How often should I blog? Five steps to answering the question
“How often should I blog?” is one of the most frequently-posed questions. Here are five steps to help you determine the best content frequency.
Archive for the ‘Blogging best practices’ Category
How to select a common topic for a blog (or video or podcast)
It’s not easy finding a topic for a blog (or video or podcast) but it’s an essential step as you start a path to creating content
How to ruin your content by overthinking things
Stories of personal failure and how I screwed up my content efforts by overthinking things. Five tips to keep your content simple and improve productivity
Three ideas to end the social media poison
The web has become a divisive place. It seems like people are just throwing random punches into the air. Here are ways to combat the social media poison.
Surprise! It’s not about passion. Five lessons on building a huge personal brand
The KNOWN book by Mark Schaefer establishes a step-by-step guide to helping you establish a successful personal brand. Here are five critical lessons.
If you’re preparing a roundup post, stop this right now
A roundup post is an opportunity to create great content and explore new ideas, so why do most bloggers just settle for boring?
Learn to create effective content by putting it through the RITE test
It’s tough to stand out today but you can give yourself the best shot by learning to create effective content through the RITE method.
Do you have to be a great writer to be a great blogger?
Good writing matters. Can you be a great blogger without being a great writer? These tips will help you sharpen your skills.
I love big blogs and I cannot lie.
Is the average attention span shorter today? Perhaps but there is still plenty of evidence to suggest that people are still consuming big blogs
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