When I first started blogging, I had no idea what SEO was. The first time I saw the term, I had to Google it. Ironic now as I realize that SEO is actually “search engine optimization,” or a way to get the attention of search engines. You see, I thought that if you wrote a [...]
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Ask Penny ~ How Can I Increase My Blog’s Traffic?
I read your Advertising/PR page and I was very impressed. I am a new blog, almost 3 months old. I am now getting about 6,000 views a month. I was wondering if you are willing to share how you got 12,000 views a month in such a short time. Is there a blog you write [...]
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Coming in April ~ Waste Nothing Challenge
This is something I am so excited about and I hope you will join me… The Waste Nothing Challenge Each Tuesday in April, I will share my personal Waste Nothing Challenge. For one month, my goal was to waste nothing in my kitchen. My rule was that nothing edible could go into the garbage and [...]
Put Your Blog’s Button on My Website
I am trying to raise enough money to attend the 2:1 Conference for homeschool bloggers. I have been trying for quite some time. Since it is crunch time and I need to make a decision, I have really tried to get creative. Which brings me to this… For a limited time, you can put your [...]
Favorite Posts from Last Week (& Linky Party)
For the last couple of week’s I have been sharing the most popular posts from the precious week to make sure you do not miss anything. Today, it occurred to me that my bloggie friends might have a favorite post from last week that they would like to share too. So, I would like to [...]
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How to Think Up Content for Your Blog
I often have people ask how I come up with the content for my blog. For me, thinking up topics is not hard because I am passionate about the topics you find on my page. I think that is one thing that proves I am supposed to be doing this. I never run out of [...]
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Blogging Conference Sponsor Needed
When I first heard about the 2:1 Conference last year, I dreamed that one day I would have the opportunity to attend this amazing conference for bloggers who also homeschool. I have never attended a blogging conference and would love to make this my first because of all the good things I have heard about it. [...]
The Info You Need at the Top of Your Blog
Because of Pinterest and Weekend Potluck, I visit a TON of blogs each week. That does not make me an expert on blogging anymore than reading a book about the brain makes me a neurosurgeon but I have noticed something that I think is valuable to anyone who blogs. A lot of blogs are missing basic [...]
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How to Title Your Blog Post (and Get Google’s Attention)
When I first began blogging, I let the writer in me choose my titles. The titles were poignaint, pretty, and meaningful to me. Sometimes silly. But, never clear to the reader what the post was really about. Now, I let the computer in me decide. Why? If your title is not clearly giving a summary [...]
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#EatThatFrog Reading Club ~ Chapter Four
I know. My post of about reading a book on beating procrastination is two days late. Ironic, isn’t it? Chapter four of Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time is about considering the consequences of what you choose to do (or not do) each day. This [...]
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