6 Web Design Principles to Get Visitors to Stay Longer
The design of your website goes a long way to getting your readers to stick around longer, browse more pages, and return more often. Readability and accessibility can be key in converting readers to customers. So why do so many sites defy simple principles of solid web design? They don’t know any better. It’s easy [...]
time to forget about “real life”
Part of the Secrets to Succeeding with Social Media series by Blacksburg Belle The phrase “in real life” (IRL) drives me a bit batty. It’s the phrase that social media addicts, bloggers, and otherwise connected folks use to describe the interactions they have outside the internet space. “In real life” suggest that online life is [...]
how to backup your wordpress website
do it. do it now.
I’m kinda famous for reminding people to backup their websites. As someone who’s had to repair hacks or user mistakes on numerous occasions, I know the importance of having a recent backup (and several not so recent backups) to restore your site should the worst happen. I’m going to address 2 easy ways to backup [...]
who are you blogging for?
If you blog to promote your business, you have a duty to yourself and your bottom line to consider who you are blogging for. Think you’re blogging for yourself? Think again. Think you’re blogging for your customers? Maybe. Think you’re not blogging for anybody but your mom? Well, if that’s what you think. What you [...]
beat blogger’s block: ramble.
One of the number one questions I get asked is how to come up with great content for blog posts, Facebook status updates, or sales copy. One of my super powers is helping people come up with exactly that kind of thing. How do I do this? I get people to ramble. I ask them [...]
