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Blogger highlight: Jacolien (JCLN)

Today Blogger highlight is Jacolien of JCLN, who blogs in both English and Dutch. Jacolien has had her current blog since June 2010, and blogs once a week about DIY, tutorials, inspiration, recipes and her own life. During 2012 to 2013 she also did a 365 day project, where she would "snap and share a picture everyday". Additionally Jacolien shares on her blog fun things she has found on pinterest and Etsy. Before launching JCLN she had a personal blog, which got her going. After a while she wanted to share more creative stuff, books and things about her life. "That's when I started the blo...

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Blogger highlight: Jutta Rikola

This week Blogger highlight is Jutta Rikola who writes an interior and DIY blog Kootut murut. Her blog's main language is English and her entries have summaries in Finnish. Jutta has been blogging since September 2008, when she has the time and the inspiration to do so. She is an Art Director in an ad agency. In addition to the main subjects, Jutta also blogs about her children and life in general. Occasionally you can also find Jutta's illustrations on the blog. Jutta answered my questions in Finnish, so you can blame me for the translations. Why do you blog? "That is a good question...

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Blogger highlight: Vera of Nicest Things

The latest Blogger highlight is Vera of Nicest Things. Vera has been blogging since February 2011 once or twice a week. As a food and interior stylist and photographer Vera writes mainly in German about food, interior, DIY and photography. She also publishes her own gorgeous photography on the blog. Additionally she tackles the subjects of beauty, fashion, design and health. Nicest Things is popular blog and it also helps Vera to make her own work visible and known. Why do you blog? "I love to share my passion for aesthetics, good food and pretty interiors with my readers. My 'real life...

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Blogger highlight: Neena Nandagopal

Today's Blogger highlight is Neena Nandagopal who has been blogging since 2013 at Almost Practical Productivity Consulting. She blogs 1 to 3 times a week and her main topics are productivity, organizing, blogging and marketing. Occasionally Neena publishes recipes or other more personal type of posts. She points out that it's sometimes hard to stick to one subject and that we are all multi-faceted people. Neena has been blogging since 2007 and then it was a hobby for her. In her own words she "quickly became addicted" with blogging. The blogs she originally started where about family, pare...

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Blogger highlight: Nina Enroth

This week Blogger highlight is my friend and former business partner Nina Enroth. Her blog, Ninan verkkareissa, is in Finnish about everyday life with focus on sports, healthy lifestyle and current topics about which she writes approximately 1 to 3 times a week. Additionally Nina writes about parenting, travelling and food. She also contributes regularly, around by-monthly, on a blog called #momfie. Nina describes it as "a tongue in cheek fashion blog by a bunch of mothers". Nina posts photos and short notes on Instagram as well, in case Finnish isn't your language. Her blog appears to...

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Long or short blog posts, which are better?

It's easy to become obsessed about minute details of blogging. Especially when you are struggling to gain traffic or get the attention you feel you deserve, the little things start to seem like the big ones. You might get too involved with the perfect kind of a blog title or trying to include call to actions in each one of your blog posts. One of the common blogging obsessions is the content length. Like many other bloggers, you are constantly trying to find out how long your blog posts should be. You want to know if length matters in obtaining more shares, getting more people to read your...

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Mobile-friendly for SEO

Google has been helping mobile users find mobile-friendly sites for a while now. By the end of this month they are expanding the use of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. Many websites are running the same story about how you are going to be in trouble if your site is not mobile. For my huge amusement, some blogs which are not mobile-friendly are also giving you advice on this subject. With all this potential misinformation and panic, it's time to take a calm look at what's happening and how this all is affecting your search engine optimisation. Please note the following emphasises G...

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