Tag: blogging
3 Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Blogging When I Started
It has been almost two years since I entered the blogging world, and I have learned a lot. I found some tips in articles, some I received from friends, and some I learned myself just through trial and error. No matter how experienced you are at blogging, there is always something more to learn. Blog ...
Words Of Encouragement For Designers & Artists In A Creative Slump
If you are a web designer, blogger, photographer or artist of any kind, you probably know what it feels like to be in a creative slump. Anyone who is in any creative field knows what this feels like, and it's not a fun place to be. There are a lot of people who dislike that state of uncertainty so m ...
How To Create Your Own Lifelog & Augment Your Memories
About a month ago, Richard wrote about an app that would allow you to record one second of each day of your life and then put it all together into a short video so you could basically view a whole year of memories in about six minutes. When I read about that, I remember thinking it was one of the mo ...
![30 Ways To Promote Your Blog Posts In 2013 [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/30-ways-promote-blog-infographic-optimized.jpg "30 Ways To Promote Your Blog Posts In 2013 [Infographic]")
30 Ways To Promote Your Blog Posts In 2013 [Infographic]
Have you thought about how you are going to promote your blog in 2013? Many people have told me that they've set a goal to write more blog posts in 2013, but I haven't heard many people talk about their plan for blog promotion. For those people who have set a goal to write more, I want to ask you a ...
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The Ultimate Guide To Understanding Digital Marketing [Infographic]
When I first heard the term "digital marketing" a few years ago, like many people, I thought it meant any type of marketing that is digital or online. After I leaned what it really meant, I started to learn how powerful it can be. Just like some people write a blog post, send a tweet with the link, ...
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The Only 12 ½ Writing Rules You’ll Ever Need [Chart]
It seems like everyone is a writer these days, and there are more blogs online than ever. It’s always fun to click over to the stats page on Wordpress.com to see exactly how many Wordpress blogs there are. As of today there are 59,146,948. Over 398 million people read more than 3.7 billion pages on ...
![Finally Get Published: How To Publish A Book [Flowchart]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/how-to-publish-your-book-optimized.jpg "Finally Get Published: How To Publish A Book [Flowchart]")
Finally Get Published: How To Publish A Book [Flowchart]
I remember about ten years ago when it seemed like everyone wanted to publish a book. So many people had it on their bucket lists, and somehow the topic always came up when I was talking to colleagues and clients back then. I remember speaking to Mark Victor Hansen about the whole experience at a co ...
3 Tips For When Real Life Gets In The Way Of Blogging
It's crazy to think that you can't do everything you want to do exactly at the time you want to do it. However, real life does sometimes get in the way. You have work responsibilities to take care of, household choirs, kids to tend to and before you know it, your time is up. It's hard sometimes to s ...
![How To Measure The Effectiveness Of Content Marketing [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/content-marketing-metrics-roi-infographic-optimized.jpg "How To Measure The Effectiveness Of Content Marketing [Infographic]")
How To Measure The Effectiveness Of Content Marketing [Infographic]
More and more companies are developing content marketing strategies to increase sales, raise brand awareness and cement themselves as leaders in their industries. I remember hearing the words "content marketing" a few years ago, and back then, it was a fuzzy concept that was more of a buzzword than ...
These Matchstick Cookies Show Us That We Are All Connected
The behind-the-scenes story of these matchstick cookies is a great illustration for new bloggers. I once saw someone tweet that every blog post comes from another blog post. If you stop for a moment and think about that, for the most part, it's true. It's quite a deep interpretation really, and it's ...
![10 Ways To Supercharge The Pageviews On Your Posts [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Get-More-Blog-Pageviews-Infographic-optimized.jpg "10 Ways To Supercharge The Pageviews On Your Posts [Infographic]")
10 Ways To Supercharge The Pageviews On Your Posts [Infographic]
A friend of mine started a blog about six months ago, and when I talked to him about it back then, he was so excited to get going. When I saw him again last week, I asked him how it was all progressing. He told me that he spent a lot of time writing two articles which a total of 8 people read (not i ...
Olympics Advertising: Find Out Who Won Gold In The Ad Race
As the glory of global athletic competition fades, perhaps the most important event remains unresolved: Which official sponsors squeezed the maximum return from their Olympics advertising dollars in the social media Olympics 2012? That is, until now. Unruly, a social video insight firm with offices ...
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The Flowchart That Explains How All Blogs Exist [Humor]
I once saw someone tweet that every single blog post comes from another blog post in one way or another. In other words, all blogs are interconnected in a whole unique online ecosystem where everyone depends on everyone else to make it all work like we want it to function. When you really start to t ...
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9 Essential Elements Of The Perfect Blog Post [Infographic]
Did you know that as of July 2011, there are an estimated 164 million blogs (that has increased from 3 million in 2004)? There are so many bloggers around the world that competing for various niches and the perfect blog post, that when you're just starting out it can be a little discouraging. Then t ...
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A Blogger’s Refresher Course In English Grammar [4 Infographics]
I'm a real stickler when it comes to proper English grammar and punctuation. That doesn't mean I'm good at it, it just means it matters a lot to me. I'm constantly learning about it, and I read tons of articles on the topic. There was one article I read about a year ago (I wish I could remember wher ...