The answer to the question this article poses is debatable because the word “effective” is actually subjective. As in, it all depends on your perspective. Yes, there’s ample evidence that guest posting in a specific manner is a great way to market your business, blog or online identity. There’s also an immense amount of backlash against […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a buzz word for a reason. Everyone and their weird uncle with a website is scrambling to get seen on the internet, and the best way to get seen is through organic traffic. How does the “organic” come into organic traffic? It doesn’t have to do with GMOs and free-range […]

The world of blogs is one rife with posts, guest posts, product reviews, and authors working with manufacturers to create consumable content for readers. You’re most likely a part of that mechanism, probably the author of said blog, posts, and guest posts, and you’re wondering about this whole “Dofollow” and “Nofollow” topic, of which you […]

The blogging world is full of murky, behind-the-scenes motives that may be completely opaque to newcomers. Most of us get into this business to write to our heart’s desire and create something. Except we’re not welders, we’re wordsmiths, or at least passionate individuals that have a knack for writing and experience in a given niche. […]

If you do a Google search on “guest posting” you’ll find two competing views. Some say it’s a terrible, corrupt and even dangerous way to increase the scope of your brand and blog. Others claim it’s a tactic sent from the heavens that boosts your search engine rankings to incalculable heights. The reality is that […]

Infographics are the rage today, like Disco in the 70s or EDM will be when we’re looking back in 20 years. There’s something so very compelling about graphs, charts, and bright colors that are telling us something useful. It’s not a big surprise, then, that you want to create an infographic. This may seem easy, […]