Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Here’s a little review of steps involved in writing and publishing a blog post: Once you have written the body of the post, it’s time to check for effectiveness: Before you publish, here are a few smart things to check for: And now you are ready for important final steps… What is missing here? Blog this on Blogger.

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Writing on the Web

AUGUST 24, 2010

I’m the gal who says blogging is easy, 1-2-3, done in 20 minutes. And I call myself The Blog Squad…I’ve even got a great little package you can have called Time Saving Tips for Smart Bloggers , audio, transcript, PDF handouts. You can solve your blogging blues with all the tips in this program.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 26, 2010

What’s your favorite excuse for not blogging for your business? Here are some that I hear: “I don’t have time to blog.&#. “My clients aren’t surfing the Web reading blogs.&#. “Oh, that means I’ve got to write about my business every week?&#. Blog this on Blogger.

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 9, 2011

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: a business blog is the best way to get found online, the best way to connect with potential clients, and the pathway to turning readers into clients. So, what’s your favorite excuse for not blogging for your business? Blog this on Blogger.

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Writing on the Web

JANUARY 18, 2011

How much personality should you show on your blog without becoming an ego-blogger ? I recommend listening to his short video about sharing your personality on your blog, an interview done by Rohit Bhargava , author of Personality Not Included. I was at this Blog World conference when Rohit interviewed Tim, in 2008. Tweet This!

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Writing on the Web

MAY 11, 2011

Blogging for your business is like playing tennis: you read the environment, deliver key shots, get ready for the next post, respond to feedback, and try to stay on target. The biggest excuse they use for not blogging enough is they don’t have enough time. Blogs have to be kept up. She’s quite creative.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 2, 2010

Do you stay on track with your blog content and business goals, or do you share personal stories and events that are peripheral? The post was about staying on target with your business goals when you create content for your blog. Don’t Jerk Readers Around: 5 Tips for Staying on Track. OK he doesn’t do food.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 12, 2010

There have been many excellent pieces written on how to find topics for blog posts, such as The best 50 blogging ideas to choose from by Aswani Srivastava and How to find topics for your blog posts from Mike Consol. But the most powerful blog posts are those that answer questions your readers have. What kind of question?

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Writing on the Web

JULY 12, 2011

This week’s guest post by Christian Arno of Lingo24 shares 6 writing tips for writing online content that works for both readers and search engines. Do you litter your blog writing and web pages with keywords so the search engine spiders can find you? Blog this on Blogger. Both, of course. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

I don’t know why it took me so long to learn this SEO stuff, but I DO know that I wouldn’t post one more blog post without using Scribe SEO Tool. Besides, blogs are naturally search engine friendly…Then I thought, oh heck, I trust Brian Clark, let’s give it a whirl and I can always unsubscribe after a month.

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Writing on the Web

MARCH 10, 2011

How’s your content marketing with blogs ? Are you brilliantly blogging several times a week? The blog must be fed anyway. Here are my favorite tips for coming up with a blog post when you’d rather be out playing tennis: Start with a picture. Blog this on Blogger. Start with a shocking title.

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Writing on the Web

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Are your blog posts fed automatically into Facebook? The other day I was horrified to learn that a dear client was manually posting his blog articles to Facebook. No wonder blogging seems tiresome and time-consuming. How to Automatically Link Blog Posts to Facebook. 1. Use the networked blogs application.

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 16, 2010

My content business, ContentforCoachesandConsultants.com , is built on a blog platform, although I don’t use it as a blog. I use it as a traditional website for my business, with product pages, etc. Blog this on Blogger. 5 Content Marketing Goals for Your Website & Blog … and One Big Challenge.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

In most cases we’re in a hurry to write a blog post and hit publish. You’ll get more attention and interaction from your people and they’ll appreciate the time and care you put into your blog writing. What’s your favorite writing tip? Blog this on Blogger. How is Playing Tennis Like Blog Writing?

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Writing on the Web

AUGUST 10, 2010

Your blog writing can improve. I’ve been reading several neuroscience and communications books that say the same things in different ways, and I think these persuasion tips can easily apply to better blog writing. In this part of your blog post, you start describing a better future. Blog this on Blogger.

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Webbiquity

APRIL 29, 2010

Which tactics and plugins provide the most powerful SEO boost for a WordPress blog? What plugins and techniques should you use to truly personalize your blog? 3 Plug-ins That Every Blog Needs for SEO by Clicktelligence. A quick review of three complementary plugins for improving blog SEO.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 9, 2010

Friday’s guest post is by Robert Stretch , author of VA Mortgage Center blog: For business people, few things are more important than reputation. By doing so, Dow Jones’ customers get the privilege of responding to blog posts, news and any mention of DJ in social networks. Blog this on Blogger. Share this on Bebo.

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Writing on the Web

JANUARY 3, 2011

You check your blog, and the only comments are from your mother. If you’re one of those individuals, you can change that by following one or more of these easy tips. Submit your work to article submission sites: You’ve gotten your domain right, but people are still not visiting your blog. Blog this on Blogger.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 15, 2010

There was a time I was in love with blogging … I had already been in the business of content marketing for 5 years on the Web, using an old-fashioned website platform. In 2004, I started blogging. But my lover wasn’t really “the blog.&# But it’s not about “the blog…&#.

