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 […]
An Introduction to Using WordPress Plugins to Help Blog a Book
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 […]
5 Quick Tips for Consistently Improving Blog Post Engagement
Engaging your readers attention on a consistent basis can seem tough. But on some days, bloggers also struggle to engage themselves enough to write yet-another post. So how do you and your readers stay engaged in your content? Write better blog posts. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) offers five tips to help you improve reader engagement […]
How to Blog Your Way to a Solid Brand Identity
Most writers and many bloggers pay little attention to the need to create a brand for themselves, their sites, and their books. That’s a mistake…especially if you want to blog successfully. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) how to develop a solid brand identity as you write, publish, and share your blog posts. Publishing a blog isn’t […]
How to Create an Effective Blog Content Marketing Strategy
Blogging is a content marketing strategy. However, it’s not enough just to blog if you want your strategy to drive readers to your website, services, or books. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) offers tips on how to create an effective content marketing strategy. Blogging constitutes an integral part of your content marketing strategy. In fact, it’s […]
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 […]
The Most Powerful Way for Bloggers to Consistently Increase Productivity
Are you a productive blogger? If so, you write posts and publish them consistently. You also work in a focused manner on your book manuscript, which may or may not be part of your blogging endeavors. And you use your time effectively; you’re on purpose when you sit down at your computer to write. If […]
15 Essentials for an Effective Blog
A lot of bloggers ask me to look at their websites and provide feedback. Over and over again, I suggest the same changes because their sites are missing the essentials of an effective blog. Yes, you can slap up a blog, which is a website. But if it doesn’t have certain elements, you’ll find yourself […]
Essential Tips for Bloggers on How to Avoid Being Hacked
If you’ve ever been hacked or seen a website that has been hacked, you know how scary it can be. But there are ways to avoid letting hackers take over your blog. To help you secure your site, Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) offers some easy—but essential—tips for keeping the hackers at bay. I had a client […]
Why Time Management is an Essential Skill for Bloggers
Blogging takes consistency and planning. You need to know how to manage your time so your posts show up on schedule. Today, Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) offers some advice on time-management specifically for bloggers you’ll find tremendously useful—if you put that advice to use. How long has it been since you published your last blog post? […]
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