When IS the BEST Time to Share? (The Big Social Media Controversy + Sample Schedules)

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People share things on social media all the time.

Big shock. This is not news!

Nor is it that some times are better than others for posting updates and sharing blog posts on social media.

The big controversy, however, is what those BEST times ARE, and whether it’s even important to have a social media posting schedule at all.

Hint: It’s Important!

Of course it’s important. You want others to read and view your stuff, don’t you? 😉

Today we are going to look at some reasons for having a social media posting schedule, what the suggested “best times” are — and for what — and figure out this whole scheduling controversy once and for all.

The Benefits of Having A Social Media Posting Schedule

There are many benefits of having a social media posting schedule, with the main one being: more eyeballs on your content.

Others include:

  • social shares
  • likes
  • +1s
  • reTweets
  • re-pins
  • comments
  • links to your work

Suggested frequencies, however, are not requirements for success. But they help. 😉

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A Proposed Schedule

Buffer posts according to this social media frequency schedule: Read More

Google Mandates Mobile-Friendly Websites by April 21 #bloggingtips

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There are changes being made to Google Search that might affect your website if it is not mobile-friendly by April 21, 2015.

What are these changes? And Why should you care?

The Changes Google is Making

Recently announced on TheSEMPost, according to Google’s Gary Illyes, “Google is working on a mobile only version of the search index, which would see desktop and mobile have completely separate search indexes.”

Why You Should Care

You should care for several reasons!

1. It’s a good idea to stay current.

2. It’s a good idea to stay on Google’s good side.

3. You don’t want your high rankings to change.

A dozen questions and answers are provided in this post that pertain to the impending changes, which will be implemented on April 21, 2015.

Changing to a Mobile-Friendly Theme

If your site is already mobile-friendly, you have nothing to worry about.

However, if it’s not, you should consider changing your theme to a responsive one.

A responsive theme is a theme that can be viewed on any device — whether desktop computer, tablet, iPad, or a smartphone.

There are a few different ways that you can check to see if your current site is mobile-friendly.

You can use:

  • Google’s own mobile-friendly tester
  • Matt Kersley’s Tool
  • Responsive Test
  • The Responsinator

Google’s Mobile-Friendly Tester

Google’s mobile-friendly tester will analyze whatever URL you enter into it. The one thing you need to be aware of, however, is that it will not analyze each individual blog post. If your home page is a static page, only that page is analyzed. If your home page contains a list of your most recent blog posts, only that page is analyzed. Read More

How MY Blogging Saved Someone’s LIFE

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Sometimes bloggers wonder if their words truly have an impact on others.

I am pleased to report that mine did, and are continuing to do so.

It’s true. I have actually helped save lives!

In fact, I recently saved someone’s life. Seriously.

How I Learned I Saved Someone’s Life

I received a letter in my inbox a while ago. Apparently, a suicidal teenager read a post I wrote about the time I tried killing myself. (Wording Well is unique because it contains personal posts from when this site used to be called Lorraine Reguly’s Life, before I found my niche — I guess I should say “niches,” as I have three: writing, blogging, and freelancing — and before I had direction as a services provider and business owner.)

Anyway, getting back to this teenager…

She contacted me through my contact page form. She granted me permission to post her first two emails to me, as long as I didn’t use her name. Naturally, I agreed. I even sent her a copy of this post before publishing it to double-check that she’d be okay with what was published.

This is what she wrote: Read More

How to Create Image Quotes for Your Blog Posts #tutorial with #video

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Image quotes. We’ve all seen ’em.

They’re popular. Everyone loves ’em.

But not everyone knows how to create them. Heck, most people don’t even know how to use a photo editor, such as Colorcinch (aff link). (FYI, Colorcinch is easy and fun to use… and makes ANY image look AMAZING!)

Today I am going to teach you what image quote s are, why you should use image quotes in your blog posts, how you can create image quotes for your blog posts, and how you can watermark your images.

You can do this all for free, too! Read More

2014: A Year to Remember #yearinreview

2014 Was A Year To Remember

No doubt about it. 2014 was a year to remember.

I learned and accomplished a lot in 2014. But there were a few bad things I endured, too, which I’ll share with you today.

I’ll also let you know what’s coming up in 2015, for Wording Well, for you, and for me. Read More