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How to Make Money with Free

We live in a world of free. If you’re trying to make money, especially online, you might think that would make things difficult.

Every day, someone releases a new eBook, video, or podcast that not only contains tremendous value, but gives away many of the “tricks [...]

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The Oscar the Grouch Guide to Building a More Remarkable Blog

This week marked the 40th anniversary of the breakthrough TV program Sesame Street. I’ve written before about some of the many lessons you can learn from this cultural icon, but today I’m going to zero in something new.
You might have [...]

Here’s Something to Think (and Talk) About

0 5 November 2009 CopyBlogger

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Here’s Something to Think (and Talk) About

I’m flying to New York City today for the Audience Conference, so I thought I’d share a quotation about the relationship between writers (or any content creator) and the people they hope to connect with.
When talented people write badly it’s generally for one of [...]

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The Quentin Tarantino Guide to Creating Killer Content

0 5 November 2009 CopyBlogger

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The Quentin Tarantino Guide to Creating Killer Content

In a recent Copyblogger post discussing how the king of content is being slowly usurped by the Crown Prince of Context, author Larry Brooks referenced the remarkable opening scene of Quentin Tarantino’s new movie Inglourious Basterds.
There are few writers like Tarantino, and [...]

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Get Off Your Computer and Become a Better Blogger

0 4 November 2009 CopyBlogger

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Get Off Your Computer and Become a Better Blogger

Bloggers spend a lot of time on their computers. They’re posting, reading, commenting on other blogs, sending Tweets, checking half a dozen social networking sites, and generally being web-geeky.
They find something interesting or random, and then clue in other people to [...]

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How to Get Lucky With Content Marketing

0 2 November 2009 CopyBlogger

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How to Get Lucky With Content Marketing

Do you feel like you’re fighting for every page view your blog receives?
Do you wonder why you’re struggling to find readers when other bloggers seem to just hit “publish” and the world comes running?
It may be tempting to throw up your hands [...]

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What’s Your Blog Going to Be for Halloween?

0 30 October 2009 CopyBlogger

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What’s Your Blog Going to Be for Halloween?

It’s that time of year again . . . time to get your trick-or-treating gear ready.
Trust me, this year you’re too old to troll the neighborhood begging for miniature Twix bars. Your neighbors are wise to you and your “Eminem costume.”
Instead, how [...]

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The 3 Fatal Diseases that Kill Good Blogs

0 29 October 2009 CopyBlogger

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The 3 Fatal Diseases that Kill Good Blogs
Picture this. You’re in a fancy night club, one of the best in Vegas. You’re drinking free beer and watching 50 or 100 people party to heavy beats and exotic dance tunes. You should be enjoying the mood . . . maybe even [...]

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The Thesis Theme for WordPress Gets Even Better

0 29 October 2009 CopyBlogger

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The Thesis Theme for WordPress Gets Even Better

There’s a new version of Thesis out that has our customers excited, thanks to some really cool new features. And it occurred to me that there are a lot of new Copyblogger subscribers who might use WordPress, and yet not really “get” what [...]

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Three Ways to Make Your Competitors Irrelevant

0 29 October 2009 CopyBlogger

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Three Ways to Make Your Competitors Irrelevant

Buying online is a consumer’s paradise, right?
One can compare competing offers ‘til the heart’s content, all with simple clicks of a mouse.
Well, it’s not that great if you happen to sell online.
And what if I told you it’s not really that great for consumers, [...]

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7 Bad Writing Habits You Learned in School

0 28 October 2009 CopyBlogger

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7 Bad Writing Habits You Learned in School

What is good writing?
Ask an English teacher, and they’ll tell you good writing is grammatically correct. They’ll tell you it makes a point and supports it with evidence. Maybe, if they’re really honest, they’ll admit it has a scholarly tone — prose that [...]

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Why Writer’s Block is Your Secret Weapon

0 26 October 2009 CopyBlogger

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Why Writer’s Block is Your Secret Weapon

When screenwriter John August wrote that only non-writers get writer’s block, some readers whined (and personally attacked him).
“But getting blocked does happen to real writers!” they cried.
They cried because they wanted to be victims, instead of responsible for their writing blocks. They whined [...]

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Why Content is No Longer King (And Who’s Taking His Place)

0 24 October 2009 CopyBlogger

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Why Content is No Longer King (And Who’s Taking His Place)

Since the very first blog, written around an ancient campfire somewhere in the moist foothills of Seattle, content has been crowned the undisputed king.
The king ruled over all that was written, be they blogs, articles, ads, fiction, or a [...]

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Audience Conference: Ready to Get Serious About Social Media?

0 24 October 2009 CopyBlogger

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Audience Conference: Ready to Get Serious About Social Media?

In my view, social media represents the greatest entrepreneurial opportunity of a lifetime. But there seems to be a mindset that holds people back from making the most of it.
One is thinking of yourself as a blogger, or an affiliate marketer, or [...]

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Steal This Trick: The #1 Secret of Confident Bloggers

0 23 October 2009 CopyBlogger

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Steal This Trick: The #1 Secret of Confident Bloggers

There are a million techniques to make your blog bigger, better, and more popular.
(Heck, after four years, there are probably a half-million just here on Copyblogger.)
Strong headlines, smart copywriting technique, celebrity gossip, telling stories, making readers laugh, stategic use of controversy, reviews [...]

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How to Be the Cool Kid (Even if You Weren’t One in High School)

0 22 October 2009 CopyBlogger

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How to Be the Cool Kid (Even if You Weren’t One in High School)

If you hang out here on Copyblogger, you’re probably trying to figure out how to expand your readership and make your blog popular.
You’re here because Brian Clark is a pretty cool guy, and he seems to [...]

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