Your blog needs clear, crisp images for a number of reasons, and thankfully, image creation tools are easy to find online. Each post should have a vertical (long) image that is designed for Pinterest, with bright colors and a helpful text overlay. They should also have a wider, horizontal image for sharing on Facebook and Twitter. If you have a long post, you’ll want to use images to help tell your story and break up … Read More
4 Steps to a Successful Social Media Strategy for your Blog
Finding the perfect social media strategy for your blog can sound daunting, especially for bloggers that are just getting started. However, once you can master a successful strategy, you will be able to reach a wider audience and drive more traffic to your site. You may be asking: Which social media strategy will work best for my blog? What’s the best way to begin? Read on to learn four steps to a social media strategy for your blog … Read More
Editorial Calendars – An Essential Content Creation Hack for Bloggers
It’s no secret that a blog needs content to thrive, and editorial calendars will help you. Not only do you need to be regularly pumping out new blog posts, you also need to be continually sharing the posts you’ve already published. Every post you put out on the web should work for you for several months – or years – to come. With so much going on to keep a blog running, it can be … Read More
6 Ways to Survive the Holidays without Losing your Blog Readers
Fresh content that is consistently published is what creates loyal readers for blogs. Your fans will come back to your blog week after week to see what new information you have shared. During the holidays, however, it can be difficult to keep up with your blog. There are gifts to buy and wrap, holiday desserts to bake, family to spend time with, a tree to decorate – the list goes on and on. How do … Read More
Grow your Affiliate Marketing Income to $50,000/Month – Interview with Michelle Schroeder-Gardner
After taking Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing, I couldn’t wait to have the creator, Michelle Schroeder-Gardner on the blog for an interview! If you’ve been on the fence about the online course, read on to find out how helpful it can be to growing your online income! Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing Interview with Michelle Schroeder-Gardner What made you decide to start a blog? In August of 2011, I started my personal finance blog … Read More