You’ve seen them around. They are those cute customized social media buttons that those fancy schmancy designers make. Now, you will make them! You can pay someone (like me) to make them for you, but if you are feeling ambitious, why not try it out yourself? I’ll give you step by step instructions. There is […]
Archives for March 2013
Can Blogger Make a Menu Bar That Categorizes Posts?
One of the biggest problems with Blogspot is the menu bar. In WordPress, you can easily and quickly create drop down menus. In order to make that work in Blogger, you need to modify your code. However, not all is lost. Maybe you can’t have drop down menus without a lot of headache, but you […]
Checklist of Things to Do Before You Publish a Blog Post
So you write a blog post and hit publish. In many cases, the content is the easiest part! It’s all the other stuff that takes time, energy, and a little bit of know-how. But some of it is necessary to make sure your blog is seen and heard on the Internet. Before you hit publish, […]
1st Year Blogger Series | Stephanie Sprenger
I am thrilled to death to have Stephanie Sprenger from Mommy for Real today on my 1st year blogger series. The first time I read her blog, I was sucked in. Her writing is fantastic! A few months later she hired me to move her blog since she was outgrowing the other one and well wouldn’t you […]
Submitting a Sitemap to Google Webmaster Tools
A sitemap is exactly as it sounds…a map of your site. When Google goes around crawling new pages to put in search engine results, sometimes blogs with only a few back links (meaning other sites linking into it) get missed. In other words, if you are a little blogger or a new blogger, Google might need some help finding […]
Setting up an Account with Bloglovin’ and Claiming Your Blog
With the death of the Google reader, Bloglovin’ is poised to be the primary way bloggers follow other bloggers. The platform is a fantastic and easy way to keep up with those writers you love. Here are step by step instructions for setting up your account and claiming your blog. 1. Sign up using your Facebook credentials or […]
Learn How to Use Google Plus | A Beginner’s Guide
It’s time. You must pay attention to Google + if you are at all on social media or in the blogging world. I know learning something new is hard. I know Google + isn’t intuitive. Still…we must soldier on. *At the bottom of this post, I’ve included a video tutorial for people who want/need visual […]
How to Create Readable Blog Posts
Today we’re going to talk about your text. The content is the most important part of a blog right? Those words you slave over day after day. If you write with one big block of words, people will move on. Blog writing is different than article writing or book writing. Long paragraphs are out. Keeping […]
1st Year Bloggers | No Holding Back
Today is Thursday and it’s time for a 1st year blogger! This week, I am hosting Alexa from No Holding Back. Her blog is full of humor, parenting, and also serious discussion on loss, grief, and twin-to-twin transfusion. She is an incredible woman with a lot of strength. I hope you’ll pay her blog a visit! […]