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The worst way to promote a blog on social media is posting links to your blog.

How to grow your blog on X: - Don't make every post a link - Post consistently, engage even more consistently - Build a community around your page - Develop relationships with others - Put your link in the bio Are you doing this on your social media pages?

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How many social media platforms is your blog on?

You can still make money blogging.

How to make money blogging: 1. Choose a niche you're passionate about 2. Decide who you want to write for 3. Write posts that give easy solutions to audience pain points 4. Use passive income like ads and affiliates 5. Create a mini-course or an e-book and sell it directly 6. Off your services as the high ticket item What is working for you?

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Do you make money with your blog?

Blogs have expiration dates if allowed to be unkept.

How to do a Quick Audit of your blog posts: - SEO: Keyword in title, URL, image ALT tag, H1, H2/H3, first paragraph, and a few more times naturally in the blog. - Is the post mobile-friendly and easy to scan? - Have you added internal links to keep people on your blog? - Is the title eye catching and hook worthy? - Did you check for spelling errors? Remember to press publish. That's the hardest part.

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How often do you audit your blog?

Artificial Intelligence is a good blogging tool as long as it doesn't replace the blogger.

Why you shouldn't use AI to write your blog posts: - You might get penalized on search engines - It looks fake and AI is often easy to detect. - AI isn't always right and you'll be seen as the one who got it wrong. - If caught, people will trust you less. - If you don't use your writing skill, you'll lose it over time. What else would you add to this list?

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How have you used AI for blogging?

Any blog format will do as long as it's scanner-friendly.

How to Make a Popular Listicle - Use an off number. We're so used to even numbers that odd numbers stand out more. - Provide more listed items that the most listed article on page one for your keyword. - Add a table of contents with clickable links towards the top of your blog post. -Use power words in the title to help catch the attention of your readers. How often do you write listicles?

I finally started using Substack. Folks - I got to admit... It seems way better than X. I'm @shawngossman on there.

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