WordPress is a powerful blogging platform that runs 20 percent of the world’s websites. While it can do many things out of the box, it cannot stop comment spam. I have tried many different solutions over the years and have found the following plugins to be the most helpful in stopping spam. [Read more…]
Whether you are a business owner or marketing your personal blog, traffic is always something you will need to gain. Even the most successful writers are thankful when their sites and posts generate more leads on a regular basis. Knowing the topic you are writing about is definitely a step in the right direction, but educating yourself in the best power marketing words can take your blog where you want it to go quickly and proficiently. [Read more…]
Should you make your blog guest-post friendly? It will certainly add variety and maybe even some valuable information. Right? Surely, experts and other writers will add expertise, strategies as well as knowledge to your blog. Allowing others to write for you will certainly give you more time to work on other aspects of your blog. Guest posts may increase traffic to your blog. Sounds like a good idea. Right? Well, read on to learn what the guest blogging drawbacks are before you make your blog guest-post friendly. [Read more…]
Google Hangouts, which was originally unveiled as just another feature within the Google+ social network, has grown in recent years to become a powerful, standalone product. Today, Hangouts is used as the video and text message platform on Android devices, a web-based video chat solution, and an excellent resource for blog owners who are looking to converse, collaborate, and demonstrate, in a way that supplements their more traditional written content. The Hangouts platform has dozens of uses based on who’s utilizing it, but there are five great reasons to adopt Hangouts within the context of a modern blog. [Read more…]
Whether your blog centers around your blossoming business or forays into the world of new candle scents, you’re probably always looking for ways to expand your audience. You may have a picture of someday making endorsements and receiving sponsorships, or you may simply want to feel like your voice is being heard. Regardless of your blog’s type, content, or purpose, there are some hard and fast rules when it comes to expansion. These tactics all take time, especially in today’s blog-saturated atmosphere. [Read more…]