19
2019
How to Handle Critical and Attacking Comments from Blog Readers
How do you deal with criticism? When you put yourself out there as a blogger, the feedback you get isn’t always as constructive as you’d like. It can even verge on being an aggressive or personal attack. While I’ve only experienced it a handful of times in my blogging career, it can be difficult to deal with. So what can you do if it happens to you? Well, you can always look at the bright side. […]
17
2019
Blogging Tip: How Should You Pitch Companies?
Why? 100%, you focus on scarcity. Where your energy and focus goes, grows. Focus on scarcity. Tune in to scarcity. Aka, no money. Aka, no clients. Have you ever seen bloggers who seem to kill themselves for 18 hours daily and do not make a cent. Said bloggers work harder and harder and harder to see 0 dollars. But after working even, harder, and not seeing paying customers buy their courses and eBooks, a light […]
12
2019
Why 2020 Is the Right Time to Reinvent Your Digital Strategy
Mark Zeni Next-generation technologies are affecting the way businesses can get value from the information they generate and process. The global pace of change is growing rapidly each year and 2020 can be a truly disruptive year. Let’s find out what opportunities innovation gives, what risks you should consider, and what concrete steps you can take to benefit from the upcoming changes in the digital world. Obviously, people have never had so many powerful technology […]
12
2019
Are Blog Comments Still Worthwhile … Or Are They a Waste of Time?
A decade ago, new bloggers were often advised to leave comments on other blogs to start building traffic to their own blog. But is it still worth doing? For years, there’s been a lot of debate in the blogging world about comments. Plenty of big blogs have disabled (and sometimes re-enabled) comments on their blogs, often due to spam or the time spent moderating comments. With the rise of social media, many readers turn to […]
9
2019
2020 Trends in Marketing: 9 Digital Strategies to Look Out For
As the workforce and consumer market’s next up-and-coming demographic, Gen Z is an attractive target audience for many businesses. Depending on your company, you may want to consider this audience in your social media efforts to engage prospective customers and employees. However, it’s important to remember that each generation has their own unique preferences — what worked in attracting millennials, for instance, won’t necessarily work for Gen Z. To help you target Generation Z on […]
5
2019
How to Rekindle Your Blogging Enthusiasm
Have you hit a slump in your blogging? Perhaps you haven’t posted anything in weeks or even months because your enthusiasm for the topic has gone and you’re finding it hard to be consistent. Or maybe you have been posting regularly, but are now starting to feel fed up, exhausted, or even burned out. Here are six ways to turn things around. #1: Take a Proper Break from Blogging If your blogging enthusiasm has been waning […]
29
2019
Never Parrot a Blogging Pro
Yes but you need to be 100% committed to blogging from Day 1 of your blogging career. Most bloggers feel so weighed down by fear and a general lack of clarity – aka overwhelm and confusion – that they struggle horribly to get traffic to a new blog, let alone quickly. For example, new bloggers begin armed with a wild-eyed excitement and fervor for potential and promise in this awesome niche. But said excitement is […]
28
2019
Black Friday Blogging Deals – Believe the Hype!
We always caution ProBlogger readers not to buy something unless you need it, no matter the deal. BUT…. Right now is a great time to minimize the costs of your blogging by taking advantage of the incredible bargains available on the essential services you require to run your blog. The momentum that has built behind Black Friday and Cyber Monday encourages sellers to offer attention-grabbing discounts in order to cash in on an upsurge in […]
24
2019
Strategies You Can Use to Have a Successful Business
Mark Zeni There are so many simple tools and strategies that your business can use in order to ensure its success. You’d be surprised how easy it is to make the changes, and how effective they are in terms of outcome. Whether you’re facing difficulties in growing your business or just considering starting a new one, here are a few strategies you can use to lead your business to success. Know your customer The main […]
21
2019
The Pros and Cons of Running Advertising on Your Blog
Do you run ads on your blog? Many bloggers do. In fact, people often start monetizing their blogs this way using an ad network such as Google AdSense. And many large websites are also supported by ads. So should you be running ads on your blog? There’s no easy way to answer that question. So in this post I’ll be taking you through some of the key advantages and disadvantages of running advertising on your blog. Four Reasons […]