SEO – It Doesn’t Have To Be a Dirty Word for Bloggers

This is a guest post by Tom Mcloughlin. In many blogging circles, SEO has a dirty reputation. This could be because of the countless generic emails bloggers receive every day asking for ‘valuable link exchange’. Or maybe it’s because they’re purists who don’t think they should change their writing style for ‘the bots’. Some just don’t like the fact that Google seems to have so much control over

How to fix sudden drop in search traffic

What do you do if you notice a drastic drop in your blog’s rankings and traffic from Google? Below are steps you can take to diagnose the problem and this recover from the slump. Much of it is taken from this webmaster help video by Matt Cutts. 1. Do a site search Enter “site: mydomain.com” in Google search box to list up all your indexed pages. Things to look for in the search listing: Does

5 great Ideas to Diversify Your Blog Content

This is a guest post by Elena Vakhromova. Content is king and always will be, especially for bloggers who earn their living by providing valuable information. Indeed, content is the first thing your blog visitors notice and the only thing they come back for. Many people join the blogosphere because they feel strong about writing and want to say something new to the world. However, bloggers

How to Effectively Promote Your Blog with Social Media

This is a guest post by Mandy Kilinskis. For me, the most frustrating part about the entire blog writing process is after you press the publish button and your post goes live. After spending so much energy on creating a great, interesting post, you want other people to read it! And yet, your social shares aren’t going anywhere. This is when you have to take matters into your own hands, head to

Interesting web sharing trends

What is the best time to publish your posts? What is the most popular method of sharing content? Well if you are looking for the answers, read further. AddThis recently highlighted some interesting findings on web sharing trends, by analyzing its five years’ (2006-2010) worth of data. While the data may not give the complete sharing picture, it’s still worth checking out considering AddThis

Essential iPhone Apps For Every Blogger

This is a guest post by Blake Sanders. As mobile high speed internet connections become faster and more reliable, we can expect blogging to become more mobile as well. Typing out a full blog post including images and media on an iPhone used to be a chore. Nowadays, blogging from your iPhone is relatively painless and hassle-free with the use of a few handy applications from the iTunes Store.

Adding Google Plus stream tab to Facebook page

Did you know that you can automatically import Google+ public stream into a Facebook page? There is an application known as Google Plus Tab for Pages that does just that. The app can easily take any Google+ public stream and feed it into a tab on your Facebook page. Here’s how to do that: a) Installing the app Go to Google Plus Tab for Pages app page (opens in a new tab/window). At the top