Over the past six years, I've literally written and/or posted thousands of blog posts and articles on this blog, employers or friends' sites and industry publications. At times, I have been sharing and curating 5+ articles every week for numerous months. This can be exhausting and, if not managed well, detract from quality work in … Continue reading 5 tips to be a more consistent blogger
5 Tips To Grow Your Agriculture Facebook Page
Facebook and I have a love-hate relationship. Every time I think I have it figured out, their algorithms change and something doesn't work the way it used to. However, this is one of our largest social media platforms, so utilizing the service to stay in touch with large audiences is still important to our outreach … Continue reading 5 Tips To Grow Your Agriculture Facebook Page
8 Essential Do and Do Nots for Bloggers | Better Blogging
I've been in the blogging community since 2009. Having recently passed the 1,000 post milestone, there are a few lessons I've learned along the way. One of the most important is there's no one correct way for everyone to blog. Each person has their own perspective and often we'll find agriculture bloggers writing about similar … Continue reading 8 Essential Do and Do Nots for Bloggers | Better Blogging
87 blog topic ideas for agriculture bloggers
What do I write about next? How do I come up with a new blog post? I don’t have any inspiration! I don’t have time to think about blogging! And so many times when I look for blog topic ideas, they're not related to agriculture. I’ve heard these excuses so many times over the years … Continue reading 87 blog topic ideas for agriculture bloggers
Why Invest in Social Media? Ask One Question
I've had the awesome opportunity to work on social media training with many individual farmers and ranchers as well as guest speaking at several events during the past several years. One of the most frequent challenges folks often face when trying to justify the investment into social media can be boiled down to just one … Continue reading Why Invest in Social Media? Ask One Question
50 tips for great blog topics
We've made it through the first week and a half of 2013 and I'm willing to be there's a few folks already struggling with their New Year's resolutions. For those of you who set a few goals for your social media outreach, did this include a plan to be more consistent in your blogging efforts? … Continue reading 50 tips for great blog topics