How to Start an Amazing Blog: 3 Quick Tips
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How to Start an Amazing Blog: 3 Quick Tips
Are you stuck trying to figure out how to start a blog? What if you could learn 3 quick tips about how to start an amazing blog?
If that is what you want, then read this blog post and listen to this episode of My Biz Dream Team Opportunity Wednesday Training Series.
However, before I jump in to tell you how to start an amazing blog, I want to give you some basic information.
First what is a blog?
A blog is generally defined as a web journal. You are writing about a topic of great interest to you and others. A blog allows you to share your ideas about a specific topic with a targeted audience. For more information about the history and evolution of blogs, check out this article in lifewire.com
Second, why should you have a blog?
If you are an entrepreneur, you may want to start a blog because the other entrepreneurs in your niche have a blog. But, is that a good enough reason?
Before you jump into that big pond of bloggers, stop and think a minute.
What is your why?
Do you have a real passion for the topic?
If you have the passion, do you time to regularly blog?
If you have the passion and the time to regularly blog, then start writing!
Now you want to know, “What do I write about?”
Well you probably have thousands of ideas about the topic you are passionate about. But have stopped a minute to eliminate some of your creative mental chaos?
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Think Strategically
Take those thousands of ideas and write them all down. Yes, you heard me. Brain dump your ideas!
Now begin to categorize and organize your creative ideas.
Next conduct some research on the leaders in your niche. What are the most popular topics on their blogs? What topics receive the most comments and social media shares?
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Write Strategically
Grab the Attention of Your Targeted Audience!
After you have strategically organized and categorized your ideas for your blog, begin to focus on writing eye-catching headlines.
In writing strategically, make sure that your headlines are specific and offer a result.
For inspiration, visit the blogs of leaders in your niche. Study the headlines and the writing style of the posts. See what is getting the attention of their readers.
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Repurpose Your Content
Remember you do not need to stay in constant creation mode. You can repurpose your content.
Once you have been blogging for a few months, go through your posts, and revamp them. Give them a rebirth with a new voice.
For more information on repurposing your content, read, Repurpose Your Content: 3 Quick and Effective Strategies
Also see: Write, Speak, Broadcast: 3 Strategies for Business Success
Conclusion/Call to Action
If you want to know how to start an amazing blog, then follow these 3 quick tips:
- Think Strategically
- Write Strategically
- Repurpose Your Content
By following these 3 quick tips, you will start an amazing blog.
At My Biz Dream Team, we show you how to develop an internet lifestyle business that can help you reach your money goals. Check out The Strategic Pathway to Success Program™. Let us show you how to reach your goal of creating a lifestyle and a business that you love! Act today.
Pamela Montgomery
I am Pamela Montgomery, attorney, author, online marketing strategist, and speaker, providing results-oriented strategies that help you achieve uncommon results in your business and in your life!
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How to Quickly Start Blogging Today
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Quickly Start Blogging Today
How to Quickly Start Blogging Today
Do you want to quickly start blogging today about your fantastic solution to solve that pressing problem for your target audience? Yes, I understand your enthusiasm. I felt the same way.
You have a million ideas that you want to share with the world. But, you wonder, “How do I get started.”
If that is your question, then this post is for you!
Today’s blog post, is about channeling all that energy and enthusiasm into The Quick Start Blogging System™ that allows you to quickly start blogging today.
Step 1 Decide on the format of your blog
Will you use audio, video, or writing to produce your blog? Most bloggers use a written format. However, that does not mean that you must follow the lead of other bloggers.
Several points favor written blogs. First written blogs are familiar and popular.
Second, a written blog is best for search engine optimization.
Third, a written blog is great for an audience who wants to read content.
Some bloggers combine formats on their blog. When you combine different formats, you can reach a broader audience who likes to receive information in a variety of ways.
Do not spend too much time on this issue. Pick one format. You can add another format later.
