7 Tips to Get Out of a Podcasting Creative Slump
A podcasting creative slump is one of the worst things that can happen to you as a podcaster. One minute you are full of ideas, excited to sit down and record, and confident you know exactly what to podcast about. And the next minute? Well, the next minute you’re staring at your microphone, wondering why your brain has suddenly gone blank and whether you even want to keep going with your show. If you have found yourself questioning your motivation, your ideas, or the point of your podcast altogether, you are not alone. Creative slumps are a normal part of podcasting, even for experienced creators. The good news is that…
16 Blogging Tasks That Are Just As Important As Writing Quality Content
Writing great content is just part of the blogging journey. In this post, we will look at 16 key blogging tasks that you need to focus on when building your blog.
How to Change Your Author Name in WordPress
In WordPress, when you write a blog post, you can choose to have who has written the post next to the title. This can appear in the blog search/archive list of your posts, or on the blog post itself. See in this image below how the post has been set with the author being The Balanced Blogger? That’s what I’m talking about here. Some people like to see their name next to the blog post they’ve written. And if you’ve got guest authors or a few people contributing to your blog, being able to differentiate who wrote each post is super useful for your reader and for giving he right…
How to Delete an Unused WordPress Theme (The Easy Method)
WordPress themes are incredibly fun to install and customise to help you get your blog looking exactly how you want it to. But overtime, you might end up with themes installed in your WordPress Dashboard that you’re no longer using. Perhaps they were pre-installed when you first set up your WordPress account, or perhaps you’ve switched your theme a couple of times and left the old themes just sitting there. But having excess themes on your blog that you aren’t using can: In this blog post, I’m going to walk you through the easiest way to delete unused WordPress themes so that you can have your blog running at its…
How to Install and Configure Wordfence in 10 Minutes
Protect your website in under 10 minutes. Wordfence plugin tutorial for WordPress. Install, activate, and configure options with this step-by-step guide.
12 Things I Wish I Knew BEFORE I Started Blogging
I started blogging 7+ years ago and to say that I started this journey knowing nothing about blogging is an understantement. I just knew that I liked writing, I liked learning about building websites, and I wanted to somehow bring these two interests together. I’ve come a logn way in my blogging journey since those early days where I did A LOT that I would now consider to be so wrong. But that’s the point, I was on a blogging journey and I learned as I progressed on this journey. So, after being in the blogging world for a number of years, here’s some things I with I knew when…
How To Add Your Website to Google Search Console in Under 5 Minutes
Google Search Console helps get your website and blog posts found and helps you to measure your website's traffic. It's a must tool for all new bloggers and in this post, I'll show you how to add your website to Google Search Console in under 5 minutes.
How to Set Up Your Blog Post Categories
Setting up a WordPress blog can be overwhelming, but if you break everything down into smaller tasks, it's 100% achievable. In this blog post, we cover everything you need to know about blog post categories, including setting them up, editing, and deleting them.
Why Unique Listeners for Your Podcast Are More Important Than You Think
When podcasters talk about growth, the conversation almost always starts and ends with downloads. How many downloads did this episode get? How fast did it get them? Did it outperform the last episode? But focusing only on downloads can give you a very warped view of how your podcast is actually performing. One of the most overlooked and misunderstood metrics in podcasting is unique listeners, and it is quietly one of the most important indicators of whether your show is healthy, sustainable, and worth continuing. If you have ever felt disheartened by your download numbers or confused about what your stats really mean, understanding unique listeners can completely change how…
5 Ways to Make Your Podcast Episode Titles SEO-Friendly
Being able to craft perfect podcast episode titles can make or break your show’s discoverability. But do indie podcasters need to put more effort into their episode titles than celebrity podcasters? And if you are relying on search engine optimised (SEO) podcast episode titles to bring in new listeners, how do you go about creating them in the first place? By the end of this post, you’ll understand why celebrity podcasters like Fearne Cotton can rely on minimalist titles, while indie creators like us need to craft SEO-rich ones to grow our audience. We have also included 5 ways to make your podcast episode titles more SEO-friendly, improving the likelihood…
How to Start and Run a Podcast
