Sheri Ann Richerson

  This is part two of a three part series covering what Klout is, why you should bother with it and how to improve your score. Part One: What Is Klout Part Three: Improving Your Klout Score So last week we covered what Klout is, what the measurements mean and other features. This week we …

How many LinkedIn connections do I have? That’s a question many of people have if they have over 500 connections. LinkedIn shows your connections only as 500+. So how do you find how many you have? You want to know if your connections are growing right? Luckily there is a way and it’s actually really …

May 4th is World Password Day and it’s the perfect time to remind my readers about WordPress blog security including how hacking works, how to choose a secure password and other ways you can have a secure blog. Tips on WordPress Blog Security Without the proper precautions and secure passwords, hackers can gain access to …

This will be a three part series covering what Klout is, why you should bother with it and how to improve your score. I’ve seen lots of questions around the blogosphere about Klout, how to use it, what it means, and if it’s important so I wanted to share what I’ve learned. What Is Klout? …

A good way to make sure your blog stays profitable for years to come is to spend at least some of your time working on passive income streams. Passive income is an income received on a regular basis, with little effort required to maintain it.  In other words you make money while you sleep. An …

Are you looking for an easy keyword tool to find keyword ideas for your blog post and new post ideas on a topic you post about? I recently discovered LSI Keyword Generator which is an easy keyword tool. LSI Keyword Generator is super easy to use with no log-in required or usage restrictions. You simple …

Twitter unveiled it’s new profile recently and the new twitter layout makes it more consistent with other social media such as Facebook, Google+ and even Instagram which all feature a large wide cover image across the top. That’s not the only difference though. I love the look of the whole profile, especially how all my …

Have you ever wondered what your Facebook friends groups are? Perhaps you just want some new Facebook group suggestions but the generic suggestions tab just isn’t giving you something interesting? Here is a super simple way to see what groups certain Facebook friends belong to (except Secret groups.) Go to Facebook and in the search …

You need to declutter your inbox again? Why is it that we have trouble keeping our email accounts clean and we need to constantly set aside time to declutter our inboxes? Your First Email Account Do you remember when you first started using email? I’ve been using email since the 90s and I remember when …

Blogging and Taxes is a topic I do not like to discuss. Taxes are a part of life but they are also a common cause of stress that comes by at the beginning part of the year – year after year after year. I am not qualified to give any sort of advice but I …

Declutter Tips for a Clean Inbox While you are tackling your email accounts, keep these tips in mind: Sort by Sender and look for large groups of emails from the same sender. Determine if you still want to receive those emails. If you have 10 unread emails from as far back as 3 months or …

The Declutter Your Inbox Event is OVER! There are many ways to “play.” You can just work on your own to get the job done or you can interact with us in one or more different ways. Mandatory Clean your email accounts out! Optional Count the total number of emails in every email account you …

Bloggers who have been around for a while probably are familiar with some online tools that can be useful with regards to blogging such as Hubspot Marketing Grader (if you aren’t familiar with that, get familiar) or Hootsuite. Here are 3 Online Tools for Bloggers you might not know about. Blog Social Analyzer You can …

While you are working on Spring Cleaning your blog you'll want to tackle that dreaded inbox. I know mine have all gotten completely out of hand from giving birth and then being sick. Join me and other bloggers to tackle your email on April 13 and/or 14. That's a Sunday and a Monday. Join us …

5 Spring Cleaning Tasks for Bloggers These 5 Spring Cleaning Tasks for Bloggers will help you tidy up your blogging so you can be more productive as the year continues. With the warm weather comes Spring Cleaning in most households. While you are tackling your house this season, remember to take some time to do …

One way of monetizing a blog is through affiliates and Amazon Associates is the most common affiliate program. Their reports can tell you all kinds of good information that you should know so you can take stock of your affiliate efforts and see what needs to change or stay the same. But the reports can …

Choosing a good domain name is very important for many reasons including SEO (search traffic), how easy it will be on your fans and making sure not to step on anyone’s toes (more on that later.) Choosing a Good Domain Name Here are 5 considerations to keep in mind when choosing the right name. Keywords …

I want you to forget the resolutions you made and make goals. A resolution is not the same thing as a goal. There are a few reasons resolutions don’t work and ways you can make your goals SMART. Forget Your Resolutions - Make Goals We’re so used to breaking our resolutions, that we start to …

Making Friends In All The Right Places The internet is a huge place and there’s plenty of room for all of us making a living online. If you’re worried about collaborating with “your competition” think again. One of the best things you can do is make friends with other bloggers in your niche. Start By …

