In my last post, I talked about how to use StumbleUpon to generate traffic for your blog. This week, I’m continuing my series on alternatives to Facebook (since they’ve made that nasty algorithm change) by tackling Google+. I’ll be honest … I haven’t had much luck with Google+, but that’s probably because I haven’t put in the effort […]
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A big part of what we do here at Chronic Illness Bloggers is review products. But, that doesn’t mean that that’s all that you do on your blog. Many bloggers spend years without ever reviewing a product or service or may never do so, and that’s fine. However, if you choose to do product reviews […]
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Since Facebook changed its algorithm, I’ve been researching other traffic sources. A few weeks ago, someone on the Chronic Illness Bloggers Facebook group asked about StumbleUpon. In case you haven’t heard of StumbleUpon, according to Wikipedia, it’s a “discovery engine that finds and recommends web content to its users. Its features allow users to discover […]
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I know some of you may be sick of me writing about how to grow your blogs’ email lists. Well, there’s a reason why I keep hammering on this topic. It’s because growing your email list is the single best way to increase your traffic over time. It is far, far easier to keep a reader […]
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Hosting a giveaway on your blog can be a great way to drive traffic to your blog. It’s also a lot of fun for both you and your readers. There are tons of ways to do giveaways, you’ve probably seen many, but are they all legal? Here’s the problem with the law for giveaways […]
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I’m going to do something a little bit different this week. My Pocket feed is full of links to blogging articles that I never seem to have time to read! So instead of focusing on a specific topic this week, I’m going to share some of the best blogging articles that have been piling up […]
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Have you ever felt lost for ideas on what to write about? Have you been waiting on the sidelines watching other bloggers share fabulous freebies, write gripping posts, and seemingly grow their blog with very little effort (impossible, by the way)? Well my blogger friend: you are not alone. Earlier this year I began […]
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Do you have domain authority? Do you even know what that means? I didn’t until our founder Julie Ryan used the term earlier this week on Chronic Illness Bloggers’ Facebook page. So what is domain authority? Moz.com explains: “Domain authority is a score (on a 100-point scale) developed by Moz that predicts how well a […]
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After you’ve been blogging for a while, it’s easy to get stalled on new post ideas. Last week, I read on Chronic Illness Bloggers’ Facebook page that some of you were struggling to come up with topics to write about, so I thought these links might help to get your creative juices flowing. Enjoy! ProBlogger: I Brainstormed 180 Blog […]
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