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I end blog posts with questions sometimes - usually 2 to 3 - to drum up blog comments. As for social media, readers find me through there because I do my best to maintain an active presence, sharing helpful updates, asking questions and sharing answers. When I show up, listen and help I gain...

I learned an invaluable lesson that day Shawn. We really have to run everything through our blogs and not invest so much attention and energy in someone else's blog simply because they own their blog, we do not and if they change policies or the blog changes hands, all your work can disappear in...

Awesome list here. How To type blog posts usually generate the most pop for me. Readers seem to want to know how to do blogging related stuff most frequently.

During my heyday, I placed well over 1,000 guest posts, with most being on Blogging Tips Dot Com. Ballpark, I placed between 300 and 400 on a ton of different blogs. I'd say the number one thing to do is to help bloggers out in your niche and ask for nothing in return to earn their trust and...

Following groups related to blogging on both Facebook and LinkedIn offers me an almost endless supply of blog post ideas. Frankly, I see so many mistakes being made on these groups that I could probably write and publish a post daily for the next 5 years. But what I usually do is solve these...

Usually I write in quiet but listening to music here and there inspires me to write freely. It depends on my mood but overall, I find that the words flow more freely when I'm in a quiet space.

Shawn my pleasure. 👍

I came across a well-known digital nomad blogger on Twitter a few moments ago. She shared a video of herself chatting at a conference. I instantly reminded myself of her strategy which is genuinely one of the easier ways to gain blogging credibility. In truth, most of the ways to gain cred can...

Usually I convert a blog post into a: - YouTube video - Facebook video - Facebook reel - YouTube short - LinkedIn video But I've pumped the brakes because other tactics bring me a greater return. However, repurposing is super smart, and I think I need to get back to setting aside an hour or 2...

I spend about 2 hours to write, edit, then schedule a 1500 word blog post but only after writing diligently for many years. I may take a bit more time depending on the topic as posts with more details consume a bit more of my time. Spending a few days or more for a 4K word post makes sense...

100% my friend. That last line is the key to all blogging success no matter where you publish the content; add the most helpful, practical details, drill down in depth and the blogging cream always rises to the top. If you publish top shelf content, ultimately, those links will stick on...

I kept at it for a bit, Shawn, but Google traffic never really took off for me because I am intuitively most helpful on social media, through blog comments and on forums like yours. If I spent many hours optimizing my blog posts I could not be here, and on social, being truly helpful. Plus...

Keeping the link can boost your quality blog traffic since Wikipedia dominates page 1, position 1 for many keywords. Unfortunately, since millions of website owners covet the same high quality backlinks it seems tough to keep the link and high quality traffic. As Shawn said, those editors pop...

I focus almost solely on the blogging tips category for my blog but sometimes add a travel post too - from the travel category - per reader feedback. They wanted me to cover more of my travels even though I intended for my blog to be exclusively about blogging tips. I may be due for another...

My pleasure :)

Actually, fighting off sleep was strategic to help me avoid suffering from jet lag. If I would have slept on the plane for even 2 or 4 hours my sleeping schedule would have been way off on landing in NYC, likely being a go to bed at 7 PM and pop up wide awake at 1 AM scenario, because my body...

Shawn invited me to join this forum a few weeks ago. I admittedly dawdled for a little bit but jumped on the opportunity yesterday, officially, answering questions, sharing my thoughts and building bonds. Of course, I seize and use opportunities daily on: - Twitter - Facebook - LinkedIn -...

Good to cyber meet you Cedric.

Looking good so far from what you have shared. I feel like you are definitely on the right track with your FB update above; looks great. Ditto for following Shawn's advice. Simply hanging where your readers are on social, sharing mainly text-only updates and engaging, listening and bonding...

All sound strategies here. I've found that publishing genuine, in-depth blog comments often leads to blogging friendships which produce Do Follow, short and sweet mentions on blogs. Or, these relationships produce guest posting invites which lead to highly coveted Do Follow links. I landed Do...