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Better Business Blogs: Correct Those Broken Links

Writing on the Web

Are you keeping your business blog fresh? If you’re like me, and you’ve been blogging for a number of years, chances are some of your links may no longer work. This guest post, from Susan Boggs, offers tips for successful bloggers and blogs on how to find and correct broken links. Ah, yes, nirvana.

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When Business Blogging Works Too Well…

Writing on the Web

But then your business grows, you get busy, and what happens to the blog? I’ve seen hundreds of business blogs written by smart professionals who haven’t been posted since last summer. I think I enjoy blogging for other people more than I do for myself! Here’s my own example.

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5 Ways Blog Analytics Improve Your Business Blog

Writing on the Web

There are many easy-to-use blogging analytics tools out there, but the really successful bloggers know their results and tailor their blogs accordingly. This is the fifth element in the CAST system for effective blog content : C ontent (compelling). A ssets (free). S ocial Media. Post views/clicks.

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Bloggers: Brush Up on Your Writing Skills

Writing on the Web

Business bloggers: just how good are your writing skills? Most bloggers and those who run small businesses that publish blogs are not natural-born writers, or even trained writers. Most businesspeople studied things such as marketing, communication, or business. 3 Tips for Better Blog Writing.

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When Business Blogging Works Too Well…

Writing on the Web

But here are some problems… All the while, my ranking on the Top 42 Content Marketing blogs is slipping. In case you haven’t noticed, I used to be an almost daily blogger here, then it went down to 5 days a week, 4 days, and now 2 or 3 blog posts a week. Outsource, I say, get some guest bloggers to fill in.

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Business Blog: 4 Reasons to NOT Write Your Own

Writing on the Web

This means you are investing a whopping $750 every week into your blog. You are not a professional blogger. And they can do it for far less than the $750 a week you indirectly pay (out of your own time) when you update your own blog. Does hiring a “ghost blogger” always make sense? . $250/hour X 3 hours = $750.This

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The Blogger’s Guide to Online Marketing

The Effective Marketer

The Blogger’s Guide to Online Marketing is one of ProBlogger ’s newest ebooks, written by the Web Marketing Ninja. ProbBlogger was started by Darren Rowse, who wrote the most popular of the ProBlogger products, 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. Blogging well is a feat all on its own. Features and Freebies.