How to Write a Blog Post: A Step-by-Step Guide [+ Free Blog Post Templates]

If you’ve ever read a blog post, you’ve consumed content from a thought leader that is an expert in their industry. Chances are if the blog post was written effectively, you came away with helpful knowledge and a positive opinion about the writer or brand that produced the content. Anyone can connect with their audience…

How to (Easily) Make Perfect Content Calendars in Google Sheets

Perhaps you create spreadsheets to collect data, track campaigns, or organize weekly assignments. But have you ever thought about using spreadsheets to make a calendar? If not, let me tell you why Google Sheets is the perfect tool for your content calendar. If you often work on campaigns for different clients, creating individual calendars in…

How This FORTUNE Brand Studio Exec Built a Content Business on Brainstorming, Budget Constraints, and White Glove Service

Megan Gilbert joined as editorial director to launch FORTUNE Brand Studio. Four years later, she’s the vice president and has helped grow it to $16 million in revenue. Learn how she leads the agency and why she’s a Content Marketer of the Year finalist.

Abundance and ideas

A colleague got an angry note. It concluded with, “you should know better.” The transgression? The sender was offended that my friend had written a post about a concept she’s been developing for nearly a decade. Of course, no idea is unique, and the posted idea sort of rhymed with one that the professor had…