CategoryUnderstand Technology
An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Blogging
One of the most common questions I’ve had over the last six months is ‘Have you tested any Artificial Intelligence Tools for creating content?’ Until this week my answer was “not lately”. I have been using AI for image generation and posting my results on an Instagram account (and I ...more
General
Discover a New Way to Protect Yourself from Data-Loss Nightmares
How do you backup your computer/s? This past month I’ve changed my approach and I wish I’d done it earlier. In this article I’ll tell you why I’ve switched. For many years I’ve used hard drives onsite at my house and have then backed up those drives to others offsite at ...more
Understand Technology
A Simple and Non-Scary Guide to HTML for Bloggers
Even if you haven’t launched your blog yet, you’ve probably come across the term ‘HTML’. You might know what it looks like. Or you might just have a hazy idea it has something to do with web pages – like I did when I started. My first experience with HTML ...more
Understand Technology
PB071: How to Give Your Blog Design a Spring Clean
Note: you can listen to this episode above or load it up in iTunes. How to Refresh the Design of Your Blog For Maximum Impact Today’s episode is part 6 of the new ‘Today, Not Someday’ podcast series. The focus is actioning your ‘someday’ list, the things you’ve always wanted to do ...more
Finding readers
PB069: Create an Opt-In to Increase Your Email Subscriber Numbers
Note: you can listen to this episode above or load it up in iTunes. How to Get Readers Excited to Join and Stay on Your Email List Today’s episode is part 4 of the new ‘Today, Not Someday’ podcast series. The focus is actioning your ‘someday’ list, the things you’ve always wanted to ...more
Building Community
PB068: How to Increase Your Email List Subscribers By 100% Or More Today
Note: you can listen to this episode above or load it up in iTunes. How I Increased the Subscriber Rate on My Blogs by 80-1000% Today’s episode is the second of the new ‘Today, Not Someday’ podcast series. The focus is actioning your ‘someday’ list, the things you’ve always wanted to ...more
Building Community
PB058: Should I Use Timestamps on My Blog?
Note: you can listen to this episode above or load it up in iTunes. How to Decide Whether to Include the Date on Your Blog Posts Today’s episode is all about how to decide whether to include the date on your blog posts. I received this question from a listener, ...more
Understand Technology
PB057: 9 Hurdles I’ve Faced as a Blogger and How I Got Over Them
Note: you can listen to this episode above or load it up in iTunes. How to Keep Growing a Successful Blog When It All Seems Too Hard Today’s episode is about how to face the things that you are struggling with on your blog and how to make it successful despite the ...more
Increasing productivity
PB050: What I Learned About Podcasting in my First 50 Episodes
Note: you can listen to this episode above or load it up in iTunes. My Tips and Tools for Creating Your Own Podcast Today’s episode is all about podcasting. We usually talk about blogging in this podcast, but to celebrate reaching the milestone of 50 podcast episodes, I thought I ...more
Creating Content