Blog
Keep visiting this page to view the latest posts!
How-to Blogger: Help! I want to go back to the Old Blogger!
Your How-To article are back!!! New year and I got your survey results. You want How-To articles so that's what you'll be getting here at Blogs By Heather. What happened to my Blogger? Blogger got a makeover! A new layout, dashboard and more! I wrote a...
Using BlogPress: How-to Blog with your iPad!
Good afternoon bloggers!I've gotten a few inquiries about blogging from the iPad and how to insert images and such. When doing my original post from the iPad back in the summer of 2011 when I got my iPad, I went to Safari, logged into TypePad and composed a post...
Aweber’s new Broadcast (newsletter) Editor…Making it easier to use!
A few months ago I wrote a series of articles on Membership Sites. What to do BEFORE you start one but more so the different TYPES of memberships site and what applications you can use to create and manage them! In that, Part 2, I discussed Mini-Memberships or...
Google Web Fonts: Using Custom Fonts in TypePad
Check this out! Click here to view the tutorial on how to use Google Web Fonts with your TypePad blog. You do need to be at the Pro or Unlimited level ($14.95 a month or up) so you can customize the CSS code. So yes, this method requires customizing CSS code,...
10 Ways to Grow Your Business with Social Media (by Social Media Examiner)
I had the pleasure of attending this great social media FREE event from Social Media Examiner. Well, actually during the live event I was picking up my daughter from the school bus (LOL)...but it was recorded! And I got to listen to the presentation Sunday night and...
Quick Tip: Facebook will take down “business” profiles, so create a business “page”!
If you are promoting or using your main Facebook profile account, beware as Facebook is beginning to take them down (you will loose all your friends/fans, posts, etc.). If you are running a business and want to use FB, then you really need to create a business page...
Happy Holidays!
I just wanted to wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season! UPDATE I am a little behind on my work as December proved to be a more difficult month with my grandmother being very ill and not expected to make it to the holiday. But she did, it's here 😀 So we...
Facebook: News Feed ADS are coming in January 2012
I like to "try" to keep up to date with everything going on in the social media, blogging world to be able to keep you posted 😀 If you haven't heard already, Facebook is planning on featuring new ads in the News Feed where they are now only shown in the...
Survey: What are you most interested in?
What you are most interested in me blogging about? how-to articles on blogging: Blogger, TypePad or WordPress, email marketing, SEO CSS/HTML coding, Photoshop and image editing, soclal media (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn,...
Pinterest: The new craze you can’t and shouldn’t ignore
Pinterest (Pinterest.com) is an online pinboard where you "pin" images of items you like! For Stampin' Up! demonstrators you may "pin" cards or project you've created on your blog, or pin those of other demos you follow and projects of...
Creating a Video? Make it a Social Video…What is a Social Video?
I mention this as many of my followers are Stampin' Up! demonstrators and many are developing videos for the online classes and clubs. However, why not take it another step and create a social video and be featured on your landing page for your new online class....
Twitter Launches Brand Pages (and joins Facebook and Google)
Although Twitter is launching its new Brand Pages feature, it is only available right now for a selected 21 marketers/companies. Amongst them are: American Express, Best Buy, Bing, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Dell ,Disney, General...
Email Marketing: Avoid Using These Words in your Email Newsletter Subject Line
Using these words in your email's subject line will end you up in the SPAM folder! So be sure not to use them! Many (in the full 200 list) start with the word "Free" or "No". Here's 20 of the 200 for starters. Accept credit...
5 Things to Consider BEFORE Launching Your Membership Site
In working with customers in setting up their Membership Sites, regardless of which type of membership "site" or "service" you use, you must consider the following BEFORE starting. Following these _____ tips will save you time, money and headaches!...
5 Ways to Build an Effective Email Newsletter
When people want to get in touch with you, what do they do? Many may call you if they have your phone or cell number, but more often they will EMAIL you. Hands down email is still the most powerful tool in communicating with your customers and followers, and something...
Establish Your Niche
I saw this great quote and wanted to share it with you. It coincides with yesterday's post about "Be an Expert" in the 3 "Must-do" House Cleaning Tips (Blog Cleanse). "Don’t try to be everything to everyone. Establish your niche and own it...
10 Ways to Grow Your Business with Social Media: Social Media Examiner FREE Event
Just wanted to share this all with you….hope you get in! Seats are limited to the first 1000 people, so SIGN UP NOW! I've signed up and will be sharing what I learn on my blog afterwards (recap of the webinar)…but if you can, sign up and listen to the live...
Blog Cleanse: 3 “Must-do” House Cleaning Tips for a More Productive 2012
Let's face it, we all need to "clean up" and reorganize our blogs from time to time. And in doing so you will become more productive and improve your site's functionality and ease of use at the same time! This is not a bad thing, it is a good...
Creating a Hyperlink: How do you make a “word” or “phrase” in a post link to another page or site?
Here is a recent question posted to Blogs By Heather, and one that I am asked often. Ask away! I'd love to help and I know others will benefit as well! QUESTION: Creating a Hyperlink I know you must think I am crazy, but I have typepad. Instead of linking...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is a special day, a day of thanks, of letting people know that you are happy, lucky and grateful to have them in your lives, a day to say "thank you so much", a day to smile (and eat alot!). So that's why I am writing you. I...
Error: No feed found.
Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to create a feed.