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Have a Blog Contact Page You Can Be Proud Of
10 Must-See Contact Pages You Can Use to Spark Your Own Ideas There are certain pages all blogs should have.
Are You Making These Mistakes With Brand Consistency?
Everybody wants consistency. Jack Bauer consistently saved the world without going to the bathroom. The sun consistently rises in the East. Old people just want to be…um…consistent. The hare used consistency to whoop the rabbit’s ass. In order to be a successful blogger, you have to expand beyond the confines of your own blog. And, […]
What Everyone Ought to Know About the Life of a Blogger
Your Blogging Skills Are Worth $612,320…at least! Bloggin’ ain’t easy. But, that’s probably the attitude you catch from friends and family when you tell them you have a blog, right? Those misinformed slackers have no idea what you go through, day after day, pouring yourself into your WordPress dashboard. They probably scoff at your blog, […]
Case Study: Anatomy of a Killer Blog Post
Ever Wonder What It Takes to Craft a Killer Blog Post? Well, I’m going to break one down for you so you can see what worked wonders for one of the big boys so maybe you can swipe some of their gangster moves for your own blog. In order to do this, I’m going to […]
This 10 Minute Test Could Change the Next Year For Your Blog
Have you ever heard of the coup d’oeil? No, it isn’t a French pastry or the latest mixed martial arts-based workout. It turns out coup d’oeil may actually be pretty damn useful in making sure your blog is set to kick ass in the coming year. Ok, So What the Hell is Coup D’oeil? The […]
Stop Neglecting Your Blog Footer – Steal These Moves From Some of the Big Bloggers
The Relevance of Mr. Irrelevant Do you know who Mr. Irrelevant is? Mr. Irrelevant is the title given to the last person picked in the NFL draft every year. They are usually the 256th person picked to play. Dead last. While it isn’t the best position to find yourself, there is some unusual notoriety that comes […]
Here’s Why You Should Do Less With Your Blog
What Google Can Teach You About Your Blog’s Design Do you know why Google’s homepage is so stark? According to Marissa Mayer, President and CEO of Yahoo and one of the first 20 employees at Google, it wasn’t exactly planned that way. Why Google’s Interface is So…Blah As the company was being built, Google co-founder […]
5 Signs Your Content is Ready to Feed the Masses
How Can You Make Sure Your Content is Consumable…and Downright Tasty? Writing is sometimes the easy part. Formatting and optimizing your content in a way that makes it ideal for your blog’s visitor can be the hard part. It takes time, requires patience, and knowledge of strategies to help pull it off well. Given the […]
Why You Should Dislike Your “Audience”
Are You Looking at Your Blog Audience the Right Way? Imagine an auditorium filled to the brim with people. Every chair is taken and it’s standing room only. The lights dim and those in attendance slowly drift to a mere murmur as the announcer introduces the featured speaker. Among a smattering of applause, a young […]