#MondayMashup 2016 Volume 7

This #MondayMashup contains some content writing tips, a guide on email automation, some freebie graphics and cheat sheets, and various SEO tips.

#MondayMashup is a series that is intended to round up somewhat recent posts that I find that you should read. It’s important as a blogger to keep up in your niche. I have to read and research quite a bit to keep up. However, you may not have that type of time in your schedule, so I’ve snagged a few links from around the blogosphere about blogging, social media, SEO, and web design. I hope they help.

#MondayMashup 2016 Volume 7

Blogging

Neil Patel shares some tips to writing a better introduction for your articles that is awesome. – A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Compelling Article Introduction

Brian Hawkins gets us back on track with focusing on creating content. – How To Focus On Content Creation

Marieke van de Rakt discusses vlogging, and if you’re considering it, read up and decide on if it’s for you. – Blog or vlog?

Lisa Sicard reminds bloggers about the power of a tweet when it comes to blogging. – Twitter For Blogging – 15 Reasons It’s Proven Powerful

Donna Merrill points out some mistakes that bloggers make. Are you making any of those mistakes with your blog? – 5 Top Newbie Blogger Mistakes

Social Media

Ian Cleary has put together an awesome guide on email automation. – Email Automation: The Essential Guide to Email Marketing Automation

Rebekah Radice lists some factors that help in creating a strong visual brand in social media. – 6 Ingredients to a Strong Visual Brand on Social Media

Kim Garst talks about what social proof is and it’s importance. – What is Social Proof And Why Do You Need It?

Christian Karasiewicz talks about Facebook Live Video and how to use it well for your business. – 6 Ways to Use Facebook Live Video for Your Business

SEO

Tony Edward points out that if your HTTPS isn’t set up right, you may be losing out. – Is your HTTPS setup causing SEO issues?

Aki Libo-on shares her conversation with Mary Bowling of Ignitor Digital on optimizing for Local SEO. – Mary Bowling on How to Optimize for Local SEO, Including Voice & Mobile Search

James Hipkin talks about SEO basics, especially after they’ve started their website. He emphasizes that you still need to do some work, even if you’ve got an SEO plugin installed. – SEO Basics- What Should I Do?

Christopher Ratcliff goes over some of the common issues with on-page SEO, and how to fix them. – What are the most common on-page SEO issues and how to fix them?

Web Design

PixelBuddha has issued some sports and games graphic icons over at Codrops. – Freebie: Sports & Games Icons (AI, EPS, PSD, SVG, PNG)

Andy Carter is generous to share a handy cheat sheet for those designers and developers that need to test the checkouts of online shopping carts. – Testing Credit-Card Numbers In E-Commerce Checkouts (Cheat Sheet)

Chris Coyier shows us how to make a full-browser-width container when the content is inside a limited-width parent. – Full Width Containers in Limited Width Parents

Benjamin Brandall discusses how he’s noticed less on design these past few years. – Is no design the new design?

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