So many things going on lately, my brain just might revolt. Before it revolts, let me just do a brain dump of a few of the things you might want to know! Pinning Perfect April Registration is UP! Ever wonder how some bloggers get so much traffic from Pinterest? Well, the ever-popular Pinning Perfect class will spill…
Ever wonder why some bloggers seem to easily grow their subscribers, increase mailings and get people to read their posts? Sure, they’re probably awesome, but a compelling call-to-action doesn’t hurt either. A call-to-action is a word or phrase used to prompt someone to take an action: to subscribe to a newsletter, to follow you on Pinterest, to…
Ever wonder why some bloggers seem to easily grow their subscribers, increase mailings and get people to read their posts? Sure, they’re probably awesome, but a compelling call-to-action doesn’t hurt either. A call-to-action is a word or phrase used to prompt someone to take an action: to subscribe to a newsletter, to follow you on Pinterest, to…
If you’ve ever been the lucky recipient of a major traffic increase on your blog, then you’ve surely wondered how to make the most of all that traffic. A post that goes viral is a magic thing. Sometimes that magic lasts a couple of hours and sometimes it’s the gift that keeps on giving. If…
If you’re on WordPress.org, you undoubtedly have the Akismet plugin. With over 14 million downloads, Akismet is by far the most popular plugin for catching spam. If you aren’t familiar with this plugin, Akismet captures spam and places it into your Spam folder. In fact, it’s caught 57,925 spam comments on this blog so far! The…
It’s Day 2 of Bloggy B-Card Week! If you missed it, be sure to catch yesterday’s post about what to put on a blogger business card. Today’s post comes from my good friend Fadra (more about her at the end but I’ll tell you that it’s pronounced Fay-dra). I almost titled this post, “If That’s Your…
Choosing a blog name is hard, y’all. But so rewarding when you have that ding ding moment and say “This is IT!” and proceed to do a dance around the room. Since posting this article, I’ve merged it with part 1 to make a single blog post. Read the whole thing at: choosing a name for…
Writing is a crazy thing. Some days you love it. Some days you hate it. Besides the crazy love/hate part, writing is a journey… of learning along the way, refining your writing style and improving bit by bit. A few years ago a tip arrived in my inbox that became the single biggest piece of advice I’ve…
I can’t tell you how happy I am to welcome Ilina from Dirt & Noise. Okay, I can tell you. She’s one of my IRL buddies and we share both a huge love of marketing and a disdain for Lunchables. She’s also not afraid to blog in her true (and sometimes opinionated) voice. Today she guides…
Out of all the recent changes to Facebook (scheduled posts, admin roles, etc), the Promoted Posts feature is definitely the most controversial. To be honest, I’ve been dreading this post. Mainly because it could be so entirely massive if I let it be! I don’t proclaim to know everything but I’ll explain the things I…
Your brain is zapped. The words aren’t quite flowing. Your pinnable image design is turning out MEH. The email you’re putting together for your readers is a snoozer. Where did your creativity run off to? The bad news? No one feels creative and ready to write ALL THE TIME. (If you do, I want what you’re drinking.)…
Coming up with content for your blog probably see saws, going from this… “Oh my GAWD I have to write about this and this and this and this…” (hopped up on caffeine, staying up late to write, etc) …to this… “Oh CRAP. What on earth am I going to write for tomorrow? I mean I…
Hands up if you want to blog better? If you feel like you’re flying by the seat of your yoga pants? If you want to make a mark in the blogging world? Well, Blog Clarity is the place for you! I’m Melissa and I run this little corner of the Internet. I’m a long-time marketer who got into…
When I was in high school, I held the slightly-nerdy, slighty-cool position of managing editor of our school newspaper. I had a thick Thesaurus that I carried around with me. The edges were tattered, the pages curled up but that was the most used book I had in school. Today a thesaurus is still one…
Today I’ve got the lovely Eve from Beautiful Spit Up here to share killer tips about using pictures on your blog. Eve’s a self-proclaimed Momcomm stalker. The first time she posted a comment to me, her personality just endeared me to her. We’ve been blog buds ever since. Also? She’s one awesome marketing chick. Enjoy! Photo sharing….
If you saw my big announcement earlier this week, you know that Momcomm is changing its name to Blog Clarity! As I tackle my rebranding, I want to make to make this blog even better and more relevant to YOU. And that means asking you some questions! No, I’m not going to sit you in a…
I’ve been a busy little bee lately. I don’t know if it’s the Whole 30 energy I’ve gotten or what, but I finally made ANOTHER change to my blog I’ve been meaning to make to Blog Clarity… an updated logo! If you remember, when I first launched my blog, I revealed this logo and header: I knew…
Is it too early for a gift guide? (Hint: the correct answer is NO.) Last year I focused on bloggers and social media geeks. This year? Creative people (Hint: If you’re a blogger, you ARE creative.) Creative people want pretty things and functional, pretty things. This gift guide is a mix of fun and practical (and sometimes both of them…