‘Simple Social Icons’ Plugin Tutorial

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With the recent update of the Simple Social Icons plugin, I thought it was the perfect time to blog about this little piece of gold. (A few new icons were recently added to the plugin- which makes me very happy =) This is one of my favorite plugins for  many reasons, but mainly for its [...]

Add a Google+ badge to your blog or website

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Image Source I’ve been receiving emails from clients inquiring how to add a google+ button to their blog or website. One of my goals this year is to gain more connections with my google+ business page, and soon after the new year I began trying out different plugins for this. To make a long story [...]

How to set up an author box

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If you have a wordpress blog that needs a little flair, have you thought about adding an author box below your blog posts? The author box displays below your posts, and tells the reader a little bit about the author. You can link your gravatar account to wordpress and display your avatar in this box. [...]

How to Create a Digital Mood Board

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Quite often I’m asked how to create a mood board/ collage for a blog post. I always suggest using an editor like Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, and grabbing clean photos with white backgrounds. (I’m using Photoshop CS6 in the video). Instead of typing a ridiculously long tutorial, I thought it’d be much easier for me [...]

Setting up a Feedburner Account

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I’ve been receiving many questions about setting up Feedburner, and chances are that you have heard of Feedburner at some point by now. Instead of sending you to another place on the net to find answers, I thought I’d just explain it here ;) If you’re still not sure what it is, Feedburner is a [...]

SEO Boot Camp for Bloggers- Part 7

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Welcome to week 7 of SEO Boot Camp for Bloggers! A bit behind? Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 Part 7 Getting Social with Your Blog Hello again everyone and welcome back to another installment of SEO Boot Camp for Bloggers! If you have [...]

SEO Boot Camp for Bloggers- Part 6

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Welcome to week 6 of SEO Boot Camp for Bloggers! A bit behind? Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Part 6 Customized Dashboards & Weighted Sort Wow! It feels like forever since I last sat down to write. Sometimes a little vacation (which was planned) can be [...]

WordPress vs Blogger

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*UPDATE* I am no longer offering custom blog designs for Blogger. If you are interested in a custom wordpress design, please visit this page. I get asked the question ‘WordPress or Blogger?‘ by my clients all too often, and I thought it was time to finally sit down and do a little comparison for you. [...]

SEO Boot Camp for Bloggers- Part 5

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Welcome to week 5 of SEO Boot Camp for Bloggers! A bit behind?  Part 1 |  Part 2 |  Part 3 | Part 4 Part 5 5 Analytics Metrics Every Blogger Should Watch Welcome back to another week of SEO Boot Camp bloggers! If you have been doing the work so far your blog should be looking very healthy [...]

SEO Boot Camp for Bloggers- Part 4

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Welcome to week 4 of SEO Boot Camp for Bloggers! In case you’re late to the party, check out Part 1, Part 2 , and Part 3. Part 4 5 Biggest SEO myths & Mistakes   Hello again bloggers, and welcome to week four of SEO Boot Camp for Bloggers! By now your blogs should [...]