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 […]
Befriend Your Competition to Grow Your Blog and Book Audience
If you think your competition is the enemy, think again. Authors (and bloggers) benefit greatly by developing relationships with others in their niche. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress) explains why this is true and how to connect with your competitors to increase the audience for your blog and book. Before I became an author, I thought […]
How to Encourage More Comments on Your Blog Posts
You’ve got blog readers but no comments on your posts. That’s a common problem faced by bloggers. But you know more engagement means higher Google ranking for you website. So… How can you get more comments on your blog posts? Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, describes two strategies […]
3 Steps for Planning Your Book-Based Online Course
Developing an online course offers authors one of the most effective ways to repurpose book-based content, gain readers, and make more money. There are many ways to approach course creation. Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, has broken the process down to three steps. Read on to learn more. As […]
6 Ways Blogging can Help You Write Your Memoir
Memoirists think the blog-a-book strategy won’t work for them. However, it will. In fact, blogging a memoir post by post offers writers some powerful benefits. Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, outlines six distinct ways in which blogging a book can help you get clarity on and write your […]
Is Guest Blogging Still an Effective SEO Technique in 2020?
Guest blogging has always been a staple for bloggers who want more visibility and increased search engine optimization (SEO). And it’s a great way to get the word out about your book when it’s published. But does it still work in 2020? Today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, answers […]
How to Leverage Influencers to Expand Your Blog’s Reach
Reach—how far your blog content travels after you publish it on your site or share it on social media—is an essential aspect of growing your audience. But sometimes it can seem as if your posts land at your feet. There is a way to leverage other blogger’s reach, though, and today, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a […]
3 Proven Ways to Grow Your Blog Audience
Blogging isn’t like the movie Field of Dreams. If you build it—your blog, they—your readers—will not come. You need a plan to attract a blog audience, and you must work that plan. In this post, Jay Artale (@BirdsOAFpress), a digital nomad and full-time writer and blogger, offers several audience-building strategies that work…and work well. When […]
