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PR vs. Journalism: Why Rivalry Hurts Both

Waxing UnLyrical

While perusing my Facebook stream the other day, I came across this article on Business Insider. Its title alone (What PR People Really Think Of Journalists) told me the article was link bait. An article like the one linked above doesn’t put journalists in place. He also blogs. I’ve pitched and been pitched.

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5 Ideas to Start the Perfect Lifestyle Blog

SocMed Sean

As lifestyle blogs continue to grow as a popular medium for distributing content, there’s never been a better time to start one of your own. However, the versatility of lifestyle blogs can also make narrowing down the perfect topic overwhelming. What does it mean to create a lifestyle blog? What is a lifestyle blog?

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How To Start A Blog For Your Small Business

Buffer Social

Creating a successful blog really just requires being passionate about a certain topic — a characteristic you already possess as an ambitious entrepreneur! A blog can also be a low-cost way to elevate your small business’s reach and also build credibility with your followers, making it a win-win situation.

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What does it take to start a career in professional blogging?

SocMed Sean

One of these content-creating jobs is blogging. And blogging is big. Big enough to provide a legitimate career in professional blogging. More people than you realize are blogging today. Sports fans, stay-at-home moms, fitness enthusiasts, chefs, financial gurus, and many more enter the blogging world every day.

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How Journalism School Taught Me To Be a Better Blogger

Socialized

I went to journalism school, which just might make me a “better” blogger. When I reference someone else’s blog, or an article, I’m very thorough and conscientious about clearly pointing out where the information came from. What else did I learn in journalism school? Here’s why I think so.

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The 10 Best Social Media Roundup Blogs of 2016

agora pulse

With a gazillion social media marketing blogs out there, you could easily spend hours a day reading best practices posts — and getting a crazy headache in the process. They even give you a brief teaser of what each article is about so you can determine if it’s worth your clicking or tapping time. Optimize Marketing.

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Will A Brands Next Big Move Be A Journalism Department?

Twist Image

Flipping from content marketing to journalism. I was thinking about this Blog. I was thinking about citizen journalism. Maybe the reason this Blog has some level of success is because it's more like journalism than it is about what Twist Image offers and sells (I prefer to write relevant articles about this industry).

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