Wouldn’t you love to get better mileage out of your blog posts? Of course, you would. I bet you typically write a blog post and share it on as many social media sites as possible. That’s it. Nothing more. And then you wonder why you aren’t getting as much traffic or exposure as you’d like. […]
How To Maintain Multiple Blogs And Your Sanity
I am a serial blogger. I have multiple blogs based on my varied interests. And I often speak and write about this topic as well. In this guest post, Jennifer Brown Banks (@PENPROSPER1) provides her take on handling multiple blog sites without going crazy. If you’re like most writers, you have various talents, passions, and […]
How to Create Brand Loyalty for Your Blogs and Books
To succeed at as a blogger today, you have to think like a business. You have to develop a brand. As you do, you’ll develop brand loyalty, which means your devoted readers pay attention to what you do and say no matter how many other blogs or authors they encounter. In this guest post, Jennifer […]
How to Create a Social Media Marketing Plan for Your Blog
Today bloggers and authors must use social media to market their posts and books. Social media marketing represents an integral part of attracting readers and selling books. In this guest post, Jennifer Brown Banks (@PENPROSPER1) provides the essential elements of any effective social media marketing plan. Plus, several writers add their best social media marketing […]
6 Vocal Tips to Help Writers Cultivate Voice
Most writing classes eventually teach “voice.” Writers need to find their own voice, and blogging can help achieve that end. But there are other ways to discover your voice as a writer—and to cultivate it. Today, Jennifer Brown Banks (@PENPROSPER1), serves as your vocal coach and give bloggers “voice lessons” gleaned from the music industry. […]
The New SMART Goals Help You Succeed as a Blogger
Goals. Successful bloggers, like the most successful people in almost every industry, use goals as their roadmap to help them reach their desired destination. If you want to produce a website, blog, or career as a blogger, you need to set goals. Setting goals before the New Year or in January is a great idea. […]
Blog Planning Tactics to Help You Achieve Your Goals in the New Year
Did you accomplish all the goals you set last year for your blog and yourself as a blogger? If not, it’s time to rethink your goals for the next 12 months and to start planning how to accomplish them. After all, the New Year is almost here, and this time of year is perfect for […]
How to Attract Quality Guest Bloggers
You may have noticed that I often feature guest bloggers on my blogs. Not only does doing so help me manage the workload (I have four sites!), but it allows me to provide you…my reader…with a different viewpoint and with information or expertise I might not possess. So, how do you attract quality guest bloggers […]
What is High Performance and Why Do Bloggers Need It?
When you hear the term “high performance,” do you think it applies only to machines, like cars? In fact, high performance applies to people like you—bloggers and writers—as well. The most successful people in any industry are high performers. Bloggers, also, need to become a high-performers to succeed. You may not have been born a […]
6 Lessons to Help Bloggers Overcome Their “Perfection Obsession”
Your quest for perfection slows down your blogging progress. Blogging requires frequent and consistent action. If you obsess over making each post perfect before you hit “publish,” your published posts will be few and far between. The same goes for anything you choose to write, such as essays, articles, or books. Today, veteran freelance writer […]
