On the one hand Google tells you they love content and that in general the longer an article the better (as long as it isn’t rubbish). But on the other hand they tell you that user experience is a key factor, so you should be writing for your readers. If your readers are small business owners like ours they generally won’t have the time to read essays. That’s the argument in the infographic below from Fairy Blog Mother which compares the benefits of long and short blog posts. Do you know what your readers want? […]

So you’ve set up your blog and written your first post and now you’re just waiting for the readers, social shares and backlinks to roll in? If only it were that easy! Blogs can take months and sometimes even years to grow to a decent readership which is why most people give up before they’ve even got started. There are ways you can help speed up the growth process. Take a look at the infographic below from Bit Rebels which gives you 10 tips to get more people reading your posts. […]

As you’ve probably heard many times now, content marketing is the new SEO. Building links for SEO purposes is now frowned upon by Google, instead they want you to earn them by creating content people will naturally want to link to and share. But what content should you be creating? The infographic below from WebNet Hosting gives you 4 of the most popular methods and guidelines on how to utilise them. […]

As Google is slowly killing traditional SEO link building methods we are seeing a wave of content marketing adoption taking over the internet. Google wants you to earn links, not build them. For your content marketing strategy to work you need to make sure you are sharing information that resonates with your audience. The infographic below from Recession Solution gives you 21 types of content that will do just that.   […]

How many times have you heard internet marketing blogs like ours say you must start blogging and create content your followers will want to share? I can imagine some of you screaming at your screens saying but what should we blog about? The infographic below from Bizzebee gives you 10 things to blog about when you are stuck for ideas. […]

So you’re on board with the whole content marketing movement, your doing your best to create blog content your followers will want to read and share, but you just can’t find the time to fit it all in? Unless you want to burn the candle at both ends you need to find a way to create blog posts quicker. The infographic below from J6 Design gives you 8 secrets which may help. […]

As Google starts clamping down on Guest Blogging as an SEO technique the message is louder and clearer than ever. If you want to increase your ranking on Google you need to EARN links by creating content that people will naturally want to share. If you’re not sure how to start doing this take a look at the infographic below from WebSearch SEO which gives you 16 tips to help you along the way. […]

So you’ve setup a blog, forced yourself to write (even though you think you can’t) and now you’re just waiting for your visitors to start rolling in? When you start out it may seem like nobody is listening, but it takes time to build a solid readership base. Our blog had less than 2,000 page views per month during our first 6 months, now we average over 50,000. Things can change, quickly! The infographic below from Blog Growth gives you 3 easy ways to increase your blog traffic. […]

So you’ve spent the best part of a day putting together an amazing blog post, now what do you do? For your blog to be a success you need to do more than just click the “Publish” button. The infographic below from DivvyHQ gives you 12 things you should be doing with every blog post to help ensure it’s seen by as many people as possible. […]