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 of the blogosphere. I hope that in giving a few of these links, that your mind is enriched, and it helps grow your blog.
#MondayMashup 2016 Volume 5
Blogging
Brian Hawkins helps us try to get more focused on creating content. – How To Focus On That One Thing
Marcus Jensen talks about content marketing and getting traffic. – Employing Content Marketing to Increase Web Traffic
Michiel Heijmans gives some tips to food bloggers on how to optimize their blog. – How to optimize your food blog
Stacey Roberts shares some ideas on how to blog smarter. – How to Blog Smart – 9 Areas to Think Strategically About in Your Blogging
Neil Patel once again gives another awesome guide, this time about how to audit your content. This is a MUST read. – A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting a Content Audit
Social Media
Ian Cleary shares a guide to monitoring your social media. – The Social Media Monitoring Lighthouse – A Guide on What and How to Monitor
Kim Garst talks about Radio App, and a few ways to use it to your advantage. – 5 Ways To Use The Anchor Audio App For Business
Rebekah Radice gives us a social media checklist, and says it might be the only one you need. Might want to check it out and compare it to your current social media marketing strategy. – The Only Social Media Checklist You’ll Ever Need
Kristi Hines guides us on How to Set Up a Shop Section on Your Facebook Page
SEO
Barry Schwartz points out that Google recently updated their guidelines on search quality rating. – Google updates the search quality rating guidelines
Felix Tarcomnicu shows us how to get a perfect score on the Google PageSpeed test tool. – How to Achieve 100/100 with the Google Page Speed Test Tool
John VanDerLaan gives some SEO tips for beginners. In fact, he shares 17 that he’s found useful. – SEO Tips and Tricks for Beginners – 17 Ways to Make Google Notice You
Anna Crowe discusses what Google AMP can do SEO-wise. – How Will Google AMP Pages Affect SEO?
Web Design
Ani Kostova talks about a newer UI Design App called Gravit. – Sketch, Illustrator or Fireworks? Exploring A New Free UI Design App: Gravit
Sunny Popli has rounded up some high resolution graphic resources. – Top Free Sources of CC0 High-Res Photos for Your Website
DesignrFix admin put together a list of Top 20 Different Photoshop Effect Video Tutorials
Robert Hoekman Jr put together a nice UX strategy guide. – The 11 minute guide to a bulletproof UX strategy
What did you find useful to you in this #MondayMashup edition?
Hello Nile,
Thanks for the mashup. I really found a lot of useful links in there, especially how to achieve 100/100 with google page speed test, and i’m working on achieving that right now.
Thanks for sharing.
I really enjoyed the post by Michael Patterson at rebekahradice.com. Social media has always been a challenge for me, so I find it very helpful that the post provides such a detailed checklist.