Let This Stupid Machine Read Your Copy Out Loud

By Rainmaker.FM

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You know that conventional wisdom that you should read everything you write out loud? Let’s put a twist on that advice.

Say you lost your voice. Or are simply lazy. But you just finished a 300-word article and are ready to refine it. It’s natural to read it out loud to see how it sounds.

So let’s say you do that two or three times. But you are still not satisfied with it. So you want someone else to read it.

But no one is around. Enter Ginger.

In this 5-minute episode of Rough Draft with Demian Farnworth, you’ll discover:

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A Step by Step Guide to Modern Broken Link Building

By Neil Patel

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The Internet is broken…

…literally.

Millions of links become broken every day as hosting expires, sites mess up when they migrate, and typing mistakes occur.

All of those events create one of the most consistent opportunities for SEO link building.

Broken link building isn’t new; in fact, it’s been around for years.

It’s a tactic that will never be exhausted because the Internet will always have new broken links.

Here’s what broken link building is in a nutshell:

If you find a broken link on a website, you can contact the owner. Since you did him/her a small favor of pointing out a broken link, they …read more      

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Guiding Online Dreams (and Dreaming of a New Community)

By Pamela Wilson

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Darren DeMatas has built a career helping others bring their dreams online. With his newest venture, selfstartr.com, he’s finally shifted his focus to a new client he’s never served before: himself.

It’s a new business, and his dream is to create a community where people can start to learn how to use content to market their own e-commerce businesses.

Darren’s story is this month’s Hero’s Journey feature. We’re tapping the collective wisdom of our community members to bring you reports from the front lines of the content marketing world. You can read about Belinda Weaver, …read more      

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So You Hit Publish, Now What? 9 Simple Ways to Get More Readers Once Your Content Is Live

By Rainmaker.FM

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If you don’t have a system in place for promoting your content, you’re really missing out. Fortunately, Hit Publish host Amy Harrison has you covered.

Today, we’re going beyond hitting the publish button.

You’ve taken time to research, write, and publish high-quality content your audience is going to love. The mistake you don’t want to make is to think hitting the publish button is the final step — because really, it’s just the beginning.

Many business owners get frustrated by putting time and effort into content creation only to see their social media counters at zero, no blog comments, and no real …read more      

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How to Ditch Your Perfectionist Mindset

By Rainmaker.FM

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Today’s guest on Hack the Entrepreneur is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, blogger, consultant, coach at Systems Scientist, podcaster, and author of Owning It: Embrace the Best and Worst Parts of You to Thrive in Life and Business.

She is the founder of Mydzik Media, the host of The Off-Road Millenial podcast, where she talks about the future of work and millennial entrepreneurship, and she writes about personal branding and life-work balance for her personal site.

She is a scientist by trade, so she uses a mixture of her analytical and creative mind to help others identify their deficiencies and strengths within their …read more      

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