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Entries Categorized as 'Blogs'

SEO for Blogs: Get More Eyeballs on Your Posts

Date December 6, 2011

This is from my post on GrowthUniversity. If you’re going to take the time to write a blog post, I assume you’d like as many people to read it as possible. Am I right? Of course I am. Then taking just a few extra minutes per post can net you more traffic with minimal effort. [...]

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Will I See You at BlogWorld?

Date October 31, 2011

Thursday I’m headed to LA (despite vehemently swearing against the agonizing commute from San Diego to LA) for BlogWorld. If you’re not familiar, BlogWorld & New Media Expo is the largest blogging conference in, possibly the world. I haven’t been since 2008 when Epson sponsored me and the other Sparkplugging bloggers to attend. Fortunately, we’re [...]

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Win Tickets to BlogWorld

Date September 19, 2011

If your business is blogging and you haven’t attended a BlogWorld & New Media Expo, you’re missing out. (I was inspired by it years ago). The conference is huge, and chock full of amazing seminars led by talented bloggers and social media gurus. I guarantee you’ll walk away with a ton of knowledge you can [...]

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Why I Heart Content

Date July 11, 2011

Now that I’ve shifted away from PR in my work and toward content production, I’m as happy as a pig in slop, as we Southerners say. I truly love writing articles and blog posts every day. And when I talk to business owners, content marketing is the first thing I recommend. Here’s why: It turns [...]

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Using Creative Commons Photos

Date June 13, 2011

You’ve probably noticed, I used photos on all my blog posts. I like finding one that expresses the essence of what I’m writing. Sometimes it’s more abstract than direct, so I hope I get my point across. Photos on your website or blog can: Make it more visually appealing Draw more readers in Make your [...]

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From Small Biz Trends: GroupHigh: An Easy Way to Research Bloggers

Date April 5, 2011

Blogger outreach is something my marketing firm is passionate about. After all, bloggers are the voice for many brands (for better or worse) these days. With a positive brand review, your brand can receive a nice boost in Web traffic and sales. Until now, my company has been manually visiting blogs and logging contact info [...]

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Where I Am Right Now

Date March 17, 2011

I’m taking some time to move away from so much marketing and PR through Egg and get back to writing, my first love. I’m surprising myself by finding other interests outside of marketing, entrepreneurship and PR! But stepping away from what I’ve lived and breathed for 8 years, while scary, is already very invigorating. Where [...]

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Why I Don’t Measure Blog Traffic

Date February 11, 2011

  I used to want tens of thousands of visitors to my blog(s). Why? I’m not sure. I think to me traffic signified success. I’m a great writer if people are passing my blog on and it’s popular. Now I’ve changed my mind. A year or so ago, I asked myself what my goal was [...]

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