Just recently Chelsey wrote us a post about the best social media platforms to get traffic to her site. Of course the best ones will often vary by blogger and subject, Stumbleupon has never been great for me. But we both agreed that Twitter was useless and we weren’t afraid to say so! That’s where […]
If you follow your Google Analytics carefully (and you should), you will probably be horrified and dismayed by your site bounce rate. On the average blog, a bounce rate of 60-75% isn’t uncommon. That on the surface appears to be terrible. I remember thinking that there must be something seriously wrong with my site if […]
If you’ve ever tried to line up images in your posts on any of the blogging platforms you just might have found out that this is a sure way to drive yourself crazy! Why won’t they stop where you want them to? Why are they all different sizes, and end up in zig-zags and randomness […]
How WP-Ban plugin can put an end to excessive blog spam comments for good! OOoh, it’s been driving me CRAZY! Canada Goose, Canada Goose, Louis Vuitton, Ugg boots, spam, spam, spam. I had it all under control with Ak’ismet until recently. Akismet in WordPress Jet Pack at least stops all this spam from publishing to […]
Hi everyone! I’m Jann Newton, from Newton Custom Interiors, where I blog about home decor, sewing and DIY projects. I’m very excited to be guest posting for Deby again! Today we’re going to finish up our series about PicMonkey. A few months ago, I guest posted here at Mom’s Make Money about taking better pictures […]
Hi everyone! I’m Jann Newton of Newton Custom Interiors, where I blog about home decor, DIY and sewing projects. I’m thrilled to be guest posting for Deby again. Today we’re going to be delving deeper into how to use PicMonkey. A few months ago, I guest posted here at Mom’s Make Money about taking better […]
Hi everyone! I’m Jann Newton from Newton Custom Interiors where I blog about home decor, sewing and DIY projects. I’m excited to be back to do another guest post for Deby. Today we’re going to talk about basic photo editing with PicMonkey. A few months ago, I guest posted here at Mom’s Make Money about taking […]
Are you a Sverve member yet? What – you don’t even know about Sverve? Well you should! I wrote about Sverve some time back now – Join Sverve for great jobs and opportunities for Bloggers, but if you are new here you might have missed it so here’s a brief recap of why you should be […]
We all want more followers, more fans, more traffic. Pinterest is one of the best traffic sources online for blogs, but you really need a healthy band of followers to get likes and repins, and get your pins and your blog posts and crafts etc in front of a wider audience. When you are starting […]
When I was getting ready to start my new blog a few months ago, I was very excited about starting a new phase in my career, but one of my big fears about blogging was – what will I write about? I did have some ideas, of course, but I kept wondering if I […]
How do you deal with all the lovely comments on your site? If someone asks a question about your post, what is the best way to reply? Should you reply in the comments and risk that they don’t come back to see your reply. Or should you send the reply in an email, in […]
A guest post by Erica of We Three Crabs. My blog, We Three Crabs, is turning a year old in November. It has been a year of ups and downs. I started my blog as a way to chronicle the changes that were happening in our family. We moved from the Midwest, central Indiana, to […]
As you may have read in the earlier article, I have just launched a new site and service setting up WordPress self-hosted sites for free. Yes really. Find out more at Blogger to WordPress. It’s not just for those who currently use Blogger, or even WordPress.com. Its for everyone – so if you ever wanted […]
I’m pleased to say that you can now advertise on Moms Make Money. At the moment there are a limited number of options, but I’m open to suggestions if you would like to promote your site, brand, service or product. Please drop on over to the Advertising Page – nothing swanky there, just an easy […]
Hi everyone – I’m Jann Newton from Newton Custom Interiors, where I recently started blogging about home decor, sewing and DIY projects, and a few other things. I’m thrilled to be guest posting for Deby about taking better pictures for your blog. During the time I was doing research for my new blog, I started […]
Facebook is still huge. For pages, it might no longer be the same as it was, with fewer of our followers now seeing the posts, but it is still an important resource for bloggers and you should continue to maintain and market your page and use it to bring visitors to your site and subscribers […]
How frustrating is it as a reader to click on what promises to be a really interesting read, only to find that the link is broken and you end up at a ‘404 – sorry we can’t find what you are looking for’ page. Even more frustrating if the site doesn’t have a search box […]
Today’s Tiny Tip – make it easy for readers to leave a comment or ask a question. Have you ever tried to leave a comment, ask a question or sign up for something – and then come across the dreaded CAPTCHA ? This is the little box with illegible words and numbers that you are supposed to […]
