I've often been asked about the mindset I have while creating content, which inspired me to create this list of habits of high-performance writers. Cold and clinical? Perhaps, but it works. * Emotional Detachment: I care deeply about quality, but I don't waste time on personal rants...
I've tried out dozens of social media tools over the years, but the following apps and services have withstood the test of time and are part of the Ridiculously Efficient social media workflow. Social Media Tools * Timely: Timely automatically publishes tweets from a queue based on when your...
Timely by Demandforce is a free bookmarklet that lets you queue a Twitter or Facebook update for later. Unlike similar features offered by Buffer, HootSuite and TweetDeck, which force you to specify exact times for these updates to be published, Timely automatically publishes updates from your queue based on when...
You might think that blog comments, likes and Facebook comments are boosting your traffic and backlinks, but according to this HubSpot infographic, social media engagement doesn't grow reach. HubSpot found that blog comments don't lead to more pageviews or more links, and that Twitter accounts with...
This infographic from PRMarketing.com discusses how to make your social media strategy more effective. As a blogger, you might not think that you need a social media strategy, but everyone who builds a brand, whether that brand is personal or corporate, should have a plan in place for social...
One of a blogger's many responsibilities is building backlinks to boost SEO, and this infographic of link-building tactics shows an array of strategies to do so. You might think that link building is only for big blogs that focus more on pageviews than content, but if you'...
