“If This Then That” is a quick and easy way to automate common and/or time-consuming tasks without needing to know code. Each task, which they call a “recipe,” has an automatic trigger, so that when one thing happens, it triggers an action. For example, you could activate a recipe so that when you publish a new blog post, it’s automatically tweeted from your Twitter account.
This is one of the most common questions we see from new bloggers, and there’s definitely no right or wrong answer! Here are some things to think about when working out how many posts are right for your blog launch.
We believe that you can never have enough backups (or know too much about backing up your website!), so here’s a quick walkthrough of the different ways you can back up your website so you’re always in control.
Backups can be used for a range of things, from undoing a significant change you’ve made to your site, to restoring the last known clean version of your website in the event of a security breach, to making sure you have a full copy of your website “just in case.”
Do you only use your blog’s draft functionality to save unfinished blog posts? This post covers six other creative ways to use drafts on your blog!
Why should you use post drafts for things that aren’t blog posts? The main advantage is that you (and anyone you work with) can easily access the information any time, anywhere. If you run multiple websites or have an overflowing Dropbox, it also means you can find information specific to your specific website quickly and easily. No need to hunt through folders or your notes app, or worse still, suddenly remember the file you need is on an old computer or hard drive.
Recently we’ve been asking bloggers about their blogging memories and journeys (you can check out the other posts here and here!). For the final post in this series, we asked established bloggers to share their first blogging memory: how they started blogging. Sit back, relax, and enjoy another trip down memory lane…
Unless you’re a Kardashian or born into a similarly famous family, you’re not born with an audience or authority. The good news is that if other people can build their authority from scratch, so can you!
Here are some quick tips to start building your authority when you don’t (yet!) have a ton of followers or subscribers.