Tag Archives: Blogging
Why Facebook or Twitter Doesn’t Replace a Website
Why do I need a website when I already use Facebook? This is a common enough question. In fact, I heard it the last time I was getting my hair cut by Anicia. “We post everything to Facebook because that’s where the people are. Why do… Continue reading
5 Reasons Blogging Sucks (And How To Fix Them)
That’s right, blogging sucks. As much as I’m a fan of it and advise every small business, entrepreneur, and organization to do it, I know it can be a real pain. Even I get down about it sometimes. Geez, are you kidding? Another damn deadline?… Continue reading
9 Reasons Your Business Needs a Blog
Blogs aren’t just for personal journals or hobbyists anymore. Blogs provide businesses with a wealth of opportunities ranging from announcing new products and services to interacting with customers. Blogging also keeps your website active and alive rather than stagnant (the way 75% of business websites… Continue reading
Top 11 Pages Your Website Needs
One of the first discussions I have with clients is to figure out what pages their website needs in order to get started. As you read last week, your website doesn’t need to immediately launch with every page you will ever create. Your website does… Continue reading
How Many Pages Does My Website Need?
Think of every page on your website as an open doorway inviting search engine web traffic to your site. The more pages you have, the more keywords your website can feature. Keywords are how the search engines find your site. More pages = more keywords… Continue reading
Blog Via Email With Postie
I don’t know about you, but I seem to live in my email. It’s my reminder system, my todo list, my idea notebook, my photo file … oh, and it actually provides this weird “electronic letter delivery system” that I use all day long for personal and work… Continue reading
Disclosure, Privacy, and You
If you look long and hard enough, on many websites you’ll probably find a Disclosure Statement and a Privacy Policy. Yeah, those are the two pages that you probably never read. So why are they there? Because they need to be. And your website just… Continue reading
Give Photo Credit Where Credit Is Due
The Internet is a wonderful place for sharing and collaboration. However, that also makes it an easy place to “borrow” content — especially images. Giving a photo credit (or image credit) is absolutely essential when using those all important photos that every blog post should… Continue reading
Blogging Anti-Advice from Jon Acuff
Disclaimer: Jon Acuff is awesome. That’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it. His book Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job & Your Dream Job was an eye opener for me and turned me into a big fan of his blog. Today, this author and… Continue reading