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There are so many plugins out there, it's hard to know which ones are the BEST! Here are the wordpress plugins we absolutely can't live without! (this post has affiliate links) Akismet - This is for catching spam, and while it's not perfect, it certainly gets rid of a LOT of spam, and makes my life much easier! Wordpress SEO by YOAST - This is the easy way to optimize your post for SEO. When you are writing your post it ...
You know that excited feeling in the pit of your stomach, where you just can't look away from your google analytics "real time" traffic? I may have been known to snap a screenshot or two on particularly epic days of viral traffic, because it's just so surreal! Who doesn't love looking at something like this in the GA app? But do you want to know the truth about that picture? It's not the most valuable thing I've done this year. I love ...
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of MailChimp. If you sell products online, you know that one of the biggest challenges can be getting customers to convert. Sure, you can get your product in front of them, and they might even be interested in your product...but a lot can happen between their initial interest and when they are ready to purchase. MailChimp (our sponsor for today's post) is taking huge strides to help online ...
You have a blog, but now you are wondering how to start monetizing it, right? How to turn those posts into paychecks for yourself, or at the very least cover the cost of running the blog. We are firm believers in the ability that bloggers have to make fulltime incomes from their blogs. Becky and I are both doing it and we know so many other bloggers who are doing that and more as well. We're so excited to get you started on your journey ...
There are Four Phases to a Solid Business Plan for your Blog and today Marnie is sharing those with us... Critical Thinking & Reflection Ask yourself these questions: Do you know the source of your revenue? Do you know how much you spend each month? Do you make real time decisions? Do you feel overwhelmed and know why? Can you identify the specific gaps in your business that would make all the difference if ...
Did you know that there are things you need to do before uploading an image to your blog? These things can keep you legal and help you know what you need to do before you put that picture on your site! This post contains affiliate links, meaning that at no extra cost to you, we get a small percentage of a sale- we use that money to help support our site and our families. Thank you! 1. Make sure you are legal! - Many bloggers don't know ...
If you have been following this blog for awhile, you probably noticed that about a year ago I started talking about affiliates a lot, and I haven't stopped! In fact, the more I get into affiliate marketing the more I LOVE IT. There are lots of ways to make money blogging, the possibilities are truly endless, so in preparation for the 4-week affiliate master class I'm teaching starting on Tuesday, I thought it would be fun to write out just ...
The new year always brings new blogging goals, excitement about an increase in business for the next year AND a little bit of frustration about the ad income plummeting, especially after a high fourth quarter. With the new year upon us, I’m excited to be opening up a few spots in a 4-week AFFILIATE MASTER CLASS. If you’ve been wanting to up your affiliate game, or figure out how to make it work for your blog, this is the class for ...
Yesterday we talked about how to get the larger Facebook pages to notice your posts and re-share them. Today, as promised we have a list of some of the larger Facebook pages that allow you to share your links on their timelines everyday! Here is a list of Facebook pages that welcome sharing every day. These are all family oriented blogs, those with more specific requests for shares have been noted off to the side. Pages with over 1 ...
I get this question a lot: Do I need to do updates on Wordpress? My answer - YES! Today I wanted to quickly tell you how important it is to do the recommended updates on your blog. When I was on the phone with my host, because someone was trying repeatedly to hack into my page, he asked about my updates. They are important! You need to do the recommended updates on your blog. If you ever have this little thing on your page… (that ...
