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How To Share Tweets Privately

Twitter has introduced a new feature called Share via Direct Message which allows you to share tweets privately. You can find this function in the form of an Envelope button (on iOS and Android apps) in the same row as the Like and Retweet. Here’s how you can

Get More Done And Boost Profits With This 3step Process For Hiring Help

Does your business card proudly proclaim “Content Marketing Professional, Chief Cook, and Bottle Washer?” Now’s the time to change that to simply “Content Marketing Professional.” We often take pride in the fact that we’re in charge of every aspect of running our businesses, from doing accounting to changing the light bulbs in the office. But
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Threadsmiths ? Though I Walk Through The Party Of The Wine Of Red I Will Fear No Stain

It?s never been safer to wear white ? Threadsmiths has designed stain-resistant clothing that actually repels liquid.

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Bloomin? Marvellous ? Platform Sends Flowers On Demand

BloomsyBox is a flower delivery startup that brings flowers from farm to doorstep on a subscription based service. Shipping to the United States only, BloomsyBox uses flowers from all over the world.

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Mama Knows Best

HiMama is an early years education app that allows parents to stay up to date with their children?s preschool education. Teachers and daycare providers upload reports to the HiMama app so that parents know exactly how their children are progressing.

The Psychology Behind Web Browsing

When it comes to web site optimization, even global enterprises with dedicated web teams can unintentionally trigger adverse behavior from visitors to their site if they don?t take psychology into account.

The Hugging Will Continue Until Morale Improves

I saw in today's news that Apple open sourced their Swift language. One of the most influential companies in the world explicitly adopting an open source model – that's great! I'm a believer. One of the big reasons we founded Discourse was to build an open source solution that anyone,

The 5 Incredible Free Ftp Clients

A list of awesome free FTP software. There's at least one option for you in this list, whether you use Windows, Mac OS, or Linux.

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The Secret Life Of YoYos

I go there a lot and I’ve seen them do it—they’re lethal.” He made a sudden gesture, like Spiderman throwing a web .

The Future Of Apple's App Store Is Subscriptions

The App Store changed the way we buy software. Can Apple do it again?

6 Free Tools For Creating Your Own Icon Font

Free icon font generators for creating your own icon fonts.

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PB115 How To Get More Subscribers Follows And Connections From Your Blog Readers

Note: this episode can be listened to in the player above or on iTunes or Stitcher.

Getting Blog Readers to Subscribe, Follow and Connect

Welcome to episode 115. Today we are continuing our series on warming up your readers.

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This series began in episode 112 where I presented 4 stages of warming your readers up. Taking them from being completely unaware of you and your blog to taking them to becoming highly engaged readers.

In episode 113, I talk about getting the first eyeball on your blog. Getting the visitor to your blog for the first time, and I talk about some practical techniques to do that.

In episode 114, I talk about how to get people to take a second look and become interested in your blog. I gave some techniques for getting readers to pause and take that second look.

Today I am talking about building a connection with your readers. Even when you get that first eyeball or a second look, chances are, they will leave your site and never return. Today I am giving some practical tips on how to get them to subscribe or give you permission to connect with them again.

In Today?s Episode: How to Get More Subscribers, Follows and Connections From Your Blog Readers

Think carefully about where you want them to connect with you
For me, the best place to connect with blog readers is email
Social media is important too, but it is secondary and there is more risk
Have prominent calls to action on your blog to get the reader?s email
Have at least a subscribe form in the sidebar or in the navigation somewhere
Find other ways to get the reader?s email (some of these may be controversial)
Use popups or welcome mats
Lead Magnets, content upgrades, or op-tins
Cutting edge bloggers are moving away from having one lead magnet or op-tin and are creating multiple op-tins depending on the content the reader is browsing
Get an ongoing opt-in like our 6 months of blog post ideas
Create inspirational posts, like image posts – these seem to get more subscribers – add stronger calls to action if they are getting higher subscriber numbers
Create a series like this we are doing now – daily, weekly, even yearly to keep readers wanting to subscribe for the future content series
Promote your secondary connection points – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. Where ever you and your readers are most active.
Secondary connection points can be promoted in your emails, put links in welcome email
Promote secondary points in blog navigation, sidebar or blog posts
Promote from other social networks, use a tool like SumoMe or Hellobar, cross promote
Opportunity to get the connection even when someone has left your blog – retargeting – Facebook Advertising using a facebook pixel on your blog which enables you to retarget with an ad that goes back to your blog

Examples of Content Upgrades and Lead Magnets

Further Resources on How to Get More Subscribers, Follows and Connections From Your Blog Readers

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How To Update Old Posts On Your Blog (and When You Should Consider Doing it)

Do you update old posts on your blog? Lately I’ve spent quite a bit of time here on ProBlogger in my archives updating old posts – perhaps even more than creating new content for the ProBlogger blog and podcast. It’s something that I’ve done regularly over the years, and a ...more

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Twilio?s New Notify Api Helps Programmers Cleverly Manage Notifications Across platforms

Notifications suck ? for users and developers. Twilio thinks it can help change all of that with its new Notify API, which manages SMS, push and platform notifications. Three main components make up the Notify API: orchestration, messaging and segmentation. Orchestration helps developers assign users to group profiles for bulk messaging, and allows those users to decide when and where they may want to see messages. It also accounts for user activity, and where (and when) a device was used last. In that instance, a user who reliably uses their phone ? but not a developer?s app ? may receive…

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9 Fresh Free Wordpress Themes

Here, we have come again with yet another exciting and fresh compilation of 9 new and fresh WordPress themes that are all new and eye-catching. The list contains WordPress themes for real estate websites, portfolio websites, WooCommerce, businesses, creative agencies, fashion blogs and more. In addition to...

Welcome To The Internet Of Compromised Things

This post is a bit of a public service announcement, so I'll get right to the point:

Every time you use WiFi, ask yourself: could I be connecting to the Internet through a compromised router with malware?

It's becoming more and more common to see malware installed not at the

40 Mobile Apps Onboarding Designs For Your Inspiration

The very first thing users see when downloading an app these days is an onboarding screen. An onboarding screen is like a walkthrough, aimed to introduce what an app does to a user and of course how to use it. Thta’s the simplest way of describing it. Designing

Brutal Vs Schmaltzy ? Exploration Of Rock Band And Pop Website Designs

Like the Jedi will always fight against the dark forces, there will always be a tension between Pop and Rock. When it comes to the music industry, the difference between those two directions is pretty evident: while one serenades of sweet melodramatic songs about love, relationships, betrayal and blah-blah-blah; others shout out about life, problems,...

Zopfli Optimization Literally Free Bandwidth

In 2007 I wrote about using PNGout to produce amazingly small PNG images. I still refer to this topic frequently, as seven years later, the average PNG I encounter on the Internet is very unlikely to be optimized.

For example, consider this recent Perry Bible Fellowship cartoon.

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