Bloggers Only: Top 5 Stats To Memorize in Google Analytics

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One of the things we hear a lot from our blogger clients is, “What should I pay attention to in Google Analytics? I open it up and look at it sometimes, but I don’t know what I’m looking at or what’s important.” Everyone feels that way the first time, so don’t worry. Here are the [...]

Is It Okay For Pinterest To Make Money From Your Pins Without Sharing It?

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I am outraged right now at Pinterest, as both a blogger and an advocate for bloggers everywhere. Let’s start with some fundamental information, for those of you who are either new to blogging or haven’t been on Pinterest yet.   Pinterest is a free information-sharing microblogging platform. I know – that’s a mouthful, right? When [...]

Data Privacy Is Important For Bloggers, Too

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If you haven’t heard anything this week about your personal data and the data privacy policies of the online services you use every day, you might just be dead.   One of the things that’s most important for you to understand as a consumer or a person is this: Absolutely nothing you do online is [...]

Don’t Make Embarrassing Novice Mistakes With Your Social Media Strategy

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My husband has a quote he’s fond of saying, “It’s really easy to lose sight of what’s important. So don’t.” As bloggers and marketers, I see a disturbing amount of media aimed at us. From telling us what social networks to be on, how to put keywords in for SEO, getting paid for affiliate links, [...]

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We are giving away a $300 website assessment and SEO analysis, as well as $100 in Google AdWords credit, to one lucky Facebook fan. Read more about it here.