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Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Patsi asked me to guest post on her blog, and it comes at a good time, on the heels of an interesting blog survey… In a recent survey , I asked readers what their biggest hurdle was when it came to blogging. How much would ‘time’ be a factor if you knew exactly: Why blogging is important to your business?

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Writing on the Web

JULY 27, 2010

What are you doing or not doing on your blog that screws up your traffic? Here’s a typical one… “Okay, Patsi, I’ve been following you for a while now, and your blog writing tips have helped. Action : No way to subscribe to get email updates to blog. You can learn new blogging habits.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

While Writing on the Web and other websites like it have featured dozens of solid tips for improving your blog writing , I’m going to offer a source of divine inspiration when the going gets tough. When writing for your blog be sure to develop a unique (even quirky) personality and keep it consistent. Blog this on Blogger.

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Anything Goes Marketing

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

Here's a great podcast found on Yaro Starak's Entrepeneur's Journey blog in which he interviews Darren Rowse of Problogger. The topic of this audio download is " Building Blog Traffic ". For example, you can blog about Adsense which is a sub-niche of Problogger. In the beginning, Darren used to comment on around 100 blogs a day!

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 30, 2010

Please vote: What has been your experience using the Web to promote your business? Blog this on Blogger. 3 Key Content Pieces for Starting an Online Business. Blog or Website: Do You Use Wordpress as a Website? How to Start “a Little Online Business …&#. 4 Time-Saving Tips for Social Media Marketing.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Content marketing with blogs isn’t as easy as it used to be. The bad news is there are more blogs, more competition for attention. I think this is essential advice for anyone using a blog for business, not just B2B marketers. Here’s an excerpt and my interpretation of what this means for my own business: 1.

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Hubspot

JULY 23, 2010

People like to get something from blogs they read. You don’t have to be Shakespeare to have a good blog. The fact is that web sites with a blog received 55% more visitors , 97% more inbound links and 434% more indexed pages than those that didn’t have a blog. Focus on the "who" of your blog.

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Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Blog this on Blogger. Related posts: 4 Time-Saving Tips for Social Media Marketing. The Senior Brain: How to Market to Oldies but Goodies… 10 Conversion Tips from Brain Science. Online Marketing Online Persuasion Attracting Clients blog content brain science business blogging neuromarketing Writing for the Web.

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 25, 2011

If you’re not writing real stories, your content – on your blog, in your newsletter, on your web pages – runs the risk of being boring. Or, as David Meerman Scott writes on his blog, people are still writing gobbledygook. Blog this on Blogger. People are good at writing about what they know. Tweet This!

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Writing on the Web

JULY 8, 2010

In a recent poll , I asked readers if their marketing tasks were easier, faster, more effective since publishing a website or blog… Half of respondents said yes , significantly better results since doing web marketing. This brief poll was hosted on here on this blog, so only my readers would have responded. Blog this on Blogger.

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 18, 2011

How do you master the art of writing content for the Web so that you provide quality information on your web pages, blog, and newsletters that works to convert readers to clients? You have to find what works for you in your business, with your target audience. The writer gives you content for your blog or newsletter.

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 11, 2011

But the hard question comes when you sit down to a blank computer screen and outline what sorts of pieces of information, web pages and blog posts, need to be published for your business. And, it gets multiplied on websites, blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and videos on YouTube, to the point that people tune out. Tweet This!

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 15, 2010

from The Wharton School and is co-founder of the social media marketing company Miller Mosaic Power Marketing that works with clients to effectively use social media marketing for their businesses. Her main blog is at [link]. Blog this on Blogger. Submit tip to N4G. Tip this to TechMeme. Best Tip for Using Twitter?

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

WordPress is no longer just the leading blog platform , but is now the most popular open-source CMS (content management system) as well. 10 SEO Tips To Get Your WordPress Blog Ranking Highly In The Search Engines by SEOheap. WordPress Tips, Techniques and Hacks. WordPress Themes and Plugins. 20 Excellent Free WordPress 3.0

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Your blog works exactly the same way. There’s a First Time for Everything New research (pdf) by my clients at Compendium Blogware show that for more than two-thirds of corporate blogs, new visitors comprise more than 80% of total blog traffic. State Indicator – Turns orange when you’re in that section 2.

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 29, 2010

And these people are all smart professionals, they’re not idiots, they’re all busy and profitable. There are those who started a blog because they heard that would bring in business. So, no, the Web hasn’t changed the way most people do business. Blog this on Blogger. Share this on Bebo.

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 13, 2011

Content marketing works: you can publish online content – blog posts, videos, webinars and web pages – that attracts clients to you. Chapman, Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars and More that Engage Customers and Ignite Your business (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Without a statistical measure of your blogging progress, adding content to your blog on a regular basis can be an incredibly lonely proposition. However, even within the business (non cat) blogging arena, there are a wide variety of potential measures to gauge your momentum. Is anyone out there? What’s the Point?

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