New Year, New You? Or Nah? Woot! This is our first “official” pair of prompts for the 2017 Content Excellence Challenge. (In December we were just getting warmed up …) The January Prompts Creative: Brainstorm 20-30 headlines for possible content. Incorporate as many ideas as you can from the ebook and articles below. Every day... Listen to episode

So much bad advice … Funny thing — you can ask for people’s favorite words of advice, and you’ll get a decent number of answers. But ask for their favorite piece of bad advice, and you’ll really get a response. I did exactly that on Twitter, and the podcast and post this week are all... Listen to episode

See ya, 2016! We’re starting 2017 early this year. This year has been a rollercoaster … so I’m proposing we kick 2017 off early. To get where you want to go professionally, you’ll need to create excellent content, and to create enough of it to make an impact. We want to support your efforts in... Listen to episode

Ever thought about launching an online course … or some other digital product or service? Here are the four most important elements you need to put into play. Whether you’re starting out or a you’re digital commerce veteran, there are some fundamental pieces that need to be in play before you can profitably launch a... Listen to episode

It’s time again for Andy Crestodina’s annual survey of 1000(+) bloggers. Take a listen and see how your site measures against the trends … For the third year running, Andy Crestodina over at Orbit Media has run his Survey of 1000 Bloggers. We had a chance to chat about the most interesting findings … and... Listen to episode

Is it too late to start a podcast? Should we all just shut up and listen quietly, rather than launching something that isn’t great? So, Ryan Holiday published a post, and it got a lot of attention. Ryan is excellent at getting attention, and he details some of his most effective techniques in his book,... Listen to episode

“Help! No one is reading my content!” We have some thoughts … Whether your site is big or small, we all want more engaged visitors who are reading, watching, and listening to our content. In this 23-minute episode, Sonia talks about: The smartest place (usually) to send paid traffic How to generate the “signals of... Listen to episode

Content marketing is a long game … but that doesn’t mean we can’t create some quick wins. Strategic content marketing is all about long-term results — but there’s actually a lot you can do to create some momentum right away. In this 19-minute episode, Sonia talks about: The fastest way I know to create lots... Listen to episode

Smart content producers know that we can produce a lot more (and better) content when we collaborate. But collaboration brings its own set of headaches and complexities. Today we talk about a nifty new tool to make it simpler. Joanna Wiebe, conversion expert extraordinaire, two-time speaker at our live event in Denver, and creator of... Listen to episode

There’s a word that comes up a lot when we talk about content marketing: Intimidating. It’s easy to get intimidated at the prospect of creating a high volume of really good content. And even more so if you don’t completely think of yourself as a writer. Guess who wrote a book to help? It’s Copyblogger’s... Listen to episode