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Vote for Your Favorite Writing Blog

by Julie McElroy on December 2, 2011

What is your favorite writing blog?  I would love for you to say, Inspired to Write, but I understand if you don’t.  I just appreciate you stopping by to read!
One of the very first blogs I came across when I began writing online was WritetoDone.  I subscribed to it and have been reading [...]

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ProBlogger’s Updated “Better Blog” eBook Bonus

by Julie McElroy on November 16, 2011

Darren Rowse, aka ProBlogger, has done it again!
His 31 Days to a Better Blog is updated for 2012, plus additional bonuses! If you have not had a chance to grab the original version of this eBook, now is your chance to get an updated version.
I read and followed most of the stuff in ProBlogger’s first [...]

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4 Simple Ways to Ruin Your Online Reputation

by Gary Shouldis on October 14, 2011

Editor’s Note:  This is a guest post by Gary Shouldis.  Read more about Gary in the bio footer.
Building your reputation online is similar to building your reputation offline.  Through steady and consistent acts.
This can work both ways.
If you are the type of person who genuinely likes to help others? Are you interested in other people [...]

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Tiffany Dow’s 30 Day Branding Challenge: Day One

by Julie McElroy on October 1, 2011

Facebook, Google, youTube, McDonald’s, Apple,Verizon, Mr. Clean, The Marlboro Man.
All of these are brands that everyone that is not living in an isolated island somewhere has heard of.  Why?  Branding.  When people hear these names, they instantly know what company is behind the name.
How does a small time blogger or business do this?  Well, it [...]

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7 Content Ideas When you Don’t Have Time to Write

by Julie McElroy on September 21, 2011

It is not always easy to come up with original, substantial content for your blog on a regular basis.  Life gets busy, other things may be pulling you in a different direction.  Keeping regular content on your blog is important not only to satisfy the search engines, but to keep readers coming back for more.  [...]

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5 Reasons Why Niche Blogs Fail

by Julie McElroy on September 15, 2011

I know there will be a handful of you who will disagree with the subject of this post, but hear me out.  First, let me clarify the word “niche” for purposes of this blog post.  When I say niche, I don’t mean the large topic areas like blogging or health and fitness.  I am referring [...]

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