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5 Things to Plan for When You Outsource Blog Writing

Blog posts are important for many businesses — in some cases, they can even be the bread and butter of your content marketing strategy. According to a survey of business-to-business content marketers by the Content Marketing Institute, more than 90% of businesses use blog posts for content marketing. Keeping up with that competition can take […]

How Much Does a Ghostwriter Cost for Business Writing?

Content marketing drives your business. Companies leverage content to build their brand, generate sales and nurture leads. But producing content at scale takes time. According to data, it takes over four hours on average for businesses to write a blog post—an increase of 67% over a seven-year span! Ebooks can take twice as long as […]

Here Are the 5 Best Social Media Management Tools for 2023

In 2023, social media is a mainstay. If you’re in marketing, you’re using it. Full stop. Businesses leverage social media because it’s effective. After all, hundreds of millions of people use sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram daily. That’s a lot of eyeballs scrolling through media feeds. And a lot of opportunities for new […]

How Freelancers Support In-house Teams

When you work with freelance writers, you get the benefits of accurate, well-written content without having to hire a full-time writer or assign extra tasks to busy in-house team members. As for finding freelancers, it’s easier than ever. According to CNBC, the gig economy has grown over 15% from 2010 to 2020 as more Americans […]

MozCon Here We Come!

Being good at SEO relies on staying current with what’s working, finding new tactics to test, and discovering new technologies that can help you achieve the ranking and traffic goals you set. I’ve found one of the best ways to do that is attending SEO-focused conferences, and MozCon is one of my absolute favorites. Their […]

Thought Leadership Central: How to Write a White Paper

Comprehensive marketing strategies include many different types of optimized content. Sales funnels often begin with social media ads, pay-per-click ads and other types of microcontent. Advertorials — ads disguised as regular articles — drive traffic to landing pages; blog posts do the same thing. Then you have long-form editorials and white papers. But what are white […]

How Long Should a Blog Post Really Be?

How long should a blog post be? Well, as with many marketing questions, the classic “it depends” is a good answer. The experts behind content analysis tool Yoast say a standard page should be at least 300 words long and cornerstone content should start around 900 words. HubSpot looked at its data and puts the ideal blog […]

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