Hi Friends! Today we are going to chat about one of my favorite ways to grow traffic and brand awareness. This is one of my go-to tools for building offsite SEO authority, it’s Pinterest. (It is also my favorite for pinning Star Wars Birthday Party Ideas and Keto Recipes.) Before we get into how…
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Effective and Easy Ways to Grow Traffic with Pinterest (plus a video)
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How to Dramatically Grow Your Traffic and Support Your Tribe at the Same Time
We rise by lifting others. Robert Ingersoll The race to the top of a Search Engine Results Page aka SERP is literally the result of 200 factors. In other words, Google considers 200 unique things when determining a sites’ page rank. Earlier this month when Google released the updated list of ranking factors Brian Dean…
How to Set Up Goals in Google Analytics (plus a video!)
I don’t design pretty websites. I design beautiful websites that do their job. Whether that is to sell a product, to sign up for a newsletter or to download a free e-book. A good website must have a real strategy that can be measured with goals. Google Analytics tracks a zillion metrics about your website…
Insta-Art
Happy Fri-Yay Friends. WE MADE IT. Time to pop the bubbly, put on our comfy pants and give ourselves a round of applause. This week I learned that positivity wins on social media. If you post happy things you get more hearts, likes, shares and high-fives. This makes total sense to me, I don’t like…
Give Away 4 Good — Nutty Snacks
Clapping Dog Media is giving away 4 Snack Pack Samplers of Nutty Snacks. 2 Easy Steps to WIN: 1. Follow on Instagram 2.Tag a Friend” button1=”Follow to win” Cyber Monday can be exhausting, so we are going to kick off Clapping Dog Media’s First Annual Season of Giving with style, class and protein. NUTTY SNACKS…
So you wrote a great blog….Now what?
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Social Media Traffic–is it working?
Whether you are actively using social media or not, nearly all sites will find that they receive traffic and engagement from social media–be it Facebook, Insta, Pinterest or another channel. This is because even if YOUR brand isn’t active on social media you can bet that your audience and customers are on social media. Do…
My Top 3 Favorite Things to do in Google Analytics
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Expert Tips for Growing Your Audience
I have been a creative designer for 15 years, but only an entrepreneur for 6 months. I spent the early part of my career working for agencies and super cool companies that paid me every 2 weeks. Then, I took a brief, 5ish-year sabbatical to stay home with the 3 young dudes that call me…
Hashtag Tips
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Give Back for Good–A Heart for Sharon
2/3 of my boys are from Jinja, Uganda. Adoption is an awesome experience, both incredibly joyfilled yet also filled with poverty and pain at the same time. The first few years of Joshua and Isaacs life, were very difficult. If it were not for a handful of loving, selfless people who cared for my boys…
#instagram #strategy #influence
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The Curated Market
These next couple of weeks I am knee, scratch that, neck deep in paperbead necklaces, hand-stitched Sari blankets, beaded ornaments, and clutch bags. A few friends and I are hosting a market. The Curated Market. The Curated Market is a collection of chosen goods from artisans and businesses who seek to create economic opportunity for…
Instagram 101–How to find your friends, gain followers and have fun on Insta
Insta is my favorite form of online sharing. I snap pics on my phone, select a filter and post. The entire process is finished in under 3 minutes. It’s fast. It’s fun. And it gives my friends an idealistic view into my day. My instagram feed is filled with pics of my people, food, funny…
Blogging 101–How To Easily Make SUPER Cool Graphics
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Project Spotlight: Behind the Scenes Logo Design
Design is about problem solving, not about personal preference or unsupported opinion. This week we are finishing up a project for FureverK9. FureverK9 is a brand new company. When the owner Lauren, approached CDM (Clapping Dog Media) she came with a whole lot of experience with dogs, the name Fureverk9… but not a whole…
