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Thanks for taking a moment to check in with the Copyblogger community.

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I'm Stefanie, Copyblogger's Editor-in-Chief, and below you'll find your weekly dose of tips and resources to strengthen your content marketing skills. Scroll on!

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The Secret to Relationship Building with Influencers (without the Awkward)

There’s one not-so-secret ingredient that fuels relationship building and makes SEO work. It also makes social sharing work. Referrals, too.

No need to be mysterious about it — it’s links. Links make the web go around. They’re why it’s called a web in the first place.

When good websites link to you, those links are votes of confidence. Get enough votes and you win.

The hard part of this sensible SEO tactic? Getting enough of the right links, from the right people. To do that, you need two things:

1. Great stuff to link to
2. Relationships with solid web publishers

We hammer you endlessly with advice on the first thing, so this article helps you out with the second category.

Keep reading: The Secret to Relationship Building with Influencers (without the Awkward)

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Behind the Scenes

This week on The Copyblogger Podcast, Tim Stoddart and Ethan Brooks take you behind the scenes for a real-time look at the re-launch of Tim’s brand, Sober Nation.

You'll learn about:

• Opportunities in the lead-gen industry
• How to price ad products
• Pro SEO tips

Plus, more insights on how to build and grow an online business.

Listen now: Behind the Scenes

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ICYMI: 5 Content Entrepreneur Guides

In case you missed any of March's blog posts, check out these 5 full of content entrepreneur guidance:

• How to Create Digital Products (That People Actually Want)
• A Manifesto for Professional Writers: The 10 Pillars of Disciplined Creativity
• 30 Sure-Fire Tips to Become a Successful Freelance Writer
• Quit Annoying Your Audience! 3 Simple Steps to Write Better Content
• How to Make Money as a Freelance Writer: 15 Writing Business Essentials

Be sure to bookmark your favorites and share them with your audience!

Talk with you again soon,

Stefanie Flaxman
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, COPYBLOGGER MEDIA