by Ford SaeksNo man (or woman) is an island, as they say, so don’t expect to manage your blogging empire alone. Even if you don’t have a team at your beck and call, all hope is not lost. This is the digital age, after all, and there are plenty of blogging tools to help even the solopreneur speed up the writing and publishing process. Here are a few of our favorite resources.
by Ford SaeksMost bloggers and business owners know that a blog schedule is helpful. They know that they should develop one. The problem is that the whole process just seems a bit overwhelming. It doesn’t have to be, though. We’ve even provided a free download of our editable Editorial and Social Media Calendar to help you! But before you start, here are some blog schedule ideas that will simplify your digital life.
by Ford SaeksWelcome to the third and final installment of this series! In Part 1, we discussed how WordPress blog categories and tags function, and in Part 2 we covered guidelines for how to use categories effectively. Now, let’s move on to how to use tags.
In the previous section, I stressed the importance of being strategic in your category creation for both user experience and SEO. The same goes for tags—even more so. Here’s why.
by Ford SaeksIn Part 1 of this series, we covered what WordPress blog categories and tags are, and how they help users find the content they want. Now, let’s talk about how best to create and manage your categories—for both user experience and SEO.
by Ford SaeksYou’ve just finished writing a post on your WordPress blog. You’ve proofread it, it’s good to go, and you sigh in satisfaction as you go to hit the publish button…
… and, oh, wait. You’re supposed to assign the post to a category and add tags first.
Hmmm.
What are those categories and tags for, anyway? Are they just some kind of internal thing for managing your blog? Do you have to use both of them? Is assigning categories and tags the same as assigning SEO keywords?
by Ford SaeksYou are an expert in your field and have created loads of great content for your audience. Now where should you distribute it? How do you get started?
First you want to think about your ideal lead or customer…do you have them in mind? Great! Where do they hang out? What are their hobbies? What kind of car do they drive? Make sure you have really dug deep to know your prospect.
by Ford SaeksEver signed up for a free trial, a template, or set of tips in exchange for your email? That is a lead capture, a tool that marketers use to provide great information for their prospective clients. You signed up because they were going to give you something you were interested in or was valuable to you, and all you needed to do was provide your name and email to get great tools for free!
by Andrea StangAs with most offices, Halloween is a time to shed the tie and dress up for a day. If you are in our office, taking off my flip flops is what I had to do. Heather Newell (Lady Web Hawk) took imitation to a whole new level. Her depiction of Ford and some great old photos, would have won many awards at local Halloween contests. She went all out and brought some great culture and laughs to a very busy schedule producing results for our clients.
by Ford SaeksBeing an expert is more than just being a speaker, consultant or author. You need to become a solutions expert, which means looking at what problems you solve that other people will pay to make go away. Let’s take a look at a few steps you can take to become a solutions expert.
by Ford SaeksThink about the last event you attended. Usually the speaker will have a slideshow or some kind of media to provide an interactive element. Many will have their website listed throughout the materials they show. If you like what you’re hearing, is it not one of your first instincts to go to their website and learn more about them?
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