Want to grow your Instagram following? It’s more than just going after followers. Building a must-follow Instagram account means posting excellent pictures, building a cohesive look, and more. Does the thought of all this make your head want to implode? (sorry for THAT visual… shudder) Well, I pulled together some pretty kick booty YouTube videos to…
Ooooh, it’s a new series here at Blog Clarity! If you like my Facebook page, you may have seen me ask which day you’d want a new series (or maybe you didn’t see it since we all know what FB reach is like). Nevertheless, Wednesday was the winner! So, What’s the 10-Minute Touch Up? We all…
The 10-Minute Touch Up is a quick, weekly challenge to get you DOING, not just reading about doing. Each week I’ll give you a task you can complete in about 10 minutes or less. The task isn’t just another to-do; it’s an action to help you build community, increase traffic, improve your content, interact in social media,…
We’re smack in the middle of blog conference season. Last month, I attended my first blogging conference and nothing struck me more than the fact that Twitter was my lifeline to the conference. When I wanted to find out something, I went straight to my phone to find the answer. The hashtag for the conference…
As I was making the official move from Momcomm to Blog Clarity, one of the first things I wanted to do was change my Facebook page name. If you’ve ever looked into it, you’ll notice that it isn’t quite that easy. And it’s not guaranteed they’ll approve your new name. *bangs head on desk* So…
For better or worse, automation is a big thing in the Twitter world. Auto tweeting your latest blog post. Auto following people. The God-save-us-all auto Direct Message. Automating can be a time saver. But it also be kicking you in the arse. Here are some of the biggest offenders and how to fix them. Tweeting…
The 10-Minute Touch Up is a quick, weekly challenge to get you DOING, not just reading about doing. Consider it a way to touch up your blogging just 10 minutes at a time! Quick note: I added Google AdSense to my site yesterday and mistakenly used a program that plastered them everywhere. There should only be one in…
Is Pinterest holiday traffic on your list of things to conquer in 2019? Yep, I know the buzz around Pinterest traffic right now. I know for some biz owners, traffic is kicking some A. For others, they’re doing the same thing they’ve always done but the traffic is still dropping. I don’t have the exact…
Have you ever decided to follow someone on social media because of their social media profile? Of course you have! It’s not that you deeply scrutinize each and every social media profile you click trying to decide if they’re worthy enough to be followed by you (if you do that, we have other issues to talk…
Yes, there’s SO much information about Pinterest out there. Do this tip, don’t do that tip. The this-worked-for-me-once-so-now-I’ll-write-a-post-about-it tip. I get it. I also get that you don’t want to waste umpteen hours reading posts with Pinterest tips. So let me keep you from going down a rabbit hole! Why should you listen? Well, I…
When talking about Facebook pages, bloggers and businesses obsess entirely too much about how many fans they have. But did you know that if you aren’t doing things “right,” your coveted fan may never even see your posts on Facebook? Your number of fans doesn’t mean much if you aren’t showing up in their Facebook…
If you’re familiar with Momcomm, you’ve probably heard the term Comment Vomit by now. It’s my term for those icky, self-centered comments that some bloggers like to leave on your favorite posts. Some of them don’t know any better; others just don’t care because it may get them a couple of clicks at the sake of annoying…
Pinterest is one of the hottest places on the internet during the holiday season. According to Pinterest, “87% of Pinners say the platform helps them find the right products for the holidays and 66% of Pinners say Pinterest provides last-minute holiday ideas.” As both a Pinterest user too, I can attest to that! *raises hand* As…
I’m continuing the Pinterest goodness today and am super (SUPER) stoked to welcome my friend Stacy from Kids Stuff World. I consider Stacy one of my first bloggy friends- we met through blogging waaaay back when Adventuroo was new. As a new person in the blogging space, she made me feel welcome (now if only we could meet…
The secret is out by now. Pinterest just launched boards that you can keep private! Cool, right? These private boards don’t show up in searches (not that Pinterest search is worth a darn anyway), in any categories or in anyone’s feed. They’re truly secret. Hidden. Classified. Private. Under wraps. You can even collaborate on a private Pinterest…
For ten years, I worked in an office. Ya know, the typical office with cubicle-lined rooms, expensive chairs and mediocre coffee. (Okay, I DID work in an office once with a fire pole and a cave for the CEO. It was a weird ad agency that went under. But I digress…) After my youngest son…
Oh, Facebook. We love to hate you. While that may be true, they released a small but mighty feature on the mobile app recently that you’ll dig! The 10-Minute Touch Up is a quick, weekly challenge to get you DOING, not just reading about doing. Consider it a way to touch up your blogging just 10 minutes at…
Well hey there! My regular readers know it’s been a while since I posted… I’ve been knee deep in Pinning Perfect e-course updates (which are completely incredible by the way). Almost 200 NEW students have joined so come joooiiiinnnnnn ussssssss. That didn’t sound creepy at all. I feel like the Internet basically exploded these last couple of weeks…