Currently Browsing: Ask Amanda: Blogging Questions
Oct 28, 2012
I just visited a link party with 781 thumbnails. I’ll be honest, I didn’t visit every single post that was there, how could I? I’d be there for days! Your visitors can’t either, so what makes them decide which posts they’ll click on? How do they determine which posts get graced with their presence?
People visit link parties for different reasons, whether it be that...
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Top 5 Ways to Increase Your Clicks from Link Parties
Jun 12, 2012
Social media is where it’s at. It used to be that audiences were fairly silent. After all, you couldn’t really give immediate feedback to a television show or radio program, aside from changing the channel. Sure you could write a letter, or even an email, but who knew if you would ever get a response. Perhaps you’ve eagerly scoured the “Letters to the Editor”...
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Ask Amanda: Facebook, Twitter and Traffic, Oh My!
Apr 25, 2012
You have a blog, you create projects, and you write your posts. Seems simple enough, right? Depends. Angela from Big Bear’s Wife asks “When is the best time to post on my blog? Midnight, 6am, 9am, noon, in the afternoon, or whenever I’m done writing it?” It’s actually a common question among all types of bloggers, not just crafts, DIY and food. The answer...
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Ask Amanda: What time of day should I post?
Apr 16, 2012
It’s a common question in the blog world. “How often should I post?” Carolina of Always Expect Moore brought this topic up recently. “I’ve been told that posting regularly is good, but what if I just don’t have anything ‘good’ this week? Do I still post something just to have something? Or do I just leave my blog dark until I do have something...
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Ask Amanda: How Often Should I Post?
Apr 10, 2012
Brands are contacting bloggers more and more these days, asking us to write about their newest product or latest contest. PR companies are inundating our mailboxes with their requests for book reviews, product samplings, event exposure and even asking us to create projects or try a recipe. Most of the time it’s easy to decide how to respond, but what happens when that situation stumps...
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Ask Amanda: Blogging a Cause for Free?
