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Kristi Hines

This monthly Blogging column is contributed by Kristi Hines. Kristi is a freelance writer, ghostwriter, professional blogger, and social media enthusiast. Her work has been featured on top marketing blogs including Social Media Examiner, Search Engine Watch, Search Engine Journal, KISSmetrics, CrazyEgg, Unbounce, and Wordtracker. She enjoys producing content that helps businesses with their online marketing strategy. Whenever she's away from the keyboard, her hobbies include photography, camping, and tennis.


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Composing a Successful Blog Post

Composing a Successful Blog Post

So far, we’ve covered why your business should have a blog, how to set it up, how to create your blogging strategy, and where you can find good topics to write about. The next step is creating a great blog post. Today, we’re going to look at the most important elements that go into composing a successful blog post. Length There are lots of differing opinions about how long a blog post should be. Some stick with the 300 word minimum for SEO purposes. Some think that no one wants to read a post longer than 600 words. Some won’t …

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How to Find Popular Topics for Your Business to Blog About

How to Find Popular Topics for Your Business to Blog About

One of the biggest questions every business has when it comes to blogging is what they should blog about. Last month, we touched upon ways to find blog topics in How to Create a Blog Content Strategy. In today’s post, we’re going to dig a bit deeper into additional tools and strategies your business can use to discover what content performs best on social media in your industry. Finding Similar Blogs Your first goal is to find blogs in your industry whose posts you want to research. You can start with your business’s competitors. If they do not have great …

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How to Create a Blog Content Strategy

How to Create a Blog Content Strategy

Now that you know why you need a blog for your business and the basics of setting up your blog with WordPress, we’re going to look at the most important part of your blog. The part that will make it succeed or fail. And that is your content. In this post, we’re going to look at how you can create a successful content strategy. Analyzing Your Competitors As the old saying goes, there is no point in reinventing the wheel. Chances are, you have plenty of competitors that have a business blog. Your first goal is to look at your …

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How to Set Your Business Blog Up Right

How to Set Your Business Blog Up Right

Now that you know why your business should have a blog, let’s look at the technical details that go along with blogging. In this post, we’re going to look at choosing your blogging content management system and setting it up for success. Choosing a Blogging Platform There are several platforms you can choose from when it comes to blogging. Most brands, businesses, and bloggers choose WordPress on their own domain. Why? Here are just a few good reasons. WordPress is used on 8.4 million websites – this surpasses Blogger, Joomla!, Drupal, and other platforms. Because of its wide usage, WordPress …

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Why Every Business Should Have a Blog

Why Every Business Should Have a Blog

If your business – local or worldwide, small or large – does not have a blog, then make that one of your online marketing goals for this year. No matter what your industry, chances are there is something interesting you can write about and share with an online audience. In this post, we’re going to look at how to determine if your business needs a blog and the benefits of having one. Should Your Business Have a Blog? First off, you may be thinking that your business doesn’t need a blog. Here are two easy questions to ask yourself when …

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