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Very basic SEO for food bloggers

Written in: Nov 2022 🠆 Updated in: Nov 2022

If you’re just starting out, or if you were just blogging for fun to this point, to start achieving your goals, you’ll have to start understanding SEO. SEO is constantly changing, so the learning will never stop. But the basics are actually very simple: write things that people want to read about, and write it […]

In the categories: Blog Content

How to use the new WordPress block editor

Written in: Jul 2022 🠆 Updated in: Jul 2022

Should you switch to the new editor? Isn’t it hard? Isn’t it limited compared to the Classic Editor? Read the post to find out!

In the categories: Blog Tech

Best WP Rocket settings for bloggers

Written in: May 2022 🠆 Updated in: May 2022

In a previous post, I explained why I highly recommend the WP Rocket caching plugin for WordPress bloggers. It can make a huge difference in your site speed (and perceived speed), which will give you a big boost for your SEO and also make your visitors happier. A blogger client recently asked what the best […]

In the categories: Blog Tech, Plugins

Fonts that won’t slow your blog down

Written in: May 2021 🠆 Updated in: May 2022

You may have heard that your specially-chosen fonts could be slowing down your blog. If you have heard that, you probably have only see one alternative: the flat-out default serif that comes on everyone’s computer (Arial/Helvetica). It makes some bloggers cringe. I get it. They are a fine fonts, nothing wrong with them at all, […]

In the categories: Blog Design

Adding Administrators or Users to Your Blogging Accounts

Written in: Mar 2021 🠆 Updated in: Sep 2023

Adding us as administrators is the most efficient and most secure way for us to work together. Each company has a totally different process for it though, so just click the links below to find instructions for each service. Web Hosting: Social Media: Newsletter: Misc:

In the categories: Blog Tech

Start Outsourcing so you can level-up your blog

Written in: Jan 2020 🠆 Updated in: May 2022

how to outsource as a blogger

There is A LOT that goes into a blog business. 99% of the time, it’s way more than we realized before we started our blogs. In the beginning, you have to do the job of probably 4 or 5 different people all by yourself–because you’re not making any money yet to pay someone to do […]

In the categories: Blog Tech, Podcast

How to make the most of your category pages

Written in: Jan 2020 🠆 Updated in: May 2022

I’ve talked in a previous episode about how important categories are for your blog. So now that you have the categories decided on and set up, what happens once your visitor lands on one of those category pages? That’s what we’re going to be talking about today: using your category pages to connect with your […]

In the categories: Blog Content, Podcast

Diversify Your Blog Traffic with Pinterest

Written in: Dec 2019 🠆 Updated in: May 2022

Today’s episode of the podcast is a little different. I’ve wanted to talk about the subject for a while, but after the most recent Google algorithm update when so many professional bloggers lost so much traffic literally overnight, I bumped up this topic in my calendar. Google, Pinterest, Instagram and Facebook can all be great […]

In the categories: Blog promotion and growth, Podcast

Organize your blog with categories to make a bigger impact

Written in: Dec 2019 🠆 Updated in: May 2022

Today’s episode is all about organizing your blog to make a bigger impact–on both your readers and Google. Why categories are important Imagine walking into your kitchen, opening a cupboard and finding a pizza pan, a couple plates and a salad fork. Each door just had random things behind it. They might be really nice, […]

In the categories: Blog Content, Podcast

A simple way to boost your SEO and lower your bounce rate at the same time

Written in: Nov 2019 🠆 Updated in: May 2022

Breadcrumbs. You’ve probably heard your blog should have them. You might hate them. Many bloggers do…because they’re not always very pretty. What you’ve heard is true: your blog should use breadcrumbs. Today we’ll go over what breadcrumbs are, how they will help your blog grow, and how to turn them on and how to make […]

In the categories: Blog Content, Podcast

Why Your Blog Needs a Homepage

Written in: Nov 2019 🠆 Updated in: May 2022

In this episode, we’re going to go over a few reasons your blog should have a homepage, what should be on it, and then how to set it up. First, why should your blog have a homepage? Blogging is not like it used to be. It used to be that your loyal readers would come […]

In the categories: Blog Content, Podcast

How to Make an Instant Connection with Your Readers

Written in: Nov 2019 🠆 Updated in: May 2022

Can’t listen right now? Here are the key points from this episode: Blogging is not just about sharing a recipe, a pretty picture or a cute outfit. Website visitors come to you looking for a solution to their problems. It is your job to identify that problem and inspire them to come to you because […]

In the categories: Blog Content, Podcast

What The Strategic Blog Podcast is All About

Written in: Nov 2019 🠆 Updated in: May 2022

This is the first episode of the podcast and I wanted to give you a little introduction to who I am and what this podcast is all about. I’ve been in business with Meyne since 2014 developing blogs and websites for small business, and before that, actually since 2011, I was a blogger myself in […]

In the categories: Podcast

How to edit a menu in WordPress

Written in: Oct 2019 🠆 Updated in: Jan 2022

Editing your WordPress menu is TOTALLY something you can handle yourself, no need to learn to code or hire someone. There’s a video and written instructions below and you’ll see how easy it is to add pages, categories, sub-menus (drop downs), blog posts, and even links to your menu.

In the categories: Blog Tech

How to Make Reusable Blocks in Gutenberg

Written in: Sep 2019 🠆 Updated in: Jan 2022

Reusable blocks are one of my favorite features of the new WordPress editor. They can save a ton of time and can be used for so many things. This post is about ways to use and how to make reusable blocks in WordPress. But what is a reusable block? It’s a set of elements you […]

In the categories: Blog Tech

How to update plugins without breaking your blog

Written in: Aug 2019 🠆 Updated in: Jan 2022

Updating plugins can be a little nerve-wracking, especially if you’ve had a problem before. Ideally, you click the update button when you see it, and your blog only improves. That’s not always how it works though. Updating could do something as small as losing the functionality, to as big as the dreaded “White Screen of […]

In the categories: Blog Tech, Plugins

How to prevent your own pageviews from showing in Google Analytics

Written in: Aug 2019 🠆 Updated in: Jan 2022

If you’re using Google Analytics, you probably already know what a massively helpful tool it is for bloggers. But when it’s recording your own views, it can totally skew things (and either make you think you’re suddenly super popular, or that your visitors have really weird reading habits…). Either way, it won’t leave you with […]

In the categories: Blog Tech

What is FTP access and why does your developer need it?

Written in: Jul 2019 🠆 Updated in: Jan 2022

Your website–just like all of the internet–is made up of pages of code. Those pages get filed into folders so we developers can keep everything neat and tidy. It’s your internet browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, hopefully not Internet Explorer) that translates those thousands of lines of code to an interactive and good-looking website. So to […]

In the categories: Blog Tech

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