SEO-optimized infographics are a blog post powerhouse. They drive massive traffic to your site, get tons of engagement, build your brand, get lots of backlinks and more. Most of all, they help your blog content land on Google’s first page consistently. Not by luck, not once in a while, but intentionally and frequently. Why does that matter? Because the average traffic share of Google’s first page is 91.5 percent (basically everybody). And if you're the first result? You get 32.5 … [Read more...]
Compare and Contrast Questions: A Simple Way to Get Feedback on Social Media
Do you ever get frustrated when there is no response when you post a link in a social media group? Here is one type of post you can try in the article itself or in the social media group. Ask Compare and Contrast questions. Of course it is easy to start with a simple statement or question such as, “What do you think about this?” or “What are your thoughts?” But you can really get a conversation started by giving the reader a choice between two or more subjects. The compare and contrast … [Read more...]
Having Problems with Your Blogging Clients? Here’s What You Should Do
In a perfect world, you would have no blogging client problems. Your clients would consistently be thrilled with your work, and your job would be fulfilling 100 percent of the time. Unfortunately, life as a freelancer does not always work out the way you would like. Clients get demanding. They can get mad when you set reasonable ground rules and might even threaten non-payment. You need to go into every situation hoping for the best, but planning for the worst. That way, you will keep … [Read more...]
