On Monday morning I checked my daily blog stats, not expecting much because it was a holiday. To my pleasant surprise, I saw that my pageviews were about three times my daily norm, even at that time of the morning. I quickly clicked to see where the traffic was coming from, expecting possibly another viral […]
7 Tips to Increase Your Social Media Engagement
Has this happened to you? You have your social networks set up. You’ve worked hard to increase your followers. You post information regularly. And then…nothing. Not much response, click-throughs, additional business generated or social media engagement. You may begin to think it just isn’t worth your precious time. While getting followers is important, total numbers […]
I Went Viral on StumbleUpon! Here’s how I did it.
Two weeks ago, as I was randomly looking at my blog stats in the early afternoon, I was surprised to see that my pageviews for the day were more than triple the norm. I immediately checked to see where all that traffic was coming from and found that it was mostly from a single post […]
Update Your About Page and Make it Awesome
When was the last time you updated your About page? Wait. Let me rephrase that. When was the last time you looked at your About page? It’s probably time! Update your About page and make it awesome! #blogging Click To Tweet If the answer to the second question is anything but within the last few […]
10 Easy Search Engine Optimization Tips for Beginners
Search Engine Optimization. If you’re a new blogger, you may have heard this term. If you are like I was a few years ago, once someone tried to explain what SEO was, my eyes got wide, my ears shut down, and I’d say, “nope, that’s way over my head!” Now I realize that if I […]
5 Tips to Be a Better Storyteller (and how it will improve your blog)
Several years ago I had the pleasure of seeing Bo Eason speak at the IDEAWorld Convention, and he made quite an impression on me with his keynote presentation and follow-up session about the importance of being a better storyteller. He was a riveting speaker, but all he really did was stand and tell his story. […]
