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Defining Thought Leadership in a Business Blog

Ishmael's Corner

As our communication campaigns increasingly address SEO and particularly organic search, thought leadership becomes even more important. Such dot-connecting points to blogging as one of the best platforms for thought leadership. I was reminded of this point recently in pursuing an award competition for blogs.

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How Long Should a Blog Post be in 2019? [And Other Key Blogging Statistics You Should Know]

Sword and the Script

Writers that report success with blogging share the following characteristics: They are more likely to write longer or more in-depth content; They tend to spend six or more hours writing a post; They are 2.5 1) How long should a blog post be? Today the average blog post is 1151 words. So, how long should a blog post be?

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Analysis of Google’s Own Blogging Practices Settles the Question Once and for All: Is Guest Posting Kosher?

Ishmael's Corner

So when it comes to optimizing a website for search (SEO), it’s logical to turn to Google, not just scrutinizing what the company says, but also what it actually does. Google’s swami of SEO Matt Cutts has been doing a slow burn on the topic of “guest posting for backlinks” for some time. Here’s what I mean. A few had two.

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How Paid Advertising Can Expand Your Brand’s Reach

5W PR

This is in contrast to organic methods, where visibility is earned through non-paid efforts such as se͏arch engine optimization͏ (SEO) or social ͏media posts. Budget control Paid advertising services allow businesses ͏to exercise precise cont͏rol over their budgets.

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Monday Roundup: Blogging Tips from Around the Interwebz

Waxing UnLyrical

There’s a ton of stuff going on, so here at WUL we’re taking a short break from “live” blogging this week. So, in the spirit of education and the public good, here are are five articles that will provide you with blogging tips from optimizing your excerpts to increasing your readership.

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Create a Content Hub that Drives PR Results

Cision

Owned media is content you create on a platform you own, such as your company’s website or blog. It also increases your SEO and search rankings, which brings those prospects directly to you. If not, complete the following exercise: Write down all of the questions you are asked in new business—aka sales—meetings. Do it well.

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Launch Marketing: Launch PR Strategy to Maximize your Brand Post Launch

5W PR

Be sure to include rich media and as much context in your releases to gain the most SEO value and impressions for your information. For example, if you offer SEO services, you may want to team up with a web design firm. Videos can be distributed across social media as well as on your own business blog or website.