By Tiffany Matthews Do you remember the first story you wrote? Throughout high school and college, I have often written short stories and poems for friends just for fun. Although these tales and … [Read more...]
How to Stop the Content Scrapers
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Right? Except when someone has done a wholesale ripoff of your creative idea or blog post. For anyone who produces online content, itÂs crucial to protect … [Read more...]
Savvy Blog Growth Tips for Small Businesses
By Christopher McMurphy The phrase Âadapt or die has proved true in the animal kingdom, and it has a place in the wild world of marketing as well. Monumental shifts in the advertising landscape … [Read more...]
Head Smacking Realities: Why Blogging Isnt Doing a Thing for Your Business
By Tracy Vides Have a blog and you’ll start getting inbound leads. Blogging helps you gain traction and develop a community. Companies that have blogs make more sales than those that don’t have … [Read more...]
How to Write and Get Your Work Published
By Alisha Webb Many people feel as though they have a story in them, or simply the innate ability to get an important message out there, but the majority don’t really know how to go about doing this. … [Read more...]
Site Crash: What’s Your Response Plan?
By Michelle Rebecca Website crashes can be detrimental to a companyÂs operation. If your host goes down, your software fails or your internet provider encounters a problem, it is your business that … [Read more...]
5 hot call to action tips for business bloggers
You’re blogging for a reason, right? If your blog is part of your business strategy, it’s time to do a check-up on your call to action (CTA). A call to action is something that is intended to provoke … [Read more...]
Solve Communication Breakdowns with Your Blog
By Brian Milne Communication Breakdown, Itâs always the same, Havinâ a nervous breakdown, Drive me insane! – Led Zeppelin, âCommunication Breakdownâ Is it just me, or is all of this … [Read more...]
Book Review: Born to Blog, by Mark W. Schaefer and Stanford A. Smith
Were you “born to blog?” Born to Blog came along at a critical point for me. Last week, I was seriously considering shuttering my own blog, weighed down by a perceived lack of traffic, unclear … [Read more...]
How I Unclog a Case of Writer’s Block
By Stacey Thompson WriterÂs block. It happens to the best of us. You may have had a good nightÂs sleep, a comfortable chair, the right resources, and a topic… and yet, your writing muscles refuse to … [Read more...]