Blog Tip: Mobilize Your Blog (Part 1) • Pugly Pixel. Overcast and cloudy, or rather, "Mostly Cloudy," is the forecast that I pray for as I squint into my iPhone weather app at 5:30 every morning. But, just my luck, I usually get "Sunny" or "Partly Cloudy", which usually turns out to be "Mostly Sunny". Oh, but not so today, my friends. Today I got "Rain" --- glorious afternoon rain! Ok, ok, the perfect day would have been a day without precipitation, but I'll take what I can get. Why? Rain means clouds and an overcast sky means that there won't be any directional light and that's exactly what I was hoping for. Breanna rose / for bloggers : facebook apps guide.
After I gave my facebook a good overhaul last week, several people asked me me how to do it. So, I thought this would be a good topic to cover on my “for bloggers” column. With that said, let’s all make our facebook pages pretty. Here is how : 01. PLAN Before you go crazy adding apps or uploading your own images, please please please, give it some thought. When people come to your page, they will see three things up top : Your cover photo, profile picture, and apps. That’s three areas of potential real estate for you to plan how you sell yourself. . * The sizes for all your space goes like this : Cover photo, 851 x 315 pixels. 02 ADD APPS Now it’s time for the fun part – apps. . • TWITTER I used this app. . • BLOG FEED This app via NetworkedBlogs is great for grabbing posts from your blog and housing them on facebook, too. . * Please do note that the above app was free when this tutorial was written, but I’ve received numerous notes that you now have to pay. 03. 04.
So that’s it! Happy-Go-Lucky: Create and Share - Blogging Tips and Tutorials. This week’s Create & Share party is all about blogging tips and tutorials. We thought it might be helpful to share useful blogging tips and tutorials that are beneficial to having a successful blog. Plus, we love finding tips and tricks and we want to share them with all of you!!
Here are a few we found: 7. Here is what Andreea had to say: Are you wondering how to get more out of each blog post you write? I personally implemented every single one of the tips from 1-20 for this specific post ( and I was able to get over 10,000 repins on Pinterest and a few hundred shares on Twitter and Facebook. 8. 12 Things To Do After You’ve Written A New Blog Post – Another awesome infographic on how to promote your post after you’ve written it. Now we want you to share any important blog tips, tutorials, and tricks you’ve found helpful. Thank you for stopping by my little corner of the web. Blogging Basics: 11 Blogging for Profit Posts! Jessica brought us 11 weeks of Blogging For Profit posts and I must say it has certainly helped me! The month prior to her posts starting in September, I made slightly over $100.00 per month on Google Adsense.
By following her tips, I have seen that grow to over 400 bucks! Plus, with the holidays upon us, I am expecting more income! In case you missed them, here they are again in all their glory! Week 1 - Introduction to Jessica Martin, Blogging for Profit Expert and list of what she is going to teach us! Week 2 – Know Why You Blog! Week 3 – Ten Ways to Earn Blogging Money – get right into the heart of how to make an income from this crazy online world! Week 4 – 15 Ways to Find New Content… we all tend to get stuck occasionally or simply need some back up posts in case of unfortunate circumstances. Week 5 – Using Images to Create Compelling Content – with Pinterest netting out the bulk of blog traffic these days, everyone is on the hunt for the ways to better images.
Blogging 101. 80+ Blogging Tips & Tricks. 15 Pinterest Boards for Blogging Tips & AdviceBlogging With Kids. I actually find these blogging and social media Pinterest boards few and far between. It seems every blogger has one in their boards, but often they’re close to empty. So I’m excited to share some boards that are filled with how to’s and information in all aspects of blogging. From photography to Blogger to social media to ebooks. You’ll find your answers in these 15 Pinterest Boards for Blog Tips & Advice.
To start you off, the Blogging With Kids Pinterest Boards are ones you’ll want to follow for sure. 15 Pinterest Boards for Blog Tips & Advice Blogging Pinterest boards from the big wigs: Social Media Infographics: A social media board specifically for those infographics that are so handy to check out by Your Social Media. Pinterest boards to make your blog pretty: Blog Design & Tips: Make your blog pretty with the design tips pinned here by Happy Homebird.Social Media Icon Sets: Some seriously pretty amazing (and pretty!) Pinterest boards for the business side of blogging: Three of My Favorite Blogging Resources at A New Kind of Normal. I’ve mentioned a thousand couple of times how excited I am about going to Bloggy Bootcamp in Atlanta in October but have I told you that I’m also now registered for my second blog conference?!
