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Advice for new bloggers

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 12:00:43 +0000

Someone asked me last week what advice I have for new bloggers. In theory I have a lot, but let me focus most on content. Because without content, you don’t have a blog. Then we’ll touch on other subjects like

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Statistical significance – why it matters

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:00:38 +0000

Statistical significance may be the most important concept you’ve never heard of. It takes more than knowing Mark Twain’s joke about statistics to know how to understand them. It’s easy to lie with statistics, after all. But it’s also not

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What are keywords for SEO?

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:00:19 +0000

What are keywords for SEO? They’re absolutely fundamental for understanding SEO, but I think many people overcomplicate them. Here’s an explanation for the rest of us. Keywords are phrases that people type into search engines. Search engines use them to

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How much does a blogger make?

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 13:00:21 +0000

How much does a blogger make? It depends on how much traffic you get. But it’s certainly possible to estimate how much you can make as a blogger and plan accordingly. Some people even manage to make a full-time living

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Is Yoast SEO good?

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 13:00:39 +0000

Let’s talk blogging. Specifically, let’s talk SEO. Is Yoast SEO good? You’ll hear mixed opinions of that. So I’ll share my personal experience, as someone who blogged without it for a decade. My best blog posts didn’t need Yoast SEO.

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How much does an author make?

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 12:00:56 +0000

Let me tell you a dirty secret that may surprise you. Authors don’t make a lot of money, generally speaking. How much does an author make? It varies, but if you’re not famous, probably less than you think. Writing the

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Put your blog posts on Pinterest for free

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:00:11 +0000

There are several plugins that put your blog posts on Pinterest and other social media, but Pinterest is always an option that costs money. But recently Pinterest made a change to allow you to send it an RSS feed. Here’s

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News vs propaganda

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 12:00:00 +0000

A day after watching the Netflix documentary The Great Hack, which is mostly about modern propaganda, I had an exchange on social media that got me thinking about news vs propaganda. What’s the difference? It can be subtle, but here are

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Bing SEO optimization: An untapped resource

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:00:26 +0000

SEO generally centers around Google, because it’s the dominant search engine. But just because they ignore Bing doesn’t mean you should. Bing SEO optimization is similar to Google, but not quite the same. I find Bing is an untapped resource,

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Why is Wikipedia not a reliable source?

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:00:06 +0000

I have mixed feelings about Wikipedia. Maybe that makes me unique, as it seems most people think either too highly of it, or give it zero respect. In its early days, I was a top-1,000 contributor. But I have serious

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