I am writing this post Monday morning. May 2. 2011. This must be pretty important information because Martyn Chamberlin says the date is one of the six biggest problems with our blogs: Early on, I decided to remove every single date on my blog, including the comments. As a result, when folks read something I […]
Blogging
If you want to get more people to read your blog, here are three blogging tips that will help. Make a list Promising a finite list of tips or ideas is blogging gold. It lets people know you have specific advice and it ends. Putting the number of list items in your title tells readers […]
It will help you write if you think of your blog as an instruction manual. That mindset helps you: Define your audience Choose your content Make it easier to blog That’s the model I chose to discuss at January’s Social Media Breakfast because it’s an easy idea to execute for the audience – mostly creative […]
Focus on your ideal reader (customer) when writing. Keep your connection to him or her. That connection stands a better chance of transferring around the world than if you go generic.
When it comes time to publish a blog post, it’s easier to finish something you started on a previous day if you write every day.
There are four ways external links can help your business.
Sometimes it’s a struggle to figure out what to write in your blog. There are some decisions you need to make first. What is your brand? Before you write a word, you need to understand what is your brand. That defines what you will deliver to your customers. And that is what you need to […]