When setting up a new blog, it’s really important to have a clear strategy on how you will build an engaging community. Many people say that ‘content is key’, but in my opinion, ‘Community is key’. Having said this, to build a community you need good content! I’ve been working with several blog owners to […]
I wrote an article a couple of weeks ago that focused around creating profiles on my outreach targets. The tutorial showed my process for finding my targets, understanding the content that they looked at and where I could gain exposure to them. The process itself is pretty time-consuming but can return some incredible insights – I […]
Have you started building an email list yet? If you have then you’ll no doubt have considered where on your blog your opt in form placement should be. Since the beginning of time, or so it seems, there’s been an unwritten rule about where these should go. Typically, the main places that people consider putting these have perhaps meant […]
When it comes to writing blog posts, you probably don’t think about them beyond hitting the publish button and promoting them on social media. You may already have an email marketing strategy in place as well but that’s often a completely separate thing. But what if you combined what you do on your blog with your email marketing […]
Generally, bloggers rely on an opt-in form in their sidebar or header to get subscribers. And that’s okay but it may not bring a torrent of new people joining your list, as you may have discovered. The trouble is though that building your list is paramount if you’re serious about building a business around your blog. Why? Because […]
I mentioned in my last post – Social Media Buttons: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly – that I use a premium plugin for my social media buttons. It’s called Ultimate Social Deux. Over the past few months I’ve tried a number of different options to add those important little buttons on my site. I’ve tried free […]
When it comes to social media buttons, there are now so many options out there it’s difficult to know what to use. Do you go for a free plugin, a paid one, adding code to your site, or just leave the buttons off your site altogether? There are pros and cons for all of those options. But […]
It’s not far off three years since I started this blog. What started out as a project to win world domination has grown legs and become something to keep me out of mischief. It’s a way I can help people and get to know others who I wouldn’t necessarily meet under normal circumstances. It’s become part of […]
So this is how it goes… You’ve hit a creative brick wall and can’t think of anything to write about so you start looking for inspiration. According to many blog posts I’ve read on writer’s block the sequence now follows this pattern: Come up with a fairly broad but relevant subject; Consider using a content generator […]
Can you imagine adding a thousand or more subscribers to your email list in the next 90 days? I know I can. But is that really realistic? I’ve talked about the ideal placement for your opt in forms to get more subscribers and how to add them to your blog exactly where you want. I’ve also mentioned how you […]