Read more to find out How to Quickly Start an Awesome Blog
Step 2 Develop an Action Plan
If you want to quickly start blogging today, you must immediately write down when you plan to create the blog content. Do not keep this schedule in your head. It is imperative that you write it down. Otherwise, it is not a plan!
Creating content for your blog is the key to long-term blogging success.
If you are still working a job, you must carve out time for content creation. Otherwise, the idea to quickly start blogging today remains a dream.
Read more to find out How to Quickly Create an Action Plan for Your Awesome Blog
Step 3 Get a Quick Understanding of SEO
This blog post is not about teaching you SEO (search engine optimization. However, you do need to understand a few concepts before you can quickly start blogging today.
Understanding these three concepts will save you from spending money on advertising.
You need a quick understanding of: categories, keywords, and tags.
1. Categories on your blog, are like the table of contents in a book. These are the broad topics that you will cover.
2. Keywords are specific words that use in your blog to position your content high in the search rankings.
3. Tags are used like an index that you find in the back of a book. A tag is usually a narrow topic.
You can always add more categories, keywords, and tags later. It is important that you quickly start blogging today.
Do not spend too much time planning, start blogging today!
Read more to find 12 Sources for Great Blog Content Ideas.
Also, checkout, Blog Checklist:15 Ideas for Your Next Blog Post
and Josh Morrow's seminal article How to Start a Blog in 2018.
Conclusion/Call to Action
If you want to quickly start blogging today, then you need to follow The Quick Start Blogging System™.
1. Decide on the format of your blog
2. Develop an Action Plan
3. Get a Quick Understanding of SEO
As you begin to blog, you will strive to develop a unique point of view that separates you from the rest!
At My Biz Dream Team, we show you how to develop an internet lifestyle business that can help you reach your money goals. Check out The Strategic Pathway to Success Program™. Let us show you how to reach your goal of creating a lifestyle and a business that you love! Act today!!
Pamela Montgomery
I am Pamela Montgomery, attorney, author, online marketing strategist, and speaker, providing results-oriented solutions that help you achieve uncommon results in your business and in your life!
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Repurpose Your Content: 3 Quick and Effective Strategies
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Repurpose Your Content: 3 Quick and Effective Strategies
As a blogger, you do not need to stay in constant creation mode. Once you have a library of content, go through it, and start to repurpose your content. You can go back to interviews that you have done, podcasts that you have appeared on, emails and social media posts that you have sent, and then add the content to your blog.
1. Repurpose Your Content: Interviews
If you have ever appeared as a guest on a podcast, one way to start to repurpose your content, is take the script from that podcast and put it on your blog. You can also link the audio to the podcast to your blog.
Repurpose Your Content
2. Repurpose Your Content: Blog Posts
You can also revamp your old blog posts. If you have blog posts that can be improved or blogs that can be better defined for your target market, start there. You can revamp those old blog posts and rebirth them with a fresh voice.
I recently edited and revamped several older blog posts. Now they more clearly express my view point and answer questions asked by my readers.
See: Write, Speak, Broadcast: 3 Strategies for Business Success
3. Repurpose Your Content: Social Media and Emails
If you are post to social media and find yourself writing lengthy social media posts, then you can take those posts and use them as an excellent framework and foundation for a blog.
The same concept applies to your emails. If you are emailing your list, that content should be used again. Do not let it go to waste! Share that content with your broader audience.
You can turn those tips and strategies that you are giving as nuggets of wisdom to your list and use them as a foundation for a blog post for the public.
Conclusion/Call to Action
Take the time repurpose your content. Go through your content and evaluate what you have that you could possibly reuse in a variety of ways.
Maybe you even have content that you have written before, and now you can transform that content into short videos, or a workbook that would work better for your ideal client.
Click here to read an article by my mentor, Connie Ragen Green, on several ways to repurpose content and why it works so effectively: Repurpose Content: These Strategies Work
Leave us a comment to let us know how you plan to implement these three quick and effective strategies into your business plan.
