It’s kind of frustrating, isn’t it? Having to scroll for a minute and a half through hundreds of comments on some posts just so you can share your opinion. It’s even more frustrating when your own posts aren’t getting many comments. Sometimes it’s a comment or two. Sometimes none. Occasionally, it seems Lady Luck smiles […]
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Quality or quantity? Which one is better? A debate as old as blogging itself. As old as content creation itself. We admire the “prolific” individual, yet we also stress the idea that quality is of the essence. But the tricky thing is that it takes a long time to create quality content. When you’re just starting out and don’t […]
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I’m both excited and proud to announce The Future of Blogging. A weekly podcast and newsletter about shaping the future of blogging, the tools and resources and strategies to build a blog that can be popular in the decade to come. We’ll discuss trends, strategies, content marketing, and content creation strategies, so we can best […]
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What’s the second most important part of your blog post after the headline? The introduction, of course. Imagine how disappointed you’d be after spending an insane amount of time to come up with a killer headline for your post, only to lose readers within the first paragraph or two. A great headline mixed with a […]
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Yesterday I ran my articles through a plagiarism detector. Fun tool. Never used one before. Anyway, I found a couple of blogs that copy-pasted some of my articles (errors included, sorry about that), and that was it. All of them had no likes whatsoever, no comments at all. I mean, nada. Zero. Zilch.
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Books are made out of books. Cormac McCarthy You often stare at the blank page, wondering whether what you’ll write will be good enough. You get distracted. Or, you have this idea that you really love, but… you soon realize someone else has already written about it. What is the point of even blogging if […]
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Let’s play a game of the imagination. I want you to imagine into existence what your favorite TV show would be like. Imagine the story, the actors, everything. Now, imagine that they stream a new episode every Monday at 7 pm. They do so, without fail, week after week. You can’t wait for Monday to […]
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Three thousand blog posts published over eight and a half years of daily blogging… I’d say it’s a decent amount of content. Could I have written and published more? Sure. More is always the answer when it comes to how much work one can do. I could have written better posts, developed my projects better… […]
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“Add value to your readers” is one of the imperatives of blogging. It’s vague, counterproductive at times, and difficult to implement. “Be original” is another sacred rule of blogging. For your content to stand out, it’s got to add value to your readers and say something that no one’s ever thought about. In other words, […]
Read moreImprovement is an art. Here’s how to become an artist. Do you want to improve your game as a blogger? I know, silly question. Well, in that case, there’s some good news. Well, about 39 of them. Thirty-nine ways that will help you become a better blogger.
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