ByLyn Wildwood
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Mainstream media publications rely heavily on incorporating influencers and celebrities into their content. This is because it captures people’s attention, increases the authority of their publication, and drives traffic to their platform. Here’s the good news: Running an interview series with industry influencers is a great way to do this for your own blog. But…
ByKim Lochery
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It’s never nice to be told you’re doing something wrong, but when it comes to social platforms and, more specifically, the guidelines, it pays to be in the know about things you could be doing wrong; that could see you violating the social media guidelines without even realizing you’re doing it. (And I see a…
ByMatt Moran
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When it comes to creating blog posts, a lot of marketers get hung up on the SEO side of things. They’re so focused on traffic and writing their way to the top of the SERPs, that they forget to think about the most important thing: conversions. But guess what? Traffic means nothing if it isn’t…
ByKim Lochery
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Content warning: Contains frank and honest (and sometimes personal) conversation about depression, anxiety, stress, and other mental health problems. According to Mind, 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year in England — and that’s a statistic taken from papers that were published before the pandemic hit. The…
ByNicola Bleu
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Looking to start a new website, but not sure what domain name you should choose? In this post we’ll be going through 21 ways to come up with a website name – even if you have no idea what to name your website. Let’s get started. 21 domain name ideas (infographic version) Before you start…
ByChristopher Jan Benitez
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Forms are a critical element for any website. Whether that be the good old contact form, lead generation forms, order forms, or one of the many other form types. But how do you add these forms to your WordPress website? You need a form plugin that makes the process easy. One such plugin is Kali…
ByAdam Connell
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You’re new to blogging. You want to grow your blog but you’re not sure what’s going to move the needle. Or what you should be focusing on. Sound familiar? Blogging can be pretty overwhelming when you’re just getting started. We’ve all been there. In this article, I’m going to share a bunch of smart tips…
ByLindsay Liedke
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Are you looking for a quick and easy way to sell your digital products online? From PDFs to photographs, videos to eBooks, digital products continue to remain popular among online consumers. And the fact that these products can’t be held in people’s hands, but are still highly sought after tells online shop owners that selling…
ByLindsay Liedke
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Are you ready to display your website’s images in a stunning and beautiful way? The default WordPress image gallery is very limiting and won’t give you an opportunity to push ahead of the competition when it comes to your site’s visual appeal. That’s why finding a user-friendly solution that will take your site visitors’ image…
ByAdam Connell
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Does your blog look like a ghost town? You put so much effort into writing great content, and it deserves more engagement. So how can you encourage your readers to engage with you? It could be in the form of blog comments, mentions on social networks, mentions on other blogs or something else. You can…
ByLindsay Liedke
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Are you looking for a simple and free way to manage your growing list of RSS feeds? These days there’s more content on the web than anyone can manage. But, we try anyway. If you’re ready to start handling your RSS subscriptions, and enjoy the RSS feeds you’ve subscribed to, it’s time you pick an…
ByChristopher Jan Benitez
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One of the biggest problems with SEO tools is the expense. Want to improve your organic traffic and convert your audience into customers or clients? Then shell out hundreds of dollars every month – no ifs or buts. To be fair, SEO tools provide you with a database of keywords, content, and backlinks to provide…
ByAnn Smarty
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Don’t you want your blog content to perform better? Well, who doesn’t, right? Here’s a fresh idea for you: Start marketing your content prior to publishing it. In fact, you should integrate your future content promotion and engagement methods into your content when still writing it. Using these pre-publishing content marketing tactics, you will be…
ByLyn Wildwood
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Are you dissatisfied with the open and click-through rates you receive? Do you fear your emails aren’t landing in your subscribers’ inboxes? In this post, we’re going to tackle the HTML vs plain-text emails debate and examine which option works best for different types of customers. Why this choice is important The decision to use…
ByKim Lochery
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Hi, my name is Kim, and I like to make bold statements online. Just like this one, which is bound to throw a cat amongst the proverbial pigeons … You DO NOT need social media to be a successful blogger. ”I hope you’ve got the facts to back that up!” I hear you cry. Don’t…
ByQhubekani Nyathi
