More Efficient Content Creation in 2012

By now, you know the power of content, but if you’re like many people, it often gets left on the backburner because it seems to take so much time. Or if you do get it done, it makes it hard to get everything else in your business done too.

Well, if you’re ready to stay on top of your content creation in 2012, here are some tips for becoming more efficient… Read more…

Why and How Every Blog Post Should Be SEOed

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While it’s true that content is king, bloggers very often underestimate the role SEO has in blogging success.

Even when they do SEO, a lot of bloggers only optimize their main page. In reality, each and every post needs SEO attention.

Doing so will help you rank not just for your home page, but for all your other pages as well.

Most successful bloggers will agree that the vast majority of blogging traffic doesn’t come from home page rankings. Instead, it comes from many blog posts.

Here’s how to SEO each and every blog post for the maximum amount of traffic. Read more…

Top 12 Content Marketing Tools for 2012

If you’ve been a reader at Contentrix for any amount of time, you know that we are not about fads, short-term marketing gimmicks or nor do we advocate  attempts to game any system. We’re all about solid content and conversion strategies that work for the long haul.

So now that I’m writing a top 12 content marketing tool list for 2012, you should probably expect this to be solid stuff with no crazy surprises and these tools will take you through 2012 and beyond.

For all these tools you also have choice. The specific tools you choose should be determined by your business needs, preference and budget. There is really no right or wrong choice, but one thing’s for certain…your business will be far more successful if you learn to make these important decisions for yourself.

Now without further ado, here are those top 12 content marketing tools… Read more…

Last-Minute Content Publishing for The Holidays

For many, the holidays have already arrived and for others, they’re coming very soon.  Whichever boat you’re in, it can be challenging to be prepared when it comes to publishing content for your online business.

It may be last minute, but there are still ways to get content out for your business quickly. Here are 5 ideas for you… Read more…

Handling Discouragement as a Blogger

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Blogging can be one of the most exhilarating experiences in life when things take off. It can also be incredibly discouraging when things are flat.

If your blog isn’t getting as much traffic as you’d like, or if people aren’t responding to your content the way you’d like, how can you handle that?

Here are a few ways to help weather the bad times to get to the good. Read more…

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