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My Failed Attempt at Content Marketing and What I’ve Learned

By Neil Patel

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Did you know that there was a forum on Quick Sprout? Well, there isn’t anymore, but there was one for roughly a year.

Before I get into my reasons for removing the forum, I want to go over the lessons I learned while running it.

If you are considering adding user-generated content as a form of content marketing on your website to increase your traffic, like I was trying to do, here are a few things to keep in mind: Read More …read more    

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What to Look for in a Professional Content Writer

By Sonia Simone

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Every business needs content. Not the bland, me-too nonsense that so often clutters up our in-boxes and feeds, but genuinely useful, interesting content.

Content that lets a business stand out amid the clutter and noise. Content that moves prospects closer to a sale. Content …read more    

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This Simple Writing Trick Will Help You Overcome the Inertia of Perfectionism

By Bryan Collins

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When you have to create fresh topics for your blog each week, sometimes you just feel stuck.

Or maybe you can’t nail down your unique …read more    

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This Simple Writing Technique Will Help You Overcome the Inertia of Perfectionism

By Bryan Collins

man and woman sitting on floor writing in lined notebooks

When you have to create fresh topics for your blog each week, sometimes you just feel stuck.

Or maybe you can’t nail down your unique …read more    

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How I Generated $25,000 with 249 Comments

By Neil Patel

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It’s no secret that you can generate traffic by commenting on other people’s blogs. But the question is are you actually using this tactic?

Chances are you aren’t.

To show you the benefit of leaving comments on other blogs, I decided to run a test in which I left 249 comments on other people’s blogs in the month of October.

Those 249 comments resulted in 3,973 visitors and 6 consulting leads. And although I don’t do much consulting, I was able to turn one of those leads into a $25,000 corporate speaking gig.

Now before you go off and leave hundreds of comments, …read more    

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