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What Types of Content Should You Create?
It’s fun to look back sometimes at how certain things that happened in your life led you to where you are now. For example, when I decided to give full-time freelance writing a shot 13 years ago, things were very different than they are today. Some marketers had just...
Why E-Newsletters Are Still Effective Marketing Tools
I’ve been writing content for newsletters for (gulp!) almost 37 years now. The medium has changed drastically since I started my professional writing career in the 1980s working for a newsletter publishing firm. The biggest change, of course, is the shift from paper...
The Best Content Marketing Program I’ve Ever Seen
Last month I offered a peek behind the curtain at a successful content marketing program being run by one of my clients, Personal Capital. I got some good response to that article so I thought I’d do another client profile by describing the content marketing program...
A Peek Behind the Curtain at Personal Capital’s Successful Content Marketing Program
I spend most of my time as a freelance financial writer creating articles and blogs that are part of my clients’ content marketing programs. As freelancer, I’m not always privy to the details of these programs, but one of my clients let me peek behind the curtains a...
My Top 6 Newsletter Publishing Tips
My very first professional job after I graduated college in 1985 was with a newsletter publishing company. Of course, this was back when newsletters were printed on paper and sent out to readers via snail mail. I’ve been working on newsletters ever since then. I guess...
Should You Launch a Podcast in 2021?
Podcasting can be a great way to position yourself as an expert in your field and your business as a leading authority in your industry. So should you launch a podcast for your business this year?
Why You Should be Repurposing Your Content
I can’t stand to see anything go to waste. I guess it’s part of my frugal (or some might say cheap) nature, but waste drives me crazy. So I’ll roll up that toothpaste tube and keep squeezing it until I get the last drop of toothpaste out. The same goes for turning the...
Three SEO Trends to Watch for in 2021
Doing search engine optimization (SEO) right is hard. It’s probably the most competitive area of marketing there is today. A lot of companies say they’re doing SEO, but from what I can see, most of them are only scratching the surface of SEO’s potential.
5 Business Planning Tips for 2021
In my last blog of the year, I’m going to veer a little off my normal path of discussing writing and marketing topics and instead offer a few planning tips for a successful 2021. Here are 5 things to keep in mind as you get your business ready for the new year.
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