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What is Content Marketing?

What is Content Marketing?

Content marketing is attracting customers with content written with them in mind, with the goal of solving specific problems.

Content marketing isn’t advertising; it’s customer service. You serve your customer by providing content that makes their lives easier.

12 Things to Do After You Write a Blog Post

12 Things to Do After You Write a Blog Post

When I sit down to write a blog post, I’ve got the hardest part out of the way — the idea. The rest of the process — the writing and finding the best images comes pretty easy to me. So easy that sometimes I’m tempted to click the Publish button a little prematurely. This post is a checklist of things to do before releasing your new blog post to the world.

Blogging for Business: What to Write About

Blogging for Business: What to Write About

How to Generate Blog Topics Your Readers Will Love If you’re blogging for business, you know you need to write content on a consistent basis, but don’t we all get stumped from time to time? Sometimes it seems like the ideas just won’t come and if you’re on a...
Websites: What You Need to Know

Websites: What You Need to Know

Websites: The Basics Websites are as necessary to your business as a phone number, whether you’re brick and mortar or exclusively online. WordPress is the best solution for a small business website, as it allows you to retain control over your site and make...
Keywords Aren't Just For SEO

Keywords Aren't Just For SEO

If you spend time with a search engine optimization (SEO) expert, they’ll tell you to come up with 10 – 15 marketing keywords that you want to be found for online. FYI, I know very little about SEO and I value my clients enough to refer them to a real...
Grammar and Punctuation: Make a Great First Impression

Grammar and Punctuation: Make a Great First Impression

You’ve just written a business report, blog post, news article, copy for your website or marketing piece, and you’re ready to hit Publish. But wait — are you sure your copy is error free? Every word you publish under your name or the name of your business...
Editing is Important — Use the Right Words

Editing is Important — Use the Right Words

I’ve always thought it would be fun to be a technical consultant on a hit TV show. Most shows have advisors of some sort; they are the physicians, attorneys, computer experts, or other professionals who teach actors to correctly pronounce long, complicated...
5 Ways to Make Your Audience Want to Sing

5 Ways to Make Your Audience Want to Sing

Marketing is a lot like attending a rock concert. Who’s your favorite musician or band? Simon and Garfunkel get first place with me, but Billy Joel is definitely a close second. I first saw him in concert in the late 70s, when I was in college. He played at...