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Are Blogs Different Than Social Media?

Have you ever been in a conversation that sounded like this? "So do you have a blog?" "Yeah, I do!" "Oh, that's cool, do you work in social media too?" Huh? How are these not two types of the same thing? … [Read more...]

How to Add an Opt-in Form After Your Posts [Genesis Tutorial]

How to Add an Opt-in Form After Your Posts [Genesis Tutorial]

You already know the 3 reasons why I love Genesis. What I didn't know is some of you like my opt-in form after my posts but don't know how to do it. Although I was reffering my readers to Brian's tutorial (see here), … [Read more...]

Teasing Traffic to Your Blog that Works

Teasing Traffic to Your Blog that Works

You've probably seen a million by now--teasers on social media outlets for various blog types. Some of them have made you want to click through and others were easy to ignore, right? How do they do that? How do they … [Read more...]

How to Turn Everyday Life into a Great Blog Post

How to Turn Everyday Life into a Great Blog Post

You could spend hours coming up with the perfect blog post. There are articles in print magazines, digital magazines and email newsletters everyday about what it takes to come up with the right words in your headlines … [Read more...]

Blogging on a Schedule and Managing Life

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Blog on a schedule or die in the search engine ranks! This is one of the cardinal rules of blogging successfully, right? So what do you do if you have a life to balance along side of this website? Do you really … [Read more...]

How You Can Build a Popular Blog with Just Smart Keyword Research

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Were you aware that for most popular websites, a significant portion of their traffic comes directly from search engines? This fact becomes astounding when you realize that by paying attention to one thing, any blog … [Read more...]