As a content marketer, I read a lot of blogs. Many of the blogs I read are about content marketing in general, and about getting more customers through content marketing in particular. This week, I read these 5 blog posts and realized they contain everything a beginning content marketer needs to get up and running [...]
You're setup with an email newsletter, but nobody is subscribing. Dangle the carrot, or I'll give you the stick. People are already dealing with information overload in their email inboxes. In order to overcome someone's reluctance to add to their inbox problem, you have to solve a different problem for them. Offer to solve a [...]
Content Management System. This is how you make changes to your website. The back-end interface on sites built in Wordpress, Drupal, and Joomla allows you to quickly and easily make changes to your website without having to know computer programming code. All you need is a username and password. Do I have to have a [...]
A pet project that was years in the making, The Amazing Life Formula is an ambitious information product that combines content marketing, interactive PDF downloads, and personal development. It's no accident that my life transformed, and I run my dream business from my laptop in tropical paradise. I made this happen. By studying the masters of [...]
For the last couple of years, I have styled myself by my favorite, all time best job title of my life: DIGITAL NINJA. As my business is growing, from a one-man shop into an agency, and my role in my projects is changing from artist to manager, I have decided it is time for an [...]
This tutorial describes how to use Gmail to manage multiple email addresses. If you are signing in and out of every email account you own, now you don't have to! In this short, 4 minute video, I can show you how to forward all of your emails to one inbox - and then send [...]
You’ve got a website. It clearly spells out who you are, what you do, and why you’re amazing. It maybe even has a Call to Action to get visitors to send you their contact information, or purchase right then and there! Step 2, complete! Step 1 is tricky. How do prospective clients find your website? [...]
There's a fun new info-aggregation website called Quora. It's kid of addictive. It's good for finding answers and experts, and for sharing your knowledge. And sometimes, it's good for finding clients. If you have an area of expertise, the easiest way for you to get clients is to become known as the person who knows [...]
There are a lot of things that Ramit Sethi does right. He’s got an incredible blog, full of useful content on a target niche. (Personal finance for twentysomethings and those who still act like twentysomethings, financially.) I open his website every day using the Chrome extension Daily Links – similar to Firefox’s Morning Coffee, it [...]
Social Media is intimidating. Many people fear their Twitter account, because it seems like you have to be online all the time. You don't. You can still maintain a constant social media presence by scheduling your posts in advance. When you are working at optimum efficiency, you are batching your tasks in groups. Using a few technical tools, [...]