I started blogging right around the tail end of when it was a huge driver of traffic for people without much effort having to be put in. There were no algorithms. Having tons and tons of followers was the ultimate goal. And if you pinned something, it would almost certainly do well. Well, that’s not […]
Social Media
How to Save Drafts on Instagram
Instagram has done a few larger updates lately, and I think they are long overdue. The first one? You can now save drafts on Instagram of photos. There are a few apps that you can buy that would help you do this – you could upload photos to your computer, write the posts, and then […]
How to Get a Contact Button on Instagram (and Become a Business Account)
How to get a contact button on Instagram. A few days ago, someone in a group I’m in brought up that someone had a contact button on their Instagram. I hadn’t heard about this, but I was instantly intrigued. It looked really great! In addition to the contact button, it showed a few more markings […]
One Way to Make Facebook Scheduling Easier
I’m all about simplifying and streamlining, especially when it comes to blogging! When I started using BoardBooster awhile back, I felt like a weight was lifted from my shoulders. I loved not being a slave to Pinterest anymore. For a lot of my blogging career, I just hadn’t paid much attention to Facebook. I would share […]
Two Quick Ways to Get More Facebook Likes Organically
Of all the social networks out there, Facebook is the one that frustrates me the most. With their ever-changing algorithms, the almost requirement to pay for ads, and only a fraction of my followers even seeing my posts, it’s almost enough to make me throw in the towel. It makes it difficult to get more […]
How I Freed My Life from Pinterest Scheduling
Many Bloggers will attest to getting a majority of their traffic from Pinterest. Although it’s undergone some major changes in the past year or so, and it may not be as amazing in some ways as it used to be, it’s still a major driver of traffic that you can’t afford to overlook. There’s hundreds […]
6 Cures for Your Case of Blogger Social Media Fatigue
It’s happening again. It creeps up on me, usually taking me by surprise, and then it crushes me. The fatigue…the crushing fatigue of the constant “self-promotion” on Social Media that is part of my job…as a blogger. And I’m just going to be honest. There are times when I am on a high. I feel […]
5 Decluttering Tips for Bloggers
There’s something about a new year that gets us into the organizing and decluttering mode. Out with the Christmas tree, in with the Erin Condren life planner. Right? My website has primarily focused on deals the last four years, and 2015 will bring a slightly new direction for which I’m very excited. If I had […]