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GDPR: Everything You Need To Know About The EU GDPR

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Warning. There’s a new four-letter acronym in town. No, it’s not a swear word. Until recently, no-one had heard of it, but now everyone is talking about it. And it’s getting people really worked up. GDPR. Or more correctly, EU GDPR.

It’s a new privacy law from Europe that potentially affects everyone from beginning bloggers to big businesses and promises heavy fines for those who don’t comply.

This is what I mean.

If you’re a blogger or other on-line business person. If you have an email list. If you collect, process or hold any other personal data for people on your list or members of your tribe. And if anybody on your list is a citizen of the European Union (EU), then the GDPR (EU GDPR) applies to you. And a breach of the EU GDPR can close your business and bankrupt you. More about that in a moment.

But first, some more information about the EU GDPR.

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The Ultimate Guide To The Best MailChimp Alternatives

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Email isn’t dead. And in the kingdom of email, MailChimp used to be king. That’s because MailChimp is synonymous with email marketing. So it’s kind of weird to think there could be any MailChimp alternatives free or paid.

But there are!

As iconic as MailChimp is, and notwithstanding the awesome MailChimp forever free price plan, there are some fantastic alternatives to MailChimp out there. Just like you have Tesla alternatives or ActiveCampaign alternatives just to give two examples.

Here is the reality.

There were some amazing MailChimp alternatives 2017. There were some awesome MailChimp alternatives 2018. There are currently some fantastic alternatives to MailChimp in 2019. And there will be some great MailChimp alternatives 2020!

In this article, I am going to show you the 8 best MailChimp alternatives on the market today in real time!

But first.

Let’s explore email marketing, email automation and email service providers, so we are singing from the same hymn sheet!

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How To Start A Blog And Earn Money – The Definitive Step By Step Tutorial

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Starting a blog is the easiest way to build an online platform, develop your brand and make money online.

And in this step-by-step tutorial, I will show you how to start a blog and earn money. You will learn how to set up a professional blog in less than 15 minutes. As an added bonus, I will also show you how to make money blogging.

But first…

I do not recommend running your blog on a free platform like Blogger.com or WordPress.com. Don’t get me wrong – those platforms are okay if all you care about is writing your thoughts and sharing ideas.

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The Definitive Guide To The Top 12 Email Service Providers For Bloggers

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Size matters. What is the size of your email list? I mean, how many people do you have on your email list? And talking about your email list, which of the email service providers looks after your list?

Back to size. Is your email list:

  • Anemic?
  • Teeny weeny?
  • Non-existent? or
  • Huge?

If you have a product to sell or an affiliate offer to promote, can you send an email to a targeted list of at least 2,500 engaged subscribers who love to read your emails?

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[Case Study] How To Easily Monetize Your Blog With Just One Plugin!

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I get it! When you’re just starting out as a blogger, monetizing a blog can be challenging. No, scratch that. As a new blogger, it is a lot of hard work to monetize your blog. And it can be very overwhelming.

Where do you start? There are so many products, services and companies to promote, so many applications to make, so many forms to complete, and so many passwords to remember. And how do you keep a tab of them?

And can I be honest? Those income reports of bloggers who (against all the odds) somehow manage to make thousands of dollars in their first month blogging doesn’t help. Right ?

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Blogging [9 Reasons Most Bloggers Don’t Make It]

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Let’s be real. Although anyone can own a blog, blogging isn’t for everyone. Ouch! I’m sorry if that offends you 🙁

This is a lesson I learnt quite early in my blogging career. That’s right! You can have a richly rewarding career as a pro blogger.

There may be an estimated 152 million blogs worldwide with 1,896 blog posts published every minute or about 3.39 million blog posts published daily. There are so many blogs because people just start blogging without learning how to blog, how to create a blog, how to start a blog or even the best way to start a blog! And this is such a big shame because there is so much blogging resource out there. I mean, there are blogging sites for beginners with tips for good blogging, blogging tips for beginners and a wealth of information on how to start a successful blog.

Still, blogging isn’t for everybody! And I will tell you why in a moment.

But first, what’s a blog. And who’s a blogger?

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As Irresistible As Puppies [7 Killer Lead Magnet Ideas]

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Let’s face it! Without an irresistible lead magnet, your landing page will not convert.

This is what I mean…

People don’t like sharing their personal information. And they certainly don’t like to part with their precious email addresses. Particularly if they don’t know who you are. So, when they get to your landing page, they’re naturally skeptical. Consequently, their guard is up. Even before they look at what you have to say.

The Real Reason People are not Signing up to Your List

Your prospects are probably already on a hundred and one email lists, and are getting bombarded daily with advertising messages. So the last thing they want is to get more junk in their email inbox from yet another company or individual trying to sell them stuff!

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How to Supercharge Your Email Marketing Strategy

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Quick question: What’s your email marketing strategy?This is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth: As a content marketer, without an email marketing strategy, a strategy for building an email list, you’re prepped to fail.

But first…

You know what is incredibly frustrating? And terribly annoying?

Spending hours, sometimes days or in extreme cases weeks, creating the perfect email. Crafting, tweaking, designing, perfecting and turning it into a beautiful work of art.

You then click ‘send’ with aplomb!

Only to be brought down to earth, when you look at your stats…

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Unstoppable: Jon Morrow’s Top 10 Tips for Boosting Blog Traffic

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Have you ever wished you could peer inside the mind of a blog traffic genius who has masterminded over 200 million page views, like the unstoppable Jon Morrow, and find out exactly how he does it?

Well… here’s your opportunity.

This is your chance to find out not only how he does it, but also, how you can become a very successful (or a more successful) blogger or writer.

But first, a fascinating fact about this guy: He is paralyzed from the neck down!

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