Author Archives: Beth Turnage

About Beth Turnage

Astrologer since 1986 and blogger since 2007, I write a lot. Some people like to read it.

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

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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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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

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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

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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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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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SEO Tip: Check Yourself!

How do you know if your blog site is effective? One of my favorite tools is Website Grader who will, gratis, grade your site and give you helpful hints and tips on how to optimize it. Not only that, but … Continue reading

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Search Engines Are Not Smart

I mean the above title in a kind way. Search engines are programs that are set up to pick up words that match the words in a query and therefore have no actual intelligence behind them. Because a search engine … Continue reading

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Tips For Writing Astrology Posts

You’re a writer, right? You know how to put together words, sentences, right? Then you should be able to write a blog post, right? Maybe, maybe not. Blog writing is slightly different then writing an article or a column. The … Continue reading

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Choosing Your Platform

It is recommended by experts in the field that if you have a web site already, you should add a blogging component to your web site. Word Press is a popular blogging platform that you can install free on your … Continue reading

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