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How-To Create the Perfect Company Blog

January 4, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

[ad#Top-Popular Posts] A company blog is extremely challenging to do well. The biggest challenge (which is not unique to a company blog) is finding the time to do it. Everyone’s swamped and blogging was just never part of the plan. But it should be. Blogging is the single best way of generating sustained, quality buzz […]

Filed Under: Blog Tips

Blogging Tip: Click Your Own Links

September 7, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

I love linkbait. Whether you’re linking to A-list bloggers or new bloggers that fit your niche doesn’t matter. Linking to get people’s attention is a great strategy. But don’t stop there. The people you’ve linked to might not notice the link. And that defeats much of the reason for linking in the first place. If […]

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Beat Writer’s Block By Reading and Commenting More

August 13, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

Writer’s block is horrible. You might feel like your brain is caught in a choking smog, or surrounded by an impenetrable, concrete wall. When struck with writer’s block I feel like I’m simultaneously trudging through quicksand and being punched in the face. Nasty, nasty stuff. Writer’s block seems to hit most acutely when I’m overwhelmed […]

Filed Under: Blog Tips, Productivity

Blog Hack: Link to New Blogs and Get More Readers

August 8, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

All bloggers are surrounded by their own blog communities. But the number of blogs within any given community is finite. It’s certainly not a walled garden, but growing thenetwork of people you communicate with regularly takes time. As a result, bloggers often link to the same people over and over. That’s not a bad thing: […]

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How To Write Eye-Popping Headlines While Exhausted

June 12, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

Being exhausted from lack of sleep is no reason to skimp on a great headline for your blog post. In fact, you might just do a better job because you’re exhausted. I’m working off 2-4 hours of sleep per night. You can thank baby Quinn for that. And it’s definitely affecting the quantity of my […]

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5 Steps to Writing the Best Blog Posts Possible

May 1, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

There’s no magic formula for writing a blog, mostly because there are so many kinds, and different ways of approaching blog writing; which is what makes the blogosphere such an interesting place. The personal journal lives on, but we’ve evolved the blog format to help us get news, insight, how-to guidance and so much more. […]

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The Best Headlines Are Not Just Written For Google or Digg

March 28, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

Very few people write headlines for search engines. Very few people write headlines for digg. Even FEWER people write headlines for people. Many people think the purpose of writing better headlines is for search engines or sites like digg. It can be. There’s no denying the importance of search engines for long-term traffic growth, or […]

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Does Your Blog Design Matter?

March 14, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

“Put your best foot forward.” “First impressions count.” “Are you wearing clean underwear? What happens if you get hit by a bus and have to be taken to the hospital?” Aside from the fact that your mother most likely uttered all of these to you at some point in your life, what else are these […]

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10 Things To Do After You Launch Your Blog

March 13, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

You’ve launched your new blog…now what? You want to share your ideas with the world. You want to make a name for yourself. You want to stand out. You want to have some fun too, learn a bit and leverage blogging in other aspects of your life (both personal and business.) All true? Then get […]

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10 Questions To Ask Before Launching Your Blog

March 12, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

Setting up a blog is a combination of 20,000 foot vision and nitty gritty details. You can’t have a successful blog without thinking about high level questions — What’s its purpose? Who do I want to connect with? Why am I blogging? At the same time you can’t be successful without getting into the details. […]

Filed Under: Blog Tips

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Ben Yoskovitz

Founding Partner at Highline Beta, a hybrid venture studio and VC firm that works with large, ambitious companies to identify new areas of opportunity through internal and external innovation.

Previously I was VP Product at VarageSale and GoInstant (acq. $CRM), and Founding Partner at Year One Labs.

Angel investments include: Breather, Spoiler Alert, SendWithUs and others.

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