How do you manage all the different opt-ins on your blog? If you’re like most other bloggers, the answer is haphazardly. ? Are you copying and pasting the embed code for each form individually into your posts, guessing-and-checking formatting, and crossing your fingers that you never need to update your post opt-ins because of all […]
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One quick and easy way to add affiliate disclosures to your WordPress blog
Need to add an affiliate disclosure to your blog, but hate having to copy and paste it into each post? Learn how to make the process easy and painless.
What everybody ought to know before switching away from WordPress
Thinking about switching your website away from WordPress? The sound of an “easier” platform—one that makes editing super simple right out-of-the-box, like SquareSpace or Showit—can definitely be alluring. Before you pull that trigger, though, think very carefully: in the long term, it’s probably not a smart business decision to switch. In this post, I’ll outline […]
One quick and easy way to add affiliate disclosures to your WordPress blog
If you make use of affiliate links in your blog posts, having a proper affiliate disclaimer in your blog posts is a necessity…if you want to stay out of legal trouble, that is. ? Most bloggers just copy and paste their affiliate disclosure into their posts. While this works well enough—assuming you don’t accidentally forget […]
8 systems experts you should be following if your business is overwhelming you
Do you feel overwhelmed by your business? Is your business taking over your life? If so, my friend, you need some systems! Setting up systems for your business is oh-so-necessary for your sanity, but not exactly the easiest thing you’ll ever do. If you need a little help getting your business systems up and running, […]
How I stay organized (and sane!) with two businesses: my favorite tools
Let’s be honest: keeping a business organized these days can be hard work. Gone are the days of keeping everything on paper and filing it all away neatly. Today, the majority of your data and important information is housed online, spread between thirty (or a hundred!) different accounts, services, and resources. There’s always some new […]
How to repost content you wrote for another site on your own blog without provoking the wrath of Google
As a blogger and business owner, your time (and your content!) is precious. None of us have unlimited resources, so we should be making the most of each piece of content we produce…including pieces we write that are originally published on other sites. Think beyond simple repurposing, or promoting the post on your social media […]
Are you making one of these 5 mistakes bloggers often make with their affiliate disclosures?
It’s no big secret: the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been catching up with the times lately. They’re getting hip to the more subtle ways that advertising works these days, including sponsored content, endorsements from social media influencers, and affiliate marketing. They’ve taken action against some prominent influencers for failing to disclose their material connections […]
How to add a hidden Pinterest image to your blog post in 10 seconds or less with NO code
If you’ve been around the strategic blogging world for long, you know how vital Pinterest can be to the success of a blog. In fact, as far as “social networks” go—social networks is in quotes here because I don’t really consider Pinterest a social network—Pinterest is arguably the single most important one to be sharing […]