Rebrand your blog…or just start a new one?

If your blog content is drawing the traffic that you expect, you may start thinking about taking a new approach. This is of course a good place to start, but you really need to stop and think first – your corporate blog is not just there for entertainment, after all.

Should you get personal…or shouldn't you?

In many ways, your social media accounts can go further than your blog does. Your business blog should focus on strictly professional topics, but you can bring a personal voice to them. Your social media accounts can introduce the professional topics by mentioning them, sharing relevant links (to other sites) and encouraging discussion.

6 ways to maximize your blogging time

Everyone does things at his or her own pace making it hard to pinpoint the right number of “hours” blogging should take. Instead, here are six ways you can make the most of your time for the smallest investment possible.

Get back on the blog writing wagon

How to get back on the blog writing wagon after a lull.

Is content enough or do you have to sell it?

If you’re only going to invest your money and time in one marketing arena and you’ve got a lower budget, a blog is your best step. However, it is part of a bigger puzzle – you can’t always expect to have 10,000 hits per month if you focus on just a blog.

Spinning content the right way

To problogger Beth Hodgson, spinning content is taking a step back to see how she can take a common topic or story and add a new perspective to it, or just something else that’s generally new and different.

Don't be a copycat ..use Copyscape

Copyscape is designed primarily to prevent plagiarism. Often, websites use it to ensure that no one else has stolen their original content. It is also a great tool to use as a writer.

Guest posting made easy

You may not be sure HOW or WHERE to guest post. And you may also be banging your head against the wall at yet another social media tasks that has no immediate ROI.

Taking your blog to the next level (Part Two)

Keeping a captive audience is far more complex than even the approach that you use when you’re starting your blog.

Resources for learning how to blog

I thought I would list just a few resources that I found to be very helpful in my quest to be a better blogger.