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Jen Merckling

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Pinterest can be a blogger's best friend! I'm sharing exactly how I use Pinterest and my strategies for maintaining a consistent pinning schedule!

5 Tips to Create a Pinterest Strategy

When I started blogging a year ago—I had zero clues about Pinterest (or blogging for that matter)!  But it didn’t take me long to discover, I not only needed to get a clue about Pinterest—I needed a strategy for using it effectively!  Truth be told, I still find Pinterest to be a bit of an…

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New Blogger to Do List Before Publishing a Blog Post

Before publishing a blog post there’s a number of things that are going through your head.  Then…you hit the publish button AND the bottom drops out.  You realize that 10 different things still hadn’t been done.  You know who you are (me!). I’ll walk you through some of the key learnings I’ve had blogging and…

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Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: Affiliate, blogging checklist, new blogger, pinterest, publishing posts, yoast seo

Build an email list for your new blog with these simple to follow tactics that I used to generate real email subscriber results for a 2 month old blog.

How to Build an Email List From Scratch

So you’ve got your blog up and running!  Now you’re probably thinking about some of the other actions you could take to be a success with this blogging thing.  One of those actions is an email subscriber list.  But how do you build an email list from scratch? You’ll find all kinds of information out…

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Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: Affiliate, building email list, content marketing, convertkit, email broadcast, email service provider

Selecting the best WordPress plugins for a blog is overwhelming. So many choices to consider for the exact same task. I'll help you simplify the process!

Best WordPress Plugins for New Blogs

So you’ve got your new blog up and running – the hosting service is set up, the blogging platform has been selected, and you’ve chosen a beautiful theme for your site!  Now it’s time to add your own touches and adapt the site to your needs.  Customizing a website for most of us can be…

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Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: Affiliate, best wordpress plugins, start a blog, wordpress plugins

Pinterest Friendly Blog Posts – 7 Simple Steps to Drive More Traffic!

Traffic to your website comes in many fashions.  Probably the most prominent for many bloggers is social media.  Our latest website gets 70% of its traffic from social media (Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter).  A whopping 55% comes from Pinterest and that number is growing by the week.  Many bloggers claim that a stunning 90%…

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Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: Affiliate, Drive Pinterest Traffic, Enable Rich Pins, hiding pinterest pin, Pinterest Board, Pinterest Friendly Blog Posts, Pinterest Pin It Button, Social Warfare

10 insightful tips to help you choose the perfect WordPress theme for you website.

How to Choose a WordPress Theme – 10 Insightful Tips!

Starting a blog involves many important decisions before you ever type a single word.  Each of those decisions require a certain degree of contentment as you’ll being living with them as you launch and brand your new blog.  You have to choose a domain name, determine how your new blog will be hosted on the…

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Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: Affiliate, free vs. paid themes, wordpress theme

Effective Facebook ad targeting made simple. Using the Audience Insights tool you can fine tune your target audience and drive results.

6 Amazingly Effective Facebook Ad Targeting Tips

Advertising costs can be a frustrating part of starting a new blog.  A key component that drives advertising cost is the target audience you select.  By making some minor tweaks to who your Facebook ad targeting, you’d be surprised at the increased conversion rate you can achieve and equally drive down advertising costs.  In this…

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Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: audience insights, audience insights tool, facebook ad targeting, refine your audience, target audience

How to choose the best blogging platform when you start a blog. Here's a comparative look at the free versus paid blogging platform options.

Choosing the Best Blogging Platform

Are you ready to start your own blog?  Maybe you’ve already made that decision and you’re on to the next step.  Now your trying to figure out how to make this blog thing go live!  You’ve come to the right place.  This post is part two in a four-part series on how to start a…

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Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: Affiliate, blogging platform, free blogging platform, paid blogging plafform, self-hosting, start a blog

How to start a blog today! A guide for beginners. Start a blog in less than an hour with simple steps on web hosting, domain name, and SSL certificates.

How to Start a Blog Today – The Ultimate Guide

Follow along on a five-part series of posts on how to start a blog.  The first post in the series focuses on 3 simple steps to get your blog off the ground – choosing your web hosting service, determining your domain name, and setting up a SSL certificate. Start a Blog | Post Series How…

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Facebook ads are a great option to drive traffic to your website for a low cost verus other options. Facebook Ads Manager is intuitive and simple to use.

5 Steps to Implementing a Facebook Ads Strategy

Starting out your new blog can be daunting on many fronts. So many things to learn as you put your toe into the water and test out this blogging passion you’ve long been putting off. Now you’re all in, and it’s time to put your hard-earned dollars behind this new project. But how much money…

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Learning + Play = Engaged Learners The twins hel Learning + Play = Engaged Learners 

The twins helped the shapes move into their new homes! They are still playing...😉 

So excited about Ready for Math...Coming  Spring of 2021!🎉💗

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