Updated November 4, 2019 The following content uses affiliate/referral links, which means that I earn a small commission, at no cost to you, if you decide to make a purchase. Read my disclosure policy for more info. Last month, my Pinterest profile hit nearly 7 million monthly views. I constantly talk about Pinterest with my fellow bloggers because, duh, it’s free advertising! Whenever I get contacted by a new reader or a blog friend, 80% of the time I hear that they…
In recent months, following my accident, I’ve been embracing slow blogging. I publish fewer posts but put more time into them and it’s been working really well for me. While I expected my traffic to drop in the first few weeks post the accident, since I wasn’t able to work too much, it actually remained quite steady. All thanks to a bunch of evergreen content I’ve published over the years. What is evergreen content? Think of evergreen content as a…
First impressions are everything when it comes to running a blog or biz. Creating quality content is important, but usually, the first thing that will capture your audience is featuring bright, clear images. Photography is, without a doubt, one of my favorite things about blogging. Over the years a hobby turned into a passion, something that I love to continue to learn about. There are days though, where nothing goes right. You know exactly what you’re doing, but something is just…
Blog tips: How to Increase Traffic by Updating Old Blog Posts What if you could increase your organic traffic, by using what you already have: old blog posts. Well, you can. If you’re a relatively new blogger with only a handful of blog posts, and you don’t get a whole lot of organic traffic, then these points won’t apply to you. If, on the other hand, you’ve been blogging for a few years and have published several hundred of posts,…
Did you know that only about 16% of people read websites word-for-word? The only way to make people actually read, share and comment on your posts, is to make them feel something. Or… you can do the same by sharing something valuable with them. In 2014 I wrote a post titled “Photography Tips for Bloggers” (a good post to check out, if you want to read about my photography beginnings). That post still brings me thousands of visits, every single…