If you’ve ever checked your blog to find that you have 1,234,567 (or any other annoyingly high number) new comments, only to learn they’re all from spammers, this post is for you! Recently spam comments on my blog started to become a real problem. I was getting almost 100 new spam comments a day (which [...]
Tips for Fighting Spam – Part 1
It’s probably not a surprise to you to hear that spam is a reality of life online. If you’re using social media, running a website, or blogging, you’ve probably run into spammers. The bad news is that spammers are getting trickier all the time. The good news is that there are ways to avoid them. [...]
10 Tips For Writers: Managing Your Time
Do you have trouble balancing your writing life, your online social life and your regular, everyday life? Do you ever find yourself wondering how you are going to get everything done and still get enough sleep to function without vats of coffee? I certainly do! Last week I confessed that my biggest challenge as a [...]
What’s Your Greatest Challenge as a Writer Online?
Recently I met with a writing friend for coffee, and we got to talking about life as a writer online. Being a writer these days often means also mastering various online forms of communication: blogs, Facebook, Twitter, e-mail marketing (and more) AND being a good writer. It’s not to say there weren’t challenges for writers [...]
10 Tips For Writers Who Blog
I’ve written an eBook! 10 Tips for Writers Who Blog is designed specifically to help writers who are new to blogging. It includes lots of advice and resources to help you make your blog even better. You can get your FREE copy of 10 Tips For Writers Who Blog by signing up for my e-mail [...]
5 Resources to Help You Write SEO Friendly Blog Posts
SEO – A Buzz Word You Should Care About: Do you know how to write SEO friendly blog posts? Until recently, I didn’t (and even now, I’m still learning). Lately I’ve been doing lots of research about SEO, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that: SEO is a really powerful way to attract [...]
