Pinning Perfect is one of the few courses I recommend. Specifically, it is the only Pinterest course I consider reliable and always up to date. The thing about Pinterest Here's something you need to know about Pinterest: they have a long history of making very big changes without warning. And being generally disorganized. For example, I've seen one department from ... [Read More]
Why Are Recipe Blogs So Long?
Here's a question bloggers frequently hear: why are recipe blogs so long? Bloggers understand your frustration, but there may be a few things you don't know. We get it. I promise. You're looking up a recipe for chicken on Google. You find one that sounds perfect, so you click it. Or maybe you just stumbled onto it in Facebook or Pinterest or Twitter. And it's this ... [Read More]
Plugins to Replace Social Warfare
If you haven't been following the saga, Social Warfare blew up some websites a couple of weeks ago with a buggy update. After 7 updates to fix it, I found the plugin was still slowing my sites down. So I decided to replace Social Warfare, and I got a nice little traffic bump for speeding up my site. My Decision to Replace Social Warfare Over a year ago, I decided I ... [Read More]
Why I Don’t Have an Email List
Last year, I set up email newsletters for my top three sites because everyone says you should. I got a virtual mailbox so I wouldn't have to put my home address in emails. I chose ActiveCampaign to manage my lists. MailMunch opt-in lists helped my lists grew rapidly. I took courses and read dozens of articles on growing your email list. So why did I suddenly get rid of it all ... [Read More]
Why I Decided Against GetResponse
GetResponse has left me in tears today as they hold my business hostage. After many happy months with ActiveCampaign, I recently signed up for a trial of GetResponse last month. I immediately fell in love with it. Then I tried to send my first newsletter, and here's what happened. Holding your business hostage GetResponse is a highly recommended, well-loved email ... [Read More]
