March 6th, 2010 — SEO Saturday
Scribe is a new plugin from Brian Clark of Copyblogger that takes the guesswork out of writing search engine optimized blog posts, or any other form of online writing, for that matter. With Scribe, bloggers can instantly tell whether or not their posts have maximized optimization for search engines yet maintained readability for humans. I’ve been using this plugin for several weeks now and have seen an increase in organic traffic. Plus, it’s very easy to use.
Scribe differs from typical SEO tools. Instead of asking you for a keyword phrase and then guiding you to construct content around it, the Scribe plugin will:
Continue reading →
Note to readers: Thanks for taking time out of your day to read On Blogging Well! If you haven't already done so, subscribe to my free newsletter list to receive insider tips and in-depth information PLUS a free copy of The Blogger's Checklist. The signup form is in the right sidebar.
March 5th, 2010 — Freebie Friday
Dave Navarro, the “Launch Coach” and “Rock Your Day” writer, has a gift for anyone who struggles with time management. In fact, in his free (no opt-in required) 40-page eBook, he tells which three behaviors we must change to break out of our old patterns and start getting more out of life plus a few simple tactics to help change those limited behaviors.
Head over to Dave’s site and download your free copy of Dave’s “time management manifesto,” More Time Now.
March 4th, 2010 — Thursday is Words Day
Many Americans (including me!) have bad eating habits. Too much junk food. Too much food, period! We’re overstuffed. We suffer health problems and image problems. We must cut the fat.
When our writing becomes overstuffed, our readers suffer through pages of boring narrative. And we suffer, too — our success is endangered. We must cut the fat!
Obese writing is nothing new. In The King’s English, published nearly a century ago, author H.W. Fowler begins the first chapter with these words:
Continue reading →
March 3rd, 2010 — Wednesday is Friends Day
I was blessed to be born into a family of book lovers. “Books are our friends,” I was taught. And libraries and schools across the country are celebrating the love of books this week through the Read Across America program, initiated in honor of one of the best-loved authors who ever put pen to paper, Dr. Seuss.
On this Wednesday is Friends Day, let’s look at six lessons we bloggers can learn from our friend, Dr. Seuss:
Continue reading →
March 2nd, 2010 — Techie Tip Tuesday
Providing fresh and unique content is vital to a blog’s growth, and preventing others from copying and pasting your posts and images has been difficult. Until now. The Computer Tech Tips and Computer Tricks Blog shares a WordPress plugin that not only disables text selection/right-click function, it displays a message to would-be content thieves and tracks their IP address so blog owners have proof, should you need it.
Step-by-step download and installation instructions are available at the Wp-PreventCopyBlogs plugin homepage. The plugin is free, but the site owner has a PayPal donate link for those who wish to contribute.
(Note: I have not yet test-driven this plug-in, but I’ve had people ask me about this issue, so I thought I’d share this link with my readers.)
Copy Protected by