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You’ve got a chance right now. While everyone else has their eyes on celebrating the holidays and doing all their year end rituals, you can make a commitment. You can make your New Year’s resolution almost a full month early. Here’s what you can commit to for 2009: you’re going to have a killer blog. You’re going to write the kind of blog people p  More...
I’ve noticed a lot of people saying they are new to blogging in the comments lately, so I definitely thought this was worth a mention. Yaro Starak has developed quite a reputation as a blogging mentor, but now he’s reaching out to those who are much newer to the blog life.  More...
This post is yet another attempt to help bloggers thinking about blogging for money to get a realistic picture of what is possible.  More...
If you’re a new blogger or one that’s been at it for a while but need a ‘boost’ you need to grab this free ‘Roadmap Report’ from the team at Become a Blogger.  More...
Dragging or pushing yourself to the computer? Too many posts starting with an apology for not having been around of late? The joy you first brought to blogging now a distant memory? Looks like a case of blogger’s block. Don’t worry… there is a cure.  More...
It’s time for another annual poll here at ProBlogger - this one asking readers how much they earned in October 2008? I’ve run this poll a number of times over the last couple of years and the results are always interesting.  More...
Out teach the competition to beat them. Jason fried of 37signals talks about how they sell more by out teaching the competition. He allays fears that if you put your ‘secrets’ out, your competition will copy them. Somehow, that’s counter intuitive but true.  More...
People there are going on about how they “only write for themselves,” and if the reader doesn’t get it “it’s their problem.” Was I in a creative writing forum? Or maybe over at Robert Bruce’s place? Nope. It was a “professional” blogging site.  More...
There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of writing guides out there. But in my opinion, none surpass the simple, direct advice of The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B.White.  More...
Guest posting is a great way to get your name out there, build links, enhance your credibility and gain subscribers. If it is done well it is also a good deal for the blogger who gets fresh content. Just make sure you are not making these common mistakes.  More...
Last week Amber Nashlund wrote post about the hats a social media champion wears. Whether we’re working inside a company or independently, anyone who offers new ways to do anything knows the challenge is not meant for the faint of heart. Knowing which of Amber’s hats to wear and which skill to call on for each situation is part science and part ar  More...
I do sometimes wish you could get rich quick from blogging, but the sad truth is that it can’t be done. With enough time and patience you can build a successful blog, although it may take anywhere from 6 months to 2 years. The key is to keep at it: you need to keep posting even when the chips are down and you believe that you’ll never make it. The  More...
Listening is my first move in starting to understand social media. That means this: go and read the blogs that are out there. Read from different genres. Go visit Twitter.com and more importantly search.twitter.com, and see what people are saying. Read comments on people’s blogs and see which ones seem to get any response. Search using Google and  More...
So what’s unprofessional behavior got to do with real estate blogging supremacy? Quite a lot. Let me show you how through these 6 tips.  More...
Valuable and relevant content delivered to prospects and customers (called content marketing or custom publishing) is one of the best marketing methods on the planet. Here are 42 ways you can generate great content for your customers. These are applicable for small, medium and large-sized businesses and associations. If you have any additional, pl  More...