Give Your Hungry Readers A Great Menu
Have you ever eaten at a restaurant with a terrible menu? If you have, then you know it can wreck your meal. You go in to get some much anticipated sustenance only to be left wanting when you are...
View ArticleStep Away From The Bowl Of Categories
You can ruin a great recipe with too much of a good thing. Too much salt, too much sugar, too many eggs or too much flour can ruin everything else already in the bowl. The same can be said for too many...
View ArticleHello, Is Anyone There?
Are you feeling overwhelmed with all this info? Well, today I’m going to make it short and sweet so you can get the info quickly and move along to some of the other tasks we’ve been talking about. If...
View ArticleTo Font Or Not To Font
But where is day 10? Did you miss day 10? It was there. It was all about how to have a better blog too. Did you catch it? Here’s what you might have missed: To have a better blog you need to have a...
View ArticleDon’t Cook With The Oven Door Open
Blogging without a plan is like trying to bake a cake with the oven door open. There’s no heat, no pressure, no intensity right where you need it. That’s bad. When the oven door is closed, the heat is...
View ArticlePhoto Bombing, And Not In A Good Way
Photos can make or break your blog. It sounds so dramatic but it’s totally true. A bad photo or graphic (I’m just going to call them both “photos” in this article) can repel a reader as much as a good...
View ArticleGrow Up And Own It
You know, that title seems a little harsh. But, it’s not really. Because if you are gonna do this blogging thing, you’ve got to pull on your big kid pants and do it right. If you are just joining this...
View ArticleHow To Stay Afloat In The Social Media Seas
Blogging is to social media as mornings are to coffee. You just can’t have one without the other and be successful. Am I right? We’re half-way through our series and here we’re going to tack to spend...
View ArticleTaming The Social Media Beast
Social media works best when it’s working for you. Platforms like Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter are notorious for stealing your stuff. Things like time, confidence, and contentment. But...
View ArticleLearn To Soar With The Eagles On Twitter
If Twitter drives traffic to your blog, you need to master it. Choosing the right social media for your blog is an important ingredient in your recipe for success. If you look at your analytics and...
View Article3 Reasons To Love Facebook
Can anyone really LOVE Facebook? It’s hard to imagine, isn’t it? But yes, in spite of all its quirks and foibles, there are reasons to love Facebook. You don’t love it because it’s a wonky social media...
View ArticleTreasure Hunts Are For Pirates, Not Your Fans
Your readers are not interested in digging for info on your Facebook page. So you need to make it easy for them to find some of your best treasures. And it’s very easy, seriously. For my part, I’m...
View Article6 Reasons Your Facebook Page Is Lame, And How To Fix It
You don’t want to be lame, do you? Facebook makes it hard enough to get your posts seen. Now you find out your page is sub-par. What’s a blogger to do? Well, I’ll tell you.There are a 6 things that...
View ArticleBe PINcredible
Pinterest is like getting a new magazine in the mail, every day! If you are a pinner then you know how true this is. I recommend Pinterest to all newbie bloggers because it is such an easy platform to...
View ArticleThe Chocolate Chips In A Great Blog Recipe
Pinterest is here to stay. Make the most of it. You are a blogger. You want people to visit your site, read your content, and share it with the world. Makes total sense. But what if you could make your...
View ArticleCreate A One-Stop Shop On Pinterest
Does your Pinterest profile have a purpose? It should. You probably came to Pinterest because it was the thing to do and you really didn’t understand it, but you wanted to be hip and cool. So you...
View ArticleFind Your Tribe With Group Boards On Pinterest
Are you looking for some love on Pinterest? The key to getting your pins seen on Pinterest is to make sure they CAN be seen. Pinterest has made this incredibly easy with group boards. Also known as...
View ArticleCommunity Starts With You, And Instagram
Blogging is more than just writing. Successful blogs not only showcase your thoughts and ideas, they are a connecting point between you and your readers. You share great content and your audience gets...
View ArticleHashtag AWESOME!
If you are going to use Instagram, you have to use do it right. Author’s note: I’m feeling sassy today. That is all. Hashtags came into vogue with Twitter. Other social media platforms started picking...
View ArticleGet Out Of The Rat Race And Run With The Bulls
Have you ever thought you were just saying the same things to the same people over and over again? This happens to every blogger. Honestly, it does. You write and you share and you feel like you are...
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