This week’s round up will help you learn how to reach the 100,000+ pageview mark (a huge milestone for any blogger), gain more traction with Facebook, and better manage your blogging time. These are some great articles to start thinking about your 2015 blogging goals. How will you take your blog to the next level in the New Year?
How I Average 120,000+ Views a Month on My Blog (And How You Can, Too)
This is a lovely article written by Joanna Guldin-Noll about how she turned her niche blog into a thriving success. I personally love transparency when sharing blog stats because it’s an awesome way to learn what is possible. This is really encouraging and worth the read! Thanks for sharing all your inside tips Joanna!
Stephanie Sprenger’s Awesome Formula for Facebook Success
As a blogger working hard to grow my Facebook page as well as increase engagement, this is a great post sharing how to do just that. Stephanie from Mommy, For Real (which is awesome by the way) is sharing how she consistently knocks Facebook engagement out of the park month after month.
5 Reasons NOT to Collect Names on Email Opt-In Forms
Currently, I am using names for my newsletter, and I saw an increase in my click-through rate when I personalized it. So I am on the fence with this subject, and I would love to hear your thoughts on this in the comments. This article was a podcast, and for some reason, it is not accessible via any avenue I tried. That is disappointing. However, there is a transcript that you can read. Do you use names or no names?
The Importance of Time Management
Do you ever find yourself sitting down to blog for an hour, only to find yourself in social media and internet neverland? This is the post for you! This is probably the post for almost every blogger because this is an incredibly common problem. Plus, our own IBA member Sarah Martin is featured in this article. How cool is that?!
WP Super Cache — Detailed Configurations for Better Performance
Site speed is so important. This article offers a great tutorial for setting up the WP Super Cache plugin on your WordPress Blog. I haven’t updated to this one yet. What site speed plugins are you currently using?
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