ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Staying sharp – I find that reading and commenting on other blogs is a good daily discipline to help me keep abreast of what is happening in my industry and keep my brain engaged on the topics I write about. This post was first published on November 20, 2013 and updated September 29, 2022.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2012

10 Proven Tips for Getting More Engagement on Your Business Blog RIGHT NOW : There are lots of great tips on how to make a great blog, including not moderating comments, rewarding engagement, giving readers ways to connect with you, publishing posts around the time you get visitors, and more. About to Publish a Post? Publishing videos?

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

PR people aren’t in the ad sales industry. Therefore, if you’re serious about blogging, you need to make a concerted effort to learn traditional media/publishing etiquette. Bloggers are clearly in a different position than reporters because they are often also the publisher, and the publisher IS interested in ad sales.

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Viper Chill

APRIL 26, 2010

Twitter is the one social network where you can really be someone’s “friend”, as cheesy and rainbow-filled as that sounds. Share good content around your niche or industry and engage in conversations with smart people on the subjects most meaningful to you. We think we’re being overwhelmed by social networking sites.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 22, 2010

MySpace played it safe and stopped innovating, and then Facebook stole the social network crown. I was going to list some of the ways that you can break the rules in your own industry but then they might just become the new rules which would defy the point of this post entirely. Playing it safe is easy.

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Viper Chill

JANUARY 25, 2010

The internet is an industry I absolutely love working in, but it’s also a workplace that has the most distractions. With a quick shortcut keyboard I can easily share a page on tons of social networks, find out about its history and backlink data, and a lot of other nifty insights.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 4, 2010

For a lot of competitive keyphrases online you’ll also find popular blogs, forums and niche social networks ranking highly. Add Links to Your Forum Signatures Unlike blogs where you get nofollow links for contributing to the discussion, most forums allow you to have a (followed) link in your signature, every time you make a post.

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