Archive for November, 2011

50 Writing Jobs for Bloggers for the Week of 11/20/11

November 28th, 2011
50 Writing Jobs for Bloggers for the Week of 11/20/11

50 writing jobs for bloggers have been listed in the About.com Blogging forum in the Writing Jobs for Bloggers folder. This week's list includes opportunities to write for The Baltimore Sun and Southern California Public Radio. Many writing jobs for bloggers require that you know how to use a variety of blogging tools, so read the articles to familiarize yourself with some popular tools you may be asked to use: Top Web ...[continue]

Google+ Trending Topics, Search, News and More

November 27th, 2011
Google+ Trending Topics, Search, News and More

Google has been busily rolling out new features to Google+ this month. So far, Google+ has introduced trending topics and useful search features. For example, you can now search within posts, within your circles, or within your entire Google+ network. You can also click on a new trending topic link and filter results by people, pages, posts, and more. It's a great way to find blog topic ideas! This month, Google+ also ...[continue]

15 Ways to Increase Blog Traffic with Social Media Marketing

November 25th, 2011
15 Ways to Increase Blog Traffic with Social Media Marketing

Want to learn how to increase blog traffic using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, StumbleUpon, and more? Social media marketing is a great way to boost blog traffic, and I put together a list of 15 easy ways to increase traffic to your blog using the free tools of the social Web. Follow the preceding link to read it now! If you want to learn more about using social media marketing to increase your ...[continue]

49 Writing Jobs for Bloggers for the Week of 11/13/11

November 21st, 2011
49 Writing Jobs for Bloggers for the Week of 11/13/11

49 writing jobs for bloggers have been listed in the About.com Blogging Forum in the Writing Jobs for Bloggers folder. This week's list includes opportunities to work for MTV and The Huffington Post! Many of the blogging jobs listed this week require that the blogger also has editing experience. Brush up on your editing skills by reading these blog writing articles: 5 Tips to Write Great Blog Posts Blog Post Checklist How to Write ...[continue]

WordPress.com Launches New Features

November 19th, 2011
WordPress.com Launches New Features

If you use the free WordPress-hosted blogging application, WordPress.com, then you have some cool new tools to try next time you log into your WordPress dashboard to update your blog! This week, WordPress launched two new features. The first is a drag and drop media uploader which allows you to upload, drag and drop media files wherever and whenever you need them -- even while writing a blog post or blog ...[continue]

How to Develop a Blog Marketing Plan

November 17th, 2011
How to Develop a Blog Marketing Plan

If you want your blog to be successful, gain readers, and help you make some money, then you really need to take some time to put together a strategic blog marketing plan to help you reach your goals. I developed a guide to help you create your blog marketing plan. It's broken up into 10 easy parts, so you can tackle the process in smaller pieces making it less overwhelming. You can ...[continue]

37 Writing Jobs for Bloggers Listed for the Week of 11/6/11

November 14th, 2011
37 Writing Jobs for Bloggers Listed for the Week of 11/6/11

37 writing jobs for bloggers have been listed in the About.com Blogging Forum in the Writing Jobs for Bloggers folder. This week's list even includes opportunities to write for popular sites like Glam.com and SheKnows.com! Increase your chances of landing a blogging job for a popular website by reading other popular blogs and learning what works! Check out the blogs listed in these articles to get started: Top 10 Blogs of 2010 Popular ...[continue]

How to Become a Paid Blogger

November 10th, 2011
How to Become a Paid Blogger

Do you like the idea of writing blog posts for other blogs and getting paid to do it? If so, then becoming a paid blogger is a great opportunity. I put together a guide to become a paid blogger that includes tons of information to help you learn to be a better blogger so you can find and land a paid blogger job. The guide also offers information about how to ...[continue]

Google+ Pages for Businesses, Brands, and More Are Here

November 8th, 2011
Google+ Pages for Businesses, Brands, and More Are Here

Yesterday, Google announced the release of a special place on Google+ just for brands, businesses, bands, entertainers, and other organizations: Google+ Pages. You can get all the details in the Official Google Blog announcement. Using social networking tools like Google+ is a great way to promote yourself and your blog, and if you write a blog for your business, then you should definitely get a Google+ Page! There are already 40 ...[continue]

51 Writing Jobs for Bloggers for the Week of 10/30/11

November 7th, 2011
51 Writing Jobs for Bloggers for the Week of 10/30/11

51 writing jobs for bloggers have been listed in the About.com Blogging Forum in the Writing Jobs folder. This week's list includes an opportunity to write for PCWorld! A few writing jobs require that bloggers have social media skills, too, so be sure to read the following articles to brush up on your social media knowledge: 10 Tips to Increase Blog Traffic with Facebook 10 Tips to Increase Blog Traffic with LinkedIn 10 Ways ...[continue]