Those midnight hours pouring over the blogs in your niche, scanning every square inch for an email address, are perfectly normal. You’re not stalking, you’re researching. You’re not obsessive, you’re driven. There are many specific reasons you could be scouring the blogosphere for that email address. Maybe you want to contact the owner just to […]
Writing like a professional, in the blogosphere or anywhere, requires one main ingredient: practice. Yes, I’ll break down the key elements to keeping your readers informed, entertained, and salivating to join your subscriber list or buy your product below. Yes, there is a certain style and tone and practice that surrounds blog writing itself, as […]
The catchy headline in modern journalism is running rampant. Incredibly calculated words draw you, the reader, into a post you might have never even considered. It happens all the time, right? One moment I’m perusing my Facebook feed, the next I’m learning about the habits of likable people (I’m likable, I bet on I’m this […]
The number of entrepreneurs in this world is rising every day. Whether it’s someone who has finally quit their day-job to “try this business thing”, individuals working odd hours on the weekends around their normal schedule, or successful repeat business owners who open a new digital shop every couple months, we’re in a wave of […]
Research is a blog owner’s best friend. It doesn’t matter if you’re experienced or just beginning; knowing where you stand in a field is incredibly important for developing a successful strategy, and therefore blog. Where does the research start? With traffic. One could argue (I just might!) that, if you’re really into the blog game […]
Power words are the utterable commands issued by high-wizards in the game Dungeons and Dragons, to be used to persuade party members, NPCs, and humanoid monsters to do whatever the wizard desires. Wait. That doesn’t sound right. It sounds cool, but not accurate or on-topic. I’ve peaked your interest though, right? I mean, who doesn’t […]
Guest posts are a strong support limb — like your leg — for any solid blog. The backbone would be your original content, the heart would be your readers, and the brain your sales platform. If pushed I could probably list every part of the body as some part of your blog (I’m a very […]
The one overarching truth to the blog world is that you have to connect. You have to reach across the digital aisle and make friends with your readers, of course, but that’s actually not your greatest asset. You have to connect with other bloggers in your space, and those other bloggers will be the gallons […]