What IS A Canonical Link? A canonical link, also know as a canonical tag “is a way of telling search engines that a specific URL represents the master copy of a page. Using the canonical tag prevents problems caused by identical or “duplicate” content appearing on multiple URLs. Practically speaking, the canonical tag tells search […]
Don’t Allow Your Website To Be Held Hostage
Over the years as a freelance writer and SEO service provider I have run into numerous clients who have had their websites held hostage for one reason or another. Some of the time the problem is relatively easy to resolve, other times it can become a full blown hostage crises. It all starts with NOT […]
The Huge Benefits of Web Push Notifications For Your Blog
In a nutshell — if you have a blog you HAVE to try Push Notifications. I am going to confess — I am NOT an early adapter. In spite of making my living on the internet as a writer, SEO specialist and BLOG implementer I almost never jump on a bandwagon of any kind before […]
Easy Basic SEO – NO Plugins Involved
You don’t NEED plugins to do your own Easy Basic SEO. Just follow the check list and build the 10 most important SEO tactics right into your blog posts. . I was heavily involved in the SEO consulting business for well over a decade. Some of the small businesses I worked with grew exponentially […]
Fifteen Easy Ways To Get More Email Subscribers
Over the years some of my customers have become discouraged with the growth of their email lists. They tell me that no one wants to sign up for email anymore. While it is TRUE that getting subscribers to sign-up is harder than ever, the fact is your email list is one of your most important […]
Is Medium JUST Another Shiny New Object?
I started out super excited about the Medium platform for writers … and then dived way down into a black hole. Was there a way out? I found out about Medium in mid-August from my friend Milli Thornton ?. She told me that she had just got a payment for $40. I remember thinking this […]
How To Get More Book Reviews: Your Website
Your Website or Author Blog is your MOST important marketing resource. You should be building your website or author blog with two things in mind: The first is to build your email list. The second is to engage your followers. Whether you are starting with just one book, or you have many … each book must […]
How To Get More Traffic To Your Blog With Medium
My traffic from Medium has now reached “significant.” When I first joined Medium almost a year ago, I was excited … not because of the earning power (I had NO idea) but because I saw an opportunity of sending traffic to my blog sites. It was THAT potential that got me started. I have […]
Is YOUR Blog A Minefield That Chases Away Potential Customers?
Would I actually stick around, if this wasn’t my website? You spend huge amounts of time, effort and money getting people TO your website … are making sure they never come back? The other day, I was doing something I had promised myself NOT to do. Internet Surfing! Akkkkk I followed a few links and […]
Beware Of These Poetry Contest Scams
Unfortunately there are a LOT of poetry contest scams. Fortunately, it is relatively easy to figure out which ones are the scams. Here’s an example of a common poetry scam: Just because a contest is FREE to enter, does NOT mean it is not a scam … in fact some of the FREE to enter […]