7 Ways to Use All That Content Hiding on Your Hard Drive

Not too long ago I did a clean sweep of my computer and decided that I need to either delete or use any and all content I could find. It was like hitting jackpot!

I had old newsletters from defunct websites, reports I’d written but never done anything with, pages from sites I’d long taken down and hundreds of pages of PLR content (most of which I’d never used). So I got to work using it all up.

How I used it should give you some inspiration to go through your own computer files and ideas on what to do with that goldmine of content that might be hiding on your hard drive.

Here’s ten ideas of what you can do with those blog posts, reports, website pages, plr and more that’s just collecting digital dust: Read more…

Content Writers NEED Accountability

Writing content for your own website may sound like an easy task but most website owners and content writers soon discover that turning out consistent content can become a chore. Good intentions may exist, but the follow through falls short because of the circumstances that surround everyday life.

We have talked about plans and schedules, but holding your feet to the fire comes easiest when there is accountability. Participating in challenges offered through other websites or publications can be one just one of the ways to help push your content to the level that you want it.

5 Tips for Finding Accountability in Content Writing

1. Enlist a friend to help keep you on track with your content writing. This needs to be a person that you meet with regularly or that will commit to visiting your website on a consistent basis. Having someone that will call you out when you fall short will go a long ways in keeping you writing regularly.

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SEO Blogging: Should I Blog For Search Engines or People?

One of the most common issues I hear people facing when starting a blog is what to write about. For me blogging is a balance of using keywords that people are searching for and writing posts that my readers really relate to.

The funny thing about blogging, or writing in general, is the more you write, the more you have to write about. So if you’re feeling stuck just start writing. Sooner or later you’ll have lots of content.

SEO Blogging

It’s important to do your keyword research. While you might consider keyword research dry and boring consider the fact that keywords are just statistics from search engines – they are the words that real people sit down and type INTO the search engines to find what you are looking for. Read more…

Why People Don’t Click Your Bylines

Sometimes an assumption is a dangerous thing. That said, this post is going to include an assumption or two. Of course, I prefer to call it an educated guess and welcome your educated guess as well.

This all started with something Ezine Articles posted on Twitter earlier today:

I very much respect and appreciate the information provided in that statement. After all, we may not have known this information about click throughs if Ezine Articles hadn’t dug into the massive amount of data they have at their fingertips. But I definitely question the assumption about WHY certain links are clicked more readily.

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Q2: What Are Your Content Marketing Goals? Accountability & Help Is Here

The first quarter of 2010 is nearly over and it's time to take stock in all you've done and accomplished in the first 3 months of the year. You may have laid out some plans and set some goals (if you didn't, let's get started right now, okay?). A few things to look at:

1. What were your planned tasks? Did you complete the planned tasks? If not, why not?
2. What were your goals? Did the tasks in #1 help you achieve your goals? If yes, how? If not, how not?
3. Where can you make improvements?
4. What are your major tasks and goals for the 2nd quarter?

Go ahead and answer those questions in the comments area below...and if you ALSO have questions for me, feel free to fire away. Just make sure you do answer the questions before asking yours. To give Read more...

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