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Quick question: Have you ever read an ultimate guide on how to write an author bio? Probably not. I don’t blame you. First, if you’re like most marketers and business owners, the author bio is the last thing on your mind when you strategize your guest posting campaign. You focus on popular aspects like: The…
ByAdam Connell
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You’ve tried every blog promotion tactic in the book – but still – traffic never seems to translate into revenue. Sound familiar? Here’s the deal: Your blog can be profitable but you’re going to need to hit the brakes on traffic generation (temporarily!) The truth is that most bloggers have the equation for profitable blogging…
ByLyn Wildwood
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Want to learn how to survey your audience and create engaging surveys? We’ve got you covered. In this post, we’re going to explore audience surveys and the various ways you can improve them to increase completion rates. Ready? Let’s get started: What are audience surveys? Surveys come in a variety of formats and serve a…
ByAdam Connell
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Have you ever felt like you were fighting a losing battle against time? Wanting desperately to make meaningful progress with your blog’s growth – only to constantly run out of time? No problem. I’ve got your back. In this post, I’m going to share some harsh truths that you need to hear and some important…
ByNick Stephens
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Email is one of the most popular channels for online marketing and offers a host of benefits for bloggers. It can help get more eyeballs on your articles and its a greay way to generate sales too. There are plenty of stats floating around the web to prove how important it is. But which types…
ByDavid Hartshorne
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Are you struggling to get your WordPress site looking exactly as you wish? If you’re using any standard WordPress theme or theme framework, then it’s highly likely that at some stage you’ll be pulling your hair out. Why? Because most themes come with a set of hidden constraints that you discover after you’ve made your…
ByColin Newcomer
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Looking for a way to start accepting appointment bookings at your WordPress site? Instead of trying to hack things together yourself, using a dedicated WordPress booking plugin can have you up and running with a working system in no time. But even with a dedicated plugin, getting all the little details set up can still…
ByColin Newcomer
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Want to create a multilingual WordPress site so that you can connect with more people around the world? Most people prefer to browse the web in their native languages, so this is a great way to make your site more user-friendly and help you boost your SEO by ranking in new languages. But if you…
ByJessica Pereira
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So you have a LinkedIn profile. Everything is set up, yet you’re having trouble getting clients. What gives? Take a look at your connections and ask yourself, how many of these professionals have I actually interacted with after connecting with them? Many believe LinkedIn is all about pressing the connect button, but this is only…
ByVictoria Atanasova
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Over 4 million blog posts are published online every day, according to recent statistics. That’s insane! Can you just imagine how all of that content makes it difficult to stand out? And that’s why creating a strong and recognizable brand is so important. If you want people to remember you, you have to give them…
ByAnn Smarty
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Would you like to create an additional, self-serving and steady source of traffic for your blog? YouTube is a great option and here’s why: It can work for almost any blog, in just about any niche, and it won’t break your budget. YouTube is not a regular marketing channel: It’s a publishing platform. This means…
ByAdam Connell
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Are you ready to upgrade your web hosting? But not sure which web host to choose? If you want the best performance – cloud hosting is one of the best hosting types to go for. But which cloud hosting provider should you choose? One popular provider that keeps coming up in conversations is Cloudways. So,…
ByLyn Wildwood
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Are you looking for the best WordPress blogging theme to give your blog a fresh look? In this post, we’ve rounded up our favorite WordPress blogging themes ideal for personal blogs and writers. Some are simple with designs that are laser-focused on showcasing your blog. Others are intimidating multipurpose themes that offer dozens of premade…
ByAdam Connell
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Are you looking for the best WordPress mailing list plugin to grow your email list? Maybe you want a basic plugin for creating opt-in forms. Or, maybe you need a full-featured list building plugin that offers advanced features such as split-testing, lead magnet delivery, or multi-step forms, etc. There are so many plugins on the market…
ByNicola Bleu
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Are you sick and tired of using the same old web graphics for your website? Millions of site owners just like you publish content every day with stock photos and illustrations that look no different from everybody else’s. Some even go as far as spending real money getting them professionally made. But we don’t all…