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Mastering the Art of Listening: A Blogger’s Guide to Success

ProBlogger

When I began blogging in 2002 I made a lot of mistakes and had a lot of false assumptions about blogging. Once upon a time, I shared a set of slides from a presentation which outlines a variety of lessons that I’ve learned as a blogger.

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The 5 C’s of Blogging (What I’ve Learned Over 6 Years at ProBlogger)

ProBlogger

I started in 2002, and I wanted to reflect on some of the lessons that I’ve learned and particularly how I’d go about it if I was starting out again today. They’re actually going online to belong and we’re seeing this with the rise of Facebook and Twitter and social media. It’s just such a vitally important thing.

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3 Ways to Make More Affiliate Income as Bloggers

ProBlogger

The Blogosphere is a crowded space these days. In 2002, Darren read an article about “blogging.” Grow your presence on social media networks. Remember that social media is a give and take environment. This allows you to influence and drive users to buy what you are promoting. Post regularly.

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PB173: How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

ProBlogger

Firstly – and I saw this right from the beginning of my blogging – quotes actually were a big part of blogging back in 2002, when I started. A lot of that quoting and a lot of that linking now seems to happen on social media, but I do think it’s something that we could rediscover as bloggers. I talk about it in blog posts.

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PB173: How to Use Quotes in Your Blog Content Legally and Ethically

ProBlogger

Firstly – and I saw this right from the beginning of my blogging – quotes actually were a big part of blogging back in 2002, when I started. A lot of that quoting and a lot of that linking now seems to happen on social media, but I do think it’s something that we could rediscover as bloggers. I talk about it in blog posts.

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Social Media "Pioneers" Tell Why

Diva Marketing Blog

Recently many of my social media conversations seemed to be about the perception that social is a young person’s game. However, many of the people who began exploring social media 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 years ago were 30+ when they/we started working in this industry. Isn''t that what blogs and social media are all about?

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213: Blogging and Content Marketing: 10 Things To Know

ProBlogger

Host: Our next guest is a superpower in the blogosphere. For me, it all started in 2002 with an email from a friend. Okay, It was 2002 and I got this email and it had four words in it and a link. The same with all of our social media now. Social media just doesn’t convert for us at all. It just works.

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