Welcome back! I truly value my regular readers and if you have any questions or comments let me know!Earlier this week, I had a nice long chat with a friend and colleague of mine who started her business around the same time I started mine. We were discussing some of the things we’ve learned over [...]
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Category Archives: Blogging
Headway theme rocks my world…and my blog
Have you seen my new blog design? I am absolutely in love with it! And Clay Griffiths is my new hero because he’s the designer behind the new Headway theme (as well as the son of my friend Grant Griffiths) which is the theme I’m now using.
Now on the surface, it may not be obvious [...]
100 Top Blogging Tips
I’ve got a little treat for you, courtesy of my friend Carrie Lauth.
Carrie put together a handy little guide called “100 Top Blogging Tips” that covers everything from setting up your blog to topic ideas.
You can download your free copy of “100 Top Blogging Tips” here.
Thanks Carrie!
A planner for freelancers
I have come across some great time management and productivity resources, some of which I’ve been able to implement and some that just don’t work well for me. So what I’ve ended up doing is combining some of my favorites.
Here’s what I do:
Yearly Business Planning
At the end of 2008, I had written a blog post [...]
Hey Label Daddy! Send ME to BlogHer!
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen me talk about my mission to find a sponsorship to attend Blog Her ‘09 in Chicago this summer. Well the wonderful ladies at Mom Dot and the very cool guys at Label Daddy have partnered to provide one lucky mom with a FULL sponsorship – [...]
My guest post on WAHM 2.0
I wrote a guest post for Sparkplugging’s WAHM 2.0 about Social Media Overkill.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on how you’re using social media effectively without it monopolizing your time online. And while you’re visiting Sparkplugging, be sure to read some of the great posts there.
Here are some of my recent favorites:
From ‘Freelance Parent’ – [...]
Update on WordPress SEO Secrets
I’ve got good news! Remember how I posted this morning that I would have more info for you tomorrow about the launch of “WordPress SEO Secrets”? Well I have a sneak peek for you so you can get a better idea of the kind of info available to you as part of the course.
Now this [...]
Secrets of WordPress and SEO
Using WordPress may be one of the easiest and most effective ways to maximize your SEO (Search Engine Optimization) efforts. Let’s take a look at some of these WP-specific SEO tricks.
Anatomy of a Post
Here’s what the search engines are looking for when they’re crawling through your site and determining rankings:
Titles: Keywords, the terms people are [...]
‘Tis the Season for lots of great deals
Image via Wikipedia
I am just overwhelmed with deals to share with you! Some of my friends and colleagues have some specials going on that I have to tell you about.
First, I have to say “Happy Birthday!” to Lynette Chandler and tell you about her birthday wish. She recently launched the Blog Energizer program and, of [...]
World Premiere of The April Tara Show
I’m totally kidding. I’m not doing a show. But this is the first video I’ve recorded, uploaded, and shared using my new RCA Small Wonder camcorder which was given to by Alice Seba of Internet Marketing Sweetie through Kelly McCausey’s WAHM Wish event at WAHM Talk Radio.
There is nothing earth-shattering in the video itself and, [...]
WAHM Wish
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen me using the hashtag #wahmwish and wondered “Huh? What’s a wahm wish?”
Well, here’s the short version. Kelly McCausey, another WAHM I admire, has been working with others to grant holiday wishes for other work at home moms for services or products to help them grow [...]