Over the past year, I have grown my newsletters email list from 3,000 to over 17,000 with an above average open rate and an above average click rate. So how do I do it? 8 Ways to Get Your Readers to Open Newsletters Optimize Headlines Have you heard of this amazing FREE tool? Coschedule's Headline Analyzer is a remarkably powerful tool for bloggers. Blog posts need good headlines but so do … [Read more...] about 7 Ways to Get Readers to Open and Read Your Newsletters
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How to Easily Create a Successful & Beautiful Opt In with Leadpages
An opt in might be the perfect way to build your newsletter list. You offer your reader a free download, eBook, or online course depending on your preference. Taking the plunge with Leadpages took me a while. I don't want you to make the same mistake. Always budget conscious I waited many months before going for signing up for Leadpages. I can honestly, wholeheartedly say that Leadpages has … [Read more...] about How to Easily Create a Successful & Beautiful Opt In with Leadpages
12 Rock Solid Stock Photo Websites
Whether you have a personal blog or own a major corporation, using stock images is one of the best ways to draw attention to your online content. However, creating your own photos is not always an option, which is why stock photo websites have become so popular. You can acquire these photos from both free and paid sites, depending on how you plan to use them. 12 Rock Solid Stock Photo … [Read more...] about 12 Rock Solid Stock Photo Websites
4 Critical Steps to Writing Out of this World Shareable Blog Posts
Writing shareable blog posts is a fairly simple process. Well, it can be a simple process. Finding the inspiration and passion (oh, and time) is also a big part of the process. There are some things you should know about writing a blog post that people will actually read and want to share with their friends. A common problem that many bloggers face is simply a lack of readers. Sometimes I write … [Read more...] about 4 Critical Steps to Writing Out of this World Shareable Blog Posts
You Need to Be Using these Facebook Live Tools
Have you heard? Facebook Live is where 'it' is at. (Here is what I've learned about Facebook Live so far.) (Yeah, I'm not sure what 'it' is but I know it's going to be big.) The possibilities for Facebook Live seem endless across the board. Everyone should be doing it. Everyone will be doing it. "If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you … [Read more...] about You Need to Be Using these Facebook Live Tools
8 SEO Steps to Take Before You Hit Publish
Here are the steps I take the optimize SEO on my blog posts. I write posts based on what people might want to read and based on SEO optimization. There is a fine line. I find writing how I need to write and am able to best write works best for myself and for my readers. Accessibility and authenticity is a big goal. Readers will see through contrived content trying to fit into some SEO parameter. … [Read more...] about 8 SEO Steps to Take Before You Hit Publish