How to Write a Kick-Ass Blog Post

I'm sharing the secrets that have helped me land clients and writing positions for companies like Search Engine Journal, Sprout Social, Adobe, AT&T, and more. Whether you're a beginner or have been creating blog content for a long time, I'll be sharing a number of resources and processes that can be useful to create quality content, efficiently.  ll go through the complete process of writing a truly kick-ass blog post, which includes: Topic development Research Outlining Finding legal to use images Formatting for the web Drafting/editing Using SEO best practices in your content Blog promotion tactics To access all of the resources mentioned throughout the course, visit my website: http://www.the-blogsmith.com/kick-ass-blog/

• Introduction & What to Expect
• #1: Defining "Kick-Ass Blog Post" & Finding Topic Inspiration
• #2: How to Research Like an Expert
• #3: Outlining Your Kick-Ass Blog Post
• #4: Finding Legal to Use Images
• #5: Using a Style Guide & Formatting for the Web
• #6: The First Kick-Ass Draft
• #7: Crash Course in Content SEO: Basics of Keyword Research
• #8 Crash Course in Content SEO: Using Keywords
• #9: Blog Promotion Tactics
• Conclusion & Next Steps