Amanda ClarkOctober 21, 2015 Many small business owners start blogging with lofty ambitions of seeing their posts go viral—or at the very least, generating some solid activity across various social platforms. Often, it doesn’t pan out that way. In particular, business owners can quickly grow frustrated with the lack of tweeting their blogs attract. Remember … Continue reading 5 Simple Ways to Get More Twitter Traction on Your Blog Posts
Lori SoardOctober 20, 2015 Here at WHSR, we’ve often studied just what it is that makes for an excellent blog post. Surprisingly, it is easy to define what makes for an excellent blog post and also easy to define what makes for a lousy one. Jerry Low’s article “Good to Great: How to Make a … Continue reading Learn To Write Excellent Blog Posts By Tearing Apart 3 Sample Blog Posts
Paul PruneauOctober 16, 2015 Content Marketing has, increasingly, become standard practice for marketing a product or service online. Because it generally costs less than traditional offline marketing and has proven to be the single most effective strategy for SEO, virtually every brand is now doing it. For those not yet onboard or those who think … Continue reading Your Blog Post’s Not Complete Without These Essentials
Linda DessauSeptember 24, 2015 © thinglass – Fotolia.com “Youtility is marketing upside down. Instead of marketing that’s needed by companies, Youtility is marketing that’s wanted by customers. It’s massively useful FREE information, that creates long-term trust and kinship between a company and its customers.” – Jay Baer The message was loud and clear at the … Continue reading How to Write Helpful Instructions in Your Blog Posts
Vishnu SupreetSeptember 21, 2015 Before I get into how you can disable trackbacks and pingbacks, perhaps we should look into what trackbacks and pingbacks are and whether they are really necessary. What Does A Trackback/Pingback Actually Do? 1. Yvone writes something on her blog.2. Kathleen wants to comment on Yvone’s blog, but wants her own … Continue reading Should You Disable Trackbacks and Pingbacks On WordPress Posts?
Lauren GouldSeptember 20, 2015 The beauty of Instagram is you can quickly scroll through a feed of engaging images from various sources to stay current. But with over 70 million photos posted daily, marketers are being forced to focus more heavily on the science of Instagram posting — how to get the best content in … Continue reading Schedule Instagram Posts To Capitalize On Window Shoppers
By Barry Welford September 18th, 2015 Editing your published blog posts is probably the best advice you will read this month, yet very few of you will do it. Here are 10 reasons why you should. If you have others that make more sense to you, why not add them in the Comments. 1. To … Continue reading 10 Reasons To Edit Your Published Blog Posts
Rebecca ColemanSeptember 9, 2015 We’ve reached the halfway point in our series on Content Creation versus Content Curation! In this third installment, we’ll discuss some ideas you can walk away with and apply to your own business. Before we do, let’s recap. We started by defining content curation and content creation, and exploring the differences … Continue reading 4 Ways You Can Use Content Curation to Write Killer Blog Posts (Without Starting from Scratch)
Renee ShupeSeptember 7, 2015 As I’ve discussed in other posts, by default, WordPress treats your website as a “blog” and displays your latest published entries on the main page, unless you set a specific page as your home page. In a separate post, I also cover how to create a blog page (available September 1, … Continue reading Tutorial: How To Set The Number Of Posts Displayed On Your WordPress Blog
Linda DessauSeptember 3, 2015 © tostphoto – Fotolia.com As saturated as the web is with list posts today, for most of us lists still hold great value. As business bloggers, lists help us organize our thoughts and get them on paper. For our readers, lists are a predictable and enjoyable way to learn and gather … Continue reading Are List Posts Still Effective on Business Blogs?
