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Finding Inspiration

One of the hardest things I face on a daily basis is finding the inspiration I need to write. These past few years have been full of ups and downs in my personal life which has made writing difficult and left me feeling very drained. Finding the time to write is one of the hardest …

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Blogging With Kids

In honour of Take Your Kid to Work Day (Nov 5) I wanted to talk about tips for working on your blog when you have kids at home that can’t take care of themselves. For some of us, every day is take your kid to work day! Routine Get in a routine so your child …

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Stock Photography for Bloggers

Looking for stock photography for bloggers or anyone else? It can be hard to find just what you want. Sometimes you just can’t take it yourself or you just want a good looking photo for a piece you wrote. However some stock photography sites have outrageous fees and many require you to pay a lump …

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How to Find More Sponsored Posts

You do sponsored posts to monetize your blog but just sitting and waiting for the offers to pour in isn’t working so well.  How can you find more sponsored post opportunities? How to Find More Sponsored Posts Respond to Press Releases and Media Alerts Although press releases and media alerts are usually being sent by …

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How to Get a Custom Bit.ly Link

Which link would you rather click on? bit.ly/0s4yaPB bit.ly/newblogplanner I’m guessing you probably said the second one. That’s because it gives you a clue as to what you will be seeing once you click the link. Many of us are (rightly so) a little leery of clicking short links just because you can’t see where …

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Guest Post: From Attraction to Engagement: Why Your Blog Needs Visuals

Move over content, there’s another new king in town. That’s right. Blogs are starting to make a shift from being completely text-based and now utilizing the power of photos and videos to help solidify the topic. Many bloggers are realizing that their readers are turned away by blogs that contain only content. Sometimes, their readers …

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Guest Post: Tweet Like a Star

Why do people go crazy over reality shows about the lives of stars and celebrities? Why do artists have so many followers on their Twitter? Why do they have so many Facebook fans? Social networks made it possible for fans to reach out to their idols and favorite stars in a very convenient and easy …

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Google: A Resource for Bloggers

Today is Google’s birthday, sort of. The exact date of Google’s birthday has changed and been debated a bit through the years. Google filed for incorporation on September 4, 1998, was established three days later on September 7, and the Google.com domain was registered September 15. All have been considered Google’s “birthday” at one point, …

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How To: Basic Facebook SEO

SEO or Search Engine Optimization is almost as important on Facebook as it is on your blog. Facebook pages show up in search as well as in Facebook Graph Search. If someone is searching for a topic you cover, you want your page to show up. Basic Facebook SEO 1. Pick a good name You …

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The Long Journey

I have been writing every since I can remember, reading since I was 2.  I have loved to read Shakespeare from the time I was old enough to remember. I began reading Nancy Drew books at the age of 5. I remember my Grandma King being concerned that I was reading things that were far too old …

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What is Domain Authority?

Have you heard of Domain Authority? If you don't know what it is or if it applies to you, this post should help. Domain Authority (DA) is a website metric which was developed by Moz. It takes many different measurements into consideration and changes regularly. DA has to do with how a website might perform …

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Dan Morris SEO Challenge

  Does SEO leave you baffled? © Ivelinr | Dreamstime.com  Do you need help figuring out keywords, backlinks, categories, tags, plugins, where to get indexed, best permalink structure, site speed and more? Are you tried of trying to figure out all this yourself and just want someone who knows what they are talking about to …

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Blogger Tool: Gleam

I am guessing that if you are reading this, you are a blogger. That also tells me, you are reading this because you either have heard of Gleam and are curious what it is or how it works; or you are curious if this new 'thing' (e.g. Gleam) is something that could benefit you or …

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How to Easily Make Videos

Have you ever wanted to easily make videos to add to your blog posts or share on social media or add to YouTube? I discovered a cool tool called Lumen5 which allows you to easily do this for FREE. You can take a blog post you already have and convert it into a video. I’m …

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Understanding Blog Policies

Have you ever scrolled ALL the way down to the bottom of a website and noticed a bunch of small text links? There is usually an about us and a contact me but there is also usually a privacy policy, terms or service or other long documents. If you frequent other blogs, perhaps you’ve noticed …

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