Today, as bloggers, we need quality over quantity. Most of us have hundreds, if not thousands of posts built up in the recesses of our blogs. And we’re still working our butts off to publish several times a week. And traffic is declining for blogs the world over. Hootsuite said 50% decline in traffic from social media […]
2 Tools for Easy Keyword Research
The right keywords are the foundation upon which all SEO efforts stand. If you choose the wrong keyword, all the SEO in the world will not help. One of the best starting points for keyword research is your current site. Which words on your site are already ranking highly in search engines? Search your blog […]
Robots.txt for Bloggers using WordPress
When learning about SEO, the robots.txt file is likely to come up. This is a powerful file that ‘speaks’ directly to Google and Bing (& Other) search engine robots. Is my Robots.txt Correct? It is very important to understand what this file can do. The robots.txt file seems to generate a lot of opinions but […]
Realistic SEO for New Blogs
SEO seems to be all the rage over the last few months in the blog community. But can SEO be a realistic focus for a new blogger? I highly recommend figuring out how important SEO is to your blog. It is very easy to get carried away and use your entire marketing budget instead of […]
How to redirect one post to another in WordPress
Have you been in Pinterest drooling over a beautiful recipe only to have the link be broken? Or worse, link to spam? Let’s talk about how to redirect one post to another when you’re moving a post or deleting it.
The difference between FREE and PAID SSL services
We need to talk about the difference between free and paid ssl services. These SSL certificates have been free for a long time. You can get your own certificate at letsencrypt.org. I have used it and I support the idea of openssl whole heartedly! However I’ve seen a lot of discussion lately on how much […]
Create a Sitemap & Submit to Google
A sitemap is essentially a machine-readable table of contents for your site. It tells Google what you have on your site and helps them find everything. Usually search engines crawl from link-to-link. So in order for search engines to find all your pages, they would all have to be linked together – which they are […]
How to Hire a WordPress Developer
Hiring a WordPress Developer, for most, is much like selecting a mechanic. At least if you’re like me, without a clue when it comes to the inner workings of the mysterious engine. Is this a good WordPress Developer? Will I hire him/her and never hear from them again? Will it be worth the investment? Today we […]
Which Recipe Plugin Is Best?
Last update: July 11, 2017 This month we’re all about FOCUS. There are a zillion things to distract us when we’re online. Among them, are all the different features for our websites. So let me narrow down the field for you when it comes to recipe plugins. Note: our side-by-side summary is after the individual […]