I thought it was strange to come across this question from a reader, but I’ll answer it. They asked, “How do you feel about SEO plugins for WordPress?” The fact that I’ve worked in the past for Yoast, who created the Yoast SEO plugin, which is used by millions of websites around the world, has
[Continue Reading...]Blondish.net Podcast 2016 Episode 1: Building Better Roundups and Lists
Kicking off the first podcast of the 2016 season on building better roundups and lists. I’ve written about building better lists and talked about roundups before. Since it’s been a very long time, and some things have changed in the blogging and social media world, I thought that it would be great to cover this.
[Continue Reading...]#WordPressWednesday 2016 Volume 4
This volume of #WordPressWednesday includes quite a few tutorials, some WordCamp announcements, other announcements around the community, and WooConf. #WordPressWednesday is a series dedicated solely to the WordPress world. I gather around a dozen articles that are just enough to keep you up-to-date on some of the ongoings in the WordPress community. It doesn’t give
[Continue Reading...]9 Ways Toward Getting More Blog Post Social Shares
I see a lot of people frustrated about getting more blog post social shares. It’s not specifically the share, but getting attention to their website. I’ve put a nice list together on ways toward getting more blog post social shares, and ultimately more attention to your website. Hopefully this post will get you more social
[Continue Reading...]#MondayMashup 2016 Volume 5
This week’s #MondayMashup includes some really handy guides and checklists, and even pointing to some important guidelines that Google has recently updated. Some of the guides are MUST SEE, and I’ve indicated that in a couple of them. The #MondayMashup is a weekly round up from the best and most recent posts from specific areas
[Continue Reading...]The Art of Blogging: Quality First, Before Quantity
When it comes to blogging, for me, it’s always quality first, before quantity. I’ve heard the questions come up from my audience, both at conferences, online forums, and in my own website’s comment area, “How often should I blog?” My usual answer is split into a couple answers. Bear with me as there is a
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