In this episode, Barry and Andy sift through the many results from Orbit Media’s 4th Annual Business Blogging Survey and emphasize the practices that produce the strongest results. By the way, stay tuned: results from the 2018 survey are coming soon.
Marketers everywhere relentlessly publish advice on how to create exciting blogs. Why? Research indicates the vast majority of blogs are boring. Clearly there’s an immense demand for boring blogs. I say give the people what they want. Here are ten tips I genuinely believe will help you successfully blend in with the millions of tedious and…
Want to pick-up some marketing tactics and tips from a battle-tested pro? Pekka Koskinen is a serial software entrepreneur in B2B SaaS space who calls Helsinki, Finland home. His latest venture, Leadfeeder, is Pekka’s fourth. Since so many of my clients are forever in search of the most effective tactics for marketing and selling SaaS…
For three years running, Orbit Media has asked 1000+ bloggers how they approach the job of creating content. In this episode, you’ll hear what has and hasn’t changed in the world of business blogging. Fascinating stuff. Listen to “The Secrets of Successful Bloggers [24]” on Spreaker. In this episode we cover (and answer): The findings…
If it’s “word power” you’re hoping to achieve, 100 Ways to Improve Your Writing, by the late Gary Provost, is the ultimate manual. It’s the best writing guide I’ve ever read. If you read my stuff, you know the subject is near and dear to me. If I can give you pointers to…
Search “how to make your website more effective” and the winner of the search engine sweepstakes is… 5 Free Ways to Make Your Website More Effective NOW. Good stuff. It’s a guest post on Pat Flynn’s Smart Passive Income site by Sarah Peterson of SumoMe. She says to make your website more effective you…
I must admit: I’m a latecomer to business blogging. I joined the party in 2011 and got off to a rocky start. Nearly all bloggers do. Five years later, I know what works. I’m working the strategies to great effect—on my website, for a long list of top marketing blogs, and for many clients….
Your domain is defined as your “sphere of knowledge.” You can own your domain and stand out as an authority by authoring a book. Yes indeed, there’s a lot of hard work involved. However, the rules have changed and a traditional book is not your only option. In this episode, Andy and Barry explore a…
If you want to start cranking your ranking, you need to understand SEO that works. Just a few years back you might have achieved super SEO powers by droppging keyword bombs on your pages and “acquiring” links here, there and everywhere. Welcome to 2016 where getting your pages and posts to top Google’s search pages calls for the…
What do you get when you cross a strategic blogger with a popular blog? You get a larger audience. It’s called guest blogging. Listen to two serious advocates of guest blogging share the secrets of how it works. Both have landed many meaningful gigs on the biggest and best blogs in marketing. Both now operate…