The WP Edge Archive

Every issue of my weekly newsletter, going back to 2017. What I'm building, what's changing in WordPress, and what I'd do about it.

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#187Aug 16, 2018
What makes up your blog branding?
Over the last few issues of The Daily, we’ve talked about what a brand is. A brand is an IDEA… a FEELING……
#186Aug 13, 2018
When branding conflicts
Let’s continue our talk about branding and “personal brands”. In the last installment, I talked about the importance of being congruent with…
#185Aug 9, 2018
How to start branding yourself
Alright, so we talked about the overall guiding principle about your “personal brand” and how it should align around a visualization of…
#184Aug 8, 2018
More on branding… and Frank Kern
In our last issue, we began talking about branding and one’s “personal brand”. And I made clear that what a brand is,…
#183Aug 3, 2018
What is a brand?
I’ve seen a lot of blog owners get really twisted up over the idea of their brand… or their “personal brand”. But,…
#182Aug 2, 2018
No-pitch money-makers to your list
Have you ever run out of things to send to your email subscribers? Even better… you’d like to send something out to…
#181Jul 31, 2018
Overpriced offers and scams
I got an email the other day – and yes, I am still fielding emails from everybody while I’m traveling around the…
#180Jul 26, 2018
Are you being perfectionist?
My wife and I were staining our kitchen cabinets and giving them a totally new look. The originals were the old-school “honey…
#179Jul 24, 2018
Garbage in, garbage out
Being out traveling right now, it gives perspective on some of the things we often do day to day. Also some of…
#178Jul 20, 2018
How best to manage your promotional time
The idea of “promotional time” is not likely something most people consider. People do, though, sometimes consider those things you do to…
#177Jul 19, 2018
Strategically using blog content in promos
In the last issue, I started off with some super-obvious things you need to do after you hit the publish button on…
#176Jul 17, 2018
What you do after you hit publish
So, you write up that blog post. And you publish it. But, then what? Do you just publish it, cross your fingers,…
#175Jul 16, 2018
How to directly influence your SEO without luck
We’ve been talking a lot about SEO in the last many issues of the Daily. And we’ve talked about a lot of…
#174Jul 12, 2018
Blog security… and SEO
You may have heard that securing your blog with SSL can have an effect on your search engine rankings. And yes… this…
#173Jul 11, 2018
Taking my business on the road
Today, I thought I would take a temporary break from our ongoing series on SEO and your blog traffic. See, today is…
#172Jul 10, 2018
Does your site work on mobile?
Does your blog work and look good on mobile devices? It should. Sites that don’t adapt to mobile screens suffer greatly in…
#171Jul 6, 2018
Your site’s speed
OK, next up we’ve got to talk about some technical things which will very much affect your blog traffic. First up… Site…
#170Jul 5, 2018
Grammar crazies… and SEO?
OK, my friendly grammar people. You know I luv ya. 🙂 As a guy who writes as much content as you know…
#169Jul 3, 2018
How to get more backlinks
We’ve been covering various factors that will positively influence your Google rankings. So far, we’ve talked about: Tweaking for higher click-throughs from…
#168Jul 2, 2018
Make em’ SHARE
As we mentioned in this series earlier, Google isn’t something you need to fight. Your goal and their’s should be the same.…

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The WP Edge Archive

What makes up your blog branding?

When branding conflicts

How to start branding yourself

More on branding… and Frank Kern

What is a brand?

No-pitch money-makers to your list

Overpriced offers and scams

Are you being perfectionist?

Garbage in, garbage out

How best to manage your promotional time

Strategically using blog content in promos

What you do after you hit publish

How to directly influence your SEO without luck

Blog security… and SEO

Taking my business on the road

Does your site work on mobile?

Your site’s speed

Grammar crazies… and SEO?

How to get more backlinks

Make em’ SHARE