What You Should Know Before Choosing WordPress.com or WordPress.org

WordPress.org vs WordPress.com

It’s choice time. Time to decide which WordPress option is the right one for your blog or website. The only problem is, well, you’re kind of confused—and afraid you’ll screw up. One of the most frequently asked questions from my clients is, “What the heck is the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? And should I [...]

The Most Powerful but Underused Blogging Strategy: ‘Sticky’ Storytelling

surprisedreader

I wrote a blog post at Cat’s Eye Writer last spring called “Blogging Is Writing Is Life.” My dad had just died and I wanted to celebrate his life. One reader’s comment surprised me. She said, “When I found out your dad had died, I immediately thought about that post you wrote about trying to [...]

For Bloggers By Bloggers Weekly Review

best blogging tips

Hi, and welcome to our weekly round up of posts. If you missed anything from this week on For Bloggers by Bloggers, you can catch up with it here. To make sure you never miss a post when it’s published, choose your preferred subscription option from the sidebar to the right (email, RSS feed, or social network). [...]

Three Cool Places to Find Blog Topic Ideas

What to write?

What to write? How many times have you said those words to yourself as a blogger? Staring at the “white screen of death” with the flashing cursor and realizing you’ve got nothing. Been there? Yeah, me too. Not fun taming that gremlin. Tons has been written on how to get blog topic ideas. Some of [...]

7 Pieces of Blogging Advice that New Bloggers Should Ditch Right Now

7 blogging tips

When you first start blogging, there can be a lot of pressure on your shoulders. You’ve probably read a variety of posts on what you should be doing and how you should be doing it to get started. And, more likely than not, most of these posts will have confused you, as they all say [...]

4 Things I Want Under My Blog’s Christmas Tree This Year

christmas tree

I was at my doctor’s office yesterday and I asked the receptionist if she had finished her Christmas shopping yet. Oh yeah, I finished the day after Thanksgiving. I’m changing doctors. It’s December 9th and I haven’t even started thinking about Christmas. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. On a side note, Christmas is also my birthday. Please [...]

How To Poorly Dress Your SEO Blogsmas Tree

animaltree1

If you don’t already have one up, more than likely you’ll soon be putting up your Christmas tree. [Disclaimer: Whether or not you celebrate or recognize the holiday, you know this time of year is commonly referred to as Christmas by many people and you know what a Christmas tree is and it's purpose and functionality. That's [...]

4 Things I Learned About Blogging From Growing a Beard

growing a beard

I have sported some type of facial hair for most of my adult life. I think it was a mustache that got it all started and then I progressed to a goatee. Sometimes it was long, sometimes close shaven, but once a year, for four months,  it all came off. For seven years I have worked [...]

For Bloggers By Bloggers Weekly Review

best blogging tips

Hi, and welcome to our weekly round up of posts. If you missed anything from this week on For Bloggers by Bloggers, you can catch up with it here. To make sure you never miss a post when it’s published, choose your preferred subscription option from the sidebar to the right (email, RSS feed, or [...]