At My Biz Dream Team, we show you how to develop an internet lifestyle business that can help you reach your money goals. Check out The Strategic Pathway to Success Program™. Let us help you accelerate the growth of your business so that you can reach your goal of creating a lifestyle and a business that you love! Act today.
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I am Pamela Montgomery, attorney, author, online business strategist, and speaker, providing you result-oriented solutions to help you to achieve uncommon results in your business and in your life!
Quick and Easy Strategic Planning for Your Blog
Strategic Planning for Your Blog
Strategic Planning for Your Blog
Creating content for your blog can feel overwhelming, especially if you do not have a plan. When you use strategic planning for your blog content, it will feel less stressful.
Blogging does not have to feel like “too much” on your to-do list.
Once you set the intention for your blog and begin to follow a working plan, you will be able to grow the audience for your blog content in no time at all.
When you map out the following:
• Define your intentions for your blog
• List the categories of content for your blog
• Identify your audience
• Create defined goals you would like to achieve
…You will experience incredible results in your business. You will grow your audience tenfold and position your business to lure in clients that you are meant to serve. It all starts with a plan!
When you blog with the right intention you will be able to:
• Rise in your industry as the go-to expert in your field
• Capitalize on your reputation and brand
• Attract your ideal clients using content with purpose
• Drive traffic and potential clients to your website
• Sell your coach offerings with ease (to the people who need it the most!)
Remember, what my mentor Connie Ragen Green says, blogging for your business, is worth it!
Exercise: Organize your blogging goals
Evaluate Answer
- What is your intention for your blog?
2. How many readers would you like to attract?
3. What days of the week do you plan to post your blog?
4. How many times per week do you plan to blog?
5. List five categories that your content could be organized under for your blog:
6. What remaining goals would you like to reach for your blog?
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I am Pamela Montgomery, attorney, author, online marketing strategist, and speaker, providing you results-oriented strategies that help you achieve uncommon results in your business and in your life.
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How to Quickly Create an Action Plan for Your Awesome Blog
Quickly Create an Action Plan for Your Awesome Blog
Quickly Create an Action Plan for Your Awesome Blog
A few months ago I wrote “How to Quickly Start an Awesome Blog.” I received great response from the article! However, a few people told me that they did not act on the advice that I offered. As a follow up to that earlier article, today I am sharing a few elements of The Action Plan for Blogging™. By following this plan, you can quickly create an action plan for your awesome blog.
I understand your frustration in not being as successful as you had hoped to be blogging. It took me a few months to get accustomed to the demands of blogging. Like me, you may be distracted by household chores, issues at your 9-5 job, or catching up with the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy.
However, if you want to be a successful blogger, then you must quickly create an action plan for your awesome blog. Otherwise, time will slip away and you will have nothing to show for it. You might give up your dream of having a successful blog. I encourage you to read this blog post by my mentor, Connie Ragen Green, for encouragement and understanding of the importance of “Blogging for Your Business.”
If you want to achieve the success that you desire, then act now to quickly create an action plan for your awesome blog.
1. Use a Calendar to Schedule Time for Creating Blogs
You need more than a plan for when you will post and market. You also need a plan to determine when you can fit in this time to create the content. I am most successful when I use a calendar to schedule appointments with myself for work. This is time that I dedicate to writing and planning the next blogs and other products that I create.
2. Hire Team Members to Help Create Blogs
Hire someone and outsource to a virtual assistant or a writer if you are pressed for time. Content is the cornerstone of your blog. If you are not putting out content in a consistent way, then you cannot expect to reach your ideal audience. Make it a priority to create content yourself. Otherwise, hire team members to help create blog content.
3. Use Private-Label Rights Material
You may want to use PLR (private label rights) material that you or your assistant has edited. I find the materials offered by Nicole Dean and Melissa Ingold at Coach Glue to be excellent. You can edit or add to this material to make it sound more like you.
