Welcome back to another week of 31 Weeks to a Better Genealogy Blog! This week’s task is to write a post that solves a problem that your readers (or potential readers) have. This ought to be easy for us, because as researchers, solving problems is what we do. 6 Ways to Identify Problems to Solve […]
#31WBGB: Find a Blog Buddy
Welcome back to another week of 31 Weeks to a Better Genealogy Blog! This week’s task is to find a blog buddy. Let’s face it; blogging is often a solitary endeavor. Bloggers who work together, often have more success. Blogging buddies can be one-on-one relationships or small groups. 9 Reasons You Need a Blog Buddy […]
#31WBGB: Update a Key Page
#31WBGB: Develop an Editorial Calendar
Welcome back to another week of 31 Weeks to a Better Genealogy Blog! Can you believe that we are over a third of the way through? Last week we spent some time brainstorming post ideas. This week our topic is planning a posting schedule (aka editorial calendar) to keep up with all those ideas. Benefits […]
#31WBGB: Come Up With 10 Post Ideas
#31WBGB: Set Up Monitoring Alerts
Welcome back to another week of 31 Weeks to a Better Genealogy Blog! Our topic for week 10 is setting up alerts to monitor what is happening in our areas of genealogy. Alerts are useful for both blogging and for genealogy research, so they are a great addition to any geneablogger’s toolbox. Reasons to Use […]
#31WBGB: Participate in an Online Genealogy Group
Welcome to Week 9 of 31 Weeks to a Better Genealogy Blog! Our topic this week is participating in online genealogy groups. These could be forums, mailing lists, message boards, facebook groups, etc. Why Should We Participate in Online Genealogy Groups? There are three main reasons to participate in online communities: Profile Building – if […]
#31WBGB: Interlink Your Old Blog Posts
#31WBGB: Write a Link Post
#31WBGB: 27 Must-Read Tips for Genealogy Bloggers
Welcome to Week 6 of “31 Weeks to a Better Genealogy Blog!” Our topic this week is learning from successful bloggers. If you are following along in the e-book 31 Days to Build a Better Blog (affiliate link), Darren provides links to 27 blog posts by nine different bloggers. I’ve included some of those links […]