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Archives for January 2016
The most important thing you’ll do when registering your domain
Yay, so you bought a domain name. Good job! Then they try to sell you all these upgrades that seem like they aren't really essential and just a way of them getting that price higher on you. For most of the upgrades, I agree. Skip them!!! But there is one that you absolutely should not skip, and that's the privacy add on. If you don't set up a proxy for yourself, any one on the internet can know your name, home address and phone number. Not ...
Blogging books to read this year
There are so many blogging tools and books on the market these days it's hard to know which are the ones worth reading! Becky and I frequently get asked what our favorite blogging books are, so we decided to share the ones we love most here. edited to add: We are starting a blogging book club to go through some of these together! You can join it here. Some of these are affiliate links. Tasty food photography was ...
How Google sees your blog – Get noticed by Google with these 5 tips!
Are you wondering how Google sees your blog? Why SEO is so important for Google? Well, no one likes to blog to an empty room. Beyond your social media platforms and our amazing e-mail newsletters, your biggest source of readers will come from search engines, specifically Google. While, search engine optimization (SEO) is a huge topic one of the quickest things you can do to help Google offer your pages in search is to understand how ...
Why I deleted 1500 Facebook fans
I deleted 1,500 fans from my Facebook page. It was scary. It took forever. But it was so worth it! Before we get into the why I deleted people, let me show you how I did it. You can see the profile of everyone who likes your blog page from Facebook page settings. When you are logged in to your page go to settings in the top right corner. It will take you to a new page and there’s a toolbar on your left. From there click “people and ...
Make $30,000 in a year blogging {blog income report}
Today's blog income report comes from Kathryn at SingingThroughTheRain. We have known Kathryn for many years, in the blogosphere, and we are excited to have her sharing this with us today! How I Made Almost $30,000 on my Blog in 2015 I've been asked so many times, "How do you make money with your blog? I didn't even know that was possible!" But when I set a goal for my blog in 2015, I never in a million years expected to make almost triple ...
how to make a 3d book cover image free (Series: Best Blog Tools)
Today we are talking about how to make a 3d book cover image free online as Day 1 of our series: Best Blog Tools. I wanted to show you what I consider to be my favorite find of all time, in the blogging world. Most of you know that I love to write books. I have written (or co-written) six books so far and I have several more in the works. I have also designed all of my book covers, because it is fun and very easy! I just buy my favorite ...
How to be an Etsy Affiliate
I recently got back from Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas. It was really neat getting to meet and interact with so many different brand reps and learn about their various affiliate programs. This post contains referral links to brands we're really excited about! I know that affiliate marketing is a difficult one to jump into. We see the immediate dollar signs associated with sponsored posts, it's guaranteed income, where affiliate marketing can ...
YouTube 101: how to stop related posts at the end of youtube videos
So yesterday I posted a video on my blog about packing tips and I noticed that I had related videos showing up in my video... they weren't mine. I needed to know how to stop related posts that end of my youtube videos. Here is what it looked like before (note the videos at the end): Here is the code that I used: <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EMIxjz7OyKU" frameborder="0" ...
Changing the Way Blogging Is Perceived
This weekend I spoke at Type A bootcamp in Las Vegas and attended Affiliate Summit the following days. It's been an amazing experience, but an extremely challenging one as well. And I'm not just talking about the challenge of being an introvert in a room with 4,000 other people (for real). The key difference between Affiliate Summit and the other conferences I've been to is it's not just bloggers. Now on the one hand, that's AMAZING. I've ...