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Do These 3 Things Before Hosting Your First Live Event

· business

Hosting live events can push you far out of your comfort zone, but it’s one of the most impactful ways to promote your blog or business. Whether you’re doing a Facebook live, hosting a webinar, or participating in an in-person training, that face-to-face contact can be huge.

Krista here! I haven’t always been a fan of of live video. In fact, the first time I attempted to go live on Periscope, I sat with my finger over the “Go Live” button for a good 20 minutes, shaking like crazy, before I actually did it. But each time I went live after that I saw more and more value in what I was doing. And don’t worry, it got easier!

Since I know many of you are looking for new and powerful ways to connect with your audience, today we’ll go over 3 things to do before hosting your first live event.

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3 reasons you’d pick WordPress over Squarespace

· WordPress

In case you're trying to decide which platform you should be on so you can start your blog or make the move to WordPress this year, we're going to break down 4 reasons you'd pick WordPress over Squarespace today!

Ah, the age ol’ debate. Ever since Squarespace launched and started gaining popularity, bloggers have been making the decision of which platform to start with or which to move to. Even though we’re obviously WordPress lovers here, we’ve both done our fair share of playing around with Squarespace. We won’t lie.. it’s a great platform. However, just like WordPress, it’s not the right platform for every blogger or business owner.

In case you’re trying to decide which platform you should be on so you can start your blog or make the move to WordPress this year, we’re going to break down 4 reasons you’d pick WordPress over Squarespace today!

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The Easiest Way To Get More Page Views On Your Blog

· blog

Page views are one of those interesting metrics for bloggers and business owners out there. We can get hundreds of thousands of page views per month, but if our visitors don’t end up doing what we want them to those views aren’t worth much. On the other hand, we can get a few hundred to a few thousand per month and have that be enough to sustain a growing business.

Even though page views aren’t always the most useful metric, they’re still fun to track and attempt to grow. There are so many big articles out there about increasing your page views, but they all take time, ongoing effort, and can be downright complicated. So today we’ll go over the easiest way to get more page views on your blog.

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Why + How to Narrow Your Niche and Grow Your Blog

· blog

Why + How to Narrow Your Niche and Grow Your Blog

Kory here! When I first started blogging in 2012, things looked a lot different. Most of us were lifestyle bloggers sharing everything under the sun. Heck, my own blog has DIY, recipes, and even fashion posts in its archives. However, as time went on one thing that people learned was that it became easier to grow your readership by blogging about just a few topics instead of continuing to throw spaghetti at the wall and hoping it all stuck.

Fast forward to this year, and there are thousands of more bloggers now. I’m sure there are hundreds (if not thousands) of more people who set a goal for this year to start their own blog. That’s really exciting, but it also puts pressure on everyone online to be more intentional about what they’re doing when trying to grow their blog.

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