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Should freelancers blog? Too many small business owners and freelancers jump into getting a blog (just like they jump into having an email list!) without actually thinking about WHY they’re doing it. Having a blog for your freelance business can be AMAZING for marketing purposes, connecting with your audience, and just sharing your knowledge with …
One of my dear blog friends contacted me a last week to inquire if she could use my blog newsletter welcome email as a template for her own, because she loved it so much. Of course I said yes—and since I see questions ALL THE TIME about what to send your email subscribers, I figured I’d provide …
When I first started blogging, I didn’t invest in my blog much at all. It took me a couple years before I even bought my own domain name! If you’re a hobby blogger, then you don’t have to worry about spending ANY money on your blog. But if you want to become a professional blogger …
*Everyone* tells bloggers that they need to have a newsletter or some kind of email marketing* going on if they want to go pro with their blogs. It makes sense—after all, once you have someone’s email address, you’ve been given access to connecting with them on a one-on-one basis (and if you pay attention to …
A few weeks ago I guest-blogged over at Amy Howard Social about how to leverage your blog as a platform for freelance writing services. Today I want to expand on that and cover the top 10 reasons why bloggers should offer freelance services! Note: this applies to bloggers who want to go pro with their blogs or …
Making time for blogging can be challenging when we have other aspects to our business (or are in university… or have a 9—5 job… or all three!). In this video, I’m sharing two important tips on how to make time for blogging: A quick note: One of the things I point out in the video …
I have been blogging since early 2008. Over that time, I’ve learned a lot! There are also so many different kinds of tools, programs, and software that can be useful when blogging, that it’s tricky to sort through them and find the best ones. But I like to think that I’ve managed to just about …
A while back, after receiving yet another terrible pitch from a public relations (PR) person, I Tweeted in jest, “Next book idea: feature a bunch of emails from PR people, pointing out exactly what they’ve done right and (more often than not) wrong.” The response I received was that YES, yes this book did need …
Click here to get your blog editorial calendar template now >>> Want to go pro with your blog? You need a blog media kit! A blog media kit is an absolute must when working with brands. It includes the basic info and stats about your blog, as well as the types of partnerships you’re willing …
I love blogging. I’ve loved blogging right from when I first started blogging, nearly eight years ago. But I didn’t think it was something I could do for a living until I started the Elite Blog Academy last December. Grab the cheatsheet to save 45+ hours each month >> Since then, I’ve been thinking a …
I’ve been blogging for more than six years, which means that every day I am inundated with requests from PR agencies and companies wanting me to promote their products and services. For some of it, I am delighted to partner on! But there are other things that irk me, and I wanted to share this …
Forget about starting a blog or writing guest posts for blogs—what if you want to have multiple blogs of your own? Before SaganMorrow.com, I had four separate blogs that I wrote for regularly: Living Healthy in the Real World, Living Rhetorically in the Real World, Living Fashionably in the Real World, and Health Writer Eats. I …
Three Tips for New Bloggers, regarding workload, number of visitors, and monetizing your blog.