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.

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Four tips to help edit copy

Verbalize your copy When you are all done writing, and the copy is on the page, take a few minutes and the read your words out loud to yourself. If the...
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A few spaces and places to promote your blog

Email Newsletter Having a space on your blog to collect emails for newsletters and announcements is a great way to let your community know when a post is complete, or...
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Facebook and Twitter: Stats to help posts increase engagement

Facebook and Twitter dominate the social media market. More than half of the adult population uses social media networks and Facebook, by far, continues to lead the market with Twitter coming in...
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What blogging 5 days a week has taught me

The more you blog the more you'll find to blog about When I first started blogging it was a chore to just find a topic to blog about. But now...
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5 simple ways to get more subscribers to your blog

Have a blog, but don't have anyone signed up? There are ways to fix that! First, understand that you won't get 1000 new subscribers overnight, and that you will actually...
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The About Me page, questions to ponder

One of the first things a reader does when they land on a blog is click on the About Me page. So you'll really need to turn on the charm...
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It’s good to allow comments on your blog posts!

Over the years, we've set up a lot of WordPress sites. A lot. I wish I'd started keeping track, because what's in our portfolio is pretty far off the number...
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Blogging tips for small businesses

Write to inspire Good blog posts should trigger the sharing of ideas. And, if your small business has a blog, then you have a great marketing tool because you know more about...
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How do I promote my blog post for free?

As bloggers it is nice to know an audience is reading and appreciating what we write. Good bloggers write frequently and provide valuable information that is specific to their audience....
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To interact, or not to interact – the comment debate is always the question

I won’t lie. I’m a huge fan of reader interaction. But just because I personally love that interaction doesn’t mean I would recommend it everyone. For the record, I read blogs...
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How often should I blog?

We get a lot of questions about blogging, but probably the most frequently asked question is “How often should I blog?” There is no one answer to this question. Different...
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Create Great Blog Titles

The headlines of your blog posts and pages are key to gaining reader interest and lead to click throughs. It's the first thing readers will see when your post shows...
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Content is King: Why should I blog?

The most powerful tool in your marketing arsenal is your knowledge of your business. When clients ask me, what can I do to optimize my site for the search engines,...
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Break Through the Blog Block

We blog a lot here at Sumy Designs because websites that blog generate more traffic. Writer's block, or blog block, happens to all of us bloggers every now and then...
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Managing Multiple WordPress Sites

Got a lot of Wordpress websites? I do! Since about 99% of all websites we create are with Wordpress, as you can imagine, that leaves me with a lot of...
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To Blog, or Not to Blog

We often get asked by clients whether they should have a blog. "Why would a business website need a blog?" they ask. Here's why: websites that blog regularly get 55%...