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We asked some amazing bloggers for their favorite resources to share with Selah Press readers. These are suggestions for bloggers from some amazing bloggers. Aeolidia, Helping Your Little Business Become a Big Little Business suggested by Susan Varga of Aromatic Traditions. Social Media Examiner, 26 Essentials for Blogging Success suggested by Michelle of Shop Two Blooms. Boost Blog Traffic suggested… Read More
The em dash, en dash and hyphen are becoming major grammatical tools in modern writing. Learn how, when and why to use them here. The em dash (—) is one of my favorite punctuation marks. The em dash can take the place of commas, parentheses or colons. It can be used in place of commas to enhance readability and emphasis… Read More
I recently became part of another blogging group that a speaker from BlogPaws invited me to join. I have learned so much in this new group from Kimberly Morris Gauthier, a dog nutrition blogger at Keep the Tail Wagging. The most recent discovery for me was the power of StumbleUpon. Here are eight easy tips for using StumbleUpon. There are… Read More
The use of hashtags is one of the changes on Twitter that makes it easier. The symbol # followed immediately by a word or group of words is a hashtag, for example #foodie or #whatwasithinking. The trends of hashtags are constantly changing. One day the biggest hashtag might be #blogyourbrand and the next day it might be #justinbieberisalegend. These hashtags… Read More
Have you ever written an amazing blog post? You know it is the one that will go viral. It is that good. And the you stop to wonder . . .When is the best time to publish an amazing blog post? What day of the week? What time? What timezone? Timing plays a role, but it cannot substitute for good… Read More
If you have already graduated from Blogging 101 it is time to dig a bit deeper into blogging. Use Catchy Titles—The title of your blog is what is going to inspire people to click over to your website from the comfort of their social media living room. Your title needs to engage them and make them want to make the… Read More
Have you ever listened to technology savvy people have a conversation and wondered if they were speaking a foreign language? They are speaking a new language and even when the concept or steps are simple for some current technology it is impossible to follow the conversation if you don’t speak the language. Here a few common ones used for authors… Read More
SEO is short for Search Engine Optimization. It is a strategy used to increase the amount of visitors that visit you website by obtaining a high placement on search engines such as Google, Bing or Yahoo. SEO Friendly Titles—Keep blog titles SEO (Search Engine Optimization) friendly by making each title 64 characters or less. Use SEO Keywords—After you write your… Read More
At Selah Press we advise a price point between $2.99 and $9.99 for Kindle books. Amazon explained the logic behind pricing books below $9.99 in their forum: The Amazon Book Team wrote, “A key objective is lower e-book prices. Many e-books are being released at $14.99 and even $19.99. That is unjustifiably high for an e-book. With an e-book, there’s… Read More
You might be sitting in front of your computer with a document open wondering what to do now that you’re officially a blogger. I remember when I first started blogging in 2007. What stands out is how LONG it took me to produce each blog post. It was a slow and drawn out process because I was unfamiliar with it…. Read More
