Blog Content: Are you personal… or all business? Guest post by  Adam Kosloff. You’re swamped. You barely have time to scan the headlines of your favorite news feeds. Probably the only reason you clicked on this article was to check out whether it might provide instant value to you. Can this article save you time and/or money and/or hassle? Hopefully, it can. Here’s the message, loud and clear: 99% of busy business professionals and attorneys should not – repeat,  not  – waste their precious productive hours  writing their own blog posts  and  website content. Of course. MORE >>

Brain Based Content Marketing Content Marketing How to.Tips Story Telling brain science content marketing with blogs personal stories stories storytellingIf you want your  content marketing  messages to be remembered, you must engage the  emotional memories  of your readers. Memory formation happens in two ways: 1.  You say or do something that makes an emotional connection. Something happens that closely resembles a previously established emotional connection. What results is a neural network of associations that get triggered by a  hot-button stimulus. Stories are key. MORE >>

If you pin a recipe for black bean brownies, for example, don’t copy and paste the entire recipe into the description—simple write the name of the recipe, maybe naming the person who created it, and then let users click through to learn more. Attracting Clients How to.Tips Social Media Stuff content marketing with blogs personalityDon’t Be a Pinterest Pinhead. etiquette tips for pinning on the world’s favorite social pinboard. With a registered user base that includes over 10 million and grows every day, Pinterest represents great potential for influence. Plus, it’s fun! MORE >>

Senior Executives have the highest average personal income ($104,000) and have titles such as Owner, Partner, Executive, or Associate. Content Marketing?" alt=" Why Use Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn for Content Marketing?" />. Content Marketing?" width="110" height="90" /> True confession time: I am not even close to being smart about using social media for online marketing. No big surprise for those of you who know what an introvert I am. But still, I am using Twitter , Facebook and LinkedIn and I think you should too. Facebook claims over 400 million active users. MORE >>

Readers like to feel like they know the blog writer and feel some of the blog writer’s personality and humanity come through. Three great tips to keep in mind for your blogging strategies: Show personality. Blog Content: Are you personal… or all business? I’m glad to see that there are more agencies focusing on content marketing for small businesses. One good way to do this is via the slice-of-life approach; what happened to you today that relates to some business insight you can offer? Blogs have to be kept up. Once you fall behind, you are dead. My advice? MORE >>