That’s right! I’m registered for Type-A Parent Conference 2012! The conference isn’t until next June but I got a steal on the ticket thanks to Super-Early Bird pricing! The best part is the location! Just an hour away from the lovely place I call home! So to get ready for all of the bloggy fun in my future, I thought I would share some of my favorite blog resources. 1 – The SITS Girls – Seriously, you NEED to be a part of this group. 2 – MomComm – I started following Melissa, a fellow NC’er, on her personal blog Adventuroo & completely fell in love (yes I totally have a social media crush!).
3 – Eli Rose Social Media – These are some completely amazing ladies! These are just 3 of my many favorite resources! The Marketing Agents | Search, Social & Mobile Marketing SecretsThe Marketing Agents | Reach More Of Your Ideal Customers. Serendipity and Spice: Best of 2012 #8 - Legal Stuff for Bloggers. This week’s New Blogger Series is… Legal Stuff Yup, believe it or not there are some legal necessities to get out of the way- who knew that being a blogger could bring about legal issues- I didn’t realize until this week that you could be sued! SCARY!! So I decided this needed to be a TOP Priority for our blogging series!
First, you need to copyright your blog. So, why should I copyright my blog? Go to Web Weaver and use the copyright generator for free to get a copyright. Now that your blog is copyrighted now you need a Terms of Use/Service for your blog. Next up is a privacy policy. Do you have any ads running on your blog? (Do you have a Social Spark account yet? Finally, you need a Disclaimer Policy for your blog. I urge you to please take the 30 minutes it took me to set all of this up so you are protected! Check out these other Blogger Tips: How to Make Your Photos Pin-Worthy Creating a Custom Watermark If you liked this post please share it: Like this: Like Loading... Or so she says...: Blogging. Or so she says...: My Top 10 Blogging Tips for Beginners. Blog Tip of the Day | vmac+cheese. Posted on September 13, 2012 Everyone always talks about how important social media is to building any kind of brand these days, from a Fortune 500 company to a fresh, new lifestyle blog.
The reality though, is that for many of us (me completely and 100% included), it’s extraoardinarily difficult to manage a comprehensive social media program when you’re working, or have a family, or just want to have a life. I mean, major corporations have entire teams of people whose sole job is to monitor Twitter. It’s tough when it’s just you and you have a million other things demanding your attention throughout the day (just me?). Beyond actually publishing stuff on Twitter or Facebook, you then start wondering, “Are all my efforts actually working?” So today, I wanted to share six different services and/or ideas with you that might help make your social media life a little easier — especially if you’re a blogger! (PS — You can also get lots more info on social media over at The B Bar!) 10 Blogging Boards to Follow on Pinterest - Blogging with Simply Stacie.
Blogging with Simply Stacie Blogging Tips Brewed Fresh 10 Blogging Boards to Follow on Pinterest January 6, 2013 by stacie · 15 Comments Pinterest isn’t just recipes and crafts. In fact, you can find a wealth of information about blogging! I have two blogging related boards: Blogging Tips and a group blogging board, Blogging. I’ve also discovered ten awesome blogging boards to follow. Filed Under: Pinterest · Comments cathy henatyszen says: January 7, 2013 at 12:18 am i’m so itching to start a blog… ran a Bulletin Board System over 20 yrs ago it’s so different now… lots to figure out and try to learn Reply Makeupwishes says: January 7, 2013 at 12:21 am Thanks for sharing. Trackbacks How Can I Get Traffic To My Blog with Pinterest for Beginners says: January 10, 2014 at 1:33 pm […] own boards and hey… they might follow you back.
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Today’s post is all about formatting your blog posts to maximize their potential to be indexed by search engines and to save you valuable time when blogging. And we all like to save time, don’t we? Laurie Turk created a great checklist which breaks down the anatomy of a blog post and is available to anyone who purchases a membership for the workshop. How to Format Blog Posts To Make Money and Save Time Main Goal of your Blog Post As a blogger your head is probably full of post ideas that are just itching to get out. Want to know more about SEO? Title of the Blog Post Sometimes I think the hardest step in writing a blog post is coming up with a title. URL of the Post. Content Brew | The Best Blogging Course You Will Ever Take - Blogging with Simply Stacie. Last year I took MomComm’s Content Brew course and it was well worth it. I’m still using her tips and the content calendar to plan posts and I found it really helped me get focused and organized.
