Conversion And Optimization Strategy With Syed Balkhi (Video)
In this interview I catch up with Syed Balkhi from WP-Beginnger. He’s been building web sites since he was 12 years old. Here are some...
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Applying Principles of Growth Hacking to Content Marketing
Content marketing must be approached like a scientist. There are no mistakes, just feedback. You correct your course based on that. This is a process...
The Future of Traffic and Content with Jon Morrow (Video)
Jon Morrow is the Associate editor of Copyblogger and the creator of Boost Blog Traffic. His guests post have resulted in thousands of dollars in...
How Creative Cross Training Can Improve your Writing
As marketers, we often lose sight of the fact that we’re artists. Business is quickly becoming a blend of art, entertainment, and marketing. Creativity plays...
5 Keys to Building an Addictive Personal Brand
(Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/selva/7637352/sizes/m/in/photostream/) The other afternoon I came home to a string of tweets and I saw this, This made me want to dissect...
Paul Jarvis Talks About the Future of SEO (Video)
SEJ in Person Paul Jarvis from ABM Staging on Vimeo. Paul Jarvis has been designing web sites for some of the biggest personal brands online...
Why You Don’t Need to be a Great Writer to Develop a Strong Personal Brand
Best practices and the dogma that has spread throughout the web from the gurus, thought leaders, and usual suspects might have you believe that you...
How to Use the Power of Habit to Become a More Prolific Writer
“Over time, as the daily routines become second nature, discipline morphs into habit.” – Twyla Tharp No matter how many articles you read on...
Why Best Practices Might Be Hurting You
Anyone can learn how to write or paint or play music, but the virtuosos who have historically merited our most thorough exegesis have been...
Phil Gerbyshak discusses the Art of Marketing (Video)
In this episode of Search Engine Journal TV I catch up with Phil Gerbyshak, the co-host of The Shutup Show. Highlights from our Conversation...
Why the Future of The Web Rests in the Hearts and Minds of Fanatics
For decades gatekeepers have kept creators from being able to create. You had to be chosen to publish your book, create a radio show, or...
The Current Payment Model Is Broken
Most SEM agencies calculate their rates as a percentage of ad spend. It puts you (the customer) at a disadvantage because it incentivizes agencies to...
5 Lesser Known Secrets to Building Influential Connections
Spend enough time on the web and you’ll hear the advice that you need somebody influential to take an interest in what you’re doing. That’s...
How to Make Your Content More Fascinating to Your Audience
As the web gets flooded with content creators, attention has become scarce, and as a result far more valuable than it’s ever been. It’s also...
4 Pillars of Thriving Online Communities
Community and engagement are popular buzzwords that scatter the social web on almost a weekly basis. But until we sit down and define what it...
How to Extend The Shelf Life of Your Content by Repurposing It
Most of us assume that prolific content creators are always creating something new. But that’s far from the truth. As I’ve observed some of the...
5 Ideas for Putting the Soul Back into Your Content
If you’re a writer or content creator for long enough, you’ll eventually reach a point where everything you do becomes a routine. You develop the...
Lessons from Fiction That Can Be Applied to Your Content Creation Efforts
I recently had a chance to speak with a fiction writer and a memoir writer that sold the movie rights to her book. The writing...
How is Social Media Changing Search Marketing?
In this month’s video segment I decided to compile several 30 second soundbytes from the recent Social Media Marketing World Conference. I asked several content...
SEJ Video Series: A Sit Down With SEO Expert Alan Bleiweiss
A few weeks ago I sat down with long time SEJ community member and SEO expert Alan Bleiwess. This is the start of an ongoing...
5 Ways to Turn Existing Content into High Touch Visuals
As the pace of content creation increases, our attention spans seem to be decreasing. This is requiring creators to adapt and consider ways in which...
How to Increase Engagement with Your Audience
At its core engagement boils down to one key idea. You have to remember that there is a human being on the other end...
6 Pillars of a Successful Blog
While I don’t believe much in dwelling on failures and mistakes, I do believe we can learn from them. Often other people can learn from...
How to Develop a Writing Voice that People Recognize from a Mile Away
When you lose self consciousness and relax into the act of writing that’s when your voice emerges – Justine Musk As the web gets flooded...
How to Consistently Write 1000 Words a Day
One of the secrets of the most successful bloggers is that they are prolific. Writing 1000 words a day is like brushing their teeth. It’s...
What Corporate Blogs Could Learn from the Success of Personal Blogs
If you look at most company blogs, they’re incredibly boring. [pullquote]The lack of red tape and need for permission has resulted in one of the...
Essential Elements of a Successful Self Published Book
While the publishing industry is not going to die anytime soon, the ability to self publish books is quickly becoming a disruptive force that is...
Why Thriving Communities Require True Fans
If you start a blog today with the intention of becoming the next Lifehacker, Problogger, or Copyblogger, you’re likely to fail. Between a lengthy head...