A Fiverr Frankenstein That Works

Fiverr is that place where you can hire people to do just about anything small for five dollars. No, you can't get an entire website built, and I have yet to see anyone offer to mow your lawn for five dollars. But here are a few things you can get done through Fiverr...

Have a "Happy Birthday" video sent to someone in a British accent, Spanish accent., Australian accent or celebrity impersonation.
Have a logo, cartoon animal, book cover, business card or T-shirt mock-up drawn.
Have a postcard sent to someone from Tuscany, New York City, Chattanooga, Brunei, Rome...or just about anywhere.
Convert your website to an Android app, turn into a PDF or set up WordPress.

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The Humane Version Of Content Marketing: Creating Content That Converts

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Content marketing aka blogging is all about communication. For most businesses, big or small, blogging is marketing; or to be precise, content marketing.

Every blogger markets his/her products/services/company/skills etc. by publishing useful content on his/her blog.

One of the most important things about marketing via blogging is connection!

With a blog, you have information for the world – no matter whether it is in the form of text, images, videos etc. – it is still some form of pixels on a screen.

The information, no matter how useful or amazing, is lifeless, unless you add some personality, and voice to it and use it to connect with people.

That’s the focus of this blog post.

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How To Use Blog Content For A Monthly Email Newsletter

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If you’re a blog owner who’s regularly putting up fresh content and has been doing it for some time, you probably have a base of regular readers that visit your site all the time and even comment frequently.

Because of this, maybe you've also been thinking of collecting a more solidly established group of fans by turning some of your site readers into email subscribers that get your best content right to their inboxes on a periodic basis.

Luckily, doing this isn't very hard and if your blog’s niche happens to be related to a sales or business oriented niche instead of something that’s pure entertainment - though an email campaign can work fine with either - then you can also eventually create sales offers and [Read more...]

3 Reasons Why Your Blog Doesn’t Lead to More Sales (And How to Fix It)

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So, you have a blog for your business. Every forward-thinking small business owner knows how blogging can be a great marketing tool. It is a vehicle that allows you to easily connect with your customers on a massive scale.

In fact, statistics have shown that having a blog can drive sales by a significant number. According to this report from Hubspot, companies that blog have 55% more website visitors than companies that don’t … [Read more...]

How To Write Blog Comments That Finally Stand Out And Get Traffic

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“Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think.”

~ Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors of all times.

Why do you want to blog comment?

Some people do it to gain (more) “back-links”, hoping to influence their Google SERP rankings…

Others are commenting for direct traffic, opt-ins and (brand) exposure. What I noticed after 2 years of prestigious blog commenting though is that none of these folks have a specific strategy that they rigorously follow.

I’ll show you what exactly is a strategy and how to create one next. Hopefully, by the time you finish reading this post, you’ll have a specific “blog commenting” game plan you can follow, based on your desired … [Read more...]

Optimizing Your Site For Mobile Friendliness: How And Why Should You Do It

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The mobile Internet is becoming an ever larger slice of the entire web use pie and as of 2012, over 1 billion of the world’s 4 billion phones are web capable smart phones, either connected to 3G or 4G networks or able to access the web through a Wi Fi connection when it’s available.

Furthermore, as of 2012, there were an estimated 1.1 billion mobile broadband subscriptions active among the world’s mobile users. In fact, many sources estimate that by 2014, more of the planet’s web traffic will be flowing through mobile web sources than from desktop use.

What all these eye-opening statistics really mean to you and most webmasters, online marketers or web based sellers is that mobile simply can’t be ignored.

If anything, running a website with no mobile optimization will ensure that within three years or slightly more will result in your online presence become … [Read more...]

Google Update-Proof Tips For Articulating A Content Marketing Campaign

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Google’s latest search algorithm updates have gotten everyone left and right talking about the importance of content marketing.

The content needs to be well written, properly managed (i.e. timed and delivered) – not to mention the importance of publishing it on the right channel as to make sure that your client gets the biggest bang for its buck.

While all is well and good with the above pointers, a key element is missing from this equation.

How does one get to the point where content marketing is regarded as equally important by everyone involved, from the client to the audience to the strategists and creative delivering the campaign?

Often enough, especially when marketing services are done in-house rather than outsourced to a marketing agency, content marketing will be strictly regarded as a cool buzz word to toss … [Read more...]

Blog Marketing Strategy: How To Effectively Market Your Business With Your Blog?

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In my opinion the concept of blog marketing uproots from this mere fact: a blog is a marketing tool. With every blog, a blogger markets his/her product, or service, or a company or their own skills.

A blog is a perfect marketing tool - A perfect content marketing tool, if used correctly.

By providing useful, cutting-edge information that is mostly needed by the target audience (potential customers) you can really cut it - in any niche.

That's in very simple terms how content marketing works.

The good part about content marketing or marketing your business through a blog is that it is free marketing - well free for most part.

You still have to spend time and effort on creating content or if you prefer to hire someone to create the content for you, that will cost you some money. But I hope you understand what I mean … [Read more...]

6 Tips to Become a Classy Writer in This Blogosphere

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Wait! Are you bored with the similar kind of writing? Is your writing holding you back? Are you not able to cater new readers anymore?

Oho, you are getting so less tweets nowadays, isn’t it?

Now you have a chance to match up to the high standard required for the total blogging success.

It’s true that writing is the most crucial skill that can make you a successful blogger, but apart from that, you need to be a great marketer, and a fetch a good position in this blogosphere.

Text Is Still Dominant

Hey guys, Vlogs (video blogs) and podcasts are better ways to convey your message now, especially when you know that you are good at speaking. As for writing, you need to struggle a lot … [Read more...]

How I Managed To Get My Posts Featured On A-List Blogs

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Guest posting is one of the top methods to gain traffic, subscribers, popularity, your blog branding and friends. It is one of the most effective ways to reach people from different blogs, niches and interests.

Apart from helping you to build authority to your blog, guest posting also makes you a better writer, one of the top benefits I have experienced about guest posting.

I have had some wonderful guest posts published in A-List blogs including Problogger, Daily Blog Tips, ComLuv, FamousBloggers, YoungPrePro, Technshare, iBlogZone and others.

You can check out the complete list at this page: Jane's Guest Posts.

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