MomComm has opened up registration for another session of Content Brew! If you need direction in creating fresh, exciting content, then this is the class for you. Space usually fills up quick so don’t want too long before registering. Here’s what you will learn: Day 1: Getting to Know the Content CalendarDay 2: Planning and Creating Blog Content Ideas (Part 1)Day 3: Planning and Creating Blog Content Ideas (Part 2)Day 4: Planning and Creating Content for Facebook and TwitterDay 5: The Art of Using the Right Words to Drive TrafficDay 6: Keep Fresh Content Brewing Using EvernoteDay 7: Finding and Keeping Track of Content to ShareBonus: Easy Automation to Shelve Ideas and Articles for Content Planning The best part about this course is that you can do it at your own pace.
Blogging Archives - Blogging with Simply Stacie. Buy the Book. Need New Blog Topics? Here’s 10 Ways to Find Them! When you’ve been blogging for a while, it can get to a point where it’s hard to come up with new topics to blog about. It can seem as if you’ve covered everything imaginable. However, there are always new developments in any industry or niche that you can write about and there are always fun new things that you can do with your loyal blog readers. Check out these 10 ways to find new blog topics to write about and then get to writing new posts for your blog today! Read: 5 Tips for Coming Up with Post Topics You Haven’t Tried Check: Five Simple Ways to Generate Ideas for Your Blog Without Getting a Headache!
Also Read: Are You Finding Yourself Short of Ideas or Short of Time? 1. Doing something out of the ‘norm’ for your blog might be just what you need to get readers more involved in what you have to say, no matter what you’re talking about. 2. Read: When to Allow Guest Posts on Your Blog 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Read: How to Drive Traffic to Website from StumbleUpon 8. 9. 10. Article by John Mak. Panic at the Dashboard! Finding Blog Topics. You know you need to update your blog. You’ve opened your browser, you’ve opened up your blogging platform, and now the cursor is staring at you accusingly, flashing that annoying flash on white… What the hell do you write about? Now, I’m not talking about writer’s block. Writer’s block is when you know what you should blog about but the words won’t come. We’ve written plenty about writer’s block here at MomCrunch; there are things you can do to tackle that beast.
But today I’m just going to talk about finding things to write about. Here are some great ways to find cool things to blog about. Start with Google Trends. Then? It helps, tremendously, if you pick things you are passionate about. Another great tool combined with the Google Trends/News idea is an old standby: an editorial calendar.
Another great bit of advice is to do this. You get the point. How to Convert Pinterest Visitors to Subscribers | Building Readership, Pinterest. Interact! 7 blog layout tips to engage your reader - The Flourishing Abode. Why is it that we blog? Why not just write in a journal? The specific answers may vary, but in the end it all comes down to the audience – the readers. Maybe you want to make people laugh, maybe you want to offer people help, maybe you want to share stories, maybe you want to draw traffic to make money. It’s all variations on a theme: finding readers. Because if we didn’t want readers, we would just write in in a private journal.
So when people land on your site, if they are your target readership, you want them to stick around, get to know you and get hooked! What should be at the top of the page? And as in all the previous posts in this blog redesign series, my friend Lori’s blog, “In My Kitchen, In My Life” will serve as the example where I’ll be making these changes. Comments are like candy for a blogger. ‣‣‣ Make sure your readers know you WANT comments!
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For a little more clarity on how that is defined, ask yourself these questions: Does the time and effort I put into my blog indicate an intention to make money? Do I depend on the income from the blog? Do I run ads on my blog? There are other considerations, but you get the idea. Second: With your consent (they’re a little nicer), the State will designate you as a business if you apply to set up a business entity, like an LLC or S Corp. Why would you want to set up an LLC or S Corp? Why does it matter? Do I Have To? Add a Pinterest Mouseover Button to Your Blog Images. Inward Facing Girl - A Design-Obsessed Mom Who Writes A Lot - Clip Art Resources (For Blogs!) Design resources / How to add a "Pin It" Mouseover Button to your blog photos. Watercolor Social Media Icons for Blog & Web by 17thAvenueDesigns. Primp My Blog: How to Add Social Media Buttons to Your Sidebar. Pantone Colour of the Year Social Media Icons : Noisette Academy.
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