Promotion is the hard part. You’ve probably heard this about book publishing, but the same is true for blog publishing. Lucky for you, though, there’s a pretty easy way to promote just about every post you publish. Today freelance writer Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) provides you with a super list of places to repost the content […]
Networking Ideas for Growing Your Blog Audience
To create a successful blog, you must build platform. And the best way to do that is by becoming an active networker. Feeling reticent to get started or improve your networking skills? Read today’s post by freelance writer Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) to get some online and offline networking tips and inspiration. Have you looked at […]
7 Ways to Improve Your Writing Skill and Succeed as a Blogger
If you want to be a blogger and an author, you need one thing more than any other: writing skills. But not every blogger or author starts out with superb writing ability. Sometimes, they learn and improve that skill over time. That’s why in this post freelance writer Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) offers seven ways you […]
Five Essential Lessons Bloggers can Learn from Authors
Bloggers are writers, but sometimes they forget to put writing and publishing lessons to use in their blog posts and on websites. Today Emmanuel Nataf (@EmmanuelNataf), co-founder of Reedsy, reminds us of five essential blogging lessons that arise out of the writing and publishing world. At first glance, bloggers, nonfiction writers, and novelists might not […]
Why Relationships with Other Bloggers in Your Niche Help You Succeed
It’s easy to fear and dislike The Competition. However, it’s better to see other bloggers in your niche as potential allies…even friends. In fact, doing so can increase your blogging success. Today, freelance writer Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) explains the many benefits of forming strong ties with other bloggers—inside or outside your subject area. It’s tempting […]
How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Blogger Imposter Syndrome
Bloggers and writers often suffer from a form of self-doubt that manifests as Imposter Syndrome. If you’ve ever felt like a fraud—like someone posing as someone else, you’ve had this malady. But you aren’t a fraud, so how do you stop feeling like one? Today, freelance writer Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) provides you with some sound […]
Maintenance Tips to Keep Your Computer (and Blog) Running Smoothly
Most bloggers and writers have experienced that terrible moment when a computer decides to stop working. And that means you are forced to stop working, too. You can prevent that from happening. Today, freelance writer Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) provides computer maintenance tips that will keep your computer up and running so you can continue producing […]
What is a Blog Exit Strategy and Do You Need One?
Right now, you love blogging. One day, that might no longer be true, or you’ll have some other opportunity or interest to pursue. What then? Today, freelance writer Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) answers that question. Many times, I have visited a blog only to find their content is outdated. They have stopped blogging. People change careers […]
5 Contest Ideas Sure to Engage Your Blog Readers
Today, reader engagement is almost more important that the number of visitors who show up daily to read your blog. How do you encourage them to become…or keep them…engaged? Try a contest. Today, freelance writer Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) offers five contest ideas sure to move your audience to action. If you need to generate some […]
How Bloggers Can Hope for the Best While Preparing for the Unexpected
Blogging successfully takes consistency. That’s why you have to think ahead to any situations that might cause you to miss publishing a post…or more than one post…on schedule. Today, freelance writer Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) offers tips on how to plan for the types of things that cause your stream of posts to get interrupted. Of […]
