What do you know? Why are you actually starting a blog? What voice do you want to have? Who are you actually talking to? How often can you (honestly) blog per week?We’ll go through each of these questions – and how you can determine the answers. (pardon the darkness, it was shot during Wordcamp2011) [youtube id="oPJKnv48fIE"] Can’t see the video? Watch “Before you start blogging” on youtube. Can you answer all 5...
This week I am answering one of the most common questions: How do I turn categories into a blog calendar. Creating blog content can be difficult – but it is easier when you know how to properly develop a blog calendar using your categories. This video will walk you through the quick process of building a month of content using just your current categories. [youtube id="CP4I2HrR6YE"] Can’t see...
Yesterday was the first day of fall, unless you’re visiting here from below the equator, then it was the first day of Spring. Either way, yesterday was the start of a new season. Fresh season means a fresh chance to start focusing on your blog and its content. Last time we talked about blog calendars, we discussed the quick and dirty version – the kind...
Categories are simply the large ideas that you cover in your blog. Usually these are found in a list on the sidebar of the blog for your readers (like mine) to find easily. Categories are extremely important for a lot of reasons, but mostly for organization and search engine optimization. Categories make it easy for your readers to read more posts in certain topics –...
We are already 5 days into January, but it is not too late to get your blog calendar started for this month. If you’ve already done it for January, I am very proud of you, and we can use this for February. Just give me 10 minutes of your time, and we’ll get your blog calendar created:Open a word document. Start writing down as many...
