This is the first in an ongoing series of Tuesday posts where I'll share a single (and easy) tip that will help you increase traffic to your blog. While these tips won't make a huge difference overnight, they will slowly and overtime grow and increase traffic to your blog. Comment on other blogs in your niche One of the simplest and easiest ways to increase traffic to your blog is to comment on other people's blogs. A really slick feature of blogs is that when you leave a comment, you can Continue Reading
Archives for May 2011
Don’t ever just shutdown a blog or website
I recently had a client that decided they were not longer interested in blogging. As a result, they went to their hosting provider, deleted the site and canceled their hosting. Seems reasonable right? After all, if you're no longer interested in blogging, why keep your site? While in some scenarios this is the right thing to do, in most it's not. Websites and blogs are like real estate (well, what real estate used to be a few years ago). In most cases, they begin gaining value from the Continue Reading
Base plugins for blogs
Now that WordPress is installed and setup and a theme has been installed, it's time to install some plugins. I've found from building different blogs for myself and clients that there is a set of base plugins for blogs that everyone should really have. These plugins will help your site grow, keep it running efficiently, keep it secure and make it easy to use for your visitors. Here they are, in nor particular order: Updated 8/14/2013 - A few plugins removed and a few Continue Reading
Advertising on my blog – When should you start
One of the more common group of questions I get on a daily basis from readers and clients is about "advertising on my blog" and more specifically "when should I start advertising on my blog". Unfortunately there is no real clear and concise answer to this question and answers from experts vary greatly. I'll provide you with my perspective on this and give you some items to consider, but ultimately the right answer is that you should start advertising on your blog when you feel Continue Reading