February 2014


Sub-Headers Matter: Organizing Your Company Blog

Sub-Headers Matter: Organizing Your Company Blog

It is important to format content properly as many individuals searching the Internet do not thoroughly read through data online. Those that do examine their content can have a hard time following the direction of the data if it is not clearly organized and defined. The written piece must be first organized in the mind of the author before it can be understood in the mind of the reader. An outline can often help with this organization, with the categorized items then becoming the sub-headers. Section Headers in Action  It […]

Featured User of the Week – Tank Marketing

While we have been giving Users the opportunity to learn more about our Writers and their experience, we would like to give Writers the chance to learn more about the Users they write for. This week, we are featuring owner of  Tank Marketing, Rich Bernstein. Rich has answered a few questions on behalf of his company in order for Writers to get a better idea of the type of content Tank Marketing is looking for. Seeking content from a variety of niches, he gives Writers room for creativity and  offers advice for […]

Get Yourself Noticed: How to Construct the Perfect CV

Get Yourself Noticed: How to Construct the Perfect CV

If you’re a Writer, then you fully understand the importance of getting your name out there and snagging the perfect job. While networking and samples of work are great tools for getting hired, your biggest asset is your resume. Your resume should stand out, place your best qualities forward, and make employers want to hire you. Read on for how to create the perfect resume: Promote Yourself The purpose of your resume is to promote your strengths, and to highlight your talents, abilities, and experience. You want to include anything […]

Blogging in 2014

Blogging in 2014

What are your plans for your blog in 2014? Are you working on improving the content on your blog? What about the way you market your blog? Will blogging see a major shift throughout the year? While a great deal of content is created and shared each day, it can make blogging a difficult challenge for many marketers. Here are some tips that will help you keep your blog relevant with readers. Mobile Apps One of the major changes for blogging in 2014 will include the integration of mobile apps. […]

FEATURED WRITER OF THE WEEK – KAREN HARRICHARAN (HAPPYGIRLK28)

FEATURED WRITER OF THE WEEK – KAREN HARRICHARAN (HAPPYGIRLK28)

This weeks Featured Writer segment stars Karen Harricharan (username: happygirlk28). Karen has been with Content Runner since August 2013. She has written a variety of articles in niches such as Law, Education and Art & Design. If you would like to get in contact with Karen, she can be reached through her profile. Continue reading to learn more about What made you decide to choose Content Runner? I chose Content Runner because the article assignments are so diverse.  With Content Runner, I can enjoy my career while staying fresh and […]

5 Components of a Successful Blog Post

5 Components of a Successful Blog Post

Blog posts have become a critical way of maintaining relationship with clients, connecting with customers, promoting products or services, exchanging ideas, learning about yourself and reflecting on your activities or business and maintaining creativity. But a blog without direction is a blog that’s ineffective, and a blog that’s ineffective fails to engage readers and increase readership. To avoid making common blogging mistakes that turn readers off, continue reading to learn how to ensure you are maintaining a successful blog. 1. Create an Engaging Post Title Picking the post’s title can […]

Have a Love Affair with Content Marketing

Have a Love Affair with Content Marketing

Love is in the air here at Content Runner from Matt’s passion of coding to Tawny’s love of language, we are crazy about creating content for the masses that is as engaging and well-received as it is informative. While the primary goal of adding content to your website is to increase your SEO and inform your readers about the topic at hand—your content must be engaging in order to keep your readers coming back time and time again. Creating engaging content requires your voice to be creative in your writing, […]

Featured Team Member – Stacy Rost

Featured Team Member - Stacy Rost

This week we’re switching things up a bit and highlighting the efforts of one of our own Content Runner team members. Editor, Stacy Rost, has been with Content Runner since its inception and has had a major role in recruiting Writers; applying feedback given from Writers to improve features offered by our platform and assisting with the development of the overall design of the website. While you can find her mini-biography on the Content Runner About Us page, you can continue reading to get an in-depth look at Stacy and find out what […]

Site Features: Style Guides

Site Features: Style Guides

Every User in Content Runner will be given template instructions, or Style Guides, that will allow them to direct Writers on how the content should be formatted based on the type of content they need. While each article will have a separate set of instructions (Order Notes) that will tell Writers the exact topic of the piece, Style Guides serve as guidelines that will apply to every article of that nature in order to control formatting, tone, and writing style. Of course, any User can add as many Style Guides […]

Don’t Get Burned: How to be the Daenerys Targaryen of Content Marketing!

Don't Get Burned: How to be the Daenerys Targaryen of Content Marketing!

Content marketing is an important part of any company’s internet based marketing strategy and creating high quality content is really the next step in the evolution of SEO. Gone are the strategies that used to focus on keyword density and meta keyword tags as a way to attract organic traffic to your website. The renewed emphasis on content has been driven by changes Google and other search engine companies have made to their search algorithms. Updates to Googles Panda algorithm designed to weed out content farms and the Penguin algorithm designed to filter spam […]