Category: Blogging
-
Matt Report 1 year later & the state of podcasting
Yesterday I published episode 52 of the Matt Report exactly 1 year to the date of the first episode. Honestly, I didn’t even realize it until recording another show I host, Week in WordPress. How time flies when you’re having fun. I want to take a moment to reflect on the past year, where I…
-
How To Boost Your Traffic, E-mail List, And Social Media Following Without A Blog
Are you planning to launch a new blog or website soon? If so, you may find the techniques to increase your traffic, e-mail list, and social media following all without a blog very useful. That’s right. Without. Even. Having. A. Blog. Jonathan Morrow is announcing his new blog over on Copyblogger to help guide folks in…
-
You Call Yourself A Blogger?
An odd thing happened the other day when someone asked me what I did for a living. It’s a loaded question, but when I was done rambling about my small business consulting practices and digital media studio services I also said I was a blogger. Really? Am I really a blogger? I’ve been blogging for about…
-
3 Ideas For Planning Better Call To Action
I’m working on a new project that has a ton of potential call-to-action areas. We want to get visitors to contact for a free consultation, sign up for their newsletters to stay informed, register for live events to meet and greet and lastly connect via social media to stay in touch. Normally, I have to…
-
Migrating Your WordPress Blog
Are you moving your WordPress blog or website to a new URL or hosting provider? If so, I’m going to explore how to achieve ~80% of the work with 3 quick tips. I’m preparing to relaunch and rebrand the MatthewM.org blog. I plan on expanding the readership, contributors and overall quality of this site. I…
-
Blogging 101: Improve Your About Page
Today Chris Brogan writes that it’s all about, About. The About page is the most frequented page across many of the web properties I manage and consult for. It’s even more testament that folks want to learn about YOU more than your offering. The way of human relationship and interaction at it’s finest. The proof…
-
Making Money With Evernote And WordPress
There are a lot of How-to make money with WordPress articles. Most of them are focused around building a readership, offering up a paid digital download and sprinkling in some pay per click ads. Another route to take, is to become an affiliate reseller of a premium WordPress theme. This has proven to be a…