Recently I was searching for an event calendar plugin for my blog. I went to the WordPress plugin depository, entered “event calendar” in the search box and at least 10 pages of results appeared. I just wanted a calendar to post my in-person and virtual events and interviews, nothing fancy or complicated. As I sat…
Category: Blogging
Thank You for Participating in My Blogger’s Block Challenge
Thanks to everyone who participated in my blogger’s block challenge. Even if you were unable to publish all eight weeks of the challenge, you’re still a winner because you put forth the effort. Feel free to contact me if you need consulting or coaching services; to conduct trainings for your group; or to hire me…
Blogger’s Block Challenge Wrap Up [Week 8: Link Post]
This is week eight of my Blogger’s Block Challenge and I’m wrapping up with links to the seven posts I published for the challenge. Week 1: How to Manage Multiple Blogs and Maintain Your Sanity Week 2: 4 Quick Tricks for Growing Your Social Media Following Organically Week 3: Rejection Therapy: What It Is and…
9 Aspects of Blogging [Week 4: Informational Post]
People often ask me if I conduct blogging workshops. Sure, I do. I then ask them which part of blogging do they want me to teach and they’ll say, “I want to start a blog.” That’s a loaded statement. Starting a blog can mean setting up a blog, selecting a theme or writing content for…
Considering Starting A Blog? Here’s What You Really Need to Know
It’s hard to count and categorize websites, as things change all of the time. Today there are an estimated 1.6 billion websites, with over 500 million of them classified as blogs. Despite what people say, blogging is a growing and evolving industry. New blogs are started every day. Niches like parenting and family, lifestyle and…
How to Manage Multiple Blogs and Maintain Your Sanity [Week 1: How To Post]
I used to own and manage multiple blog sites. Why? Because I am interested in sharing information on various topics and all of my sites have different purposes and different audiences. Marcie Writes houses my writing portfolio and shares my lessons along my writing journey. Writers, bloggers, prospects and clients are the audience for…
Are You Ready for My 8-Week Blogger’s Block Challenge?
We are one week away from my 8-week blogger’s block challenge and I am fired up and I hope you are, too. As I stated in my previous post, the purpose of the challenge is to help you develop a consistent writing and publishing schedule, with a goal of publishing one blog post a week…
My Books and Online Course
I’ve created several products over the years and do not promote them as much as I should. So, here is information about my books and online course. Purchase them for yourself or for people you know that can benefit from them. Feel free to contact me with questions about my books and courses; to purchase…
Join My 8-Week Blogger’s Block Challenge
Posting consistently is one of the biggest challenges of bloggers. Recently, I attended a blogging meetup in Chicago and asked a few people how often they post. The responses varied, but very few said they post consistently. If you are like these bloggers and want to be more consistent in publishing, join my 8-week blogger’s…
5 Mistakes When Reaching Out to Bloggers
Over the year, bloggers have grown in influence. This is why people reach out to them for brand partnerships, joint partnerships, sponsored blog posts, interviews and other opportunities. Contacting bloggers is similar to contacting traditional media, except the process is more informal. Just because the process is informal doesn’t mean you should throw professionalism by…