Your WordPress username and password are what lets you inside your WordPress dashboard. Together they are two of the most important security features of your site—especially if you are using WordPress.org. While WordPress.com users won’t have the option of an admin username (#3), it is still important for you to have a secure password. Automated…
The first step to becoming savvy inside WordPress is to understand the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. They share the same logo, name, and many of the same features, but that’s where the similarities end. WordPress.com Anyone can sign up for a free WordPress.com account and get a free site at yourname.wordpress.com. Paid upgrade bundles…
Three years ago I soaked up all the Tweets and bade children be quiet as I fought slow internet to listen to the live stream of the speakers from a brand new Christian blogging conference I’d heard about. The next two years, each by a last-minute miracle, I got to go and be at Allume,…
There’s nothing as exhilarating and overwhelming as attending your first writing or blogging conference. If you’re an extrovert, you’re probably like my Allume roommate Trina who thrived on the people and the crowds and pulled everyone into the photo booth with her. If you’re a bit more of an introvert like Crystal, you probably won’t…
Bloggers usually have one of two reactions to #Write31Days: they’re scared stiff to try it, or they’re ready to jump in with both feet. I’ve shared my top 13 tips on preparing for #Write31Days. And I’ve given you 13 reasons why you should write a #Write31Days series. But now? I’ll give you the honest truth. There…
Have you been hearing the blogosphere buzz about #Write31Days and wondering why in the world you’d want to publish a post every day during the month of October? Here are 13 reasons why you’d want to write a 31 Days series. 1. As a service to your readers. Your 31 Days series should be on…
#Write31Days is for bloggers what NaNoWriMo is for authors. In November, authors all over the world commit to writing 50,000 words during National Novel Writing Month. In October, bloggers all over the blogosphere commit to publishing one post per day, linking up their own 31 Days series with the thousands of others on the host blogs. NaNoWriMo…
Gone are the days of email’s infancy when “You’ve got mail!” was a delightful and potentially romantic announcement. Now just the two words “email inbox” put together in a sentence are enough to make anyone, regardless of profession, break out into a cold sweat. If you’re like me, you had almost given upon reading the…
When you read yet another post enthusiastically encouraging you to start a newsletter, what do you think? Probably the same thing I did for a long time: “That’s advice for bigger bloggers, bloggers who are marketing something, or bloggers with a clear idea of where they’re going online. But definitely not for me.” But today…
Despite all the new social media platforms, one thing hasn’t changed: the permission to get into people’s inboxes is still one of the most powerful tools you can wield when it comes to marketing and communication. Facebook posts are getting seen less and less, Twitter feeds are getting more full, Pinterest is exploding in popularity and pin quantity—but everyone still checks their email.
In fact, for an author, an email list may be even more important than a blog. And it’s never too early to start building your email list.
Everywhere authors and bloggers turn, they are being consistently advised to do one thing: create and build an email list. Looking for more personal connection with your blog followers? Create an email newsletter. Want to write a book? Build an email list.
It had been thirteen years since I had attended a writers conference. Back in 2000, blogging was pretty much unheard of. But at the writers conference I attended in 2013, every author I met was fascinated by the fact that I was a blogger. Social media was in large part a mystery to them, but…
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