What has our Perception of “Quality Content” been turned into?

What has our Perception of “Quality Content” been turned into?

by Alex

Lately, I have been thinking about what makes a post so great and appealing to make someone want to actually read it. We have talked about writing more interesting headlines, and keeping a consistent post frequency, but I feel like we have missed the point a little bit when we talk about writing great articles.
In [...]

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Strike While Its Hot

Strike While It’s Hot

by Seth

I learned a valuable lesson this summer when I came home from a very exciting vacation in the Philippines, “strike while its hot!”
The phrase comes from an old blacksmith tip for bending and shaping metals.  You have to strike the metal while its hot and it will bend and mold to whatever you desire, but [...]

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Overcoming the

Overcoming the “New Barriers to Entry” with Knowledge and Hustle

by Russ Henneberry

Russ Henneberry discusses that by using knowledge and hustle on your blog, you can overcome commonly faced challenges of creating a business from your blog. Want to write for us too?
I have good news and I have bad news. I’ll get on with the good news first.
The barriers to entry in business have shifted. [...]

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How Being Happy can make you a Better Blogger

How Being Happy can Make you a Better Blogger

by Alex

Blogging is hard work, and it can really take a lot out of you after doing it for a long time. I think it’s safe to say that at one point or another, you weren’t very motivated to blog one day and you either did a bad job, or nothing at all.
I know I [...]

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Wired Weekend #4: The Best Blogging Tips From Around the Web

by Alex

The weekend is here yet again, and school is out for a whole week in my area thanks to this wonderful upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. That leaves me with a much clearer head to prepare for an amazing week of work, partying, and making lists of blogging tips.
We are already at our fourth installment of this [...]

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Knowing When to Hire a Professional

by Seth

There comes a time when you are up against an insurmountable task or deadline and there is nothing you can do but face defeat.  At least that’s what it seems like when you don’t know what or who to turn to for help.
Finding the right help and understanding when its time to use the resources [...]

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How to Effeciently and Calmly Write a Post at the Last Minute

How to Calmly and Efficiently Write a Post at the Last Minute

by Alex

Every once in a while, things come up that totally mess up our schedule. Most of the time as a starting out blogger, or just a blogger with lazy tendencies, there is no backup.
The situation I am talking about of course is rushing in posts at the last-minute.

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Google Magic

Google Magic and Dating Megan Fox

by Seth

Google is the web’s most powerful player and the person at the party everyone wants to become friends with. If the web was a high school prom, Google would be the girl everyone tried to dance with. Too many people don’t understand enough about Google to ever really have a chance of success with it, [...]

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Breakdown of the 28 Plugins That Have Contributed to our Growth

Breakdown of the 28 WordPress Plugins That Have Contributed to the Growth of our Blog

by Alex

If you use Wordpress, there’s no doubt that you know of all the free plugins and modifications available for it. Without all of these plugins, a lot of the features found on many blogs today wouldn’t exist.
In this article, I want to share with you guys the 28 plugins we currently have installed here and [...]

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Wired Weekend #3: The Best Blogging Tips From Around the Web

by Seth

Your wild weekend is upon us and nothing but good times and a little relaxation await you as you sit back and enjoy this round-up of awesome posts.
With posts from around the web and more importantly our community, you are in for a relaxing weekend with some great articles you might have missed.  This week [...]

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How to Keep an Organized Inbox and Keep Everybody Happy

How to Keep an Organized Inbox and Keep Everybody Happy

by Alex

A very important part of keeping in sync with the readers in your community is to chat with them through email. Whether it is you emailing them, or they email you – it is vital to keep the conversation going and keep everything organized for the sake of your readership.

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Does Your Post Frequency Bringing in the Best Results?

Does Your Post Frequency Bring in the Best Results?

by Alex

The rate at which you publish blog posts is a very important factor towards building a solid readership. Believe it or not, adding a post a random day of the week and not sticking to a consistent schedule can really have an impact on the reaction it gets from your community.
Just recently, we changed our [...]

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