How to Leverage Video Content on Your Blog for SEO
Unless you’ve spent the past few years under a rock, you’ve come across advice to integrate video content into your blogging efforts. Heck, Hugh and the Blogworks crew even gave you a very thorough guide on how to get video into your blog — more on that later. But if...
10 surprisingly simple tune-ups to make your blog sexy (and get more blog traffic)
We all want more blog traffic. Way back, when Tyrannosaurs roamed the earth, blogs were personal journals for reflection and maybe for close friends to enjoy. Not anymore. Many blogs are for building your brand, attracting business, building your list, and hopefully...
5 questions to ask before building your first mailing list
"Focus on growing your list all of the time as newer subscribers are more engaged adding to healthier open rates and ROI." Karl Murray, Founder of Send.ie There’s one marketing strategy that will never get old. Grow your mailing list. Of course, today we would...
Tips on writing a blog post faster and better
It can be a grind to write a blog. You have to come up with clever ideas. Find the time...write a draft...edit...add images… Here’s what helps (and helps with any business): You need a system. When I started blogging I assumed ideas would pour from the heavens and my...
21 incorrectly used words that can make you look dumb
Many of the words you use in your blog could be, well… wrong. Should you use advice or advise? How about affect or effect? Then there’s everyday and every day. Aaaaaagh!?!? Dear reader, instead of running off to Google every time you’re unsure we have scoured the...
Why you need to stop micromanaging your startup
“If you really want to grow as an entrepreneur, you’ve got to learn to delegate.” – Richard Branson Are you building your business with bold, brave action, or… micromanaging the life out of it? We see it all the time. A new client signs up for our team at...