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Not Producing Enough Content? Here’s How Deadlines Can Help

The year was 2009, and I was a general reporter working the early morning shift. By the time the clock struck 12, I’d survived two deadlines – filing two stories on a slow news day. Fast forward almost a decade …

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Why You Should Start Using Processes to Consistently Create Content for Your Blog

Have you ever felt like it’s hard to stick to a writing schedule for your blog?

You want to get content out consistently, but even when you find the time, you struggle to determine what you need to do.

Research? …

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Business Blogging Content Creation: 3 Ways to Find The Most Popular Topics in Your Industry

Once upon a time, I stopped blogging for months.

Now, I always had the best intentions. I made all sorts of promises to myself.

Like Seth Godin, I was going to blog every day. (That lasted for one day.)

A daily …

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Here’s the Content Creation Method for Using Words to Get Your Customers to Care About Your Tech Product – Even if you Don’t Write for a Living

You’re proud and you should be.

You’ve built something remarkable. Your product truly helps people and makes their lives a little bit better.

But if your copy is boring, it’s going to be a hard sell.

Now, you might be …

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Amplify Your Next Business Blog Post with Storytelling

The other day I was on the phone with my mom when she lowered her voice: “ What time will be here, I have a story for you.”

I knew it was going to be a goodie: serving all the …

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How to Research a Business Blog Post: 3 Simple Steps

I made a lot of mistakes when I first started blogging for clients. One of my problems was a faulty research process.

I’d often feel overwhelmed and frustrated.

Here’s where the trouble came in.

After spending hours researching, I’d end …