When it comes to successful content marketing, we all know by now that content that pushes people’s buttons and makes them “feel” (as cheesy as that may sound) is the kind of content that gets shared. The problem is, sometimes we as bloggers just don’t have a clue on what to write about! Writer’s block […]
3 Psychological Ways Social Proof Can Be Used on Your Blog to Increase Conversions
As you likely know, social proof can be powerful stuff. In fact, I’ve discussed the psychology of social proof before and how noted psychologist Robert Cialdini believes social proof was the main culprit for the Jim Jones suicide cult! Truly, we are all quite susceptible to the crowd in many ways, and this applies to websites as […]
3 Essential Steps to Creating Smarter (and More Effective) Guest Posts
If you’ve been blogging for a bit, you know it’s no secret that guest blogging is THE way to start building an audience for your blog. The thing is, many folks rely on a “spray & pray” strategy for their guest posts, posting about whatever, with no real tactics involved. For this post I’d like to […]
How A Brand New Blog Brings In 3000 Unique Visitors A Week From Search Engines
Starting a new blog is definitely a daunting task, especially if you are running one or two other blogs already. When I saw an untapped subject for a for a brand new blog recently, I wanted to jump aboard, but I knew that my workload over on my electronic music blog and Sparring Mind was […]
3 Smart Ways To Skyrocket Conversion Rates & Not Annoy Your Readers
When it comes to increasing conversions, you as a blogger are in a tough spot. You have to find balance between converting visitors to subscribers and also making your site “inviting”, or not too aggressive and annoying in it’s pursuit of more opt-ins. While you might have seen things like pop-ups and feature boxes work, even […]
The 3 Best Ways To Generate Blog Traffic That Converts
Blog traffic. Everybody wants it, few ever generate enough of it to make their blog successful. What if I told you that, in reality, you don’t need heaps and heaps of traffic in order to have a successful blog? That’s right. You just need the right traffic. The kind of traffic that is likely to stick around and […]