Blogging Essentials for the Beginning Blogger!
Welcome to Follow Frenzy January! Here you have the chance to win $100 cash via Paypal or a $100 Amazon GC. The Sweepstakes is open worldwide and runs from January 27 to January 29. What a great way to start off the new year!
Please note that you only need to enter on one participating blog. All blogs are using the same Rafflcopter form!
You are only required to complete 1 entry (any one you desire) to be entered to win. The more you complete, the more chances you have to win!
There is nothing more frustrating to a reader than to find a great post only to find that the links in the posts are broken – they do not provide the additional information that the reader is looking for. It is impossible for you, as the blogger, to manually check each of your links to determine if they are still valid. Instead, if you are using WordPress, install the Broken Link Checker Plugin.
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Customize Broken Link Checker is set to check links every 72 hours. This number can be customized to your preference. For larger blogs, you may want to check your links less often as the process could take some time. You can also choose where to look for links (such as pages, comments, posts), what to check (html links, youtube, etc.), and set how long the link should load before being marked as broken.
The Broken Links Tab displays a list of detected broken links. You can choose to view all links, redirected links, or even create a link filter to show only certain links like those in the comment section. Once a broken link is found, you can complete several actions by moving your mouse over one of the links. You can choose to:
Broken Link Checker is a useful tool that will help you keep broken and dead links off of your blog. I have been using this plugin for over two weeks now and I was able to clean up all the broken links on my site!
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The Forget The Resolutions Giveaway Hop runs from January 21 @ 12:01 a.m. EST to January 26 @ 11:59 p.m. EST. Each blogger is hosting their own giveaway of at least $20.00. After you enter my giveaway, be sure to visit the other blogs and enter theirs too!I recently posted about the difference that Mommy Bloggers make in the marketplace. Managing time as a blogger, mom, wife, cook, maid, etc. can sometimes be stressful. This Mommy Blogger has taken a humorous spin on things. Here is her Sh*t Mom Blogger Husbands Say – have a good laugh!
Many of my blogger friends are not blogging today. You won’t be able to access their pages. They are protesting a new bill before Congress that involves internet censorship. I thought I would share some information about the bill and how it can possible affect you. Click on the graphic to learn more.
