Productive Blogging

How to avoid paying for unsubscribed contacts in Mailchimp

18 Jul

A recent change to Mailchimp means that even when someone unsubscribes from your list, you can still end up paying for them. Here’s how to avoid paying for unsubscribed contacts in Mailchimp…

11 benefits of attending a blogging conference

Blogging Basics

11 Jul

With so many ways to learn about blogging: from webinars to courses, podcasts to YouTube, what’s the point of attending a live event? Here are 11 benefits of attending a blogging conference… These days it is possible to learn about every aspect of blogging from the tech side to photography, social media to SEO from the comfort of your own…
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Project management for bloggers: the skill you didn’t know you needed!

Blogging Basics· Productivity Tips

4 Jul

As bloggers we manage projects all the time, even though we might not think of them as projects! In fact, most of the time we are actually juggling multiple projects. Elizabeth Harrin is a professional project manager and author of several project management books, as well as an award winning blogger at GirlsGuideToPM.com and Totally Organised Blogging. Here she shares…
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Why every blog post should have a purpose (and how to decide what it is!)

Blog Content· Productivity Tips

20 Jun

If you want your blog to be a success, you need to stop writing blog posts which have no purpose! In this article I explain why every blog post should have a purpose… and how to go about deciding what that purpose is! As bloggers, writing blog posts is something we do all the time – it’s the bread…
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