Could your WordPress blog be hacked in minutes? It could be if you’re using the default “admin” user, a word from the dictionary for your password, or not otherwise properly secured. Ready to fix that right now and keep it safe? Try these two quick action steps. And, be sure to also read the important [...]
Guest Post by MJ Schrader Social media is great (especially during a web challenge such as the Ultimate Blog Challenge). Unfortunately it is easy to get caught up in the doing that we forget about security. Yes, you need to think about security when using social media as well. 1) Use a secure and different [...]
It’s every website owner’s biggest nightmare… you wake up one morning and your website is GONE. Not just gone, but replaced with a hacker’s message! That’s just one of dozens of worst-case scenarios that can become reality when your website isn’t properly secured. So what can you do to protect yourself? Below, guest superhero MJ [...]
Looking for a simple way to plan out a month worth of blog content? Here’s a super quick video (three minutes) where I share an easy two-step plan to brainstorming blog ideas. If you can’t see the video above, click here to watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0X9EwEF6Ko Have you used this strategy before? Think it [...]
You’ve heard me tell ya why you should give the Ultimate Blog Challenge a shot plenty of times now. So today I’m going to let Delia Rusu of EosGrafx share with you her experience in the Ultimate Blog Challenge AND some great tips about how you can participate even if you’re thinking, “Yeah it’s a [...]
Have you discovered the “magic” you can do in WordPress to shorten, track, and brand the links you share? Short links make URLs easier to share and remember. They fit in tweets and share easily via email. Short links take this: http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=291674&u=468400&m=31479&urllink=&afftrack= And turn it into this: http://michelleshaeffer.com/go/premise Isn’t that better? It’s easy to share [...]
I won’t keep you in suspense, here it is… Every quarter when the Ultimate Blog Challenge rolls around, my traffic spikes like crazy. And yours can, too! Here’s the scoop: If you can’t see the video, click here to watch it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUbV-cssaQ4 And join us! It’s free: http://UltimateBlogChallenge.com Are you in? Leave a [...]
One of the most frequently asked questions that lands in my email box is “How can I become a professional blogger?” And it’s not quite the type of question I generally answer. Because I don’t consider myself a professional blogger. I’m an entrepreneur who blogs. I’m more focused on how to use your blog to [...]
Do you want more traffic to your blog? Awesome. Read on. There are 5 things you’ve GOT to stop doing if you want to make blogging work for you so you can get noticed and reach a bigger audience to help. 1. Stop trying to be (fill in the blank here)… Stop trying to be [...]
“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple, learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” ~John Steinbeck Looking for an idea for your next 10 (or more) blog posts or articles? Find them hiding one of these 5 places: 1. Your Blog Reader What blogs are you subscribed to and [...]
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