Blogging and Business
How to Name Your Blog – Namesake or No?
For quite some time now I have been struggling with what to do with my namesake domain. www.rebeccaolkowski.com It has gone through many incarnations as I was going from one business idea to the other in an attempt to find myself. I had always been told it was important to secure your name if possible, as a domain, so that no one else will snatch it. Of course, Rebecca Olkowski is probably … [Read More...]
How to Choose a Blog Topic that Works for You
So, you’re sitting there wondering how you are going to get by this month on the measly salary your job is paying. Or maybe, you don’t even have a job, and have no idea how you are going to pay the rent this month. Instead of spending time complaining or figuring out how to tie a dead man’s noose, why not start a blog and make some extra cash? Even if, for some reason, you don’t … [Read More...]
Check Out my Blog Talk Radio Interview with An Empowered Woman
I just completed a Blog Talk Radio Interview with Desiree Doubrox, founder of An Empowered Woman. Please check it out by clicking HERE. Below is some additional information Tell me a little about your background and why you decided to start your blog consultant business? I’ve worked as a voice actor for over 30 years, doing kids voices I became a widow in 2001 and needed to find a … [Read More...]
Product Reviews
5 Cool Tools you can use to Monetize and Spice Up your WordPress Blog
I’ve been working on several WordPress projects for clients lately that have been expanding my knowledge of how to tweak out and monetize a WordPress Blog. It’s been fun and definitely educational. I wanted to turn you on to 5 cool tools I’ve been using. Recipe Plugin Having a recipe site attracts traffic, especially if your niche is trendy such as gluten free or vegan. I’ve found … [Read More...]
How to Incorporate a Landing Page into Your Blog
Landing pages, or squeeze pages, as they are often called, take away the general clutter of your blog home page and let’s your clients and prospects focus on a distinct call to action. Typically, a marketer would create a separate html page, use a WordPress sales letter theme, or send someone to a specific page that is limited by its theme options. The problem with many WordPress landing … [Read More...]
How to Make Money Blogging Without Buying Into Hype
If you go to Facebook or Twitter you will be bombarded with every possible way to make money using a blog. It is overwhelming and frankly, many programs out in cyberspace are not nearly as good as their often inflated price. I have waded through many of them and still find emails drifting into my email box even though I thought I had unsubscribed. The program I have to recommend, however, … [Read More...]
How to Move Your Blog to a New Host the Easy Way
I wanted to review a product that has proven to be invaluable to me and my blog installation business. This is not something to be used by those who do not have an understanding of WordPress or how to use FTP software. It is a little bit more advanced. To date I have successfully moved 5 blogs from one host to another using this tool without a hitch. The product is called WPTwin. WPTwin … [Read More...]
