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How to Find Keywords for Blog Posts: A Simple Beginner’s Guide

Dan and Sami scuba dive near a keyword research shipwreck while discovering a glowing primary keyword among crates labeled search intent, competition, reader questions, and long-tail keywords.

Learning how to find keywords for blog posts starts with understanding what your readers are searching for. Begin with the problem your post will solve, turn that problem into a specific search phrase, check how people are searching for it,…

  • Dan Swords
  • October 15, 2023
  • Social Media & Promotion

Hashtags: The Ultimate Guide to Boost Your Social Media Reach

Best Hashtags for Instagram

Update 3-14-26: Things move fast in this digital world! While I wrote this guide to help you navigate hashtags, the reality today is that they’ve taken a backseat. It’s all about SEO now, focusing on clear, searchable language and content…

  • Dan Swords
  • October 8, 2023
  • Blogging Fundamentals

How I Started Blogging: My Story 

How I Started Blogging My Story

Once upon a time in a far of land… Oh no, that’s not what I wanted to cover.  How I started blogging. My original choice of profession was to become an engineer. But one day, the lead engineer approached me…

  • Dan Swords
  • September 26, 2023
  • SEO & Visibility

Optimize Images for SEO: Make Your Website Picture-Perfect

Dan and Sami sit at a desk reviewing image SEO settings on a computer screen in a sunny home office.

Are you looking for ways to optimize images for SEO without slowing down your website? Images can improve the look of a blog post, help explain your ideas, and make your content easier to share. But large files, vague filenames,…

  • Dan Swords
  • September 24, 2023
  • Blogging Fundamentals

Why Goldfish Make Better Website Visitors

Why Goldfish Make Better Website Visitors

You have 8 seconds to grab your reader’s attention and keep them on your site. Just 8 seconds. That’s the average time it took you to read these three sentences.   Just 8 seconds. Keeping your readers engaged at your site…

  • Dan Swords
  • September 9, 2023
  • Blogging Strategy & Growth

Have You Wondered Why My Blog Isn’t Working? Here’s How to Fix It Fast

It’s frustrating when you publish a post and nothing happens. No readers. No engagement. No momentum. If you’ve ever wondered why my blog isn’t working, you’re not alone. Most bloggers struggle with the same issues — and most of those…

  • Dan Swords
  • September 5, 2023
  • Blogging Strategy & Growth

Oh, the (Blogging) Places You’ll Go

Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to start blogging All the great things you will say. You have fingers on your keyboard. You have words in your head. Great posts abound you They will like what they read. You…

  • Dan Swords
  • September 2, 2023
  • Social Media & Promotion

How to Effectively Promote Your Blog on Instagram: 5 Tips For Success

How to Effectively Promote Your Blog on Instagram

Instagram hit the internet in October 2010 and has become an effective tool to promote your blog and connect with their followers. Not only can you make new connections, but you can also drive website traffic. If you want to…

  • Dan Swords
  • August 29, 2023
  • Blogging Strategy & Growth

How to Find Time to Write When Life Is Already Busy

Dan covers his ears in a room filled with ringing clocks while Sami smiles in pink noise-canceling earmuffs, illustrating how to find time to write when life is busy.

Learning how to find time to write is rarely about discovering a completely open afternoon. Most of the time, it means using smaller blocks of time more deliberately and knowing exactly what you want to accomplish before you sit down.…

  • Dan Swords
  • August 26, 2023
  • Blogging Strategy & Growth

Free Blogging Tools: How to Start a Blog at No Cost

Are you an aspiring blogger looking for the perfect tools to bring your content to life? Look no further! There are plenty of free blogging tools available on the web that can help you create, manage, and promote your blog…

  • Dan Swords
  • August 1, 2023
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