Category Archives: Tips

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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?

Two strategic ways to conduct a successful interview for your blog

Two strategic ways to conduct a successful interview for your blog

Have you ever read an intriguing interview and thought, “I want to try conducting an interview for my blog!” Well then you’re in luck because this week on Maine on the Blogs we are talking about the art of the interview!

A blogger’s quick guide to getting started with Pinterest

Each week on Maine on the Blogs we talk about different strategies to get bloggers to produce high quality material and to get that work promoted in the best possible way. This week we are focusing on Pinterest!

How to run a giveaway to increase traffic to your blog

Run A Giveaway Like A Pro! One powerful strategy to boost page views, increase email subscribers, and drive traffic to the like button on your blog’s Facebook Page is to host a giveaway. People love to win stuff! With the right planning and with clear goals in mind, you can host a successful giveaway. This […]