Blogging Dos & Don'ts

Blogging Do: Resize your images before inserting into posts

Large images make your site load slower. Instead of downloading your images from your camera and inserting them straight into your blog, scale them down to about the size they will appear in your post. (Here’s how to resize your photos for free online.)

Blogging Do: Have an easy-to-find search bar

Near the top, above the “fold” is ideal. (The “fold” is the top part of your site that can be seen without scrolling.)

What I learned at the SavvyBlogging Twitter party

I found myself up late last night so I jumped into the Twitter party for #savvyblogging. By the way, please follow me (!) @amylynnandrews since I thought I would be in bed, didn’t RSVP (smacks head!) and therefore didn’t make the tweepl lists — List 1 & List 2 — definitely learned my lesson on Continue reading...

8 Basic Blogging Tools & Tips

Note: Be sure to read to the end for info about my upcoming blog-related GIVEAWAY!
I started blogging back in 2004 and the number of available resources for bloggers is mind-boggling. If you’re new to the whole blogging thing (or even a old pro) here are a few basic tools and resources that have been helpful Continue reading...