Nobody likes waiting for pages to load …

On January 18, 2015June 17, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn BloggingLeave a comment

Face it, we live in an instant gratification society and NOBODY likes to wait for pages to load.

I’m as bad about this as the next person…send me to a website and if the page takes too long to load, I’m outta there.

Well, I’m preaching to the choir. My blog page was taking a extremely long time to load. Yikes! Houston, we have a problem.

I tested our blog site at http://tools.pingdom.com/fpt/ and also at Google: https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/

First report was pretty discouraging. It took over 14 seconds for my blog to load.

Recommended fixes were given and first on the list was the suggestion to optimize images, to compress the images.

Now, if you aren’t used to using Google to find answers to whatever solution you need … start now. I searched for plug ins, reviewed what was said about several and chose to add the EWWW Image Optimizer to my blog.

Oh by the way, I’m not a techy person. I know enough to get around on the internet but not enough to get into programming and understanding all the features of this plug-in.

But it was simple enough to use it for exactly what I needed today – get my images optimized to prevent interested readers enduring the waiting for pages to load.

Here’s how I used this plug in to first compress all the images already on my blog.

This produced some amazing results. Now my blog loads in under 3 seconds which is optimal for viewers. I’m a happy camper!

You can get more information about the EWWW Image Optimizer Plugin here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/ewww-image-optimizer/.

Check out your blog load speed … see what comes up. If you haven’t optimized your images, you’ll definitely want to install the EWWW Image Optimizer.

Got a need for speed! 🙂

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P.S. Need ideas for blog articles? Check out this list to get your creative juices flowing! Blog Post Ideas for “DRY Days

What do you do when the well runs dry and you can't think of anything to blog about?

Blog Post Ideas … for dry days

On January 17, 2015June 17, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn Blogging, Marketing TipsLeave a comment

It happens … there are just dry days when you can’t squeeze any blog post ideas out of your normally creative mind to write anything.

This should help you … some blog post ideas for “those” days:

1. HOW TOS

Share how to do something, anything. People are always searching on the internet to find out “how to” do this, or that.

If you have recently learned a new skill or are the Jedi master of many – share it. Heck, you could even go learn something new and it’s a win/win! You now have a new skill and you can blog about it!

2. REVIEWS

Review a book you have read, a movie you watched, a recipe, a state park, a theme park … get the idea?

3. LISTS

Provide a numbered list for your readers.

5 Ways to Increase Your Energy …
10 Ways to Clear Out Clutter …
6 Ways to Improve Your Diet …
20 Top Motivating Quotes …
10 Reasons to RV Fulltime …

4. RESOURCES LIST

This is like the lists, but you share the links to resources that could help your readers.

5 Best Ted Talks …
3 Top Online Coupon Sites …
6 Historic Places to Visit in Arizona …
10 Best Personal Development Books …

4. VIDEOS

Embed YouTube videos in your blog post. Either ones that you have created, or other videos that have a message you want to share.

Just write a paragraph before and after the video and voila! Your are done!

5. INTERVIEWS

Find someone you admire, or work with, or who has achieved something pretty remarkable and ask to interview them. Post the interview as a written interview or a video.

6. GUEST POSTS

Ask another blogger to write a guest post for your blog. Give them kudos by sharing the link to their blog or website.

7. CHECKLISTS

What is something people could use a checklist for and be grateful you have provided it?

Questions to ask your mechanic…
Camping checklist for the family…
Checklist for applying for a Passport …
Things to remember when packing for college …

8. SERIES

This is one of the most helpful ways to keep you on track and accountable to yourself and your readers. Announce that you are doing a series of blog posts.

31 Days of Marketing Tips …
Seven Days of Personal Transformation Tips …
Twenty-One Days to Better Health …

9. CONTROVERSY

This is my last resort, only because I don’t really like to write about controversial issues. But, some people do and it usually generates a lot of attention. Are you strong enough to handle the criticism? If so, fire away!

This should help you with blog post ideas so that there is never a day you are stuck and feel like your brain has decided to take a long nap.

This is a complete list. There are so many other ideas for blogging, but this should jumpstart you and help you share content on a daily basis.

If this was helpful to you, leave a comment, share it!

If you have ideas to add to this list, by all means tell!

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Trisha
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