When you follow the link for Coach Glue, you will receive a free New Client Kit, to help you get started in your business. You can also check out the other helpful PLR products that Coach Glue offers.
What is most important is that the content gets created. It does not matter if it is from you or from someone you hire on your team. Either way, creating an action plan and filling in timeframes where you can either create the content yourself or task it out to your team members is going to be the defining point for the success of your blog.
Conclusion/Call to Action
Now that I have shared a few elements from The Action Plan for Blogging™ it is time for you to quickly create an action plan for your awesome blog. Ideas are wonderful to have, but unless you organize them, they often get put on the back burner. Sometimes your wonderful ideas do not end up as successful results. However, if you have an action plan and factor in the time needed to complete and achieve your goals, then your ideas turn into actions, and your actions will turn into extraordinary results.
Remember that it is vitally important to quickly create an action plan for your awesome blog. As the blog owner, you are responsible for creating and publishing valuable content for your audience. To make sure that your great ideas are not put on the back burner, quickly create an action for your blog. Your plan should at a minimum include:
(1) Scheduling specific dates and times for writing;
(2) Adding team members to create blogs, if you do not have time;
(3) Using Private-label Rights material
Remember, do not give up your dream! You can rely on me, Pamela Montgomery, to encourage you and to be an advocate for you achieving uncommon results in your business and in your life.
Pamela Montgomery
3 Quick and Easy Website Tweaks that Leverage Your Time
3 Quick and Easy Website Tweaks that Leverage Your Time
3 Quick and Easy Website Tweaks that Leverage Your Time
When it comes to leveraging your time, developing an automatic system is the sharpest tool in your toolbox. It allows you to get more done in less time. One area that many small business owners overlook is their website. You can make the following quick and easy website tweaks that leverage your time.
1. Use Your Blog to Build Your Mailing List
Like any smart business owner, you likely have opt-in forms on your website. But do you have a solid call to action at the end of your blog posts? When a new reader is finished reading your posts, she is primed to learn more. Give her the opportunity by offering an opt-in at the end of each post.
Even better, make it a logical next step by creating a related offer for each post. These content upgrades typically consist of a simple checklist or worksheet. They capture attention by providing even more information about a topic the reader is already interested in.
If you are having trouble thinking of ideas for your blog posts, check out this blog post, “12 Great Sources for Great Blog Content Ideas.”
2. Keep Them Reading with Related Links
How often do you revisit old blog posts to link to newer content? This is an important maintenance job that will help provide visitors with the information they are looking for by linking related posts together.
Not only is this strategy good for keeping visitors on your site, but Google approves as well. Posts that link to each other encourage search engine bots to crawl your site more thoroughly, and help boost the rankings of your most relevant posts.
3. Make the Best of Your Download Pages
Whether you are giving away a free report or paid product, your download pages can pull double-duty by offering visitors a “what’s next” option. For free download pages, a related, low-cost product is best. It gives readers the chance to learn more about you with a small investment.
If you are using a double-opt-in mailing list, make use of that confirmation page, too! That is the perfect place for a quick upsell or an invitation to join you in your Facebook group or weekly Facebook Live presentation.
Conclusion
Remember to make the following quick and easy website tweaks that leverage your time. Your reader should be offered the next logical step whenever she lands on your page.
(1) Use your blog to build your email list.
(2) Keep them reading with related links.
(3) Make the best of your download pages.
For more information on leveraging your time, grab this free download: “7 Powerful Strategies to Improve Your Business Time Management”
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12 Sources for Great Blog Content Ideas
12 Sources for Great Blog Content Ideas
12 Sources for Great Blog Content Ideas
Creating content for your blog can feel overwhelming, especially if you do not have a plan. When you plan your content for your blog, strategically, it will feel less stressful. Blogging does not have to feel like “too much” on your to-do list. However, many people I know, get stuck because they do not where to begin. It has been my experience that you can find great ideas for your blog content almost everywhere. To help you get started, I recommend these 12 sources for great blog content ideas. Keep your mind on your target audience as you use these resources.
