• Why Your Strength Within Lies Without
    Often we're afraid to show our failings because we think it's a sign of weakness. But real strength comes from accepting perceived weakness and how we shoulder it. 
      http://dannybrown.me/2012/02/22/strength-within-or-without/
  • Why Research is Key and How to Create a Research Station For Your Social Media Strategy
    Social media allows research to be involved like never before in the marketing mix. Which is why having something like a research station is key.  
      http://dannybrown.me/2012/02/20/social-media-research-strategy/
  • The Clear and Continuing Need for Blogger Outreach Specialists at PR Agencies
    The need for a good blogger outreach program is becoming increasingly important for PR agencies. So why do so many still miss the boat when it comes to getting blogger outreach right? 
      http://dannybrown.me/2012/02/19/blogger-outreach-pr-agencies/

Creating a Corporate Blog People Want to Read

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Creating a Corporate Blog People Want to Read

While many of the tips on blog resource sites concentrate on “personal blogging”, many can be transferred to a more business-minded blog. Yet what about corporate blogs, where many of the tips given might not apply, or come up against everyone’s favourite, the Red Tape Roadblock? Can generic tips apply to more organizational blogs? Yes and no – depending on the company in question, and their willingness to experiment. Here are some ideas for those that might be willing to look…read more

How to Get More Blog Readers By Having Your Content Syndicated

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How to Get More Blog Readers By Having Your Content Syndicated

For most (if not all) bloggers, one of the key metrics on how their blog has grown comes from how many readers it has. These don’t necessarily have to be subscribers, either, although I’m a fan of subscribers being more a metric than readers for success, since these are folks that are investing their inboxes with you. But I digress… But as any blogger knows, wanting more readers and getting more readers can be two wildly separate entities. It’s a…read more

12 Bloggers You Really Should Read in 2012

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12 Bloggers You Really Should Read in 2012

The great thing about blogging is that you get to meet so many smart people. While a post might start the conversation, the comments take it in a whole new direction altogether, and makes a post better for it. As well as blog comments offering the opportunity to read the views of these smart people, they also allow us to check out more of their writing, thanks to plugins like CommentLuv. I’ve discovered some really great bloggers through comments left…read more

Three Things I Would Have Done Differently If I Started Blogging Today

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Three Things I Would Have Done Differently If I Started Blogging Today

The following post is an excerpt from my chapter in Danny Iny’s new book, Engagement From Scratch: How Super Community Builders Create a Loyal Audience and How You Can Do the Same. It features lessons in community building and content marketing from the likes of Guy Kawasaki, Brian Clark, Mitch Joel, Kristi Hines, Gini Dietrich and many more. A review of the book will appear later this week. I Would Have Posted Less Frequently I started off writing a blog…read more

12 Common Mistakes New Bloggers Make

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12 Common Mistakes New Bloggers Make

Blogging’s a great way to grow awareness of you and/or your brand and, with bloggers now getting book deals and media contracts, it can also be a lucrative one. Unfortunately, many bloggers shoot themselves in the foot by making some basic errors that holds their blog back from its true potential. Knowing how to avoid these mistakes can mean the difference between just another blog online, and one that stands out as the kind people take notice of. 1. Not…read more

How to Kill Your Blog in 10 Easy Steps

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How to Kill Your Blog in 10 Easy Steps

So you’re bored with blogging. You have other things to do – like eat, sleep, go out, work. You know – boring “real life” stuff. Besides, thinking about it, blogging is for computer nerds and failed writers. Not to worry – help is at hand. Here are 10 ways to kill your blog. Let’s begin. 1. Stop Writing What? That’s too simple – of course your blog will die if you stop writing? Well, yes, if you stop writing altogether….read more

10 Free Blog Topics to Help You Get Your Blog On

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10 Free Blog Topics to Help You Get Your Blog On

This post is part of our free blog topics series over at For Bloggers By Bloggers. For many bloggers, coming up with blog topics can be hard. Keeping your blog fresh and interesting for readers old and new can see you hitting the blog topics wall, and often that leads to you just not blogging at all. So, in this weekly series every Saturday, we’ll provide you with 10 free blog topics to get your mind rejuvenated. As well as…read more

Does Your Blog Embrace Mobile Browsing?

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Does Your Blog Embrace Mobile Browsing?

Some interesting figures about mobile browsing and user activity: 38 percent of web users in the U.S. access the web from their phone (or 89 million people). 53 percent of Americans using their phones to go online do so at least once a day. 65 percent of mobile users aged between 18-29 use their phones to go online. 43 percent of mobile users aged between 30-49 use their phones to go online. And these stats are just for American users….read more

Of Comment Trolls and Flash Mobs

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Of Comment Trolls and Flash Mobs

At some stage in your blogging journey, you’re going to write something that, for whatever reason, brings down the equivalent of Darth Vader, Sauron, Freddy Kreuger and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse onto you all at once. That’s okay – part of the beauty of blogging is that you’re opening up your opinion to the world, and as we all know, no-one ever agrees on everything someone else says. Healthy debate is good – it helps grow both you…read more

Why We Don’t Charge for Blog Topics

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Why We Don’t Charge for Blog Topics

Over at For Bloggers By Bloggers, we offer free weekly blog topics every Saturday. A collection of various ideas, titles and niches, it’s to help bloggers get inspiration when they hit the blog topics wall. As bloggers, we know how difficult it can be to come up with just the right idea sometimes. It could just be that your mind is a little empty on a given day, or you’re not quite sure how to make the next post seem…read more

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