Happy Saturday to my amazing fellow bloggers! This past week during #IBAchat we discussed How to Get Flipping with Flipboard. I was surprised at the amount of question I received, and was wanting to do a quick recap of the tips from our chat. I do plan on a FULL tutorial and guide coming out in the next couple weeks because I know you will benefit from using this fun and active social media to promote your blog. What is Flipboard? How … [Read more...]
The First Time Ever: Goal Setting for Success #IBAchat
In this week’s #IBAchat on Twitter, we’ll be covering how to goal setting makes all the difference with your blog progress. How do you measure success? What types of goal should you be setting? Are you making the most of your goals? Let's start our month out on the right foot by goal setting for success! Join us Thursday at 8:30EDT for #IBAchat on Twitter! Whether you’re a seasoned blogger or a just starting out, there are always … [Read more...]
How to Create Actionable Vision Boards for Blogging Victory is our next #IBAChat!
Has your blog ever lost its purpose? How can you visually keep your 'why' front and center to maintain much your focus? Welcome to the world vision boards for blogging. Learn How to Create Actionable Vision Boards for Blogging Victory and you will keep your mission statement front and center! Has this scenario ever happened to you? You’ve worked hard on blog posts all month. They’re getting a good response, but you don’t feel fulfilled. … [Read more...]
How to Balance Blogging as a Working Mom
Blogging as a mom is stressful on its own, but when you add your work schedule in there it can become very hectic! Our recent #IBAchat was dedicated to finding the best balance while blogging as a working mom. Are you a working mom? Even if you are not a working mom, these tips can help us all manage a little better each day! 4 Tips on How to Balance Blogging as a Working Mom: I really like tip 4 to use a timer to help … [Read more...]
Blogging with Purpose – is Our Next #IBAChat
Thank you to everyone who attended our March 30 #IBAChat “How to Rock Facebook Groups.” We had a lively discussion and it was so much fun! Here are the great tips from our chat: To see the full transcript, click here. Or check out our slideshow at the bottom of this post. [bctt tweet="Blogging with Purpose is our next #IBAChat topic. Lunch & Learn this Wed April 6, at 12 EDT." username="IBAbloggers"] Join us this Wednesday, April … [Read more...]
Ultimate Guide to Increase Twitter Followers
A simple search on Google on how to Increase Twitter Followers will yield pages upon pages of results of ways to grow your following. Most of them can be shady, get you fake or uninterested followers just to mushroom your numbers, or take absolutely forever to accomplish. However, I've recently had a fair amount of success growing my Twitter audience with interested and engaged followers. Now I'm gradually getting more retweets, including some … [Read more...]
Building Your Brand-Part II is our next #IBAChat
Thank you to everyone who attended our February 17 #IBAChat “Building Your Brand - Part I.” We discussed mission statements, target audiences, and meeting the needs of your audience. Lots of great tips were shared, including the following: For the full transcript, click here. Or view our slideshow at the bottom of this post. Join us for Part II of Building Your Brand #IBAchat! [bctt tweet="Mark Your Calendar to Join The Next #IBAchat Every … [Read more...]
Spread the Blog Love in Our Next #IBAChat
Thank you to all who attended our first #IBAChat Twitter party. We had a great time! Great discussions, great advice and great posts were shared by all. Congratulations to Lisa Joy Thompson of FunHappyHome.com who won a year membership to the IBA! Stop by Lisa’s wonderful family/lifestyle blog and say "Hello!" The party continues this Wednesday (February 10, 12 noon ET) as we "Spread the Love," blog love-that is! We'll discuss how to … [Read more...]
RoundTeam for Twitter: What is it?
RoundTeam offers an amazing time-saving solution to help you engage with the Twitter community, by discovering and sharing relevant content. They bring quality content to your followers, which eliminates spam we all hate, and enables you to grow your presence on Twitter. Why do we like RoundTeam? Eliminates Spam Automated Saves Me Time Customize it to your audience. Use filters to exclude content. Retweet Your … [Read more...]
How to Rock Your Twitter Profile in 5 Easy Steps
Writing a Twitter profile can be overwhelming. You only have 160 characters to basically sum up your entire brand, be clever, be unique, and be memorable. That’s a lot to accomplish in a short space, but it’s not impossible if you know the five easy steps to take when writing your Twitter bio! Your Twitter bio should represent your brand. If you’re a blogger, then you and your brand are one in the same. This is your online reputation. … [Read more...]