Check out the recommended Pinterest image size for 2018. The good news is, there isn't just one size fits all! You can experiment with a few different sizes for you pin graphics. Wondering what size you should create your Pin designs? There's a lot of chat and questions going around the web discussing this topic. And a lot of uncertainty. I've completely re-written this post to explain the different variety of sizes you can create Pinterest images. Here's the quick and dirty run down, but …
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Are these 4 roadblocks holding your blog back?
Have you ever found yourself working hard on your blog but not reaching your goals? You're trying all the things but not seeing the desired results? I've been there. And the cause wasn't what I expected. So often we find ourselves chasing the next technique, tactic or strategy to help us grow our blogs and online businesses. But sometimes, it isn't a certain strategy that is holding us back. Sometimes, it's ourselves. That's hard to accept. It's hard to say, "I'm the reason I'm not …
You don’t have to be an expert to blog.
It might seem like you need to be well educated or versed on a subject to start a blog, but you don’t! You don’t have to be an expert to start a blog. If there is a topic you want to blog on but you don’t feel qualified enough to blog about it - you can share your journey. Share the Journey People love seeing other’s journey. Whether it is learning a new skill or changing lifestyles. Sharing your journey makes it easier for other people to see themselves in the same process. If you …
7 Quotes to inspire courage in the scared blogger.
"I’ve been paralyzed with fear. Fear of rejection. Fear of sucking. Fear of not resonating with anyone. Fear of friends judging me. Fear of it not being perfect in every way. So much fear leading to paralysis." -Marlene, aspiring blogger Have you ever felt those fears? Are they holding you back from starting your blog? They have for Brandi, While I have researched blogging for months, and even written several posts, I have not actually STARTED the blog. Ha! I know that I have nothing to …
8 time wasters most bloggers are guilty of – are you?
I recently asked my readers what some of the biggest blogging time wasters were when they first started blogging. You see, there are a lot of things you could do blogging related. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they benefit your blog or help you grow. I was blown away by their responses. After reading through all of the time wasters, I noticed that most time wasting activities could fit into eight categories. I also realized that these time sucks weren't only limited to new bloggers. …
Write Pinterest descriptions and still be BFF’s with Google
Writing separate alt text descriptions and Pin descriptions will help you win on all search and discovery platforms. There's something that's bugged me for a long time now. Pinterest and the ALT text. We know that Pinterest will pull the ALT text for the default Pinterest description. So that's where most of us have been putting our Pin descriptions. Here's the thing though: Pin descriptions are different than what the ALT text should be. What are alt attributes, according to Google: The …