Tips, Advice, and Templates from a Blogger Who Has Been in Your Shoes
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SEO for bloggers is a little different than SEO for brands or businesses–rather than optimizing a website, we usually optimize our individual blog posts. I've been researching SEO for bloggers for a while now and wanted to share some of my favorite posts that I've come … [Read more...]
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When setting up your blog's email subscription service, it can be helpful to give away a "freebie" as an incentive for signing up. One efficient way to do this is by setting up an autoresponder that will send the subscriber an email with a link to your free content as soon as … [Read more...]
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After setting up blogger's RSS to email campaigns for them, the most common question I'm asked is, "how do I make changes to my newsletter?" To edit a MailChimp Campaign (RSS to email newsletter) login and: 1. On the left sidebar, click Campaign 2. All the way on the … [Read more...]
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The subscribe button on the sidebar of my blog right now was created by my blog designer. I'm giving you directions to create a signup form through MailChimp, so it won't look exactly like the one in my sidebar now. It'll look like this: Once you set up your MailChimp RSS to … [Read more...]
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I found a service that you need. Yes, you. It doesn't matter if you're a mom, a kid, a blogger, a sports enthusiast, all of the above or none of the above. There is some way that IFTTT can help you. IFTTT stands for "If This, Then That" and is pronounced like "gift" but … [Read more...]
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Follow my blog with Bloglovin What the heck is a blog reader, and why should I use one? To understand readers, you should know what an RSS feed is. You have probably seen them around, as their logo is everywhere: RSS = Rich Site Summary or Real Simple Syndication. An RSS … [Read more...]
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Looking for more blogging tips? Everything But the Posts, my new book, shares tips, advice, and templates for setting up a blog, connecting with your community, and monetizing. It's available in paperback, on Kindle, Nook, and iBooks. _____________ PicMonkey is pretty … [Read more...]
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You have a blog and love it, but want... more. More comments. More interaction. More review and giveaway opportunities. Gotcha. Here are the top three ways to grow your blog–they're quick and simple steps that anyone can follow! Three Ways To Grow Your Blog 1. Be … [Read more...]
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So, you're starting to read blogs but haven't been brave enough to comment quite yet. One day, you'll be brave enough and maybe need some help. "What button do I push?" "Where do I click?" "What do I say? Here's what you need... a tutorial for how to comment on a blog … [Read more...]
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If you're heading to a blog conference this year, you might be thinking about securing a sponsor to help with conference costs such as your ticket, travel, or hotel. It never hurts to reach out to brands that you know to ask if they are interested in sponsoring you, but your … [Read more...]
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SEO. No, not "see-o." It stands for Search Engine Optimization, or "how to make it easier for Google to find your stuff." This tutorial is called SEO for Bloggers because I'm not going to give you an entire SEO class right now–I'm going to tell you how to use Yoast to get a … [Read more...]
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y dear friend Nicole is a hard core coder! She knows bloggers, and knows that sometimes we all need a little code in our life. She has written this post to help you learn some basic code that can help you with your blog. ___________ Code can be intimidating, but its a good … [Read more...]
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There are so many awesome Instagram-related products out there right now, and I want them all. Jewelry with wearagrams, phone cases with casetagram, and a few great My Life products over at Paper Coterie, for starters (I'm getting ready to order this My Life memory box, … [Read more...]
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I have had several new bloggers ask me about installing a wordpress plugin, so I thought this tutorial would come in handy! I should mention that I know this works for self-hosted blogs, but I don't believe it works for WP hosted blogs. Though the tutorial might look a little … [Read more...]
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This week, I thought I would wrap up a few blogging tips I have learned... from tutorials, from helping friends, from playing with my own blog, and a few from bloggy boot camp, as well! Hopefully there is something here for everyone: Blog tip #1: Typing … [Read more...]
