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When Should You Take a Break from Blogging?

My neck REALLY hurts as I type these words. Severe pain. So….after I write and publish this post, I will take a break. Only for an hour or so. One hour laying on the hard floor allows my neck tension to dissolve. I be good money, after that short, sweet break. But what about longer breaks? I do not suggest you take months off from blogging – unless you enjoy breaking European style – but sometimes it pays to take 1 or 2 weeks off from blogging. Ultimately, let your intuition guide you on this break-ing journey. We need to...

How to Get the Word out about Your New Blog 0

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How to Get the Word out about Your New Blog

Last week I talked about the four stages of warming up your readers and turning them into raving fans. Well, today I’ll show you how to smash through that first stage: getting the word out about your blog. As a teenager, you may have once pined over a boy or girl and thought, They don’t even know I exist. Well, it can feel just as bad when you create a new blog and no-one seems to be reading it. In fact, it may be even worse because Google Analytics will confirm your suspicions without a hint of sympathy. The problem is...

3 Ways to Increase Your Blogging Profits 0

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3 Ways to Increase Your Blogging Profits

Profits. We all want them. But few bloggers actually boost their earnings much. Money struggles cripple most blogging careers before folks get their nose out of the blogging door. Be easy. Relax. Slow down. Calm down. One weird – but effective – way to make more money through your blog is to slow down and add money-making details all struggling bloggers seem to miss. Let us begin there. 1: Slow Down and Make Money Picture me. I intend to make money through my 100 plus eBooks on Amazon. I wrote a few. OK; I wrote a freaking eBook blitz. Anyway,...

How to Warm Up Your Readers and Make Them Raving Fans 0

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How to Warm Up Your Readers and Make Them Raving Fans

This post is based on episode 112 of the ProBlogger podcast. Today I’m kicking off a series of blog posts designed to help you move your readers from feeling cold towards you, your brand and your blog, to being fully engaged and becoming raving fans. I’m going to talk about the benefits of getting your readers warmed up, and then walk you through a series of steps to actually do it. Over the next few weeks I’ll be giving you some exercises that you can do to help you move your readers through the various stages. And then I’ll wrap things...

5 Reasons Why You Need To Increase Your Social Influence 0

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5 Reasons Why You Need To Increase Your Social Influence

Mark Zeni Social media Influencers are known to sway your sentiments when it comes to a certain brand, idea, person, or business. Having a compelling social media influence as a person or a business will be in your favor since it is one of the most effective ways to reach out to a broad audience. Whether you’re looking to widen your social circle or increase your professional connections, here are five reasons why your social media presence matters: 1. Traditional Ads Are Becoming Very Outdated  Consumers are starting to build immunity against traditional ads. This mainly happens because people are...

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Neat Security Features From Everyday Apps

Mark Zeni The internet has done a lot for humanity, and it helped us progress and move forward as a species. Knowledge has never been as available as it is in this day and age –– you can literally get a hold of any piece of information you want with a click of a button. This affected society and our collective awareness, but this technological advancement were not without its downsides. If there’s one thing people d4read when it comes to the internet, it is privacy and security breaches. While you can access anything online, anyone could access your own...

When Is It Too Late to Start Blogging? 0

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When Is It Too Late to Start Blogging?

Poor feedback from your readers and customers can spread like wildfire. So sometimes it’s best to go to the route of a problem and fix it before you lose your readers or hear them discuss your site around the web. By making it easy for people to share their feedback about your website or service you’re providing, you can find out what your site users really think, improve your work and then watch your subscribers and conversions grow. Prevent the trouble Before going into much detail on how to collect and address your readers’ feedback, let’s start with the most...

Imposter Syndrome: What It Is, and How to Overcome It 0

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Imposter Syndrome: What It Is, and How to Overcome It

This post is based on episode 121 of the ProBlogger podcast. Today I’m going to talk about imposter syndrome. Do you ever fear you’re about to be found out? That it’s only a matter of time before everyone realizes you’re not as smart as they thought you were, or that you don’t really know what you’re doing? I’ve suffered from imposter syndrome quite a bit over the years. And I’m going to share a few occasions when it pretty much paralyzed me. But I’m also going to share seven different strategies you can use to deal with imposter syndrome, and even have...

Why Asking the Blogging Money Question Signals Future Struggles 0

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Why Asking the Blogging Money Question Signals Future Struggles

Bloggers often claim blogging to be super hard, but I disagree. I once bench pressed 350 pounds, during my bodybuilding days some 25 years ago in college. Attempting to bench press 350 pounds now would be incredibly hard, absurdly difficult and nearly impossible. “Hard” means physically nearly impossible, a feat your body cannot achieve, because you have not trained yourself to physically acclimate your body to complete some taxing task. Based on this definition, blogging is not hard at all. Anyone can open a WordPress backoffice, type words and tap a publish button. But confusion arises because bloggers wrongly associate...

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Real Skills That Pay and You Can Do Anywhere

Mark Zeni As the economy shifts from time to time, the way people make a living are also affected. At the dawn of the new millennium, our economy has shifted into a fast-paced, highly competitive and digital economy. While most of us still choose a traditional desk and office jobs, more and more professionals and young adults are considering working home-based and still earn lucratively like a full-time job. If you’re planning to leave the office scene and work from home, the internet has vast resources and you can look for a job that pays for the skills that you...