How can your blog be memorable? Close to 1,000 blogs will be created while you read this post. What separates your blog from theirs? How do you stand out?
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5 Timeless Tips to Making Friends with Popular Bloggers
You researched for hours. Wrote your heart out, edited your prose until it was lean, powerful and actionable. Your post isn?t as good as a popular blogger?s – It?s better. Clearer. More in-depth. Your readers can implement your practical tips, without delay. The problem is your blog?s a ghost town. Your post goes largely unread. […]
How I Went From Unknown to Boost Blog Traffic Writer in Six Months (and How You Can, Too)
Six months ago, this blog didn’t exist. I had 30 followers on Twitter. I had a measly 22 followers on Google Plus. I had zero email subscribers. In short, I was about as popular as a guy who understands every obscure reference in a Dennis Miller rant or MST3k episode. And yet, somehow, I just […]
The Howdy Neighbor Technique
It’s difficult to believe for those of us under a certain age, but people used to be nice to each other. It’s true. Back in the day, people would actually return their shopping carts to the designated areas. Sure, it required them to walk an extra ten feet. But the alternative was leaving their carts […]
Blog Traffic Case Study: How Publishing Daily Increased my Traffic 46% and Decreased my Joy 72%
“Please, sir, I want some more.” Who can forget the immortal line from Oliver Twist?when a young blogger named Oliver asks Matt Cutts of Google for more?blog traffic. (I’m assuming that’s what was happening. I’ve never actually read the book.) Young Oliver’s plight is one felt by most bloggers. Whether we have a little bit […]
An Interesting Anecdote Could be the Antidote for Your Ailing Blog Post
He had never before heard his friend scream. “What happened,” Dennis asked his friend. George, who was on the ground holding his ankle, fought to catch his breath. “A snake bit me,” George shouted. “It was a rattlesnake.” “This isn’t good,” Dennis thought to himself. The two of them were hiking in a remote area. […]
There is no magic formula for achieving blogging success
In a scenario I made up just now for the purpose of this blog post, people often ask me about the magic formula for?blogging success. “What’s your secret,” they will ask me. “What is the one trick I need to know,” they will continue. “Is it your hair? Follow-up question: Can I have a lock […]