As a blogger, I’m constantly trying to learn more about blogging. This can include big things like attending blogging conferences or little things like chatting with fellow bloggers about best practices and reading articles online. Between the “expensive” and “free” options falls buying good ebooks and e-courses. One of the best investments I’ve ever made […]
Cyberbullies Beware: The Avengers are Assembling
Teens today have been struggling with the dangers of cyberbulling and cyberbullies for years now. In fact, I even talked about this epidemic of meanness on the Koala Mom three years ago! As long as the internet has been active and kids have been logging on, they’ve suffered cruel, taunting messages, rumors spread about them […]
5 Twitter Tools for Bloggers
Twitter is the third largest social media network (following Facebook and Instagram). While I have a love/hate relationship with Facebook and enjoy Instagram, I’m a bit ambivalent about Twitter. Twitter doesn’t drive much traffic to my blog, but I find it useful for other purposes. So here are my top Twitter tools for bloggers. Revive […]
7 Tips to Rock Instagram
I’m a newcomer to Instagram, but my friend and fellow blogger DeBalino is rocking it. So I asked her to cover I is for Instagram in this series for me. Here’s what she has to say about making it big on this social media platform. The influence and power that Instagram carries in the social […]
5 Tips for Dealing with Haters
As a blogger, sooner or later you will face negativity and angry, nasty, or rude comments from someone. Since yesterday was Pink Shirt Day, an initiative to end bullying, I thought it would be appropriate today to discuss dealing with these online haters. The first thing I’d like to say is that, unless you’re writing […]
Tips for Using Google+ as a Blogger
I debated even writing this post, because Google+ doesn’t come up in most blogging circles. However, when I asked about it in my blog group, the answer came back that it matters simply because it’s Google. In the online world, Google remains the giant, particularly for organic search. Google Plus makes a difference for bloggers […]
Facebook for Bloggers (ABCs of Blogging)
Facebook is the big daddy of the social media sites. It’s where most of us go to connect with friends (and family), see what’s going on in the world, and generally waste time. For many bloggers, it is their number one source of referral traffic. Despite this, most of us bloggers have a love/hate relationship […]
How to Keep Life Simple {guest post by Janis Cox}
The other day, as I was thinking of all the tasks on my to-do list, I suddenly wondered what Ma Ingalls would think of everything I was trying to accomplish in a day. Computers, cell phones and social media would be totally mind-boggling to women of even a hundred years ago. It made me think […]
#BloggersFete Google+ and YouTube Linky!
How do you party online with readers and friends spread all around the world? Social media, of course! Join us this month for our #BloggersFete social media linkies. Each of us is hosting a different social media linky, so hop around to find the places you like to hang out online and add your handles […]
How to Curate Content on Social Media
Content promotion is a big part of being either a blogger or a writer, and social media makes this easy to do (with the investment of a little time). However, promoting only your content over and over again on any social media platform can turn your readers off by making you seem selfish and pushy. […]
