The trick with promoting a website is to get your message to users who matter. There’s no sense in spamming your grandmother with links for a website about hot rod cars. I’m sure you’ve faced this sort of situation on social media. A friend is into something new, such as selling hair shampoo, and everything […]
Blogging
The Blogging category includes posts and articles that cover tips, tutorials and best practices for various areas of creating and operating a blog on the internet today. Discussion includes fundamental and moderately advanced topics in the worlds of goal setting, strategy, technology and more. Additional topics include how to effectively generate content and implement a blog live on the web as well as how to advance and market your website through SEO and social media.
Pertaining to search engine optimization (SEO) specifically...
The SEO posts and articles cover tips, tutorials and best practices for various areas of website search engine optimization on the internet today. Discussion relates to the technical as well as the creative aspects of a fully optimized website. Additional topics include local SEO, quality's effect on website position as well as how specific myths have affected the industry throughout time. We also provide coverage of online communities that assist with the SEO profession.
How Do I Stop Fake Signups For My MailChimp Mailing List?
Question: I’ve got a real problem over here. I am currently using MailChimp as my mailing list provider and for about two years, everything has been fine. I think I’ve managed to collect around 800 email addresses from people who are apparently interested in what I write on my blog. By the way, I have […]
Write With Genuine Integrity For Your Blogging Audience
I’ll be writing a series of posts in this thread that have to do with writing in general and how to best write to connect with your blogging audience. The reason for doing this is two or three-fold; first, I love to write and by this point in my life, I feel that I need […]
Noindex Tag is Bad For Website SEO
I challenge you to prove me wrong on this. Actually, I plead with you to prove me wrong. Someone, please, prove me wrong. Let me ask you a question. Have you ever seen the noindex tag improve the ranking of a website? I’m venturing a guess that you haven’t. I haven’t and I’ve been playing […]
Show Clear Intent When Writing Blog Posts
I write a lot. I mean, a lot. I can be found at my desk for at least 12 hours per day and for most of that time, I’m writing. I obviously enjoy doing what I do or I wouldn’t be doing it. Anyone as diligent as I am can find a variety of things […]
Blogging With a Focus on Writing Mechanics
One of the most important aspects of writing, or in this case, blogging, is simple writing mechanics. I’ve written previously about how to proofread grammar and about why grammar is so important to any blog post, but I’ve yet to discuss specifics related to grammar itself or writing mechanics in general. Trust me, I’ll get […]
How to Check for Grammar, Spelling & Usage Errors While Blogging
I’d like to take a few moments today to discuss some tricks and helpful strategies I’ve learned through the years when it comes to proofreading my blog posts. Since 2006, I’ve written well over 4,000 posts as well as countless articles, emails and anything else you can think of. I spend most of my day […]
Connecting With Your Audience While Writing
Oftentimes, when I write, I think only about what I want to write. I think about whether or not it’s going to be grammatically correct or whether or not it’s going to make sense. I think of the content and how I’m going to feel after I write it, but oddly enough, I don’t think […]
Why Grammar is Important When Writing Blog Posts
Through the years, I’ve met a lot of people who don’t take their grammar seriously. Even folks who write for a living don’t take it as seriously as they should. They have this thought in their heads that as long as they have an idea to express, that’s most of what they need. They think […]
Quick Tips For Proofreading Your Blog Posts
One of the most important things you can do when you’re finished (or as you’re writing) with your blog posts is to proofread them. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve caught mistakes in my own writing. I don’t even want to get into seeing errors with other people’s because it’s just insane out […]