In this post I’m going to show you how to stop using blogging as a way of bringing a handful of new visitors to your website, and start using it strategically to build your email list. To do that, I’m going to talk about content upgrades. I’ll explain what they are, give you some top examples, and show how to set them up on your website.
Phew – that’s a lot to cover! Let’s get started.
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I’ve been meaning to write a beginner-friendly blog post series for a while now, and I thought: what better topic than list building. Because there is list building, and then there is list building. I’ve done both.
Get it wrong, and it can be a constant source of a painful headache for you. You’ll find yourself endlessly googling “how to grow an email list” and such. But get it right, and you can spend the next 12 months building up a valuable and powerful asset for your business that’s going to keep your business ticking over in good times and bad.
Every business needs to protect itself from online threats such as theft, fraud and hackers – yet in the blogging sphere, there’s a tendency for people to not treat their blog as a serious business which means they don’t give security the necessary consideration it deserves; particularly if you’re selling things on your blog.
Think of the effect a data breach could have on your reputation, as an online retailer, if credit card information were to be hacked – for example – or your email subscriber list were to be spammed from your account. This stuff can have a serious effect on your reputation and it’s therefore something to take seriously.
You’ve probably heard about the bloggers that have made a career out of their blog. Some claim to be earning twice the amount than they would at their regular nine to five job. You’ve also probably wondered how they have achieved such success. And how you can actually make money from starting your own blog. The short answer is yes, it’s more than possible to quit your nine to five and start a profitable job, and here’s how.
Every day, more and more shoppers turn to the online world, eager to snag the best deals and steals. Traditional media has begun to fade into the background. Today, companies are pivoting towards digital tools to craft their marketing strategies. It’s clear: the realms of media and marketing have undergone profound shifts. And it’s set the stage for the unstoppable rise of digital marketing. Dive in with us to explore the latest trends in digital marketing today.
For all you amateur bloggers out there, here are three questions for you. Do you want more people reading your blog? Do you want to build your subscriber list? Do you want to make money from blogging?
(This is a guest post from Jennifer Nini)
Of course you do, why else would you have a blog?
You could just as easily be journalling in the privacy of your bedroom. Instead, you’ve chosen to publish to the world wide web.
So let me guess, you’ve slaved away perfecting your prose, editing and re-editing your work before finally hitting that submit button. But for all the work you’ve put in, I bet you’re not getting anyone reading your blog except for some family and friends who are obliged to. Am I right?
If you want your blog to work for your business, then you need to have a strategy in place to make sure that every time you write, you’re creating the perfect blog post. In other words, your blogging should serve a purpose. In this blog post, I’m going to reveal: