I love this idea. I will definitely have someone do this with the redesign of Untrained Housewife next time I connect with a friend offline. The challenge for day 17 of Build a Better Blog in 31 Days (affiliate link) revolves around assessing the user-friendliness of your site through a new visitor’s eyes. Send your […]
Create Blog Posts by Identifying and Solving Readers’ Problems – Day 16
When you solve a problem for a reader they are more likely come back to your blog and/or tell a friend about your helpfulness. Solving problems is a great way to build up your blog traffic and target interested readers. Often for me, this has been writing about my OWN problems that I’ve been researching. […]
Blogging Buddies Rule! Do you Have One Yet? – Day 15
This is the part of blogging that I love – collaboration and communication! Really…it’s fabulous to me to connect with other bloggers, offer them a guest post opportunity, stumble their link, leave a comment or introduce a couple bloggers who might benefit from touching base with eachother. I cannot count the number of times I […]
Update a Key Page on Your Blog – Day 14 of Build a Better Blog
In 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Darren talks about the importance of key pages on your blog and how identifying and updating these pages can be so important. Make a list of the ten most important pages on your blog – perhaps the About Page, the Front Page, etc. Use your stats […]
Improve Your Blog While Window Shopping – Day 13
Day 13 of Darren’s 31 Days to Build a Better Blog suggests a trip to mall for blog improvement. A trip to the mall? Really? Yes, really. Stepping away for a day can help clear your mind and refresh your purpose – not to mention keep your eyes from drying up and sticking to your […]
Schedule Your Blog Posts by Developing an Editorial Calendar – Day 12 of Build a Better Blog
Get out your calendar, or create a spreadsheet on the computer, and get your list of blog posts from yesterday’s challenge. Then, as Darren recommends in 31 Days to Build a Better Blog (affiliate link), start plugging the article ideas into the slots. So if you plan to publish every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, you’ll […]
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