People love to be inspired. The proof is in how much inspirational stories and videos are shared online through social media. Content which is inspirational has a longer shelf life than the funny viral hit of the month. Its traffic doesn’t die off as quickly as content which is funny or shocking or merely useful….
Monthly Archives: July 2011
3 Mind-Bending Lies that Will Block Your Business Success
This is a guest post by Rebecca Kellogg. In order to make it as an entrepreneur, let alone thrive, you’re going to need the right mindset. In talking to would-be entrepreneurs and/or entrepreneurs with no clear path to bigger success, I hear a few of the same agonized comments over and over again. These are…
The 13 Business Blogging Master Post Templates You Can Use, Part 12 – Question and Answer
Question & Answer posts are a fantastic post type for two reasons: people love to get answers to their questions and these kind of posts are great for SEO. These two reasons are related, but the first reason also makes your posts more share-worthy. Q&A posts show that you’re listening to your customers and responding…
5 Steps to Overcoming Info Product Abuse (Yes, I am Talking to YOU)
This is a guest post by Rachael Acklin. Last time I was here, I yelled at you for pretending you don’t have a brand. I’m still feeling angsty about that, but Michael told me I can yell at you as much as I want to as long as it’s good for you, so today I…
Online Business – Are You a Pimp… or a Prostitute?
I love the White Stripes. In their faint-echoes-of-Zeppelin Icky Thump, is this line: You can’t be a pimp and a prostitute, too. It’s true. You can’t. You either run the show and people come to you, or you let others run the show and you take their orders. In the first case, other people do…
Bloggers – 3 Ways Your Readers Know You’re Sweating Behind Your Sales Copy
This is a guest post by Amy Harrison. To be a true bitchin’ business owner, you know you’re going to have to write copy that sells what you do. It’s like egg and mayonnaise, pickle and cheese or ketchup and noodles. One has to go with the other (don’t ever have me cook for you)….
Should You Use Google+?
I was originally gonna write the next installment in the business blog post types series, but then Google+ happened. And the whole damn interwebz blowed up. Nobody can shut up about Google+, it seems. And right now, you’re probably wondering if you should get into it or not, and if so, to what degree. Because,…
