Have you ever run out of things to send to your email subscribers? Even better… you’d like to send something out to them that can make some sales for you, but you don’t want to constantly pitch to them. Nobody likes pitch-fest email lists. I sure don’t. So, what can you do? Well first, let’s…
I got an email the other day – and yes, I am still fielding emails from everybody while I’m traveling around the country. 🙂 Anyway, he had mentioned this “done for you” offer from some guru he was listening to. The bullet points are these: They’d essentially build your business for you, from the sounds…
My wife and I were staining our kitchen cabinets and giving them a totally new look. The originals were the old-school “honey oak” color and we were looking to turn them into more of an expresso look with new handles. Anyway, it is a tough job. Requires about 3 coats of the gel stain (on…
Being out traveling right now, it gives perspective on some of the things we often do day to day. Also some of the things we pay attention to. Like many of you, I use Facebook. I also scan the news headlines. However while we’ve been out traveling, I do that much less. My time on…
The idea of “promotional time” is not likely something most people consider. People do, though, sometimes consider those things you do to promote a blog or a blog post. Many people like that idea of a simple process. Like, you publish the new post, then you execute certain promotional steps to get it out there….
In the last issue, I started off with some super-obvious things you need to do after you hit the publish button on a new post. But, let’s move past that. Today, I want to talk about a simple way to utilize blog content in a strategic way in promotions in order to reach new people….
So, you write up that blog post. And you publish it. But, then what? Do you just publish it, cross your fingers, and hope the world and the Google gods take notice? Well, first off, what I hope you have done is didn’t just whip up some run-of-the-mill post. If you’re running a blog for…
We’ve been talking a lot about SEO in the last many issues of the Daily. And we’ve talked about a lot of various ranking factors and things to pay attention to in order to positively influence your search rankings. But, in the end, SEO can feel a lot like luck. It can feel a lot…
You may have heard that securing your blog with SSL can have an effect on your search engine rankings. And yes… this is true. Since August 2014, SSL is now a ranking factor for Google. Simply put, it now helps to have your entire blog secured using HTTPS. And Google is pretty serious about it. In…
Today, I thought I would take a temporary break from our ongoing series on SEO and your blog traffic. See, today is the day that my family and I are leaving Florida in our motorhome and heading westward. Now, I have no intention of making The Daily a travel blog, or posting travel stuff on…
Does your blog work and look good on mobile devices? It should. Sites that don’t adapt to mobile screens suffer greatly in Google search results. Google announced mobile-first indexing in 2016, so this isn’t exactly old news. Essentially, your site needs to be mobile responsive. If you’re not sure what that means, it just means your site…
OK, next up we’ve got to talk about some technical things which will very much affect your blog traffic. First up… Site speed. You’ve no doubt heard about it. You’ve heard that how fast your site loads up will affect how well your site ranks in search. Google is trying to ensure a great user…