Plugins provide a blogger or blog-to-book author with the special features and automation a blog theme lacks. Plus, they improve the blogging process and make it more effective. Therefore, it’s essential for bloggers to understand plugins…and use them. This is especially true if you are blogging a book. So, today Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) provides an […]
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Essential Plugins and Widgets for Blogs and Blogged Books
A WordPress.org blog comes with the essentials. You might call these the basics—some widgets and plugins. To make your blog run smoothly and efficiently with less work on your part, add plugins. If you are blogging a book, also install specific plugins to help your visitors read the book. Plugins add features to your site […]
5 Things Successful Bloggers Always Do Consistently
Some things never change. Despite the constant updates in search engine algorithms, that statement rings true of the things bloggers need to do consistently to succeed. Indeed, some blogging best practices stay the same…always. The five I’ve listed below fall into this category. These practices are just as necessary now—in 2025—as when I began blogging […]
5 Powerful SEO Hacks All Bloggers Need to Use
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can seem complicated and overwhelming to a blogger, especially if you don’t consider yourself enormously techie. However, if you don’t learn to use essential SEO hacks, your blog will suffer and won’t attract readers. If you are going to do all the work involved in blogging, blogging a book, or blogging […]
How to Master Yoast’s SEO Keyword Tool
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a must if you want your blog to succeed. But most writers have no idea how to put keywords to use and gain traffic. Nor do they have the time or desire to figure it out or the money to hire someone to do it for them. But SEO doesn’t […]
How to Use Categories and Tags to Structure Your Content
You’ve got your blog up and running. And you’ve been producing lots of content. That’s a good thing…until readers feel challenged to find posts on the topics they most need. That’s when you want to use categories and tags. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) explains how and when to use both tools. As your blog grows, […]
5 WordPress Site Settings Necessary for Successful Blogging
You’ve set up your website using WordPress. You are almost ready to go live with it and to publish your first blog post. Wait! There are a few settings you need to change first. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), explains which ones to change and why. When you first install WordPress, the default settings make it […]
Choosing a WordPress Theme for Your Blog
After you register a domain name, choose a web hosting service, and create your WordPress blog, it’s time to give your site a “design.” That means you must choose a WordPress theme. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, shows you how to choose a theme for your site. (This […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Creating a WordPress Blog or Website
To blog a book, you have to have a blog. Your blog serves as or resides on a website. After you register a domain name and choose a web hosting service, it’s time to download website software and create your WordPress blog. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, takes […]
How to Create a Budget for Your Blog
Not all blogs are created free. Some blogs cost…up to four figures for their design. And then comes the cost of keeping that blog running every month. Here’s the good news: You get to decide what you spend on your blog, and the way you do that is by creating a budget. In this post, […]
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