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Fine Tips of Blogging: Adding Images to Blog It
Many bloggers keep multiple blogs and often would like to post the same content on each. But who wants to keep posting the same entry over and over again? The options for cross-platform blogging are nearly non-existent, but one option … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog It, Blogging on a Budget, cross-platform blogging, Facebook, free blogging tools, Picassa, Six Apart, Type Pad
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Social Media: Using Twitter Trending Topics to Boost Readership
Like most of you, I’ve been ignoring the Trending Topics on the sidebar of my Twitter page. In a real Homer Simpson moment, I hit my head and moaned “doh!” when I realized the opportunities missed by not utilizing this … Continue reading
Posted in Promotion, Social Media, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, boosting blog readership, Google, Social Media, Twitter, Twitter Trending Topics
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An Introduction to Using Google Analytics
Jeffrey’s article on using Google Analytics has been very popular. YouTube surfing unearthed this find:
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SEO: The News Cycle and How it Affects Readership of Your Posts
It’s three AM. Do you know where your daily post is today? Rolling out of bed at 8:00 or 9:00 AM, downing your cup of morning coffee and thinking about what your post might be for the day is not … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blog post, blogging, daily news cycle, news feed, news stream, traffic
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Blog Writing: Your First Amendment Rights and Copyright Law
The bedrock of a democracy is the ability to freely exchange ideas and information. Blogging face unique challenges since blogged works generally do not pass editorial review as do its print edition cousins. Since bloggers often reference and quote the … Continue reading
SEO Tips: Using Google Analytics to Increase Traffic
Editor’s note: When Jeffrey Kishner, publisher of the number one astrology blog on the internet, Sasstrology offers to write a post for Astro Blogging, you’d be crazy to say no. And I wouldn’t, ever. Thanks, Jeffrey!. by Jeffrey Kishner The … Continue reading
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Tagged Google Analytics, Jeffrey Kishner, Keyword searches, Long Tail, search queries, SEO Tips
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Promoting Your Astrology Blog: Keywords and Search Words
To the left is not an instance of blog deja vu, but an illustration of Google’s Search Engines’ inventory of the keywords and search words on a recent blog post. Its no secret that to drive traffic you need to … Continue reading
Posted in keywords, Promotion, Uncategorized
Tagged astrology blog, astrology blogging, Google, keywords, promoting your astrology blog, search engines, search words
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Promoting Your Astrology Blog: Facebook and Viral Marketing
LIke anything in marketing you toss oatmeal at the wall and see what sticks. I’ve been experimenting with Facebook and its different apps. Facebook has its advantages and as well as its limitations. Unless you put up a Page your … Continue reading
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Tagged astrology blogging, Facebook, Facebook Apps, Facebook Pages, Networked Blogs
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Reader’s Question: Promoting Traffic For Your Astrology Blog
Hi Beth! How have you been? I see you moved to Astrology Media Press. I just read your article there on the astrology bloggers who lose interest and abandon their blogs, and I feel like I’m starting to fit that … Continue reading
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Tagged AMP, astrology blogging, Astrology Media Press, bloggers block, directories, keywords, tags
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Blog Challenge: Make New Friends
When I was a Girl Scout, (yes, I was) there was a little round we sang: “Make new friends but keep the old, One is silver and the other gold.” Neeti Ray has shown through her own blogging efforts how … Continue reading →