This post is part of the Twelve Steps to Success series. I’m so excited about doing a brainstorm hand-on session at this year’s Type-A Parent Conference. I love creating a million brilliant ideas for people. What I’ve learned over the years is that even if you don’t have a specific niche, you need to have […]
Using Categories and Tags in WordPress Blogs
So we’ve touched on 15 must-have items for a blog post and in this list I mention categories and tags. It’s one of the elements that got the most questions and I’m going to break down how I use and think about Categories vs Tags when it comes to WordPress blogs. (Note that blogger/blogspot blogs […]
15 Tips to Cover Before Publishing Your Post
Sometimes it’s easy to get so excited about a blog post that we click that Publish button before we’ve really maximized the potential of the post. These 15 things to check before you publish a new post will help you “score” yourself before you turn that blog post loose in the world. 1. Does Your […]
Get Two Year’s Worth of Blog Ideas
At the beginning of the year I wrote about how bloggers can use editorial calendars, and in that post I mentioned a free resource from Blog Energizer. Since then I’ve been subscribed to their monthly blog idea membership program. I’d often wished I could go back and get the past ideas and have more than […]
How and Why to Add the Google Plus One 1+ Button To Your Blog
While this screen cast specifically shows how I installed this button on a Genesis site, you can easily adapt to most premium themes and simple hooks or easy hooks systems. Benefits of the Google Plus One 1+ Button For SEO purposes I think that the Google Plus One button will be beneficial for website owners […]
How to Align Images in a WordPress Post Video
When we add images to a WordPress Post we can change the alignment, alt text and sizing of the images. Use the Image Edit Screen Click on the image once it’s been uploaded to bring up the Image Edit screen. Use Center when you want the image be displayed front and center. By selecting Left […]
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