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The Real Problem: What NOT to Write About…

By Patsi Krakoff

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

There are a lot of posts in the Blogosphere about how to choose a topic to post about, where to find content, how to link to good resources. Even though one of the most commonly cited fears of newbie bloggers and newsletter publishers is "What will I write about?" — I believe this isn't the […]

Categories : Content Marketing, Managing Your Ezine & Blog Tasks, Online Marketing

Recession Proof Your Business: List 5 People To Be Grateful For

By Patsi Krakoff

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Big changes for my business in 2009 already. What about you? Are you gearing down…or gearing up? I know plenty of colleagues who are using their time well: revising infrastructure, ramping up their web presence, creating more content on the Web to get found by the […]

Categories : About Blogs, Content Marketing, On Writing Better, Online Marketing

I (still) Love Kindle…one year later

By Patsi Krakoff

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

Are you using a Kindle for reading books yet? The 2nd generation just came out and it's getting rave reviews. I use my Kindle all the time now. It took me a couple of months to get used to it, and then I was only using it for trips. Instead of lugging the two or […]

Categories : Managing Your Ezine & Blog Tasks, On Writing Better

E-Newsletter Success: How to painlessly learn to be profitable

By Patsi Krakoff

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Launch a Profitable E-Newsletter with E-Newsletter Success I haven't been this excited about ezines since blogs burst on the scene. I still believe in the power of sending out a regular, well-crafted e-newsletter for your business. It's just that email deliverability issues and the time to put one together…you know what I'm talking about…unless you […]

Categories : Content Marketing, Email Marketing Tips, Managing Your Ezine & Blog Tasks, Writing Better Ezines

MyYahoo Forgets to Feed Me: Lost in Mexico…

By Patsi Krakoff

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Something somewhere had gone dramatically wrong…somehow I'd been feeling left out of the loop all week. I was missing something but what? I hadn't posted in days and my writing felt limp… Suddenly I woke at 3 a.m. I went straight to my computer. I logged onto the Internet. Then it hit me… My 'MyYahoo' […]

Categories : About Blogs, Content Marketing

7 Top Ten Ways to Get Readers to Respond – What’s Missing on this List?

By Patsi Krakoff

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

"Calls to Action" isn't just about asking for the sale. When it comes to writing content that markets for your business, you must interact with readers and get them involved long before you ever ask for the sale. In Leesa Barnes' recent Blog Squad interview on Social Media Telesummit II, we talked a lot about […]

Categories : About Blogs, Content Marketing, Online Marketing, Writing Great Blog Content

Social Media Survey – Find out what others are doing about it

By Patsi Krakoff

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

Wondering what to do about Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn? Want to know what other professionals online are doing, what you should pay attention to? So many tools and sites fall under the term "social media": video, blogs, twitter, facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon…do you really get it? Do you know how to use social media to market […]

Categories : About Blogs, Content Marketing, Online Marketing

Conversation Agent Valeria Maltoni Shares Content Marketing Insights

By Patsi Krakoff

Monday, December 29th, 2008

Valeria Maltoni is a co-author of The Age of Conversation, a groundbreaking ebook collaboration by 103 of today's top marketing writers. She is also a Fast Company Expert blogger and a contributor to Marketing Profs Daily Fix, and Marketing 2.0. And she is eighth on Joe Pulizzi's Top 42 Content Marketing Blogs. I recently asked […]

Categories : Content Marketing

Article Content for Sale: Just Add Your Name

By Patsi Krakoff

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Excuse this interruption to your Holiday fun, but some of us are working today! Okay, I'm going to play tennis in a few minutes, but before I go, I gotta ask: Do you need content? Need any coaching articles for your newsletters or blogs? You know, just in case that brain of yours needs some […]

Categories : Buying Content, Content Marketing, Writing Better Ezines, Writing Great Blog Content

2009: The Year of the Personality?

By Patsi Krakoff

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

I just responded to a request for a prediction for 2009 from Joe Pulizzi, founder of Top 42 Content Marketing Blogs. His question, which I throw out to you, is this: "What is your prediction for how brand marketers will create and distribute their own content in 2009?" How would you answer this question? My […]

Categories : Content Marketing, Online Marketing, Writing for the Web