Author Archives: Alison

Health Bloggers Dish: Lynn and Christy from The Actor's Diet

It's time for another serving of Health Bloggers Dish!  Today we have the pleasure of sharing the thoughts of the two fabulous ladies behind the scenes of The Actor's Diet blog – Lynn and Christy!
Lynn and Christy co-write their blog, giving readers a glimpse into each of their lives as actors and what's on their [...]

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Let's Give Them Something to Blog About

So you've got this new blog and you're pumped to write all sorts of amazing, insightful posts. Like at beginning of most fun things in life, the awe and the wonder, the ideas and the jokes don't seem to stop coming. But then you settle in and get comfortable and suddenly you find [...]

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All About the Vlog

Hey Health Blog Helpers – we've got a special treat for you on this last day of 2009: a guest post from Rachel at Shedding it and Getting it on vlogging! (Vlogging, if that term is new to you, would be video blogging.)
Rachel did a totally fun and smart vlog about vlogging [...]

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Don't Let Them Slip Away

Have you ever found yourself away from home or not anywhere near your computer when a great idea strikes?  Sometimes awesome ideas for blog posts come to mind when you least expect it.  You could be driving home, standing in line or even sitting at your computer writing a post when you suddenly find yourself [...]

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Editing Your Old Blog Posts

When a new reader comes to your blog and likes what they see, they'll probably stick around for a while and take a look at your most recent posts. After they hit up your about page they just might browse your archives to see what you've written in the past. Your regular readers [...]

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Health Bloggers Dish: Whitney from Whit's Getting Fit

It's Health Bloggers Dish Monday here at Health Blog Helper! Today's blog chat comes from the fabulously fun Whitney at Whit's Getting Fit!

Whit's Getting Fit is a food and fitness blog that journals Whitney's day to day approach to healthy eating and living well. Whit's posts are always entertaining and fun to read [...]

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Where is the Link Love?

Did you know that Google and other search engines pay attention to the number of incoming links to your site?  The more websites that link back to you, the more likely Google is to take notice and in return, give you a better ranking in their search results.  We all want Google to think highly [...]

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Quick Tip: Your Best Work

We've all written posts that were better than others.  Posts that you felt really great about when you published them and probably still feel great about today.
If you post on your blog regularly and put up a lot of content, these favorites can easily get lost in the archives – buried deeper and deeper with [...]

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Google Analytics 101

Much like Feed Burner, Google Analytics is a very powerful tool that can tell you a lot about the traffic your site gets.

How many unique visitors is your blog getting?  How long are your readers sticking around once they get there?  Are the large majority of your readers coming in through search engines or referring [...]

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Health Bloggers Dish: Erica from Itzy's Kitchen

Happy Health Bloggers Dish Monday!   Today's serving of blogger love was cooked up for us by Erica from Itzy's Kitchen!

Erica's sweet persona was not only evident in our email conversations, but shines through her writing as well.  Itzy's Kitchen showcases Erica's favorite recipes as well as her life as a fitness instructor and a runner!  [...]

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