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2/22/2024
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3 Factors to Consider Before Starting a Blog (PLUS How to Build Authority and Influence with Your Audience)
Hello Reader! How's your blogging week been? We're starting to settle back in to a routine after our long Summer holidays here downunder, as kids have returned to school and life has returned
2/19/2024
2 : 14
How to Create a Sense of Anticipation on Your Blog (PLUS How to Start a Successful Podcast)
Hello Reader! How's your blogging week been? Today I want to talk to you about building anticipation with your blog... Read the article to find out more (see what I did there?!). And if you're
2/8/2024
11 : 44
What do Gmail’s new Rules Mean for Bloggers? (9 Things You Need to do Yesterday)
Hello Reader! How's your blogging week been? Do you have a Gmail account? I've got lots. What about Yahoo email? I've still got a couple. Gmail actually provide 30% of all email accounts,
2/1/2024
11 : 34
How to Write Faster, Better Blog Posts [PLUS New Google Email Rules Start TODA...]
Hello Reader! How's your blogging week been? In case you haven't heard, Google (provider of 30% of all email accounts) and Yahoo (2.5%) are rolling out new email authentication requirements for
1/25/2024
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The Power of Being Personal on Your Blog
Hello Reader! How's your blogging week been? I'm off to the Australian Open Tennis tomorrow. I'm very excited to be watching the men's semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Jannik
1/18/2024
11 : 34
The Importance of Building Community on Your Blog
Hello Reader! How's your blogging week been? One of the most common questions that I hear from bloggers is: “How do I get my readers to interact with me?” But WHY would you want readers to interact
1/12/2024
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The Importance of Being Useful [PLUS Upskill Your Blogging in 2024]
Hello Reader! How's your blogging week been? Today I want to let you in on the secret ingredient to successful blogging: making your blog indispensable to your readers by being USEFUL. And I hope I
1/4/2024
12 : 24
The Importance of Building Trust With Your Audience [PLUS New Year New Blog?]
Happy 2024 Reader! I want to wish you the best blogging year ever. Whether you're continuing your blogging or just starting out, let's make 2024 a very rewarding year together. If you are
12/28/2023
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Why Telling Stories is Good for Your Blog [PLUS 4 Essentials to Consider Before Starting Your Next Blog]
Hi Reader, Let me tell you a story.... In fact, let me tell you about how telling stories is good for your blogging. And while I'm at it, there's also four BIG things you should consider before
12/21/2023
10 : 54
Mastering the Art of Listening in Blogging [PLUS Start a New Blog With a Mind Map ]
Hi Reader, This week I want to talk to you about an important blogging skill - listening. This opens up bloggers to many different opportunities by tuning them into their audience. And we continue to
12/15/2023
13 : 44
Ending the Year and How Starting a Blog Changed My Life
Hi Reader, As we approach the end of the year, now's a great time to prepare for 2024. You can prepare by conducting an review of your blogging efforts this year. Or you can prepare to start a new
12/7/2023
11 : 24
Nine Ways to Spice Up Any Blog Post (PLUS Tell the World About Your Product)
Hi Reader, Do you like spicy food? I do. Whether it's eating a hot Indian curry, spicy Vietnamese or Thai food, a Szechuan hot pot or chicken wings with vinegary hot sauce... When I feel the heat
11/30/2023
12 : 4
Finding Customers (PLUS Blog like Goggins)
Hi Reader, How's you blogging week been? Yesterday I was watching a YouTube clip of the neuroscientist Andrew Huberman discussing David Goggins and his mental resilience which resonated with me.
11/27/2023
11 : 4
Cyber Monday for ProBloggers - 31 Days to Build a Better Blog
Limited time offer... Hi Reader, Rather than add to the overwhelm of Black Friday / Cyber Monday, I want to focus on providing you with real value by giving you special access to my all-time best-
11/23/2023
11 : 34
Pricing Your Products (PLUS ProBloggers Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal on 31 Days)
Hi Reader, Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends! And Happy Thursday if you're anywhere else! No doubt your inboxes are stuffed full of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals this week. Rather
11/17/2023
2 : 54
Build Blog Products That Sell #3 (this one's close to my heart...)
Hi Reader, How's your blogging week been? I hope it's been full of all the little things that as a blogger we sometimes take for granted, but are the reason we get into blogging: the content
11/9/2023
12 : 4
Build Blog Products That Sell #2 (what's so special about your hot sauce?)
Hi Reader, How's your week going? I was reading this week's blog post and had to laugh at the story Greg McFarlane tells about marketing (when you read it you'll understand my hot sauce
11/2/2023
12 : 24
Build Blog Products That Sell (PLUS Baseball & blogging)
Hi Reader, How's your week going? I just watched the Texas Rangers win the World Series baseball championship... WOW! What an amazing effort! In a sport where failure is such a big part of the game
10/26/2023
12 : 14
Using Categories and Tags [PLUS How to be Funny]
Hi Reader, How's your blogging week been? This week I thought I'd give you something to work on with organizing your content using categories and tags. And if that all seems like too much hard
10/19/2023
12 : 14
How to Turn a Blog Post into a Press Release
Hi Reader, How's your blogging week been? It's been a big week for news... Not much of it good, unfortunately. If you want to put some positivity out into the world and get some extra exposure