Lots of 'experts' and so called social media managers, have weighed in on the social media timing factor. For every expert there's a theory and all of them conflict! Pages and pages in search engine results are dedicated to just when to post to social media. The most helpful info I've gotten, however, was right from the infographic below.Timing IS everything, from comedy to relationships to blogging. Managing Social Media has to be the toughest part of the blogging business. Mastering it ... View Post
Blog Stats Uncensored
It seems the issue of blogs, stats and traffic is on many people’s minds, particularly new bloggers. Though PR and companies might be starting to shy away from the review/giveaway model to some extent, most still require bloggers to give their traffic and follower information in the application process to participate in many campaigns. Stats are important, to a point. They reveal a piece of the puzzle that is influence and reach, but not enough to get an idea of the finished picture. ... View Post
Conquering The Evil Time Suck
Time spent unwisely is time wasted. We can't get it back. Anyone who works online, whether from a corporate office or their own home, knows time is easily wasted. The online world offers so many distractions these days. From social sites to blogs we love to read and games we could play all night, we're bombarded with things to do. For me, email is a big one. At any given time I can have from five to thirty unread emails in my inbox, alongside another ten or fifteen I've starred for future ... View Post
Add TwitterComment Link And A Little Magic
There's a lot of magic going on around here, and not the least of which is some awesome changes I'm making to the site. More about that later. I've already added in a couple of features and you've been curious. I share all my tips and tricks and since these are kind of lengthy, I'll share them with you here. Back in February of last year, I shared another kind of tricky tip for adding numbers to your comments. I still get questions about how to do that from bloggers running contests and ... View Post