You can’t get results from  all the content you’re creating and publishing on your blog, e-newsletter, social media sites, unless eventually you send people to a landing page and ask them to take action. Otherwise, you may be creating a great brand, great thought leadership, great content… and so what? Here are the common problems I hear from my clients: Not sure how to write content that persuades, especially when selling is involved. Blog this on Blogger. Why Use a WP Sales Page Template? How do you get readers to take action? Digg this! MORE >>

professional blog is set up to drive traffic and conversions, but I feel strongly that running a successful corporate blog is less about running a “business” and more about simply grinding out quality content. Chances are you are clicking on “ 6 Things Bloggers Can Learn From Dr. Seuss ” over an article called “6 Tips for New Bloggers.”. Doers write about content that is exciting to them. Reaching out to contacts to help promote content and going the extra mile, sometimes pays off in big ways. Blogging Is Raw, Organic. Don’t Plan…Write. MORE >>

So I asked a bunch of marketers what tools, tricks, and tips make them salivate more than a juicy turkey, and they came up with some awesome stuff(ing). Content Creation Tools. But holy cow do bloggers use this a lot. 6) Evernote - Whether you use Evernote or another note-taking app, this is so helpful for writing or brainstorming content when you're on the go. For example, many of our content creators have their best ideas when they're not at their computer. It's a content or SEO auditor's dream. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! See how that works? ;-). MORE >>

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Creating content is a pain in the puppy. That's coming from someone whose entire job is to create content. But if you're a multi-tasking marketer -- creating email campaigns, building landing pages, managing a staff, tweaking your PPC budget, designing calls-to-action -- content creation has likely been elevated from a royal pain to a practical impossibility. If you identify with that overburdened inbound marketer description and are constantly frustrated at your inability to create as much content as you'd like, this is the post for you. Keep reading this tip. MORE >>