How to Setup an RSS Campaign in MailChimp
If you have a blog, odds are you might want to give people the opportunity to receive posts in their inbox. After all, it’s a quick and easy way for them to keep up with your content. Now while there...
View Article18 Types of Blog Posts To Get You Out of a Blogging Rut
Whether you blog for business or for fun, odds are at one point or another you’ll be at a loss for what to post. If you’re stuck in a blogging rut, I’m here to help. Below are 18 types of blog posts...
View ArticleWhy You Should Consider Including the Date on Your Blog Posts
There’s one trend I’ve been noticing lately when it comes to blogging: not including the date on posts. While there are a ton of great reasons to not include the date and I completely understand why...
View ArticleHow to Increase Blog Post Shares on Twitter
If you blog, you’re probably hoping to get your posts in front of as many eyes as possible, am I right? Unfortunately you can’t just write a blog post and expect it to be read by thousands. There’s...
View ArticleTips For Coming Up With Blog Post Ideas When You Have No Idea What to Write...
Blogging sounds easy, doesn’t it? The premise is pretty simple: write a post and publish it. Well anyone who’s been in the blogging world for awhile, knows that’s not the case. There are so many...
View ArticleHow to Get Personal on Your Business Blog Without Alienating Your Readers
It’s the age old question: how do you balance getting personal on your business blog? You’ve probably have tons of things you want to share on your blog, but feel weird doing so because you don’t want...
View ArticleRefreshing Your Blog, Simplified
Back in February I launched Freshen Up: Tips & Tricks to Refresh Your Site. Since then it’s sat there forgotten and unloved. Well, it’s back and it got a makeover in the form of new content and a...
View ArticleShould I Turn Off Comments on My Blog? A Look at Both Sides
It’s a question that’s becoming more and more relevant: should I turn off comments on my blog? While you might be looking for a cut and dry answer, the fact is, there isn’t one. The decision to turn...
View Article5 Ways to Make Your Blog Stand Out
There’s a hell of a lot of blogs on the internet. According to Brandon Gaille a new blog is created every half a second (and that was back in 2013!) With such a vast number of blogs to contend with,...
View ArticleHow to Make Your Popular Posts Work for You
Your popular posts are popular for a reason. People must like them if they’re doing well, right? So rather than have them sit in your archives with the rest of your posts, why don’t you make them work...
View ArticleWhy I Deleted a Blog Post Bringing in 30% of My Site Traffic
When you own a website, you want more traffic, regardless of how many pageviews you’re currently getting. You could be getting millions of views and you’d still want more. Partly because it’s a...
View ArticleHow to Create Click to Tweet Graphics for Your Blog
I’ve discussed before how to customize Click to Tweet links using the Click to Tweet WordPress plugin and CSS, but what if you’re not using WordPress? Or maybe you’d rather not spend all day trying to...
View Article13 Ways to Make Your Site User Friendly
When it comes to your website, one of the most important things to keep in mind is the user experience. After all, you want people to use your site, right? If you don’t make your site user friendly,...
View ArticleAre You Making These Website Mistakes? (+ How to Fix Them)
While I’d like to say there are no rules when it comes to your website, the fact is, there are some things you should and shouldn’t be doing. I wouldn’t necessarily call them rules though. They’re...
View ArticleShould You Use a Third Party Commenting System on Your WordPress Blog? (A...
When it comes to your blog, the decision whether or not to allow comments is a big one. And if decide to go with comments, you then have to decide which commenting system you’ll use. WordPress by...
View Article5 Simple Steps to Grow Your Blog
You’ve been blogging for awhile now and trying to grow your blog, yet you’re not seeing the growth you’re hoping for. There are countless posts in your archives, you leave tons of comments, you’ve...
View Article12 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Blogging
When I first started blogging years ago, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had no plan and no idea how crazy the world of blogging can be. I just simply wanted to blog and have people...
View ArticleHow to Make Pinterest Work For You Without Wasting Hours a Day Pinning
In the world of blogging, Pinterest is a powerhouse. For many of us bloggers, Pinterest is our #1 referrer and drives a ton of traffic to our sites. It’s definitely not something to be taken lightly,...
View ArticleJoin the Community for Website DIYers
As a small business owner, I’m always brainstorming new and exciting ways to provide you with value. In fact, I have a bunch of things in the works that I’ll be revealing over the next few months. I’m...
View ArticleHow to Quickly Launch a Professional Looking Site
Quick! You’re in need of a site. You don’t have time to hire a web designer and you’re not confident enough in your web skills to make it happen yourself. But that doesn’t leave you with many options....
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