Long-Form Content vs. Short-Form Content: What is a good Blog Post Length?

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You know this never-ending debate? “Long-Form Content vs. Short-Form Content”, It’s forever hot. Guess you have once thought and asked yourself, “What is a good Blog Post Length?”.

Content writing is more than just punching your keyboard or putting words together. There’s a lot of ‘behind the scene’ activities your readers knew nothing about.

One of the biggest deal is to come up with an ideal content length. One size does not fit it all, every man for himself. If you are always caught up in this debate, I will like to ease your stress by providing you valuable insights.

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What Was My Scariest But Most Freeing Blogging Lesson?

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I learned many blogging lessons during my 10 year career.

Over 15,000 blogging hours, a few gems danced around in my blogging dome. But one scary, freeing lesson sits in the front of my mind. What was it?

Successful bloggers work for free for many years before money becomes consistent.

I feared working for free, for a long time. I thought like an employee: work for a set time and get paid for completing work in a set time. I had maintained this employee agreement for years as an inside sales rep, client enrollment rep, database analyst and security guard. Work. Get paid a salary.

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ConvertKit vs SendPulse: Which is the Better Email Marketing Service for Bloggers?

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Email marketing has long been dominated by a few select players who entered the industry in the late 90s. For a new player to make a mark and establish itself takes time, effort, and fortitude.

As such, it has taken SendPulse and ConvertKit considerable amount of work to reach a position where they can challenge big players such as AWeber, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, and GetResponse.

ConvertKit is a powerful email marketing software that is often compared with premium inbound products such as Infusionsoft because of the advanced email automation functionalities it offers. Compared to other email marketing tools out there, ConvertKit does a few fundamental things such as list management and automation a little differently. It spices things up by giving advanced segmentation and automation options to users.

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WordPress Theme Builder Vs PageBuilders Vs Gutenberg Vs Classic

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WordPress is fast becoming the mighty engine for the creation of websites of any size . Developers are trying so hard to make it easy for everyone (including noobs) to create stunning designs with zero design and coding skills.

The WordPress Classic editor has been king for years. After all, it’s still massive enjoyed by many users who stick to simplicity and don’t have any attraction for drag & drop editors.

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2 Blogging Truths You Need to Hear

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Anybody can become a successful blogger.

Few bloggers succeed because few bloggers face their deepest fears.

Take those 2 blogging truths to the bank.

Based on spending 15,000 hours of my life blogging over the past 10 years, I know anyone can succeed. No top pro is gifted unlike any blogger, lucky or blessed with talents no blogger possesses, save them. Any one can create content and build connections until going full time.

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Website Builders – To Use or Not To Use One

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If you’ve just started blogging, or if you want to begin a career as a blogger, there are a few key factors that you should consider.

The first, of course, is cost. Many people want to start their own blogs, and most of them have great ideas. However, they think that it’s expensive to get and run a great website. 

So, that puts them off. After all, who wants to spend hundreds of dollars on a venture that may or may not work?

It’s easy to fantasize about having a blog where you can share your thoughts. However, the optics aren’t great. Websites look expensive, and they seem like they take a lot of work. 

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