Are you managing your time effectively? As online entrepreneurs we’re bad about falling in the trap of counting every hour at the computer as “work time”. Be honest with yourself here for a minute. How much of that time is spent browsing through Facebook, checking the latest Pinterest feed or researching a new post, for …

When it comes to Email Marketing, having a great list is important but if no one opens or reads your emails, it doesn’t matter how many people you have on your list. The key to getting them to open your emails is compelling subject lines. 5 Tips For Crafting Compelling Subject Lines It’s easy to …

I am now offering paid blog critiques as a service to my fellow bloggers. I will critique your blog on 12 points and give you some feedback on your blog. This is currently valued at $20 although the price will probably go up in the future. You can find out more about the blog critiques …

With Twitter Analytics you can get an idea of how your twitter marketing is going. For bloggers I think twitter analytics is important. Twitter Analytics Summary When you first enter Twitter Analytics you are shown a 28 day summary that shows your number of tweets, tweet impressions (people who saw the tweet), profile visits, mentions …

Bloggers are journalists too. We may not have gone to journalism school but that just means we are a different type of journalist. Is a homeschool mom not a teacher? She didn’t go to teacher’s college but she is still a teacher, just a different type of teacher. Same thing. What is a journalist? A …

You have to promote your blog if you want people to read it but there are so many different ways of doing so and it can be hard to decide which ways to go. Also sometimes you are faced with ways to advertise that cost money that you may not have. Whether you have a …

I was challenge to write a manifesto as part of a blogging challenge hosted by Jeff Goins and as I’ve never written one, I thought it was a good idea. Who I Write For: I write for the middle-ground blogger. Someone who is not quite a brand new blogger but is ready to take their …

*This is a Guest Post by Tina of H&R Block. Congratulations, you started a blog. Or perhaps you have a blog and the traffic has started to pick up. Or perhaps your blog is starting to earn more money and you are already planning retirement. At what point does your blog stop being your hobby …

  Disclaimer: I received this product complimentary or at a reduced price in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own. #BuzzooleFinder is the passive influencer search engine that finds online social influencers and brand ambassadors thanks to Buzzoole's propietary algorythm. It is how Buzzoole found me. Interestingly enough when I tried this …

I suggest you make a list of what you want to work on during the Blogathon Bash. I mention some things in the About page but here are some more. Clean Up your Pinterest Account (get rid of ones that don't link back to source - why?) Sign up for Feedburner to better take care …

“It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know” – Anonymous “The way of the world is meeting people through other people.” - Robert Kerrigan “It's all about people. It's about networking and being nice to people and not burning any bridges.” - Mike Davidson Importance of Networking Networking has always been important, even before …

As a blogger you need to constantly be generating content ideas so you don’t run out of things to write about.  When you first start your blog you often have lots of ideas but as the months or years go by, the ideas seem to go as well. No matter what your niche or blog …

When you decide to make the move from hobby blogging to pro blogging you may find you need to make some changes in how you do things to succeed, especially if you are having trouble succeeding as a home business. A hobby is an activity you do on the side, for fun. A hobby blog …

It isn’t usually till you’ve been blogging for a while that you hear about SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and how SEO for bloggers can increase search engine traffic to your blog. I remember the first few times I heard it, it took me a while to figure out what it was, then when I knew …

The key to making money is multiple streams of income. My income for January was $2,569.19. I had a few set backs late in the month or it would have been $4,179.19. Now, as some of you know, this did not all come from freelance writing and all of the income is not in yet. …

WordPress Plugins are a great feature because there are so many and they can do so many things. You know the saying, “There’s an app for that” well you could probably also say, “There’s a plugin for that!”

Where Your Readers Come From Most people consider the amount of visitors their blogs gets to be an indicator of success. Unless you are blogging for yourself or for family, you probably want people to read what you are writing and to increase the amount of people who do so. People can’t read your blog …

Do you remember MacGyver? He was a character on a popular show in the late 80s, early 90s. He was very smart and was very resourceful. He used his encyclopedia knowledge to solve complex problems by making things out of ordinary objects. So how can you be the MacGyver of blogging? How to Be the …

A permalink or direct link is the link that if you click on it or put it in your address bar, it will take you directly to that post, page or image. For example, on this blog, my url is but if I wanted to tell you to visit my 5 Ways to Promote Your …

You should understand basic HTML. Even if you create your posts in a visual editor (where everything looks like it would to your reader) sometimes you have to add a code in manually and you need to know some basic HTML. I don’t know why but some people get scared when it comes to HTML. …

  Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book for evaluation purposes. Regardless, I only promote products/services I truly recommend. This post contains affiliate links. Blog Design For Dummies met my expectations and soared even higher. I like to think I know some basics about blog design, even if I haven’t been able to …