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How to Schedule Pins on Pinterest

November 5, 2012 by Tauni 21 Comments

Last week when I posted how to schedule posts on Facebook, I mentioned that I schedule content on a variety of channels. It saves me! Today I am going to share how to schedule pins on Pinterest. I am looking forward to the day that Pinterest offers an internal scheduling option, but in the meantime I am using an app called Pingraphy. You can sign up for a Pingraphy account without fees, an invitation, or any waiting at all. You simply need the email address and password that you use on your Pinterest account. It's super simple to install the app on your computer. All you … [Read more...]

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How to Schedule Facebook Posts

October 30, 2012 by Tauni 31 Comments

If you stop by often you probably know that in addition to blogging and running SNAP! Conference, I work full-time in public relations and social media. As a result, I have to be extra efficient in terms of how I spend my time online. I rely heavily on applications that help me to schedule posts on various social networks. I used to schedule everything via Hootsuite until I found out that Facebook dings posts uploaded by a third party application. I was super excited this last year when Facebook launched their scheduling feature. It works great! How to Schedule Facebook Posts 1. … [Read more...]

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How to Truncate Posts in WordPress

October 23, 2012 by Amy @ LexiLyn Studio 14 Comments

Hello SNAP readers! I'm excited to be back with another tutorial for WordPress. Today we are going to talk about how to truncate your posts in WordPress... What is Truncating? What does truncating mean? Basically it means to shorten something. So in our case, it would be to shorten a post. Most of the time this is on a home or archive page, with a link for the reader to "read more." Why Truncate? Truncating is valuable for several reasons: Your readers don't have to scroll through long posts they are not as interested in. It gives the page a clean, organized and professional … [Read more...]

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Five Tips for a Successful Blog

October 15, 2012 by Tauni 8 Comments

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend Sewing Summit, a sewing conference in Salt Lake City, run by my friend Erin. I had such a lovely time, I neglected to take a single photo, but I thought I would share a few take aways, along with my presentation - Tips for a Successful Blog. I learn something at EVERY conference I attend and Sewing Summit was no exception. I could write several posts, but I am just going to cover a few fun highlights for now... When attending a conference, stay at the event hotel. Sure, staying at home helps keep things affordable, but you miss out on … [Read more...]

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Best WordPress Plugins for Bloggers

September 24, 2012 by Tauni 30 Comments

One of the best things about WordPress is the opportunity it provides for fairly easy customization. Don't believe me? Here's the theme my site operates on in its standard form... Here's my site: Big difference, right?! Amy obviously worked wonders with the framework (thank heaven for a great site designer), but much of the customization and preferences on individual pages was made possible via great WordPress plugins. There really is a plugin for just about anything and everything. Of course, you don't want to go overboard. Too many plugins can slow your load time and cause problems … [Read more...]

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How to Check Facebook’s Spam Filter

August 23, 2012 by Tauni 12 Comments

When I was a kid people used to say, "I tried and tried to call you, but I just couldn't get through." Times have changed a great deal, now we have call waiting and EVERYONE has voicemail. Today's "I tried and tried," is electronic. I sent you an email, I commented on your site or on Facebook, but you can't find a thing...It's usually due to the spam filter. Don't let it happen on Facebook again...Regularly check your Facebook page's spam filter. How to Check Facebook's Spam Filter Scroll to the administrative panel at the top of your Facebook page and click "edit page." Scroll … [Read more...]

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Customize Your Favicon in Blogger

August 20, 2012 by Kendra @ Key Lime Digital Designs 4 Comments

Last week I got an email from a blogger asking "What is a favicon? And how do I customize it?" What a perfect question! Today we are going to talk all about how to add a favicon to your blogger site. What is a Favicon? First of all, a favicon is the cute little picture next to your url in an internet browser. Depending on which browser you are using it might look a tiny bit different. Here are some examples :: Top - Favicon in Safari :: Bottom - Favicon in Firefox How to Add a Favicon to Blogger Customizing your favicon in Blogger is very simple. First you will need to create your image in … [Read more...]

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How to Reposition Cropped Facebook Photos

August 13, 2012 by Tauni 9 Comments

Sometimes the way Facebook crops photos to fit into the Timeline collage is less than flattering...Hello giant photo of my nose, missing DIY project or (eek!) missing child. Fortunately Facebook has implemented a super-easy way to fix this issue. How to Reposition Photos on Facebook Timeline Head over to the top right of the photo and click the edit icon (it's shaped like a little pencil). A drop down box will appear. Select "reposition photo." Once selected, you will be able to move the photo around. Adjust the photo until it's cropped the way you prefer and save. Ahhh. Happy Facebook … [Read more...]

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Blog Design Tips and Resources

August 6, 2012 by Kendra @ Key Lime Digital Designs 9 Comments

Today I want to share a few design pointers with you, as well as some blog design resources! Hopefully you will find these tips helpful whether you are paying someone to professionaly design your blog or if you are doing a DIY design. It's time to make the most out of your blog design! #1. Headers The header is the first thing people see when they come to your blog. It should ultimately represent what your blog is all about! The title should be big and bold and preferably be in the center of the header, or if you want it off center, on the left side. We read left to right so it is more … [Read more...]