When the internet was in its infancy and blogging first started, it was treated as something of a joke. The word “blog” conjured up an image of a mopey teenager spewing their problems onto the web, or dry journalists who never made it. I remember when I told my friends I wanted to start a blog. They even made fun of me. Today, it’s one of the most lucrative niches in terms of web content, and countless people have drawn a great income from it. If this sounds appealing and you’ve got a way with words, here’s some advice for launching a successful blog. First and foremost, spend some time defining a clear target audience and a plan to cater to them. Like any kind of business pursuit, if you don’t know who you’re marketing to, then you’re not going to get very far. After coming up with … [Read more...] about Killer Advice For Launching A Successful Blog
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How Not to Spend 30 Minutes on Noticeable Headline
This is a guest contribution from Leah Cooper. You just decided to start writing an article or blog post? You have this cool idea and you’re sure you’ll grab the attention of your audience. Still, you cannot think of the perfe ct headline. Your idea is great, but any attempt to compress it into an attention-grabbing statement turns out silly. You end up wasting 30 minutes of your time and you still don’t have the headline you hope to get. You’re probably making one of the most common mistakes writers are prone to when crafting headlines. Here is how you should not spend your time when trying to come up with a headline: Mistake: Trying to think of a single, perfect headline You’re scratching your head trying to come up with the perfect line, and you ditch every option that comes to … [Read more...] about How Not to Spend 30 Minutes on Noticeable Headline
Is it worth the time to get more targeted twitter followers?
Is it worth the time and effort to grow targeted Twitter followers? Building a loyal and targeted Twitter followers takes countless hours from crafting content to engaging with others. It's a never-ending cycle of tweets. Some people give up because the task is too daunting for them. Is it worth the time? That is one question I get quite often. Some people feel that I'm just wasting my time. It's worth every single second. Trust me when I say there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Here are nine reasons: Is it worth the time to build targeted twitter followers? 1. Exposure This is the #1 reason you should build targeted Twitter followers. The exposure you can get from Twitter are endless. Through my connections that I've made, I've been featured … [Read more...] about Is it worth the time to get more targeted twitter followers?
4 Most Common Blogging Mistakes Beginners Make That You Can Avoid
This is a guest contribution by Amy Cowen People are quick to judge blogging as an easy way to earn money. At one point in time, when things just started rolling, this was actually the case. There weren’t that many blogs around and if you hit any amount of traffic, you could get a decent amount of advertising going on and earn some cash. Things started to change pretty quickly, however. Today, blogs are a dime a dozen, and there is tens of millions of them out there. The competition is fierce and if you plan on cashing in you have to be at least as good as the top guys in your blogging niche. That is difficult to do, but luckily, it is not impossible. You need to start with the basics, so get ready to read up on some common blogging mistakes that beginners make and how to avoid them. 4 … [Read more...] about 4 Most Common Blogging Mistakes Beginners Make That You Can Avoid
6 Best Tools to Create Images for Facebook
Are you struggling to create images for Facebook? Are you looking for the best tools to create images for Facebook? Quality image is important on Facebook. According to Gizmodo, there are over 300 million photos uploaded to Facebook per day. In another research by done by Quintly, they found that photos were the most common type of content posted on Facebook, they account for over 54% of posts worldwide. I can see why this is the case. Images are one of the easiest types of content to publish and digest. We can also clearly see evidence that images are one of the most popular type of content on Facebook. Here's what you need to know. To stand out on Facebook, you need to create quality images. You can't just post random images you find through Google search. I recommend you create … [Read more...] about 6 Best Tools to Create Images for Facebook
7 Powerful Social Media Tips from Million Dollar Listing’s Superstar @FredrikEklundNY
Want to learn social media from the best? Learn from Fredrik Eklund. Fredrik is the New York’s number one residential broker who had closed over 1 billion dollar's worth of sales last year. Yes! 1 billion! He’s the star of reality show The Million Dollar Listing with Luis Ortiz and Ryan Serhant. He is also the author of ‘The Sell’. I just finished reading it and it's a MUST read book if you want to learn about how he became number 1. What I love about the book is that it’s not only about the mentality of selling which is discussed quite a bit in the book. Fredrik integrates social media a lot in selling. In fact he said that a quarter of his business comes from social media. Fredrik shared in his book that he once sold an 11 million dollar listing in 24 hours directly … [Read more...] about 7 Powerful Social Media Tips from Million Dollar Listing’s Superstar @FredrikEklundNY
