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30 Blog Post Ideas Perfect for April
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
The blog post ideas I’m sending out each month may be geared toward businesses that blog, but other types of bloggers are taking advantage, too. Check out the Urban Moo Cow’s Wordle and the Time-Lapse Blog’s Jargon Dictionary to see what I mean.
And, hey, if you decide to use one of these ideas on your blog, tell me about it. I’ll link to you in an upcoming blog post.
Enough of the chit chat. Let’s get to it! Here are your 30 blog post ideas for April.
1 – April 1 is April Fool’s Day. You know what to do.
2 – Remember that infographic you made earlier in February? Summarize how you created the infographic and how you promoted it. Think of it like a marketing case study.
BONUS TIP FROM CATHY STUCKER!“Do you ever make a giant batch of your favorite casserole to freeze for future meals? I do the same thing with blog posts! When I get in the “writing zone” I turn out several posts very quickly and save them as drafts. Those saved posts are a wonderful resource for the times when I struggle to come up with a great post idea or I don’t have time to write. Just open one up, review it to make sure there are no updates or corrections needed, and publish. It is as easy as grabbing a pre-made dish out of the freezer for a quick meal!” –Cathy Stucker, The Idea Lady |
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Bright Blog Post Ideas for Every Day of the Year
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
Let’s make this next year the best year for your business blog yet. Over the next 12 months I’m going to give you 365 blog post ideas, one for every day of the year.
Some of the blogging tips you might recognize from my blog post ideas book, but you can count on hundreds of new and fresh ideas coming your way, too.
When to expect the daily blog post ideas and tips.
I’ll publish a list of ideas and tips for the upcoming month on the 20th of the previous month. In other words, look for a list of January business blog post ideas and tips on December 20th. (more…)
Food Bloggers Who Know How to Dish
Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
There are more than a million food-related blogs, according to blog directory Technorati. The overwhelming majority of these are amateur food blogs, but some bloggers are professionals that use their blog to make money through affiliate marketing and product sales (especially cookbook sales). Others use their blog to promote a business such as a restaurant or photography business.
Let’s take a look at two successful bloggers who use their posts to support and promote their products and businesses.
101 Cookbooks: THE Food Blog Example to Behold
Four Deadly Business Blogging Sins
Sunday, May 27th, 2012
You don’t want to kill your blog do you? If you commit any one of these business blogging offenses, you will lose readers and potential customers.
Thou shall not neglect blogging.
Yesterday I wrote about three small business blogs that rock at blogging. Before I found these blogs to showcase I visited dozens of others that simply stunk. They stunk because they had not been updated in months…or longer. I wondered if the mom and pop shops were still doing business!
If you blog, do it often. Make it a goal to blog every month AT A MINIMUM. (more…)
Scribe SEO Plugin Review
Thursday, May 24th, 2012
Recently, I installed the Scribe SEO WordPress plugin, because I suddenly needed to know if I was missing out on some big secret as an SEO content writer. I also needed to know if the plugin would be beneficial for my clients.
Turns out the answers are “no” and “for a little while.” (more…)
Almost Wordless Wednesday: 103 Ways to Create Sharp Blog Content
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
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