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Why a self-hosted blog? Keep your Blog Mojo.

As I have mentioned recently, I have a few clients jumping into the world of blogging for the first time. And this has raised some questions about the best configuration for a blog; both for ease of use and “find-ability” … Continue reading

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Do you use dates in your URLs?

Several of my clients are jumping into the world of blogging and I reached out to my most excellent colleagues (Hi Max & Brian) to help get some WordPress blogs designed, installed and setup for me. Since these are new … Continue reading

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Understanding Why Social Media is Important

Love it or loathe it, social media is here to stay. And now that “social signals” are factors in how your website is ranking, it becomes even more important to at least understand how the social animal works. First a … Continue reading

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If This Then That – My new best friend

I’ve written about IFTTT.com before. It’s a wonderful tool to automate and track things that  happen online by using triggers on different internet channels. In their own words, they are a service that lets you create powerful connections with a … Continue reading

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Why Wistia for Video Hosting?

I just recently bought a basic plan with Wistia to host the videos I produce for my business website and for my personal blogs. I made the decision to go to a paid version within a week or two of … Continue reading

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Where to Find Images for Blogs, Websites and Social Posts

I have written other articles about where to find Royalty Free images and music for your website or blog: http://askjoanne.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Find-and-Download-Royalty-Free-Music-for-your-Video-or-Website http://askjoanne.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Find-and-Use-Royalty-Free-Photos-for-your-Website What I didn’t realize, though I should have, is that there is a huge number of images on Flickr … Continue reading

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3 Great Tools for Bloggers

I made a goal to blog daily (on at least one of my blogs) on April 5 2013 and (so far) have been able to keep that up. So, now that I am spending more time blogging I find that … Continue reading

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How to Use Chrome Add-in Google URL Builder

I wrote a post the other day about how and why to tag your urls and a commenter posted telling me about an add-in for Chrome that makes the process even easier! Here’s a 3+ minute video on how to … Continue reading

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How to Learn SEO Online for Free

When I learned about SEO, it was a very new industry. There weren’t SEO Universities or any formalized training classes. I learned all the fundamentals from Jill Whalen’s Newsletter, Website and Forum at HighRankings.com I have since expanded the sites … Continue reading

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5 Best Tools for SEO Analysis

Following is a list of my (current) favorite tools for SEO Analysis. There are many, many tools available; some paid, some free. This list is simply my current favorite tools. A1 Website Analyzer by Microsys This handy-dandy tool is an … Continue reading

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