Start a K12 Blog

Getting started advice and a video tutorial for starting a Blogger site.

Getting started advice and a video tutorial for starting a WordPress site.
"How do I start a blog?" TheBlogStarter.com will show you how with our FREE, easy-to-follow step-by-step tutorials.

Free resources (Fotor, Foto Flexer, Pixlr) for editing images.

Advanced: building an email list from your visitors.

Check Browser Compatibility, Cross Platform Browser Test

Advanced: You may be wondering just what in the world is a "favicon??" A favicon is that little orange "B" sign you see next to the blogger url.

Free resources (Pixabay, Morgue File, FreePik, and more) for copyright free images.

Intermediate: Where do you blog most? On a desktop, a laptop, a tablet...or your phone? At TalkMum we were talking about blogging when you're a parent. In a post of tips for new bloggers, one of mine was about using your phone as much as possible to help.

When I committed to using an editorial calendar for my blog last year, I came across a common issue. I seemed to struggle to come up with multiple posts that revolved around a relevant theme or idea. Don't get me wrong, you absolutely do not have to write based on what topics are popular for the month.

Before you publish any post.

What is your most viewed page on your blog (besides your homepage, of course)? Odds are it's your about page. When people first land on your blog, they probably check out your recent posts, then proceed to find out more about you. Therefore, having an intriguing about page is crucial.

Intermediate: Build Your Blog Series: Link Parties 101 Hi! I am Camille, one of the sisters who blogs at SixSistersStuff . We get asked all the time how we grew our blog and one of my go-to answers has always been Link Parties. Have you joined the link party craze yet?

Intermediate: Example of Secondary grades Linky Party

Intermediate: Example of Elementary grades Linky Party

You've probably heard this a lot of times. But YES. Having a catchy title is the key to grabbing people's attention. It's your golden ticket to increased traffic and wider audience. You need to elicit interest, emotion, and curiosity in your potential readers to make your blog post title as irresistible as possible.

Advanced: Search Engine Optimization
I have been learning so much about SEO and how to maximize traffic on my blog so today I invited my blogging friend, Nathan-who also happens to be a professional at this sort of thing-to give us some simple tips for how to SEO a blog post.