Have you discovered the “magic” you can do in WordPress to shorten, track, and brand the links you share? Short links make URLs easier to share and remember. They fit in tweets and share easily via email. Short links take this: http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=291674&u=468400&m=31479&urllink=&afftrack= And turn it into this: http://michelleshaeffer.com/go/premise Isn’t that better? It’s easy to share [...]
How to Create Content Your Readers Will Love--Even If You're Not Psychic
After a couple years of blogging, I’m getting slightly better at predicting which of my posts will be the bigger “hits” with you. But sometimes my predictive powers aren’t… well, let’s just say I haven’t unlocked the “psychic” level yet. What You Can Learn From Your Most Popular Posts (and the Ones That Flopped) I’ve [...]
Best Weekend Deals for Entrepreneurs
Has your inbox been going as crazy as mine has this weekend with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals? Wow. Insane. Save some time – here are the best of the best of the deals I’ve spotted for bloggers and online entrepreneurs this weekend. Blog Themes and Plugins StudioPress Themes & Genesis Framework My favorite [...]
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The Smart Way to Shrink Your Links and Stay in Control
Short links are all the rage on sites like Twitter. Are you curious why people use short links? Or wondering how to create them yourself? Short links take this: http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=291674&u=468400&m=31479&urllink=&afftrack= And turn it into this: http://michelleshaeffer.com/go/premise Isn’t that better? Why Use a “Short” Link? Short links make URLs easier to share and remember. They [...]
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Success with Webinars
Today’s guest post is by Susan Joy Schleef of Presentations with Results, Inc. Follow these brilliant 13 steps along the yellow brick road to success with webinars (steps 9 and 10 are often overlooked keys to success and 13 will help boost attendance and get your attendees so much better results)! Do you want to [...]
The Easy Way to Create Your Own Infographics
Wondering how you can get in on the infographic craze and create your own snazzy infographics to share? I promised to share with you how I created the “Why Should You Join the Ultimate Blog Challenge?” infographic I shared on my blog over the weekend. So here it is. No photoshop. No stock photography sites. [...]
Is it Time for a Blog Shopping Spree?
What’s your favorite thing to spend money on? The entire inventory of ThinkGeek.com? New shoes? I’m guessing “blog” might not make that shopping spree list. But investing in your blog is an investment in it’s success and in the future of your business. If you’re wondering what I spend money on for my own blog, [...]