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How to Use Pinterest if You’re a Blogger

If you’re anything like me, your Pinterest boards are probably a scattered mess of recipes, ideas, crafts you’ll never do, blog posts you love, etc. etc. Today I want to talk about how an organized Pinterest account can make all the difference in your following and traffic! Pinterest is only as good as the way it’s arranged. […]

How to Create an Easy Opt-In Option with MailChimp

If you’ve heard the buzz around the importance of “opt-in” features, but are intimidated at the idea of getting another email service or plugin, you can employ a very simple method of using MailChimp to gain the psychological benefit of an “opt-in”. In laymen’s terms, opt-ins are simply a way to entice people to sign […]

Blogging and Twitter: How to Grow Your Following into the Thousands

I am SO EXCITED (as evidenced by my use of CAPS) for this guest post today. Kate Hall is a good friend, fellow blogger, and master tweeter– and I begged her to share with me her tips and tricks for using Twitter. She’s currently got 8936 followers, earned the good ol’ fashioned way — by following, […]

What the Hell is a Circleshare on Google + and Why Is It So Confusing?

This is a bit of a snarky rendition of cirleshares. Take a shot of whisky and then read it. If you’re on Google Plus, you may have seen shared circle posts on your newsfeed. They look like this: I remember the first time I saw one, I thought, “Hey cool! That nice person is telling […]