Is your bounce rate high and your session duration low? I am going to tell you a little secret that may be hard to for you to hear. It's you. Well, maybe not you. But, your blog could be too painful to navigate that people simply aren't staying on your blog. Look at your blog from a reader's perspective: Can I find what I am looking for? Is there too much clutter in the sidebars? Am I bombarded with ads and opt-ins the second I hit … [Read more...]
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How to Leverage Even More Content for your Blog with Microblogging
As we keep up with the trends in content marketing and SEO, we know that those longer blog posts (full of information) are great for our page rank and for Google's SEO algorithms. But we also know that we can't be writing those essays every day (or even every week)! That is why microblogging, or micro-content, needs to be our best friend. Because when we're trying to get our content regularly seen, writing new blog posts all the time isn't really … [Read more...]
How To Stand Out On Influencer Networks for Bloggers
Are you looking to monetize your blog with Influencer Networks? Today we have a great guest post from Amanda Cross who is an expert on Influencer Marketing. Amanda's tips will have you standing out from the crowd with your next influencer pitch! Go ahead and 'PIN' this image so you can find these great tips for your next sponsored post pitch! How To Stand Out On Influencer Networks A great way to make money as a blogger is to utilize … [Read more...]
Beginner Blogging: How to Properly Source Music for Videos
Do you know how to properly source music for videos you create? At IBA, we teach you how to legally find the best music for your videos! Go ahead and 'pin' this so you can easily find these tips on how to properly source music for videos! How to Properly Source Music for Videos You've decided to take the plunge into video creation, and you want a little bit of background music. So you download the latest tune from your music sharing app and … [Read more...]
5 Creative Ways to Promote Blog Posts Besides Social Media
Here are 5 creative ways to promote blog posts other than sharing on social media. Use these methods from Sarah Nenni Daher from ND Consulting to alleviate boredom and increase traffic sources! - Thanks for sharing with us! Go ahead and 'pin' me so you can find this list later! Creative Ways to Promote Blog Posts Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest are where nearly every blogger promotes their articles across all of these social … [Read more...]
How to Stick to a Consistent Blogging Schedule
Consistency is key when you plan a blog schedule! Let me share with you some tips to help you easily stick to your blogging schedule. Go ahead and 'pin' me so you can get these tips on planning your blog schedule later! Blogging is fun, they said! In fact, in the beginning, you ask yourself why you didn’t it start earlier. Sharing thoughts and ideas with an “infinite” number of people seem to be a dream coming true. Yet, soon enough, you … [Read more...]
Blogging for Beginners: 5 Reasons Image Compression Matters!
You have a beautiful blog full of fantastic images, but how can you keep those images from slowing down your site? Today, I am going to teach you why image compression matters and the best ways to compress your images for FREE! Go ahead and pin this image! You'll want to be able to find this easily. Blogging for Beginners: 5 Reasons Image Compression Matters! Faster Page Load Times The most obvious reason is your site will load faster! … [Read more...]
Images: The Easiest Way to Increase Shares
In case you haven't heard the news, images on your blog and social media posts are critical for getting them shared. Tweets with images are retweeted 150% more than those with out. On Facebook, images are 2.3x more likely to be shared. And then there is Pinterest, no image no pins. Images grab people's attention and they are more likely to share a post with an image than one that is just text. Here are a few articles from the IBA Blog and … [Read more...]
10 Free and Legal Stock Image Sites for Bloggers
Do you need images for your blog or social media posts? Don't Google them, instead use one of these 10 free and legal stock image options for your next blog post. Go ahead and pin this post, because you will want to find this list again! Attempting to locate the right image for your blog post can really be time-consuming when you don't know where to look. You can't just Google a picture and borrow it because that's not legal and can lead you … [Read more...]
What is a Mompreneur, Why do I Want to be One?
Ever wondered what the heck people are talking about when they say "mompreneur"? Well, Orana from Crazy Little Family Adventure and Orana Creative is here to talk all about how to merge motherhood with being an entrepreneur! ~ Thanks for sharing with us! Help spread the word about being a Mompreneur by pinning this image! What do I love? I love Art and Design. I love Instagram I love knowing how to use these to my advantage, and … [Read more...]