Blogs About Blogging to Start Reading NOW
So what blogs should you be reading? There are certainly more than 10 rockin’ blogging blogs (that’s a mouthful) out there, but we thought it was important to curate a manageable mix of sites for you to reference; some that you might have heard of, and some that are hopefully new gems to incorporate into your daily reading regime and help you kick some blogging butt.
12 Essential Tips for Revitalising Your Blog in 2012
As I am in the process of taking a step back from my own blog to reevaluate what things I could do better, I wanted to present Problogger readers a list of actionable tips that they could act on right now to improve their blog for the new year. So check this list out, bookmark it for later (or tweet it out to your fellow bloggers), and make sure you go through and see what quick actions you can take to improve your blog!
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