“Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.” Fitzhugh Dodson Location: Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, AUSTRALIA This real life analogy demonstrates what can happen when we fail to plan and make goals for our blogs. Without these essentials in […]
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There is a plugin for just about everything. The trouble is there are so many and I just don’t know they are there. This is why I love reviews of plugins to make me aware of them and what they can do for me. 10 plugin reviews for you. Here […]
Social Media, as you would know, is huge, vital, essential, confusing and often overwhelming. So many social media platforms. Is it best to join as many as possible? Should I concentrate on just a few? How important are graphics? How much time should I allocate for Social Media? Should I […]
A great way to advertize and share your blog is to have a Blog banner that is coded for others to copy and place on their site. This tutorial is how to make and code a Banner. These banners are popular for Blog Parties and Blog Hops. How to Make […]
We all know that visual content is almost as important as the written content. Let’s get to work with some photography tips while blogging on a budget. Photography Tips from the Camera to the Post The Camera What sort of camera? My answer is to use the best camera that […]
Pinterest Pins |Problem Solving Tutorial By far the most pinned Pinterest pins are in Portrait view and not in Landscape view. For optimal advantage the width should be around 735 pixels wide and at least 1000 high. Nearly every photo that I take is in the ‘landscape’ view. For me […]
Is Blog Commenting Valuable ? Or a Time Waster? Comments can be both of those things, valuable and time wasters. So in asking, Is blog commenting valuable it depends on the content of the comment. Learning to make valuable comments Comments are important both for the commenter and for the […]
This post is to help bloggers to join a Linky party like the Blogger’s Pit Stop. How to join a Linky party will be the same for all parties using the Inlinkz platform. This is how you will recognize an Inlinkz party or blog hop. Technically there is a difference […]
We work hard on our Blogs and Websites – Right? So it is only natural that we want to know how we are going. How many people come to our site? How long do they stay? Do they read more than one page? Are we improving, extending our reach? […]
Google Analytics |Not Giving Up (2) A re-cap – on Part 1 Google Analytics |Don’t Give Up For now as bloggers, apart from the overall number of visitors and sessions, we can just pay attention to three uncomplicated categories, and these three are connected to each other. Google Analytics |Not […]
Why I am not giving up on Google Analytics (Part 1) Or should I call this ‘Getting the best out of Google Analytics without going crazy.’ I have seen a number of bloggers say that they have given up on Google Analytics. They are just not going to bother with […]
The rice and prune dessert is a very old recipe. I have added to and changed it a little to suit my lifestyle. The recipe is gluten-free and GMO-free. It is so very simple and easy to make. Yogurt – Rice and Prune Dessert – Gluten Free Yogurt – […]
How to Change a Page URL and Protect SEO and Traffic Urgent update * Yoast SEO no longer does 301 redirects* Please see star below for help – Why you may need – How to Change a Page URL Most new blogs go through changes as they work out where their […]
Exercise? Starting Track and Field at 77! There is an update to this extraordinary exercise story at the end of the post Olga Kotelko, who is now 95 competes in high jump, hammer throwing and the 200 meter run. She holds 26 world records. How old are you and I […]
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