How to Use H1, H2, H3 and H4 HTML Tags in Your Posts Properly
I recently gave a presentation at BlogPaws in which I talked about using H1, H2, H3 and H4 HTML tags for headings and subheadings. There seemed to be a lot of confusion about what these tags are, how...
View ArticleUsing Meta Tags Correctly in Your Blog Posts
Meta tags are an important aspect of writing any blog post and optimizing for search engines. The most important metatags are: the meta title the meta description the meta keywords These meta tags will...
View ArticleHappy Fourth of July
A Fourth of July fireworks display at the Washington Monument. Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Social Savvy Media Pets would...
View ArticleRSS Feeds and Email Subscriptions – Great Ways to Get People Back to Your Blog
Photo credit: loic_hay Once you’ve attracted a visitor to your blog, whether that be through a search engine query or through exposure via a social media channel, why would you not want to do...
View ArticleExciting Announcements – Petties Finalist and New Digital Book Published
The last few days have been hectic but packed with exhilarating news for me. I hope you’ll share my excitement. If you read my pet health care blog, you may already be aware of these announcements....
View ArticleWordPress Blogging Secrets
WordPress (Photo credit: Adriano Gasparri) I was recently introduced to this post about the best-kept WordPress secrets through a Facebook group of which I’m a member. Several of my fellow bloggers in...
View ArticleYahoo Security Breach Extends Far Beyond Yahoo!
Photo credit: Wikipedia It’s happened again. Another major security breach, this time involving Yahoo. More details about the breach are available in this New York Times post explaining how the Yahoo...
View ArticleHow to Feature a Post Published by a Fan on Your Facebook Wall
Have you ever had a fan publish a post on your Facebook page that you would like to feature on your wall? Being on your wall allows more exposure for the post than being in the right-hand column where...
View ArticleBlog the Change – Bloggers Unite to Help Animals
This blog is all about helping pet professionals and pet lovers to promote pets, whether it be by marketing their pet-related business or promoting their favorite rescue or shelter group. To that end,...
View ArticleHow and Why to Use a NoFollow Link
A nofollow link is a hyperlink that contains an attribute within the HTML code for the link which tells Google not to confer credit for the link. In other words, the nofollow attribute tells Google...
View ArticleA Blogging Triumph – Bloggers Unite for Dog Rescue
If you don’t believe that social media and/or blogging can make a difference in the world, think again. Today, July 23, 2012, is designated as Bloggers Unite for Dog Rescue day. Bloggers Unite for Dog...
View ArticlePhotos in Blogging – Avoid Lawsuits by Using Images Legally
Copyright (Photo credit: A. Diez Herrero) We’ve talked on this blog before about using photos and other types of images in your blog posts. We’ve talked about the reasons why you might want to use an...
View ArticleMusic Copyright, Video and Fair Use Laws
Seal of the United States Copyright Office Photo credit: Wikipedia In the last post I published discussing the potential for lawsuits in relation to using images without permission on your blog or...
View ArticleAwesome Social Media Checklist for Your Business
I like to be able to create a to-do list and check things off as I complete them. It gives me a feeling of accomplishment as I see the list dwindling. Of course, the flip side of that is that there...
View ArticleHow to Get More Traffic to Your Website or Blog – Without Offending Google
With all the changes going on with Google’s algorithm, it’s really crucial to understand what does and does not help your website. By the same token, you also need to know what will get you traffic and...
View ArticleCat Proof Your Computer with a (Free) Backup Plan
Where are your cats when you’re working on your computer? If you’re house is anything like mine, they’re right next to you. One of my cats even likes to chase the cursor as it moves around the screen....
View ArticleVeterinarians Failing Their Clients with Social Media and Online Resources
Veterinarian (Photo credit: Army Medicine) I recently came across Dr. Patty Khuly’s post on Vetstreet detailing ten ways we veterinarians let our clients down. While I agree with most of her points, a...
View ArticleBuilding a Platform – How and Why
A platform basically consists of your audience. Photo credit Michael Ging/Flickr.com Building a platform is something you’ll hear discussed quite frequently in the publishing world. Publishers like to...
View ArticleInteresting Sharing Statistics – Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, LinkedIn
The folks over at the Umpf blog have provided us with an interesting survey relative to the number of social shares on the four big social media sites: Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and LinkedIn. The...
View ArticleAdd an RSS Reader to Your Google Plus Page
I truly wish there was a way to automatically post an RSS feed to your Google Plus account. While I don’t advocate totally automating any of your social media accounts, I have found it useful to be...
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