July 5, 2013

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1. Wanna unite against information overload with me?

This week I came up with a small solution to the problem of information overload. Maybe I should stop writing the parts of my posts people don't read anyway. You can read about that here...

2. Small wins, that's my motto

One thing I've been doing lately is putting my post image after my first paragraph of text. When it comes to SEO, I think it's safe to assume more weight is given to what's at the top of a post. I'd prefer that to be my well-crafted, keyword-rich, smooth-flowing first paragraph instead of all the code that comes with an inserted image. Honestly, I don't know that it makes a ton of difference, but I'm all for tiny advantages wherever I can get them. In any case, do not forget to rename your images before uploading them to your blog and use alt tags at least.

3. An email sub boosting tip

One thing that has boosted my email subs is to write a teaser on Facebook about an upcoming tip and include something like, "Don't miss it! I'll send it right to ya if you sign up [link to subscription form]." Here's what I mean.

4. Amazon's Kindle Store isn't the only place to sell ebooks

Here's a smattering of other options and a royalty calculator to see how much you'd make selling them elsewhere. (Thanks, Guy Kawasaki!)

5. And my non-blogging shenanigans this week...

I got one of the biggest responses ever to a Facebook post about one of my favorite pastimes and Bill Cosby cracked me up. So did Annisa. And then there's my dad and one of his quips that will long outlive him. Plus I ate too many Doritos® (man I love those things).

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