All posts written by Kenny Novak

The Best Content Curation Platforms for Content Marketers Published by Kenny Novak • Content Marketing • Published June 27, 2017

One of the best ways to fill a social media feed is with curated content. Curating content is like filling a museum, except instead of old dusty vases and dead animals, it’s new and exciting content from other sites in your industry. If you think those don’t sound similar at all, well, wha…

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How to Use UTM Parameters to Track Your Blog Traffic Published by Kenny Novak • Resources • Published June 26, 2017

I can guarantee that you’ve seen UTM parameters, probably just about every day. The question is, do you recognize them? Do you know what they do, and what they are? Here, look at two example links.

http://www.pcgamer.com/overclockers-reach-an-insane-75-ghz-on-intel-core-i7-7740k/…

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Can a Popup on Your Blog Posts Hurt Your Traffic? Published by Kenny Novak • Search Engine Optimization • Published May 29, 2017

I have talked before about how much I dislike pop-ups, and I’m sure I’m not alone. Millions of people browse the web and of them, over 70% feel that irrelevant popups are incredibly annoying.
And yet, if you try to mouse away from this site, chances are you’re going to get a pop-over…

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What is The Best Affordable Content Writing Service? Published by Kenny Novak • Content Marketing • Published April 25, 2017

There are practically as many content production services out there as there are writers looking to get paid for their work. Depending on where you look, you can find pretty much anything on the scale, from absolute garbage for nearly free all the way up to incredibly excellent content that charges p…

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Why Social Proof is Important for Your Blog Posts Published by Kenny Novak • Social Media • Published March 25, 2017

Social proof has been leveraged for as long as there have been people trying to sell items to a crowd, and crowds to buy them. Sometimes it’s blatant, overt, and other times it’s subtle. With internet marketing, it has simply become codified and easy to implement.
Think about it like thi…

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How to Promote Your Blog Post in Groups and Aggregators Published by Kenny Novak • Content Marketing • Published February 24, 2017

I’m going to divide this post up into two main sections; one about group outreach and one about blog aggregators. Both are excellent for blog post promotion, if you use them properly. Both have the potential to backfire. And both require their own strategies to use effectively. Let’s g…

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15 Premium WordPress Plugins That Are Worth Paying For Published by Kenny Novak • Content Marketing • Published January 22, 2017

Most of the time on this blog, we talk specifically about ways to minimize costs and get free alternatives to paid options. When we mention premium plugins, we also discuss free options and how to get the features of a premium version for free. After all, overhead can add up when you have a dozen or more p…

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How to Scan Your WordPress Posts for Spelling Errors Published by Kenny Novak • Content Marketing • Published December 20, 2016

Typos, spelling errors, and misused words can be a death sentence for your blog’s credibility. We all know we’re all human, and we all make mistakes, so the occasional typo is acceptable. Some people get more tolerance than others, as well; numerous tech bloggers with English as their…

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Review of Social Warfare: The Best Social Buttons Period Published by Kenny Novak • Social Media • Published November 20, 2016

As a blogger, one of the earliest requirements you have to fill for your blog is to have social sharing buttons. Even if you aren’t trying to create and maintain a presence on a social network, other people are, and they’ll be more than happy to share your content with their friends if they…

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The 10 Best Ad Networks to Monetize Your Blog Published by Kenny Novak • Monetization • Published October 21, 2016

If you’re looking to make money from a blog, you’re becoming a publisher for an ad network of some kind. Advertisers will pay you to put ads on your blog and refer traffic back through to them. It’s not the most lucrative possible way to make money online, but it’s by far the ea…

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