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? […]
5 Essential Pointers for Dealing with Guest Post Requests
Guest blog posts can benefit a web site in a variety of ways. You may not be getting requests from others to post on your site…yet, but you will one day–and you want to be prepared for that day. How do you do that? Take to heart the tips offered by Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB). They […]
How to Become a Prolific Author by Blogging Books
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could decide to publish a book and just pull out a finished manuscript from a folder? It is nice… I know, because I’ve extracted a potential book manuscript on numerous occasions—usually from the archives of my blog. I’m not talking about deciding to “find” a book on my blog […]
How to Narrow Your Blog Niche for Greater Success
Every blog needs to be directed at a specific audience. However, sometimes being more specific increases your ability to reach the best readers for your site. Today Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) offers tips to help narrow your audience for greater blog success. In the beginning, when you first started your blog, you didn’t know what you […]
How Much of Your Book Can You Publish on Your Blog?
“How much of my book content can I safely publish on my blog if I want to attract a traditional publishing deal?” I get asked this question frequently. And in the last year, my answer has changed. Why? The publishing industry changes all the time. That means what agents and publisher want or accept changes, […]
How to Take Your Own Beautiful Blog Post Photos
Bloggers usually think of themselves as writers—not photographers. But in the current online environment, images have a tremendous ability to attract an audience and engage readers. That’s why bloggers need to learn how to take blog post photos. Today, freelance writer and ghostwriter Sanjay Bojan (@sanjaybojan) provides some tips to help you begin taking beautiful […]
The Best Ways to Use Anchor Texts for Better Blog SEO
Writers who become bloggers don’t always consider search engine optimization (SEO) when they write blog posts. If you are one of those writers who writes posts and hopes they will attract readers, its time to pay attention and begin practicing some basic SEO strategies. Today, freelance writer and ghostwriter Sanjay Bojan (@sanjaybojan) provides some basic […]
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