Brighter Blogging Roundup: Friday 2nd August

Looking for some extra blogging inspiration?

Each week, I pick a bunch of my favourite blog posts to share with you. Here’s this week’s:

TOP READ: 9 Unconventional Tactics To Accelerate Your Blog’s Growth, Adam Connell, BloggingPro

While you might find some familiar suggestions here, you’ll probably pick up at least a few ideas that you’ve not come across before. Adam runs through some nifty ways to bring more traffic to your blog, from using rich snippets to creating quizzes.

BEGINNERS: How to Get the URL of Images You Upload in WordPress, WPBeginner

This simple, beginner-friendly post walks you through the process for a simple but very handy blogging task: getting the URL of an image you’ve uploaded into WordPress. If you want to link directly to an image, or if you need to insert it into HTML code, then you’ll need the URL.

STRATEGY: How to Build a High-Converting FAQ Page on Your Website, Quick Sprout

Do you have an FAQ page on your blog? If not, it’s worth considering one. FAQ pages aren’t simply a way to cut down on the amount of emails you get asking the same thing over and over again … they’re also a great way to boost your sales, as this post explains.

PRODUCTIVITY: School Doesn’t Teach You How to Work in Project World, Charlie Gilkey, Productive Flourishing

If you struggle to manage your time, or if you find it hard to keep up your motivation for blogging, you might feel frustrated. In this thoughtful post, Charlie explains why school doesn’t set us up for an adult life that involves working on projects … and offers some useful links along the way.

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