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This website content audit will help you make sure you aren’t making any small mistakes that could be costing you big results. These are the most common mistakes I see website managers make on their WordPress websites. Schedule time to use this list and perform a content audit so you can be sure your website is set up for success. Use this Free Website Content Audit PDF so you can check off items as you go. 1. Are You Linking to Relevant Outbound Pages?

A few nights ago, I went to my first 311 concert. If you don’t know them, 311 is a band that plays a rowdy, upbeat mix of reggae and rock. They rose to fame around the mid-90s and have been regularly touring ever since. Considering that I’ve been a fan since their early days, it’s surprising that it took me so long to see them live. It’s especially surprising because in the same amount of time, one of my friends has seen them 65 times. Yes. My friend has gone to over 60 live 311 shows.

It has never been cheaper or easier to build a website and become a powerful publisher who can send original thoughts, ideas, and creations across the world. Even if you aren’t tech-savvy or creative, you can now use simple web publishing tools to build a website or blog in a couple of hours. This low barrier to entry means you no longer have an excuse for continuing to miss out on these amazing benefits that come with managing your very own web platform.

A website content library keeps you on track to publish blog posts, while helping you stay organized and get the most out of your online content. So if you have a website or blog, use this simple strategy to create an editorial calendar and content database that will make managing your digital presence easy. A website content library is an upgraded version of an editorial calendar. It outlines what you plan to publish and organizes what you have already published.

When people look at websites, the images on the page are just as important and valuable to them as the text. We all want and need visual cues to help us enjoy and understand digital content. So as you create pages for your website, you need to add WordPress featured images to each of your posts. WordPress featured images are the primary graphic for a blog post or page. It’s the image that is usually shown in a blog post list.

I’d like to throw a virtual high-five over to Demian Farnworth and Jerod Morris, hosts of The Lede podcast on Rainmaker.FM. Without them, I wouldn’t have known about a super simple online marketing hack that made me rethink the way I manage my blogs. In a new podcast The Simple Publishing Hack That Gives Old Content New Life (Plus 3 More Tips), the guys break down a Whiteboard Friday by Rand Fiskin about why Google likes republished content.

If you want to go at it alone — you are going to need a group. While it may seem counter-intuitive that doing your own thing requires a team, a business support group is how you get where you want to go faster, stay sane, and have more fun. This post was inspired by my recent trip to Digital Commerce Summit. After attending three years in a row, I realized how much the people I’ve met at this event have fueled my business and inspired me. You’ll get to see some pictures of them as you read along.

From sharing your home to providing services, there are dozens of ways for indiepreneurs to work for yourself and make extra income. Platforms to Work for Yourself Online peer-to-peer platforms and the sharing economy have made it possible for indiepreneurs to make income through highly skilled work to paid opportunities that require only time or a resource like a car or an extra room. Ride sharing is one of the most well-known and popular platforms in the indie, peer-to-peer sharing economy.

We live in a world where we can get almost everything we want on demand. From two-hour shipments and food deliveries to quick-fix plastic surgery — we can receive many of the things and results we want immediately. In many ways, I love this on-demand culture. I enjoy speedy deliveries and being able to access my favorite television shows whenever I want. But the availability of immediate results does create a problem. It leaves many people to think… If I can’t have it now, I don’t want it at all.

If you’re researching ways to build and grow an online presence — prepare to be overwhelmed. There are tons of resources, programs, and tutorials on social media… SEO… curation… blogging… guest posting… list building… search engine marketing… webinars… contests… email marketing…. and the list goes on and on. But there is one thing many of these how-to guides neglect to talk about. It’s something that is absolutely essential to it all.