Recently, I was asked how to get started with adding affiliate links to a website. A little while ago, I spent about an hour Googling & signing up for affiliate programs. This is primarily for the resources page I’m developing. How To Find Affiliate Programs Start with what you use The best way to […]
Author: Vanessa Smith
Marketing Pet Peeves
Online marketing techniques that annoy me. I sign up for a lot of email lists. I also unsubscribe a lot, because my inbox gets overwhelming. Marketing Pet Peeves Here’s the thing. I love the online space and how easily it lets me communicate with others. But there are so many little things […]
Having Monthly Themes On Your Blog
At times in the past, I have decided to have monthly themes on my blog. They’re not themes I announce or anything, but they are there to guide me in brainstorming. Having Monthly Themes On Your Blog To be honest, planning writing is something that I push back against. I mean, writing […]
Brain Swirls
I was listening to this episode of Karlosophies on my lunch break at work recently and it made my brain start swirling. Aka thinking. In a good way. Karly always makes me think. Sometimes it’s in a good and clearly intended way. Brain Swirls In this episode she talks about […]
How To Find Guest Bloggers
If you’re going on a holiday, taking some blogging leave or just want to open your blog up to others, this post will help you get some ideas on how to find guest bloggers. How To Find Guest Bloggers Blogging Groups These can be on social media, primarily Facebook these days. There […]
What Is A Plug In?
WordPress 101 time! One of the first questions asked by newbie bloggers is: What Is A Plug In? Totally valid question, too, by the way! When you’re a new blogger there is SO MUCH to learn. So what is a plug in? A plug in for WordPress is a bit […]
Unproductive – And That’s The Way I Like It
I’ve been doing a lot of nothing. And I think it suits me. I haven’t really blogged. Shared. Linked up. “Done” anything. Unproductive – And That’s The Way I Like It I think I’m in a transition phase of working out what I need things to feel and look like. I […]
Choosing Conference Sessions Based On What You Want To Learn
I like to listen to podcasts & old conference sessions as I commute to work, to make me feel like I’m maintaining my knowledge of blogging and learning new things. It also helps me find small actions I can take to improve my blogs. It’s easy to get information overload at a conference, which makes […]
Three Easy Ways To Repurpose Blog Content
Once you have been blogging for a while, you’ll come to a stage when content might be irrelevant. Sometimes it’s just old news and that’s all there is to it. Other times you can update and republish it to keep it relevant for your readers. Three Easy Ways To Repurpose Blog Content […]
A Simple “I’m Scared To Outsource” “hack”.
Outsourcing. It’s so hot right now. If you’re scared of letting someone into your website, which is common when you’re starting to outsource, there is a simple hack you can try. A Simple “I’m Scared To Outsource” “hack”. Get the contractor to do all the writing, reviewing, updating of images… the tasks themselves. […]