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When you are starting out as a new blogger, I know it’s overwhelming and hard to know what you need and what you don’t need. However, after more than a decade of blogging, these are two things you definitely DO need. You need business cards and professional headshots of some kind. Now I’m assuming that […] Read more…
As I get older, I find that some friends have fallen to the wayside while others are my saving grace. I think of them as my “Tribe” and they ARE my people. Especially for bloggers – that face-to-face time can be MORE valulable than any number of ebooks or courses. I’ve learned more from just […] Read more…
Joining other people’s group boards on Pinterest is very important. But a much BETTER strategy is to create your OWN group boards. Why? Well, for one thing, you can be kicked off other people’s boards, but on your own boards, you can pin whatever you like, as often as you want. Also, it gives […] Read more…
Questions about Pinterest group boards? I’ve got the answers The questions I get most often are about Pinterest group boards. Group boards are definitely a critical part of your Pinterest strategy. In fact, I own more than a dozen group boards and it brings me most of my subscribers, so it definitely is a strategy […] Read more…
What is a Micro-Influencer? To me, a micro-influencer is sort of the “tween” of the blogging world. It’s someone who has been blogging for a while and knows the ropes a bit, but hasn’t quite made it into the major leagues yet. I would definitely consider myself a micro-influencer. I’ve been blogging for a decade […] Read more…
SiteGround is the service I use for my site hosting. I am massively impressed with them and that doesn’t happen often. Their chat support is the BEST I’ve ever seen for any company. I am speaking to a live person within 90 seconds, EVERY time, night or day. This in itself is like Willy Wonka’s […] Read more…
Especially if you are a newer blogger, here is my best advice. Get yourself to the closest blog conference! Seriously. If you are at all serious about blogging, I would put a blog conference at the top of your MUST DO list. I’ve been blogging for more than a decade and I’ve been to LOTS […] Read more…
If you run a WordPress blog or website, like I do, you know that having your data secure is critical to keeping your site up and running. I worry about hackers, but most often, I’ve broken my site all by myself! That’s why I am very careful to make SURE my site is always backed up. […] Read more…
As bloggers, we pretty much HAVE to use Facebook. Every day. You really can’t avoid it. We all have Facebook pages and Facebook groups, and that’s where my whole support Tribe is when I’ve got questions. So I’ve put together some of my favorite tips to you improve Facebook, so it’s not so ridiculously AWFUL […] Read more…
Hi, my name is Adrian and this is my About Me page for my site HelpforNewBloggers. My second site to be specific. I started my lifestyle blog AdriansCrazyLife.com clear back in 2007, which is pretty much ancient history in internet years. But these last few years, I’ve found myself drifting over to the technical side of […] Read more…