Five Reasons Why Every Consultant Should Have a Blog

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Unless you’re already a super-famous millionaire consultant, you’re probably pretty keen on ideas for marketing your services and getting new clients in the door. Ditto for speakers and coaches. And authors. Also anyone who’s trying to sell products online. But I digress. I’ve had the opportunity to work with several dozen clients over the past [...]

How to Write a Blog Post in 20 Minutes

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People are always complaining that they don’t have enough time to blog. Unfortunately, this attitude is what keeps bloggers from building the momentum they need to support their business online. But, I have an idea for you. The next time you find yourself griping about not having enough time to blog, set an egg timer [...]

The Three “Be’s” to Making Your Blog Stand Out Among the Millions Online

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As a budding entrepreneur, your blog is most likely going to be the first point of reference for your potential fans, subscribers, clients and customers. People will tune in to your posts and recommend your resources to their colleagues and friends if they perceive that you have a great reputation in your niche. Being online and having a blog is just the first step, [...]

Three Simple Ways to Get Intimate with Your Blog Readers and Earn Their Trust

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Now, don’t take this post the wrong way. I’m not encouraging you to go out and start flirting with your blog readers. That would be weird. But one thing I have noticed are a lot of “faceless” blogs out there that get very little traffic (and therefore business) because their content has no emotional connection for the reader. Today, my friend, that is all about to change. [...]

25 Creative Blog Post Ideas Guaranteed to Build Your Personal Brand

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By far, one of the biggest challenges that all bloggers encounter is coming up with interesting, useful things to blog about on a regular basis. So this post is just to offer some blogging inspiration that will hopefully get you unstuck and beat the dreaded blogger’s block. The 25 blog post ideas I list below will help you blog not just with creativity, but with a purpose [...]

5 Blog Topics to Build Your Personal Brand: Know-it-All Edition

Every Sunday, I post a list of five themed blog post topics here on Blogging for Branding to help you blog your personal brand, build your business and rock your career. Here’s how to use them: You can use or tweak any of the blogging prompts to help you write your own blog post(s) for [...]

5 Blog Topics to Build Your Personal Brand: Tax Edition

Every Sunday, I post a list of five themed blog post topics here on Blogging for Branding to help you blog your personal brand, build your business and rock your career. Here’s how to use them: You can use or tweak any of the blogging prompts to help you write your own blog post(s) for [...]

What is a “Brand-Building” Blog?

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We’ve been having some great conversations inside The Blogging School about blogging for branding – whether it’s for your career or business. Several people already had a personal blog where they talked informally about their life. However, they recognized that if they wanted to use their blog to advance their career or build their business, [...]

5 Blog Topics to Build Your Personal Brand: Passion Edition

Every Sunday, I post a list of five themed blog post topics here on Blogging for Branding to help you blog your personal brand, build your business and rock your career. Here’s how to use them: You can use or tweak any of the blogging prompts to help you write your own blog post(s) for [...]

5 Blog Topics to Build Your Personal Brand: Hire Me Edition

Every Sunday, I post a list of five themed blog post topics here on Blogging for Branding to help you blog your personal brand, build your business and rock your career. Here’s how to use them: You can use or tweak any of the blogging prompts to help you write your own blog post(s) for [...]