All posts by Sarah Cottrell

Sarah Cottrell

About Sarah Cottrell

Maine-based writer Sarah Cottrell is the voice behind Housewife Plus at the Bangor Daily News and is a regular contributor to Disney’s Babble and Momtastic. She is a co-author in six books including I Still Just Want To Pee Alone from the New York Times Bestselling series. Sarah’s work has also been highlighted and featured by SELF Magazine, National Public Radio, Washington Post, and VICE Tonic.

10 Different writing styles for blog posts that will engage readers

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10 Different writing styles for blog posts that will engage readers

Bloggers everywhere are dying to know what the secret is to creating content that will be devoured by readers. I know I am. The truth is, there is no one secret trick. Readers want material that is relatable and interesting, that tells a great story, or teaches them something valuable. This week on Maine on the Blogs, we are talking about 10 different writing styles for blog posts that will engage your readers.

Advice from an editor on how to get your work promoted

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At Maine on the Blogs our main goal is to highlight the most important information, tips, tricks, and trending topics about blogging that we think will help you to be a better blogger. The most asked question we get is how to get your BDN Maine network blog promoted on the homepage of bangordailynews.com.

Breaking down the ‘community standards’ rule for the BDN Maine blog network

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Breaking down the ‘community standards’ rule for the BDN Maine blog network

At the BDN Maine blog network we want to be a place where people of all backgrounds can feel welcome and safe to share their stories and ideas. This is why the BDN Maine blog network has a community standard so that the most people who want to read and participate in our community can feel welcome.

Troubleshooting images in your WordPress blog

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Troubleshooting Images In Your WordPress Blog

Let me lay some truth on you: because we really do judge a book by its cover, so too do we judge a blog post by its featured images. This week on Maine on the Blogs we are going to take on your most frequently asked questions about troubleshooting blog post images.

Get more readers on your blog using a funny tool called Yoast SEO

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This week on Maine on the Blogs, we are going to take a closer look at what Yoast is and how to use it. Lucky for you, we got to test drive Yoast and are here to walk you through how to get started with this versatile plugin.

5 things to consider before starting your blog

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5 Things to consider before you start a blog

This week on Maine on the Blogs, we are going to talk about a few things you should consider before you start your first blog – or before you revamp your old one. Blogging successfully (however you define success) requires you to be at least a little bit organized, have strategies for dealing with commons pitfalls of blogging, and the ability to be flexible.

Use these 100 power words to boost reader interest

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Use these 100 power words to boost reader interest

Power words are words that most effectively convey an action or an emotion in order to drum up strong emotional responses. Masterful writers know that when they inject passionate words into prose, blog posts, articles, etc., that they are able to craft a predictable response from readers.

5 Questions to help reignite your blog passion for 2016

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Remember when you started blogging and it was easy to generate 600 ideas for interesting blog posts? But then after some time passes and you’ve written dozens of posts, you can’t quite find the same spark of passion that you once had for your particular genre. How do you get back to a place of being excited to blog?