Bloggers and authors have something in common: They both need to keep tabs—spy—on their competitors. Knowing what makes the competiton successful provides the data necessary to do a better job than bloggers or authors operating in the same niche. Today, freelance writer and ghostwriter Sanjay Bojan (@sanjaybojan) describes four tool that will help you determine […]
Cheeky, Weird Yet Effective Ideas to Stay Motivated and Develop Post Ideas
Blogging is a long-term endeavor. That means over time bloggers can fall prey to lack of motivation and may find themselves feeling like they’ve run out of post ideas. Today, freelance writer and ghostwriter Sanjay Bojan (@sanjaybojan) offers some fun and interesting ways to keep the creative juices flowing and renew your passion for your […]
Five Strategies for Brainstorming Creative New Post Ideas
Have you ever stared at the computer screen and wondered what to write or struggled to find blog post ideas? Well, that problem gets solved today. In this post, freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) offers some out-of-the-box strategies for finding new post ideas. “If I just had better ideas, more people would read […]
How to Ride the Coattails of a Current Trend
You’ve heard the advice before: Tie your blog posts, blog or book into a current trend. Or not. Here’s the problem with that strategy: If you can’t publish something at the start of the trend, in all likelihood, by the time you do publish a post or book, the trend is over. That’s why agents […]
Blog a Romance or Horror Novel
You might assume that only nonfiction writers blog books. Not true. Novelists also blog books. They claim it makes them better writers and helps them produce more compelling manuscripts. And they blog novels in a variety of genres, including romance and horror readers, and benefit in the process. So take the hot men and sexy […]
Blogging For Business
In today’s guest post, online marketing expert, blogger, and podcaster Brian Basilico (@bbasilico) provides his unique perspective and tips on blogging for business. In his unique way, he compares blogging to serving food. (If you don’t understand, check out his podcast.) Blogging is one of the best ways to create content, generate traffic, and help […]
Share Your Wisdom by Blogging a Book
You’ve begun blogging a short book (or even a long book). Or maybe you decided to blog to build platform for a forthcoming book, to promote a previously released book, or simply to express yourself. You had a lot of momentum when you started, and now… suddenly, you’ve begun to wonder: Do I really have […]
7 Steps to Boosting Your Business as an Expert Author
A book is the best business card you can hand to potential customers and clients. It might as well say, “I’m the expert on this subject,” right on the cover, which is why becoming an author sends people flocking to do business with you. A book serves as an excellent expert platform element for an […]
How to Produce a Bestseller: Choose a Timely Topic
This is the third post in a three-part series. If you write and publish a book on a timely topic, you stand the highest chance of hitting a bestseller list with your new release—and of doing so quickly and easily. Not only that, if you choose to blog your book on a subject that is […]
How to Produce a Bestseller: Know Your Market
This is the second post in a three-part series. To write, or blog, a bestselling book, you must successfully target your market. That means, first, you have to become acquainted with your potential readers and, second, you must discern their questions, problems, pains, interests, and desires. Then, you can craft a book idea that satisfies […]