Blogging can make you money! How to turn your readers into raving fans

Raving fans are passionate, engaged, and loyal customers or followers who will go out of their way to promote your product or service. Blogging can make you money by tapping into this audience. Raving fans are an essential part of any successful business.  So, how do you turn your blog post readers into raving fans? […]

7 free blogging resources to help you blog better

Last week I was at a conference and met a tradie who had recently started his own blog. “Where do you get free images from?” he asked me, after I told him what I do for a living. After rattling off a few suggestions, I started to list some other free blogging resources I use […]

Why your business needs an editorial content calendar (free template)

yoga 30 day habit

Check out our editorial calendar template: GET OUR FREE EDITORIAL CALENDAR   I mentioned in last week’s newsletter that I’ve begun incorporating yoga into my regular morning routine. Each day, I rise at around 6:30am, roll out my mat and have some quiet, kid-free, stretching and meditation time to myself. At first, it felt like […]

How to write an engaging blog post

Has your business got a blog? Before you decide that it’s all to hard and you can’t be bothered, consider this – more than 60% of businesses have a blog. Can you afford to be the one that doesn’t? It’s all well and good for us to tell you to write a business blog, but […]

The benefits of giving away advice for free

There’s a great scene in the latest James Bond film Skyfall where the titular hero breaks out a cut-throat razor to shave himself with before taking on the baddies. That is a serious bit of old school kit; something only the most skillful and quite old fashioned gent would tackle the daily chore of shaving […]

How to get more blogging ideas

  We’ve all had those days… you’re staring blankly at the computer screen and a few minutes pass. You simply cannot think of a single thing to write. And you know you have to post something on your blog before people start to think your company has gone out of business, so infrequent are your […]

How to build blog traffic

You’ve just started a blog and like with this one, which has only been going for two months, you really want to build blog traffic. It’s easier said than done, that’s for sure! To comfort yourself, keep in mind that building up a strong following of loyal readers takes time and there’s no overnight solution […]