What’s a WordPress Newbie to do?
I’ve been working with a lot of people lately who are changing their websites over to WordPress. I changed my whole website over to WordPress a few years ago. I love being able to make changes on my own, instantly, instead of relying on someone else who knows html and has Dreamweaver. But, as much [...]
May 10, 2010
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Tags: blogging, Word Camp, Wordpress · Posted in: blogging
How will people find your new blog?
It’s tough to start a marketing program when you don’t have a following and don’t even know if anybody’s paying attention. New authors ask, “If I start a blog, how do I get anybody to read it? Well, everybody has to start somewhere. You might be writing at first for just you and your mom [...]
March 30, 2010
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Tags: blog promotion, blogging, finding a new blog · Posted in: blogging, marketing
SEO for the rest of us
I don’t consider myself a techie. I know just enough about back-end SEO to be incredibly dangerous. So how does a non-tech website owner help their website make nice with Google and the other search engines? 1. Have a blog on your website and update it regularly. I’m amazed how many web people think it’s [...]
March 24, 2010
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Tags: Bing Local Listing Center, blogging, book marketing, Google Local Business Search, keywords, SEO, Wordpress · Posted in: Uncategorized, blogging, internet
6 Ways to Feed Your Monster Blog
Sooner or later bloggers have to Face The Monster. The Monster is a blank blog screen and no ready ideas of what to blog about. Here are my six best ways to defend yourself against The Monster with a steady stream of ideas: 1. Develop a swipe file of ideas from articles, other blogs, and [...]
November 16, 2009
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Tags: blogging, finding topics to blog about · Posted in: blogging
6 Things I learned about blogging from watching Julie & Julia
I went to the movies today to see Julie & Julia, the story of Julie Powell, who blogs about her year-long quest to cook all of the recipes in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I read this book when it came out and had been looking forward to this movie all summer. [...]
August 31, 2009
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Tags: blog into book, blogging, Julie & Julia, Julie Powell · Posted in: blogging
Don’t believe everything you read – including from me
One of the best things about the Internet is how we can all publish our opinions via blog or social networking site or video. One of the worst things about the Internet is how we can all publish our opinions and call them facts and people believe them. You saw it last year during the [...]
August 10, 2009
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Tags: blogging, health care reform, internet news, misinformation · Posted in: blogging, internet, writing
Are we there yet?
Summer always brings back fond memories of childhood summer vacations. Mom, Dad, and the three kids would pile into the loaded car, hit the road, and drive. And drive. And drive. It wasn’t until years later that I realized the purpose of a road trip was to actually periodically get out of the car and [...]
June 15, 2009
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Tags: blogging, Facebook, social networking, twitter · Posted in: blogging, social networking
A great blog is all in the planning
You know that a blog could be a great way to get traffic to your website and to promote your book and/or services. But rather than plunging into blogging without any planning, take some time to answer these questions. A blogging strategy could pay off in better traffic and greater visibility for you and your book.    1. What do [...]
January 5, 2009
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Tags: blogging, online marketing · Posted in: blogging
