Content strategy might seem like the domain of giant content sites and big-brand online publishers. But if you run a blog, you’re a content publisher. And a solid content strategy can help you to more clearly define your goals, and identify how you’ll achieve them.
For those for whom content is a business, a content strategy [...]

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Blog Content Strategy 101

What does every blogger need more of? Quality content!
This is the first of a series of six posts that tackle key content questions. Today, we’re looking specifically at content sources: places where you can get ideas and information that, with a little work, you can turn into quality blog posts.
Your posts may be text, images [...]

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Source Quality Content … Continuously

Whether you like it or not, people will judge your blog by the quality of your writing. The first thing you should do is to avoid the most common spelling mistakes, as they can turn off first-time visitors to your site. Below you’ll find 10 such mistakes to get you started.
1. accept / except
INCORRECT: Please [...]

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10 Common Spelling Mistakes That Haunt Bloggers

Today I thought it might be fun to do a bit of a fun challenge together that draws on a number of things that I’ve previously taught here on ProBlogger (see below for what these teachings are).
The idea is to publish a post that is a list of 7 links to posts that you and [...]

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Take the 7 Link Challenge Today #7links

A Guest Post by David Turnbull of Adventures of a Barefoot Geek
Life hacking has evolved to mean many things but at its core it’s a term for geeks to describe their love of using tech skills to save time, automate boring tasks and confuse people with their array of hot keys, shell scripts and jargon.
As [...]

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6 Powerful Life Hacks for Bloggers

A Guest Post by Livia Blackburne from A Brain Scientist’s Take on Writing.
With the need to come up with interesting posts week after week, blogging is a huge creative challenge. How do we make sure we’re functioning at our creative best?
At a recent conference, Harvard psychologist Shelley Carson spoke on harnessing your brain state for [...]

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How to Make Sure You’re Functioning At Your Creative Best

A guest post by Larry Brooks of Storyfix.com
In the recycled litany of advice on how to grow your blog – recycled because it’s all tried and true – there’s one effective strategy that gets too little airtime.
Perhaps that’s because it’s not for everybody.  Because it’s hard to pull off. 
That said, it almost always works.
Meanwhile, as [...]

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Consider a Series. Seriously.

A guest post by Tara Gentile of Scoutie Girl.
As a design & craft blogger, I often struggle with putting tips from sites like Problogger into practice. But I diligently mull them over and translate them to fit my needs. One tip I struggle with regularly is mastering the art of the “list post.”
You know, the [...]

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3 Ideas for Moving Beyond List Posts: Creating an Experiential Blog

In this post Mark Hayward shares some tips on blogging for small business when you’re not a writer.

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Have you ever accidentally slammed your hand in a car door? OUCH!
I think that very unpleasant feeling can be compared to how some small business owners feel about blogging. Until very recently, I would never have [...]

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How to Blog When You’re Not a Writer

A Guest Post from Ali Hale from The Blogger’s Guide to Effective Writing” – normally priced at $29, ProBlogger readers can get a $5 discount by entering the code “ProBlogger”
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Navigating the Middle of Your Post – Without Getting Lost
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Navigating the Middle of Your Post – Without Getting Lost