• What to do when the blogging slump hits

      Blogging, blogging, blogging: a marketing essential for business. What happens when you hit a blogging slump? I’m in one right now. My usual routine of blogging has stopped. I don’t have the energy, inclination, or motivation to sit down each week and develop a new post. It’s been like this for a few weeks […]

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  • How to reignite your blog

    Let’s talk blog – how long have you been blogging? Whether you’re a virgin blogger or an old hand, it’s always helpful to stop and think about what you’re doing. If you keep on doing the same old stuff, you run the risk of becoming vanilla. Your readers came to you because you were offering […]

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  • Blog CPR – How to bring your failing blog back to life

    Having a blog is easy, right? All you have to do is come up with some content ideas, find the time to write informative and interesting articles and then promote the hell out of them. How long can you keep that up? A year? Six months? Three months? It’s not as easy as you think, […]

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  • Corporate Websites Are Dying – Find Out How To Revive Yours

    Did you know that corporate websites are in danger of dying out? Customers are bored with the bog-standard ‘About Us’, ‘Our Services’ and ‘Latest News’ pages. Nearly 70% of Fortune 100 corporate websites experienced declines in traffic, with an average drop of 23% (Webtrends) 90% of website traffic comes from just 10% of the content, […]

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  • How to Make Your Blog Voice Personal

    What’s your blog voice? Last week, I looked at five ways to help you keep your blog ideas coming. Therefore, the next logical step is to help you make your blog unique. Of course, the type of original content you put out helps, but your uniqueness should come from your style and approach. I’m sure […]

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  • How to Keep Your Blog Ideas Coming

    Blogging is a great way to promote your business but coming up with a constant stream of blog ideas is a lot harder than it sounds. If you run a blog, you’ll know what I’m talking about. So, how do you make sure you always have a list of topics to write about? The answer […]

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  • Corporate Blog – To Make Yours a Blog People Want to Read

    A corporate blog, in fact, any term that incorporates the word corporate, carries connotations of boring. Don’t get me wrong. The fact that so many companies have realised the potential of a blog to boost their online presence (and search engine optimisation), cement their status as experts and as an excellent customer service tool is […]

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  • Breathe Life into Your Blog and Get Noticed

    Having a blog and blogging regularly is a great way to promote your business and grow your web traffic. However, when I use the word ‘promote’, I don’t mean writing blatant adverts thinly disguised as blog posts. There are many thousand blogs on the internet, all vying for the attention of a relatively small group […]

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  • Improve Your Blogging in 8 Steps

    blogging   The more you practice your blogging, the better you’ll get. You won’t become famous overnight because it takes time to work on your writing and voice, ensuring each is a perfect match for your target audience. These 8 steps will help you refine your blogging technique to create a strong and readable blog. […]

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  • You’re Only 5 Steps Away from the Perfect Blog Post

      The rise of the blog post has been rapid. According to WordPress statistics, more than 70 million new blog posts are published every month. When you consider that WordPress-driven blogs account for about 27% of all posts, that means the total number of blogs per day could be over 10 million. That’s a lot […]

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