True Confessions About Copyblogger’s Authority Conference (Last Chance to Save)

By Jerod Morris

Authority Rainmaker 2015: the biggest benefit is being surrounded by folks who 'get it'

The Early Bird Price for Authority Rainmaker ends tomorrow, so I had a message planned for today making one final case for why you should join us in Denver, Colorado this May.

But then I read what Raubi wrote on Friday about how much last year’s event accelerated her career.

The quick version: She came to Denver questioning why she was even in the room; she left prepared to take a leap of faith and bet on herself. So she did. Now she runs her own company.

She got clarity, so she got moving.

(By the way, we didn’t ask Raubi to …read more      

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Silicon Valley, Wall Street, Capita Power Industry, And Kleiner Perkins Sex

There was an incredible media glare this week on the Kleiner Perkins sex discrimination trial and its negative outcome for Ellen Pao, but all the news about equality in tech was not nearly as negative. One of the most significant victories for women in tech came this week from Google, where Ruth Por…

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Social Media, Content, Social Media Analytics, And Content Marketing Institute

Does too much content equal lower conversions? That?s certainly what Joe Pulizzi of the Content Marketing Institute (CMI) seems to think.
He says that content marketers are publishing too much and that?s why many content marketing initiatives fail to achieve the goals set.
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Google AdWords, Bing Ads, New Bid Modifiers, And Long Tail Keywords

Guest Contributor – Michelle Morehouse
Pay-per-click advertising can seem like an expensive channel and in some ways it is. You?ve got to spend money to make money. But not all accounts have to spend thousands of dollars a month to be profitable.
Smaller accounts can absolutely be successful.
And de…

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Ideal Client, Planning Matters, Ideal Client Profile, And Ultimate Business Goal

However much effort you put into A/B testing and boosting conversion rates, it?s also essential to make sure that the users you are converting are those you most prefer to have.
After all, conversion rates are just a step along the way to the ultimate business goal of greater profits from satisfied …

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