Category Archives: Blogging

10 Easy Ways to Monetize Your Blog [Plus Video!]

This is a guest post by Rod Kirby Social media marketing is only as great as the results you get from it. If you’re not making money, generating traffic to your blog, or seeing any return on your investment [of time] then I would say; “you not getting much back in return.” In this video,… Continue Reading

2 Helpful Series for WordPress Beginners

Did you know EricaSays.com has two series to help beginner bloggers? If you’re new to WordPress, check out these helpful series! Defining WordPress Terms – A Glossary for Beginners – 5 Part Series, Titles include: Part 1 – A Glossary for Beginners Part 2 – Categories vs. Tags Part 3 – WordPress Author or User… Continue Reading

Use Social Media to Help Achieve Your Goals

It’s easy to feel like you’ve got a lot done in a day when you spend time on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites. It’s that false sense of productivity that comes from accomplishments of dubious value – like levelling up in Farmville by teaming up with friends to grow patty pan squash (11… Continue Reading

Making Your Blog Work for You with a Membership Site

Guest post by: Maria Rainier If you’ve got a good following on your blog, a few great guest posters who can contribute fresh content when your creative juices are drying up, ideas to attract members, and a little start-up capital, you might be ready to introduce a membership site. Bloggers who start membership sites set… Continue Reading

Customize Your RSS Footer with a WordPress Plugin

Has your content ever been scraped? Perhaps it was by one of those sites that does nothing more than republish your RSS feed? It’s not possible to completely protect your content, but it is easy to make sure you’re credited for your articles, even when they’re stolen via RSS. Use the RSS Footer Plugin for… Continue Reading

Scheduled Posts Plugins for WordPress

Serious bloggers schedule their posts. WordPress makes this easy. However, knowing what’s scheduled when isn’t easy to see from within the post editor or dashboard. So, a few plugins are needed. Check out these cool plugins I’m using to make my post scheduling easier! Dashboard: Scheduled Posts This plugin ads a pane to your WordPress… Continue Reading