1. Blogs targeting similar markets to you.
Search on Google for “[x topic] blog” Add them to a feed reader (try Feedly or a mobile reader).
2. Social media accounts targeting similar markets.
Search on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and so forth. Look at what others are doing in your market.
3. Trending Topics Social Media.
What is your market talking about and asking for on Twitter and Facebook? Do not just look at the businesses creating content. Look at what your actual target market is talking about.
4. PLR content.
This is done-for-you content that you can purchase inexpensively and then edit, brand and monetize. Try the content at allprivatelabelcontent.com or coachglue.com
5. Local traditional news media.
Read and watch for local hot topics.
6. Worldwide media.
Search at Google News & Yahoo News.
7. Bookmarking Sites
Search sites like reddit.com and stumbleupon.com
8. Submitted questions.
Ask your readers to submit questions to you. Make a form and drive your readers to it regularly for a steady stream of questions.
9. Question & Answer Sites.
Review Yahoo Answers or Quora.com. Look at the questions people frequently ask. Then create content to answer the questions.
10. Print media.
Look at magazines and other printed media covering topics that interest your target market.
11. Message boards, forums or Facebook Groups where your target audience gathers.
Search Google for “[X topic] message board” or “[X topic] forum”. Search Facebook for similar terms.
12. Older popular content.
Expand on older articles, emails, etc. Add worksheets, spreadsheets and other useful tools.
As indicated by the last source, you can find great ideas for blog posts and other products by frequently scouring the 12 sources listed in this article.
Conclusion/Call to Action
Once you set the intention for your blog and begin to follow a working plan, you will be able to monetize your blog content in no time at all.
First, map out the following:
• Define your intentions for your blog
• List the categories of content for your blog
• Identify your audience
• Create defined goals you would like to achieve
Use these 12 sources for great blog content ideas to help you get started blogging today.
For more information on producing a successful blog read: “How to Quickly Start an Awesome Blog.”
At My Biz Dream Team, we can show you how to develop an internet lifestyle business that can help you reach your money goals. Check out The Strategic Pathway to Success Program™. Let us show you how to reach your goal of creating a lifestyle and a business that you love! Act today.
Pamela Montgomery
I am Pamela Montgomery, attorney, author, online marketing strategist, and speaker, helping you create the life of your dreams as you achieve uncommon results in your business and in your life!
3 Tips for Writing Better Blog Posts
3 Tips for Writing Better Blog Posts
Would it help you, if you had three tips for writing better blog posts? I have decided to tackle this issue after reading so many blog posts that disappoint me!
Have you ever started reading a blog post and had to stop half way through? I know that I have. Blog posts sometimes suffer from 1) misspelled words, 2) blatant selling, or 3) lack of organization. If it is a really bad blog post it has all three problems.
When these problems occur your personal branding and professionalism suffer. So, let's talk about how to address these problems in blog posts. When you solve these problems with your writing you will get more readers.
So, today I am writing about three common problems with blog posts and provide three tips for writing better blog posts.
I. Misspelled Words
Misspelled words in blog posts are a real pet peeve for me. I must confess that I have been known to misspell a few words myself. Oops, just had to correct a misspelled word!
My concern is about blog posts where there are 5 misspelled word in a 5 sentence paragraph. Please do your readers a service by using spell check. This kind of error could have been caught by simply proof reading your article before publishing.
Remember to check your spelling. That is the first tip for writing better blog posts.
II. Blatant Selling
Blog posts that blatantly sell products or services are another turnoff for me. If they bother me, it probably bothers your readers also. I understand that you are in business to sell. But those of us that take time to read for information want you to at least try to share something helpful.
So, please leave the blatant selling to your sales copy. Let your blog posts be places of problem solving.
