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Under Construction Page Plugin for WordPress

March 1, 2017 by Janice Wald 16 Comments

Have you ever had problems with your blog?

Of course you have; certainly, most of us have.

Some of the problems this site has attempted to solve are being locked out of your blog and having your writing plagiarized.

Today’s article addresses the following scenario:

You have been told successful bloggers have an email list. Building a list is crucial to any successful blog or business. Since building an email list is more important than ever, many bloggers start building their lists before they have even published any blog posts.

I have personally visited those sites and believed the sites were broken. Trying to help, I wrote one of the bloggers to apprise him just to render him embarrassed since he already knew he wasn’t ready for visitors.

The solution? An “Under Construction” page. If you are a WordPress user, this post will explain how you can benefit from an “Under Construction” page. The best part: getting and installing an Under Construction Page plugin is quick, easy, and free.

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13 Best Free Tools You Need to Improve Your Long Tail Keywords

February 19, 2017 by Janice Wald 44 Comments

Do you want more organic traffic?

Who doesn’t?

Even if comments are low, when you see people coming from search engines, you know you are helping others by empowering them with your information.

Do you want that fulfillment knowing helping others brings?

Today’s tip is as easy as counting to four.

That’s the tip– if you can count four (or more) words in your keyword phrase, you have a long-tail keyword.

Use long tail keywords and watch the traffic pour in.

You know I always test my methods.

This post will include a case study with screenshots that prove using long tail keywords work.

The thirteen tools this post describes will enable you to find keywords to boost your search engine traffic. The best part– all the tools are free.

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17 Ways Fotojet Will Quickly Help You Blog Better

December 31, 2016 by Janice Wald 35 Comments

Eye candy.

That’s really what you’re striving for when you make your blog graphic– a feast for the eyes.

A worthy goal it is.

FotoJet is a free graphic design tool that helps you design graphics so engaging, readers will click and bring traffic to your blog.

The news gets even better. FotoJet is not only free, it is fast, fun, and easy to use.

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How to Use a To-Do List to Be a More Productive Blogger

November 15, 2016 by Janice Wald 28 Comments

Do you have a to-do list?

Maybe you have a honey-do list.

A to-do list is a list of tasks you intend to accomplish.

A honey-do list is a list of tasks your significant other wants you to accomplish.

As a blogger, you must have many tasks that need completion since being a blogger is so time-consuming.

I have a to-do list. As a matter of fact, I have many.

I have to-do lists on my iPhone in the Notes app, the Pages app, my Evernote app, and on my Wunderlist app. Also, I keep to-do lists each day in my Google Calendar. I also keep to-do lists on paper on my laptop, so I will see them when I blog.

In addition, I have tasks that need completing on the honey-do list I give my husband.

Today’s guest, Mickey Ann, offers six tips for managing your to-do lists.

Since she has completed research in the area of time management, she is well qualified to write about productivity tips for bloggers.

Fair warning: Tip 3 is a shocker.

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Microsoft Will Make You Get More Blogging Done in Less Time

October 30, 2016 by Janice Wald 35 Comments

Is Microsoft the only game in town?

If yes, you should be familiar with it.

Microsoft’s productivity tools will help you save time.

Why waste time on blogging chores when you could be spending that time blogging?

Let Microsoft help you while you help your readers.

Do you know all that Microsoft has to offer and how the company’s tools can help you with your blogging?

This post will explain how bloggers can take advantage of Microsoft’s technology to help them blog more efficiently.

While I admit not all of Microsoft’s components are free, this post will offer free comparable solutions.

Also, bloggers who are already paying for Microsoft’s Office Suite may not be aware of all the technology can help them with to reduce time on their blogging tasks.

This article will explain the choices available to you whether or not you already have a Microsoft account.

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