Archive for July, 2016
Media Shower writer Bonnie Conrad is well-known for her work in personal finance, business, and careers. For the freelance writer, there is nothing quite as terrifying as the blank page (or the blank computer screen). That blinking cursor just seems to mock me as I sit there wracking my brain and looking for something interesting… Read More…
Media Shower writer Marcelina Hardy has over 9 years of content writing experience in the business, finance, and marketing niches. You can follow her on Twitter. Do you want to make money from your content? If so, it’s time to let the audience take control. They need to tell us what they want, instead of… Read More…
Ghostbusters. Beyonce. Election 2016. They all were strong contenders to ascend the mountain of Summer 2016 and plant their flag of entertainment supremacy, but nope. As it turns out, a very 80s-looking mobile video game based on a very 90s-era intellectual property has crushed everything in its path. Pokemon Go, we bow before your greatness.… Read More…
Media Shower writer Junou Mathieu is well-known for her work in careers, technology, and business. Once you’ve gotten to the point where you’ve written hundreds, or even thousands, of articles and blog posts for private clients and marketing companies, you may frequently struggle to conceive fresh ideas for new content. This phenomenon, commonly referred to… Read More…
Pull up a chair and sit down. Ann Handley is one of the world’s leading content marketing experts, and her mission is to help businesses create content that has value. She’s written one of the key books on content marketing: Content Rules, and she’s also the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Everybody Writes.… Read More…
Content marketing has existed for hundreds of years, since people decided to turn on the information flow, share ideas, and draw people into their businesses through their trusted reputation. Joe Pulizzi is the founder and CEO of Content Marketing Institute and the godfather behind the Institute’s Content Marketing World conference that happens in Cleveland every… Read More…
Media Shower writer Caroline Davis recently obtained her MBA and has extensive experience in real estate, marketing, business, finance, and public relations. According to Freelance Union, there are more than 53 million freelance writers working in the United States. If you are one of those 53 million and do not make enough to freelance full… Read More…
Laura North is the baker behind the sweet toothed blog Baking in Pyjamas. Writer’s block: what is this annoyance exactly and what on earth are we going to do to banish it? When it hits you it’s infuriating and frustrating. For me, when writers block occurs I take a step back and a step into… Read More…
Jenni Brown is Cronofy’s senior creative marketing specialist with over 15 years of experience in the web industry. Cronofy is a SaaS startup that raised $1.6 million in its seed funding round. The Cronofy API allows developers to integrate with their users’ calendars easily and securely no matter which calendar services they use. What are… Read More…
Media Shower writer Matthew MacDonald is well-known for his work in food, travel, and education. Success in writing shouldn’t be measured in bylines and prompt publication checks at first. Those things are nice but when you’re starting out, success in writing should be measured in small victories. How It (Almost) Ended For Me It was… Read More…