I recently had a chance to speak with a fiction writer and a memoir writer that sold the movie rights to her book. The writing advice I got from both of them was different than that I’ve received from professional bloggers and online marketers. They were both writers first and bloggers second and the result …
In this month’s video segment I decided to compile several 30 second soundbytes from the recent Social Media Marketing World Conference. I asked several content creators what their thoughts were on how social media is changing search marketing. Highlights: How Social will impact the way people search: Andrea Vahl, Social Media Examiner Why Social Media is …
Like many content creators the task of creating ebooks, books and large bodies of work used to be a real challenge for me. I would start many potential projects but I could never finish them. Over the last year I developed a creative process that unlocked the ability to write books, ebooks, manifestos, and other …
A few weeks ago I sat down with long time SEJ community member and SEO expert Alan Bleiwess. This is the start of an ongoing monthly video series that I’ll be producing for SEJ. Here are some of the highlights from our chat: How to Leverage Another Community to Build Your Personal Brand Why …
Blogs are noise. At least, the majority of them are. The top 10-percent of websites have at least two things in common that aren’t shared by (most of) the other 90-percent. They’re producing great content They’re marketing their content to reach a wider audience Looks simple, right? The second part is teachable, while the first part is …
Like losing weight, going back to school and so many other things in life, blogging is a project that most webmasters begin with the best intentions. We all know that business blogging can be a powerful way to connect with your audience and promote your site, which is why it’s tempting to start out with …
As the pace of content creation increases, our attention spans seem to be decreasing. This is requiring creators to adapt and consider ways in which people can consume content in a timely manner. The result is a movement towards highly visual content. While you may not have the resources to hire a designer or visual …
Content marketing for the Internet and content marketing for radio follow the same rules. I know this because before I wore the uniform of a plain black t-shirt and jeans of an Internet marketer, you found me in a Hawaiian shirt as a whacky morning radio shock jock. Every morning for 6 years I got …
What’s one of the most crucial challenges a blogger faces? Blog content creation. Apart from “other” regular activities like blog promotion, advertising, connecting, SEOing, etc., a blogger should indulge in creating quality content on a consistent manner. Professional bloggers are great at creating high quality content. If you notice the leading big blogs, you can see …
When you are entering the Internet world, you will see that there are many people searching for something to meet their needs. The core medium to find information online is by using a “search engine”. Search engines have become the best resource for the people to get relevant source of information in terms of content, …
