Heading tags confuse people. The different heading tags (1-6) are often styled in different ways. When someone starts experimenting with their theme, they see the different styles, then associate those tags with design. When they want to use the green uppercase font, they switch to […]
1) Optimize and compress your images. Large, uncompressed images can so easily double, triple, or quadruple your site loading time. A 1MB-sized site could become 4MB with just a few uncompressed images. Yikes! Resize images down to the size you actually need. You don’t need […]
What’s the best social media site? Which site do I need to be on? What social media will help me grow my traffic the best? In 2013 I wrote a post on the most important social media sites for growing your blog. The lovely Ariel […]
I see a lot of people who are fucking sick of advice. On the one hand you have a handful of people who love to share blogging tips. They say, “Do x to achieve y!” These people are typically just trying to help. They want […]
In terms of ‘under the hood’ changes, switching your WordPress theme isn’t a big deal. Themes are (or should be) about appearance not functionality. So let’s just get one thing straight: Switching WordPress themes will not delete any of your posts, pages, or comments* * […]
Do you know what makes me legitimately sad? When I see bloggers doing things they clearly don’t want to be doing. I see bloggers getting OVERWHELMED. I see bloggers stressed out about all the reviews they “have” to write but haven’t written yet. I see […]
Whether you’re interested in starting a blog or launching a new product, there’s often the fear that you’re too late to the game. There are already tons of blogs about the topic. You already know 3 people who have launched a similar product. Someone else […]
In case you missed it, I recently talked about making money from your book blog and invited you to sign up for my email series. Email #7 in the series talks about making money from reviews, but most importantly, I tried to start a dialogue. […]
Facebook groups are a huge thing now. Screw Facebook pages. Screw life updates. Screw cute cat pictures. (Not really, I still love those!) …Hello groups! Groups are a great way for you to connect with like-minded people, make connections, ask and answer questions, and even […]
1. I like to DOMINATE a topic. When I put my mind to a certain topic, action, or goal, I don’t just read a few words and bail. I read EVERYTHING. I like to completely dominate and master a topic, and walk away feeling like […]