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Stop struggling — 54 article ideas for ANY niche

Having a tough time finding the next topic to write about? Don’t feel bad; as the late Michael Jackson piped: you are not alone. It’s actually pretty common for bloggers to run out of ideas, have writer’s block, or simply “hit a wall”. In fact, it’s the norm. Let’s get the juices flowing in your [...]

Be a rockstar blogger, almost literally

How is it that some bloggers with incredible, breakthrough knowledge with impressive, creative writing prowess can’t get traffic let alone make any money? Meanwhile, other bloggers with much less useful information with only so-so writing can gain tar-like stickiness and earn a decent blogging income? If you ask every successful band what they did when [...]

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Factors contributing to blog success

As promised from last week’s blog failure article, here is the second part of the series, factors contributing to blog success. These factors for success are just the opposite of factors that guarantee failure: 1. People want to read what you write 2. People can find you 3. Your passion for your material shines through [...]

Factors contributing to blog failure

So, you have a great blog (at least you think it’s great), you have dozens or hundred of posts, but your traffic is very low. Maybe even double digits… maybe even single digits… you feel disappointed. But how could it be, given how much work you’ve done? Here’s the brutal truth, the factors for failure [...]

The secret ingredient for reaching goals

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How many of you had what you thought were realistic goals for your blog and failed to reach them? Were you able to understand why your blog didn’t hit the goals? If you don’t know, let me tell you why: the number one reason why people fail to reach goals is because they did not [...]

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The 21st century corporate soapbox

Back in the nineteenth century, people used to stand on a soapbox on a street corner when they had something to say publicly. During those times, the topics were usually politics, religion, and … politics. In 1999, I spearheaded the consulting division of one of the top interactive agencies in the US. We did things [...]

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The 8 things your blog must have to make a good first impression

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Out of the hundreds of millions of blogs in existence today, whether it’s due to your promotion, a quality referral, or simply dumb luck, a reader somehow ends up on yours! So how do we ensure we captivate our new guest? I think we can all agree that many blogs are terrible. Visitors can tell [...]

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