Blogging

Series: 5 Ways To Find New Blog Content

Filed in Blogging, Featured, MY BEST POSTS by Matt McGee on June 24, 2011 • 12 Comments
Series: 5 Ways To Find New Blog Content

“But I don’t know what to write about!” Bet you’ve heard (or said) that one plenty of times. Or maybe even said it plenty of times yourself. As my friend (and fellow GetListed.org Local University faculty member) Ed Reese says in his presentations, “Blogging’s haaaaard.” True ‘dat. There are a lot of things that make […]

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Need Blog Content Ideas? Ask Your Readers!

Filed in Blogging, Featured by Matt McGee on June 22, 2011 • 2 Comments
Need Blog Content Ideas? Ask Your Readers!

Over the last month or two, I’ve been writing an occasional series of posts offering different ways/places that you can find inspiration for new blog posts. In this, the final post of the series, let’s talk about the absolute easiest way to get new ideas: Just ask!

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Blog Content Idea: Q&A Websites like Quora, Yahoo Answers, and Facebook Questions

Filed in Blogging, Featured by Matt McGee on June 10, 2011 • 5 Comments
Blog Content Idea: Q&A Websites like Quora, Yahoo Answers, and Facebook Questions

If you’re struggling for things to write about on the company blog, there’s a trough of ideas to be had from question-and-answer websites like Quora, Yahoo Answers, Facebook Questions and others. This is part four in my very irregular series looking at places to find inspiration for any company blog.

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Short on Blogging Ideas? Look at Your Analytics

Filed in Blogging, Featured by Matt McGee on April 27, 2011 • 5 Comments
Short on Blogging Ideas? Look at Your Analytics

Over the past few weeks, I’ve written about using Delicious.com and/or question-based keyword research tools for blog content ideas. There’s a more obvious source of content inspiration right underneath your nose: Your web analytics program. And it might be the best source of ideas. Know why?

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In 2011, Online Success Is As Simple As This

In 2011, Online Success Is As Simple As This

Online success is not rocket science. If anyone tries to tell you that it’s complicated, ignore them. Whether you’re selling products online or generating leads for your service, success is as simple as this:

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Use Question-Based Keyword Research for Blog Content Ideas

Filed in Blogging, Featured by Matt McGee on April 5, 2011 • 5 Comments
Use Question-Based Keyword Research for Blog Content Ideas

If one of my clients is a blogger, I always make sure to use two “keyword question” tools to help generate ideas for new blog content. While we tend to think that almost everyone uses Google or Bing to search for short phrases (like “bike store Columbus” or “repair a bike”), the truth is that […]

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