III. Lack of Organization
Blog posts that lack an organizing principle are confusing to read. Some posts are just a huge blob of print. These types of posts do not use 1) headings; 2) paragraphs; or 3) bullet points. It is very difficult to follow the narrative of the posts without some basic cues about the topic.
Master blogger and bestselling author Michael Hyatt in “Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World” also discusses the need for clear cues in your writing as you move from one topic to the next.
Conclusion/Call to Action
If you want to increase the number of people reading your blog, then follow these three tips for writing better blog posts.
Hopefully your blog will not suffer from the following problems:
- Misspelled words
- Blatant selling
- Lack of organization
When a post contains two or three of these problems it is often impossible to read.
To address these issues, remember to:
- Use spell check and proof read
- Save the selling for your sales page
- Remember to provide visual cues in your posts such as paragraphs, heading, and bullet points
In the digital age, all of your content is always available. It hurts your personal branding to produce sloppy work.
Let us hear from about your pet peeves in this era of digital marketing.
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Developing Your Content Plan
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Developing Your Content Plan
Now that you have decided to produce content for your ideal audience, what is your plan? If you have a topic that you love, and know how you plan to publish your content, then you’re ready to begin developing your content plan.
Will you publish blog posts or produce a podcast? Will you send out email marketing? Perhaps you plan to produce a combination of all the content that I have listed. That's what I do.
Your content plan will help you stay organized, focused on your goals, and productive.
As your business grows it can be difficult to manage and track all of your content – it adds up quickly. A content plan will help you stay on top of everything so you not only don’t miss anything. You’re also able to maximize your content for the best results. Let us help you with developing your content plan at My Biz Dream Team.
(1) What Is a Content Plan?
A content plan is quite simply a detailed outline of (1) what you’re going to publish, (2) the goal for the content, and (3) when you’re going to publish it.
Your plan may also include:
* Links to include in the content
* Creation notes – Who is creating the content and what do they need? For example, if you hire a ghost writer to create your blog posts.
* Deadlines – When do you need to have topic research completed? When do you want the content uploaded and scheduled on your blog? When do you need to get the graphics from your designer for your report?
* Analytics and Tracking – How will you measure success?
In short, your content plan includes any and all relevant information about your content. There are a few key questions you’ll want to answer before you create your plan.
Developing Your Content Plan
(2) How to Organize Your Content Plan
Organization – What’s the best format for your content plan? For example, do you work better with pencil and paper? If so, then you can create a written version of your content plan. Prefer digital planning tools? Try an online calendar or content management system.
Length – How far in advance do you want to plan your content? Consider planning at least a month in advance. It’s often better to plan for three months so that you can create a more streamlined approach. However, for some people that can feel like too much. For us, we find planning one month in advance sufficient.
Schedule – When will you review your content plan? This often depends on how you approach creating content. If you create a month’s worth of content in one or two days, then you may only review your plan on a monthly basis. If you create content weekly, then you’ll probably want to review your plan more often.
(3) Conclusion/Call to Action
Begin pulling your topic ideas and notes into a content plan. Decide how to best organize your information. Decide (1) how often you want to publish content, (2) what types of content you want to begin with, and (3) how you’re going to create your content.
If you are interested in finding out more about developing a content plan, listen to the following episodes of “My Biz Dream Team: Opportunity Wednesday” :
Also read the following blog posts for additional valuable information on developing your content plan.
- Creating Valuable Content: 3 Steps to Increase the Benefits to Your Clients
- Content Marketing for Entrepreneurs: What's Your Goal?
- How Planning Your Blog Content Can Help You Get More Done
At My Biz Dream Team, we show you how to develop an internet lifestyle business that can help you reach your money goals. Check out The Strategic Pathway to Success Program™. Let us help you accelerate the growth of your business so that you can reach your goal of creating a lifestyle and a business that you love! Act today.
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I am Pamela Montgomery, attorney, author, entrepreneur, online marketing strategist, and speaker, providing you results-oriented strategies that help you achieve uncommon results in your business and in your life.
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