Blogging
Blogging is one of the best things you can do to drive new users and traffic to your website. We’ve written many articles about the benefits of blogging for your business that include blogging tips and more. Check out our articles below to find content that’s useful for you.
How to make money with your blog
More than a few people have approached us at Sumy Designs about how to monetize their blog, and it's easy to explain how to set up ads, but what isn't...
The truth about guest posts
If you have a website, there's a good chance at some point, someone will email you and ask if they can contribute a guest post. If you're like me, you'll...
Add a blog to your website in 2020
I know it's a little late for a New Year's Resolution, but instead of a resolution, I want you to consider the benefits to your business if you add a...
Why and how you should start a VLOG in 2020
Video is a really important medium these days. People are consuming content very differently than they did in 2005. They aren't subscribing to your blog posts, they aren't using feed...
Guest Posting: What you need to know
I get, on an almost daily basis, multiple emails from people asking if they can guest post on my website. It is almost relentless. So I thought I'd take a...
Top Tips for your Business Blog
Write for your target audience, not for yourself The biggest mistake I see in business blogs is that the author of the blog is often times writing without their target...
How to find & fix broken links
What is a broken link? A broken link is a link to a page on your website or a blog post that doesn't exist. This happens sometimes when a blog...
Email Blog Subscriptions – How and Why
Do you have a business blog? I feel strongly that creating new, original content is one of the best ways to drive new traffic to your site, and help you...
Scheduling WordPress posts to publish at a different time
If you're new to blogging, you may not be aware of this but did you know you can publish blog posts for future dates and times? Just because the button...
Auto-sharing blog posts to social media
If you are publishing on a blog frequently, and you're also on social media, it's a really, really good idea to share your blog posts on social media. It creates...
If blog readership is down, should you still blog?
Yes. People aren't following blogs like they used. In the early days of blogs, we used tools like Sage and Google Reader to add blog RSS feeds and see when...
Breakdown of a Good Blog Post
If you come to our website much, or subscribe to our newsletter (and if you don't, you can sign up today!), you already know I write a lot of blog...
Should you delete old or outdated blog posts?
This is the prime question for the day, when I'm looking at my website that currently has 982 published blog posts. (983 after I publish this one.) Should you delete...
Formatting Your Blog Posts
I write a lot of blog posts, and if you're here, you probably already know that. But did you know that the majority of blog readers are mostly skimming the...
Meta Descriptions Explained
What is a meta description, why do you need one, and how do you write a good one? All great questions that I'm here to answer for you today. What...
Ways to create a better reader experience on your blog
Websites with blogs have more visitors and more conversions. This is the truth. But there's more to it than just adding a post and writing some words. You need to...
Blog or Blog Not. There is no try.
Whenever I start the process of talking to someone about their new website, I always ask them if they want a blog. Some say yes and some say no, but...
Blogging trends and website design
A happy new year from Sumy Designs to all the small business near and far. 2017 was a good year for Sumy Designs, I hope it was for you as...
Blog Writing for Technical People
You’re a technical person and you have to write a blog post. Great! You’re a smart person and you know the topic, so you’re going to explain it to your...
