Your website is your online storefront. Window shoppers form an opinion about your site in 0.05 seconds. 1/20th of a second!
In this article, I’ll show you five things NOT to do on your website.
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When you visit a blog, what’s the first thing about a particular post that catches your attention? Other than the article’s title, it’s probably the image (or images) that accompany the post.
This article includes links to more than 25 services where you can download free or low-cost stock images, illustrations, vectors, icons, and videos.
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Authors can increase the number of people who sign up for your email list, blog, or podcast by guesting on the podcasts and blogs of those who share a similar audience.
In this article, I explain how I did this, and include several links to help you ramp up your writing life.
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During each episode of The Professional Writer podcast, Laura Christianson and her guests discuss our struggles and successes as we plan, launch, and grow our writing-related businesses.
A range of writerpreneurs – from pre-published writers to New York Times bestselling authors – offer practical tips and advice. Links to episodes 1-42 are in this post.
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When I was in high school, my English teacher assigned the class to read Great Expectations,, by Charles Dickens. He gave us the entire semester to read it. I finished the book in a few days.
Now what was I going to do? Be bored out of my skull for the next 85 days?
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It doesn’t make sense to spend hours creating a blog post or podcast episode, then ignoring it after it’s published. In this tutorial, I’ll show you four of my tried-and-true strategies for updating and republishing blog content. I’ll also show you how I promote a podcast series, guest episodes, and popular episodes via the socials and my email list.
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Master the art of creating hyperlinks inside anchor text with this easy, six-step illustrated tutorial.
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Do you have a signup form for your email list or a contact form on your website or blog?
If so, you MUST have a privacy policy on your website. In fact, a privacy policy is the only policy you’re required by law to have on your site. I have a great one for you, created by an intellectual property attorney… and it’s FREE!
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When I teach blogging workshops, someone always asks, “How long should my blog post be?” Find out my answer, and check out the fantastic infographic that suggests ideal word and character counts for a variety of online media.
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Since 2004, when I started blogging, I’ve tried every tip imaginable to lure readers. Really, you need to do only THREE things consistently to build your blog’s readership.
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