Making sure the content on your blog is varied is as important as having a balanced diet. Break the rut with those 7 types of blog posts that will drive tons of search traffic, make people share your blog posts on social media, give you backlinks and boost your authority! *Writing tips included!* Not all types of blog posts are equal The days of ‘blog and pray’ content are long-gone and you need to be really deliberate in what content you create depending on your aim. Depending on whether you want more subscribers to your email list, more social shares, more backlinks or search engine traffic – you may need to choose different type of post. It will be much easier to […]
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First blog post ideas
You may be a rocket scientist, but coming up with your first blog post ideas will be still the hardest thing in the world. How to write that first post when you are glaring at the blank screen, and inspiration just *doesn’t come*? You feel like the clock is relentless, and instead of writing that killer post you’re on your 6th cup of coffee, you’ve watched three seasons of ‘Suits’ and your house has never been cleaner? I’ve often been there before! I would simply procrastinate and do everything not to start writing…and then the situation would often repeat the following day, leaving me more and more frustrated, and leaving my blog and content strategy shambles. It took me 5 […]
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How to create a Digital Content Strategy
‘If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail’ So you’ve been writing your blog posts. Creating amazing freebies. Posting on your Facebook page. Posting on Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter…Giving away tons of value for free. And still…nothing happened. Maybe it’s because you didn’t have a strategy? Digital Content Strategy or an online Content Marketing Plan, should be a backbone of your content marketing. Many business owners learn the importance of a Digital Content Strategy the hard way, once they have spent (wasted) a lot of time creating content that is simply not bringing results. If you are publishing posts on your blog and social media, and not seeing the increase in sales you were hoping for – read on. […]
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How to make a WordPress blog for your business (for less than $10 / year)
This post is a ‘how to make a WordPress blog for dummies’ tutorial with step-by-step photo instructions. You will be able to build a WordPress blog / website and online store, with all the SEO and email marketing tools you need for marketing your business *completely from scratch* (including hosting and domain registration!) in less than 2 hours, for less than $ 10 a year! This tutorial is going to cover: Buying hosting and domain Customising your website template Setting up your online store Setting up your email marketing tool account Email Opt-in forms and Pop-up boxes SEO tools Social media buttons Ready? Good luck! So you’ve just started your business (or you have an *amazing idea* that doesn’t let you […]
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