It’s common in the outreach process to come across bloggers and editors who expect more than free, quality content to their blog. Nay, the awesome article you wrote on your own time isn’t enough to please some bloggers, they’re generally looking for cold, hard cash. Once this fact is established, it’s time to bust out [...]
5 Content Marketing Myths [A Slight Rant]
“Content Marketing”. Everyone is talking about it and advice is flowing from every direction, but there are some myths I see daily in regards to articles and guest blogging. So I am going to discuss rant about these myths a bit and hope some businesses writers can learn from them. 1). “Be Original” Is a [...]
8 Simple Ways to Make Your Blog More Appealing
Does you blog seem to be missing something? Are you pouring a lot of effort and time into it and not getting the traffic you think it should? Maybe your blog is not appealing to your readers. There are many reasons that a blog can be unappealing and some of those reasons are easy to [...]
What to Learn From Bad Guest Post Pitches Like These
Blogger outreach generally involves connecting to sites in order to develop mutually beneficial relationships by contributing content. In order to start developing the relationship, there first has to be initial contact, mostly done through pitch emails. While connecting to bloggers can uniquely vary, there are common pitfalls to avoid when outreaching for guest post inquiries. [...]
Outreach: Using a Blog Roll as a Networking Tool
Outreach is about making connections and forming lasting relationships with bloggers. Once a relationship is formed with a blogger, the next step is to expand the network. One way to expand your connections through outreach is to use blog rolls. A Blog Roll is a list of blogs that the blogger owns or has relationships [...]
There’s No Place Like (Facebook) Home
We all know the saying “there’s no place like home,” well now Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone to feel that way about his newest creation: Facebook Home. Home is where the heart is, where your friends are and where you feel most comfortable. Seeking to shift Facebook’s focus away from tasks and apps, Home focuses on [...]
Cup of Copy: Credibility vs. Convenience
After the wake of the Associated Press’ Twitter incident this week, I got to thinking about how much content has changed because of technology. All aspects of content have evolved from the physical context to how we receive and share it. Did you know that 87% of people sharing content never check the source before [...]
Three Ways to Optimize Content and What It Means to You
As more and more content positions move online, more and more writers are beginning to realize the importance of optimization. Companies want content that is ready to go for an online audience as well as search engine bots, so learning a little bit about optimization is the next step. Once you understand what goes into [...]
Spike Jones’ Rules of Engagement: How To Get an Audience to Spread the Word
Spike Jones is in the business of getting people to listen. And he’s in the right business. When he started talking at Social Fresh, I listened… and so did the other 300 people in the room. Everyone fully tuned in for his presentation Word of Mouth – Your Ultimate Distribution Channel. We all wanted to [...]







