It has become essential for creative professionals today to showcase their work in an online format. Whether you’re a writer, graphic/web designer, photographer, or illustrator, you need somewhere to point people who are interested in hiring you. The hiring process is continuously moving more onto the web, and having work on your own website will speak to your digital awareness, entrepreneurial spirit, and artistic abilities. While creating your own portfolio site may seem daunting, WordPress makes it pretty easy for the inexperienced website builder. For starters, a WordPress site is free to create and maintain. Just sign up here and you’re […]
5 Ways to Increase Traffic to Your WordPress Blog
Perhaps you have a great idea for a personal WordPress blog, or maybe you’ve been assigned to create a blog for your organization. Whatever your motive, you’re going to want to bring as much traffic to your blog as possible. Here are 5 ways to easily grow your WordPress blog following: Use the Publicize Tool to Share Content on Social Media Once you’ve logged into your WordPress Dashboard, click on Settings, and then Sharing. You should see the heading Publicize, which lists Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Tumblr, Path, and LinkedIn. If you already have an account with any of these social media […]
Why Your Business Needs to Be on Google+
When you think of Google+, you don’t exactly think “popular social network,” especially when comparing it to powerhouses Facebook and Twitter. However, from an SEO (search engine optimization) standpoint, Google is undoubtedly king. In other words, if you’re looking to market your brand, your business must be visible on Google+. Here are the reasons why: Google is the most popular search engine in the world You might be asking, “So what does this have to do with Google+?” The answer is: everything. Any content that is associated with Google+ (Google+ posts, pages, and people profiles) is favored in Google search […]
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