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Ipiccy Photo Editing Tutorial

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Today you get to meet a blogger friend of mine who has been so helpful in sharing this  iPiccy photo editing tutorial for bloggers. Thank you Emma!

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As a blogger, you probably already know the importance of a “pinnable” image to go with each post. (And what you don’t know this awesome series is going to teach you!) What is less obvious is how to make that eye-catching image that is going to draw more traffic to your post. If you’re anything like me, you want it to be quick, easy, free…but no less attractive than if you’d paid a professional to do it for you.

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Picmonkey Photo Editing Tutorial

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Hello_1.jpgI’m so happy to be sharing with you today at Something 2 Offer !

If you are a Blogger, you use photos…A LOT of photos.


Camera phones don’t quite ‘cut it’ for the kind of picture quality you want on your blog, so you probably use a digital camera. That means you also need to do a little photo editing before you upload those great photos to your blog. The program that I like to use is Picmonkey and it’s free!

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Boost Your Blog in 100 Days- Day 61 PHOTO TIPS

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Welcome to Boost Your Blog in 100 Days! I’m so excited you have chosen to take this journey with me and my dear challenge hostesses! I hope to get to meet you a little bit along the way via facebook, twitter, pinterest, and your blogs. My goal for this 100 days is to spruce up our blogs together and kick our usage and understanding of Social Media into high gear.

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Today starts Challenge 7- Photo Tips! Your hostess for the next 10 days will be ME right here on Something 2 Offer along with 2 wonderful guest host tutorials! Be sure to check out each day’s photo tips to learn and grow with photography!

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Boost Your Blog in 100 Days- Day 51 GIVEAWAY

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Welcome to Boost Your Blog in 100 Days! I’m so excited you have chosen to take this journey with me and my dear challenge hostesses! I hope to get to meet you a little bit along the way via facebook, twitter, pinterest, and your blogs. My goal for this 100 days is to spruce up our blogs together and kick our usage and understanding of Social Media into high gear.

Today starts Challenge 6- Giveaway! Your hostess for the next 10 days will be Lisa from The Squishable Baby. Be sure to head on over for Day 51 of Boost Your Blog.

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Blogger Essentials #giveaway ARV $440 @picmonkey @inlinkz @passionfruitads @RebeccFlansburg Starts 4/13
 

Welcome to the Blogging Essentials Giveaway hosted by The Squishable Baby.

 

This giveaway is part of the Boost your Blog – Giveaway challenge (#BB100). The purpose of this giveaway is to boost another bloggers blog – whether they are a new or a seasoned blogger. I am hoping that the winner will be provided with the necessary tools to either start their blogging journey on the right foot, or improve upon the blog that is already started. I have gathered a variety of exciting tools. One winner will receive:

  • 1 year subscription to PicMonkey – Create professional images and graphics
  • 1 year subscription to Inlinkz – Host blog hops and linky parties and also organize affiliate links
  • 1 Year subscription to Passionfruit Ad Swaps – Network with other bloggers easily
  • Choose between a free blog design, redesign, SEO work-up or Graphic overhaul from Amber Galore and create the blog that is going to take you to the next level

Read the review of these two great ebooks here.

 

#bloggers enter the Blogging Essentials #Giveaway & #win subscriptions to @picmonkeyapp @inlinkz free blog designs via @ambergalore and more RV $440

Enter below for your chance to win this grand prize!

Open Worldwide!

 

 

The Squishable Baby, Boost Your Blog Participants, and participating bloggers are not responsible for prize distribution.

Boost Your Blog in 100 Days Challenge: SEO for Everyone Day 10

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Today is our last day of SEO for Everyone, but don’t worry, you are now armed with tons of resources, information, tips, and techniques to help you get started and then continue your learning. I thought I’d end this section of the challenge by giving you a checklist of things you need to do, learn, alter or otherwise apply as a beginner when you start optimizing your site. There are more comprehensive lists out there that will give you a full run-down from start to finish. However, I find that many of the lists out there are meant for people who are more familiar with Search Engine Optimization and have more experience working on optimizing a blog or website.

10 Things Every Beginner Should Do to Optimize Checklist

  1. Install Analytics on your site so you can track traffic.
  2. Use Google’s Keyword Tool.
  3. Tag all your images on pages and posts so they align with the SEO keyword.
  4. Use short URLs (no more than 60 characters) for posts and pages.
  5. Claim your site or brand name on other platforms and social networks.
  6. Pages and posts should contain at least 350 words.
  7. Provide a site map.
  8. Whenever possible, use text over images but remember your images are important too!
  9. Don’t stuff your post or pages with keywords, search engines will see it as spammy.
  10. Always publish superb content that people will find useful or helpful.

That concludes SEO for Everyone. I’d like to Thank Thaleia Maher of Something 2 Offer for hosting this challenge as well as the other challenge hostesses who are helping to make this event possible. If you are interested in learning more about blogging, boosting your SEO or simply just want to say hi, please feel free to reach out to me directly.

See you next time!

Martiel