How anyone can build a business around a blog.
When it comes to branding, ideally you'll want your name/username to be consistent across all social media sites. Whether you're creating a new site or a new product, or you want to more firmly establish the one you've already got, a great tool to check if and where your desired name is available is called {Continue reading…}
In my recent series, Why I Turned Down a Book Deal (And the Lessons I Learned), I talked about the importance of starting your own blog or website now, particularly for aspiring authors. Why? Because publishers are looking for authors who have established platforms (helps with marketing). And starting a blog now will give you time to {Continue reading…}
Wow! So many of you have told me that you've already made your own landing page for Facebook. Way to go!! (Now I'm really feeling behind. LOL!) Here's another Facebook tip: get a vanity URL. What's a vanity URL? Non-vanity URL: facebook.com/pages/Amy-Lynn-Andrews/125732080795248 Vanity URL: facebook.com/BloggingWithAmy Why do I want a vanity URL? Because it's a {Continue reading…}
Answering more reader questions today… Many people have asked me how to make their own blog button. This is the mother of all blog button tutorials (well, at least it felt that way when making it!!). Stick with me. Update: Before you embark on your blog button-making journey, I highly recommend you read my two {Continue reading…}
We've covered most of the basics of starting a blog from scratch. Hopefully you are happily blogging along! As you'll find, there will always be tweaks and improvements you can make to your blog. Installing a favicon is one. What is a favicon? It's a little logo or image that shows up with your blog {Continue reading…}
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How to Get Your Photo to Show Up with Your Comments & Other Places Online
Does this happen to you? You leave a comment on a blog but your picture doesn't show up? Like this? Your picture, called an avatar, helps people connect with you and makes you more approachable. And approachability makes people more likely to visit your blog. What you need is a Gravatar (globabally recognized avatar). A {Continue reading…}